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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Gray, ME

June 28, 20186 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 28, 2018, 2:58 PM EDT for 6 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Jun 29, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 28, 2018, 2:58 PM EDT (18:58 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 29, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 29, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

Counties Cumberland County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Rockingham County, NH

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 26 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 2018-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2018-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 285 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
454 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
285 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
317 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

253 
WHUS41 KGYX 281858
CFWGYX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Gray ME
258 PM EDT Thu Jun 28 2018

MEZ023>028-NHZ014-291000-
/O.NEW.KGYX.BH.S.0013.180629T1200Z-180630T0000Z/
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-
Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham-
258 PM EDT Thu Jun 28 2018

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

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

* Location...Ocean beaches of Maine and New Hampshire. 

* Beach Hazard...Warm air temperatures in the 80s may cause 
  people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water 
  temperatures which are currently only in the mid to upper 50s.

* Timing...Friday. Similar conditions are likely this weekend into
  early next week. 

* Winds...Light becoming southerly around 10 mph in the afternoon. 

* Impacts...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause 
  hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. Anyone on boats 
  or paddlecraft should use extreme caution to avoid this threat.

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 life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions,
tides, and localized currents.

&&

$$

ARNOTT
1 follow-up statement
034 
WHUS41 KGYX 290652
CFWGYX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Gray ME
252 AM EDT Fri Jun 29 2018


MEZ023>028-NHZ014-300000-
/O.CON.KGYX.BH.S.0013.180629T1200Z-180630T0000Z/
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-
Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham-
252 AM EDT Fri Jun 29 2018

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

* Location...Ocean beaches of Maine and New Hampshire.

* Beach Hazard...Warm air temperatures in the 80s may cause 
  people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water 
  temperatures which are currently only in the mid to upper 50s.

* Timing...Today. Similar conditions are likely this weekend into
  early next week.

* Winds...Light becoming southerly around 10 mph in the 
  afternoon.

* Impacts...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause 
  hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. Anyone on boats 
  or paddlecraft should use extreme caution to avoid this threat.

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 life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions,
tides, and localized currents.

&&

$$

Schwibs

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCumberland58 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Maine, 2018Beach Hazards Statements in New Hampshire, 2018Every beach hazards statement in 2018

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.