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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Caribou, ME

May 4, 2018Hancock County, Washington County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at May 4, 2018, 12:43 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at May 5, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2018, 12:43 PM EDT (16:43 UTC)
In effect from
May 5, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 5, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

Counties Hancock County, ME, Washington County, ME

The radar

The Caribou radar (KCBW), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2018-05-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2018-05-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
898 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

498 
WHUS41 KCAR 041643
CFWCAR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1243 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018

MEZ029-030-050045-
/O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0002.180505T1200Z-180506T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, 
Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield
1243 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from Saturday morning
through Saturday evening.

* Location...Acadia National Park...Schoodic Point Peninsula...
  Lamoine Beach...Castine...Roque Bluffs State Park...Quoddy Head
  State Park.

* Beach Hazard...The warm air temperatures around 60 degrees may
  cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water
  temperatures which are currently only in the lower 40s.

* Timing...Saturday

* Impacts...Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use caution 
  and be prepared for immersion. Dress for water temperatures 
  and know how to perform rescues. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant
number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the
water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to
underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the
start. Always wear your lifejacket. Be aware of wind conditions,
tides and localized currents.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
283 
WHUS41 KCAR 041949
CFWCAR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
349 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018

MEZ029-030-050400-
/O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0002.180505T1200Z-180506T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, 
Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield
349 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* Location...Acadia National Park...Schoodic Point Peninsula... 
  Lamoine Beach...Castine...Roque Bluffs State Park...Quoddy 
  Head State Park.

* Beach Hazard...The warm air temperatures around 60 degrees may 
  cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water 
  temperatures which are currently only in the lower 40s.

* Timing...Saturday

* Impacts...Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use caution 
  and be prepared for immersion. Dress for water temperatures 
  and know how to perform rescues.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant
number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the
water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to
underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the
start. Always wear your lifejacket. Be aware of wind conditions,
tides and localized currents.

&&

$$
357 
WHUS41 KCAR 050746
CFWCAR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
346 AM EDT Sat May 5 2018

MEZ029-030-051600-
/O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0002.180505T1200Z-180506T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, 
Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield
346 AM EDT Sat May 5 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* Location...Acadia National Park...Schoodic Point Peninsula... 
  Lamoine Beach...Castine...Roque Bluffs State Park...Quoddy 
  Head State Park.

* Beach Hazard...The warm air temperatures around 60 degrees may 
  cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water 
  temperatures which are currently only in the lower 40s.

* Timing...Saturday

* Impacts...Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use caution 
  and be prepared for immersion. Dress for water temperatures 
  and know how to perform rescues.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant
number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the
water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to
underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the
start. Always wear your lifejacket. Be aware of wind conditions,
tides and localized currents.

&&

$$
689 
WHUS41 KCAR 051402
CFWCAR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1002 AM EDT Sat May 5 2018

MEZ029-030-052215-
/O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-180506T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, 
Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield
1002 AM EDT Sat May 5 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* Location...Acadia National Park...Schoodic Point Peninsula... 
  Lamoine Beach...Castine...Roque Bluffs State Park...Quoddy 
  Head State Park.

* Beach Hazard...The warm air temperatures around 60 degrees may 
  cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water 
  temperatures which are currently only in the lower 40s.

* Timing...Today

* Impacts...Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use caution 
  and be prepared for immersion. Dress for water temperatures 
  and know how to perform rescues.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant
number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the
water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to
underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the
start. Always wear your lifejacket. Be aware of wind conditions,
tides and localized currents.

&&

$$
515 
WHUS41 KCAR 051938
CFWCAR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
338 PM EDT Sat May 5 2018

MEZ029-030-060000-
/O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-180506T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, 
Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield
338 PM EDT Sat May 5 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* Location...Acadia National Park...Schoodic Point Peninsula... 
  Lamoine Beach...Castine...Roque Bluffs State Park...Quoddy 
  Head State Park.

* Beach Hazard...The warm air temperatures in the mid 60s may 
  cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water 
  temperatures which are currently only in the lower 40s.

* Timing...Into this evening.

* Impacts...Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use caution 
  and be prepared for immersion. Dress for water temperatures 
  and know how to perform rescues.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant
number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the
water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to
underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the
start. Always wear your lifejacket. Be aware of wind conditions,
tides and localized currents.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 2:33 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCARAroostook4 days
May 4, 3:29 AM EDTGale WatchCAR10 hr
May 4, 1:35 PM EDTWind AdvisoryCARAroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington24 hr
May 4, 1:38 PM EDTGale WarningCAR20 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.