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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 9, 2018, 8:19 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Jun 10, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2018, 8:19 PM EDT (00:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 10, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 10, 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 00:18 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 00:00Z, 0.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2324 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
277 WHUS41 KCAR 100019 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 819 PM EDT Sat Jun 9 2018 MEZ029-030-100830- /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0008.180610T1200Z-180611T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield 819 PM EDT Sat Jun 9 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 8 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday 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 upper 60s Sunday afternoon may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the upper 40s. * Timing...8 am until 8 pm Sunday. * 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. && $$ CB
3 follow-up statements
028 WHUS41 KCAR 100656 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 256 AM EDT Sun Jun 10 2018 MEZ029-030-101500- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0008.180610T1200Z-180611T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield 256 AM EDT Sun Jun 10 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * Location...Acadia National Park...Schoodic Point Peninsula... Lamoine Beach...Castine...Roque Bluffs State Park...Quoddy Head State Park. * Beach Hazard...The warm air temperatures in the upper 60s this afternoon may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the upper 40s. * Timing...8 am until 8 pm today. * Impacts...Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use caution and be prepared for immersion. Dress for water temperatures and know how to perform rescues. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the start. Always wear your lifejacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides and localized currents. && $$
418 WHUS41 KCAR 101454 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 1054 AM EDT Sun Jun 10 2018 MEZ029-030-110000- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-180611T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield 1054 AM EDT Sun Jun 10 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 upper 60s this afternoon may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the upper 40s. * Timing...8 am until 8 pm 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. && $$
284 WHUS41 KCAR 110000 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 800 PM EDT Sun Jun 10 2018 MEZ029-030-110100- /O.EXP.KCAR.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-180611T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield 800 PM EDT Sun Jun 10 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... The beach hazard statement has expired for this evening. $$ CB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 3:05 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | CAR | Aroostook | 15 hr |
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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.