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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 21, 2018, 3:16 AM EDT for Knox County, Waldo County, Maine. It took effect at Jul 21, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 21, 2018, 3:16 AM EDT (07:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 21, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Knox County, ME, Waldo County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 1834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
460 WHUS41 KGYX 210716 CFWGYX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gray ME 316 AM EDT Sat Jul 21 2018 MEZ027-028-211930- /O.NEW.KGYX.BH.S.0021.180721T1200Z-180722T0000Z/ Knox-Coastal Waldo- 316 AM EDT Sat Jul 21 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * Location... * Beach Hazard...The warm air temperatures around 70 may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the upper 50s to around 60. * Timing...8 am to 8 pm today. * Winds...East to southeast 5 to 10 mph. * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 4:52 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | GYX | 58 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.