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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 9, 2019, 6:12 AM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Aug 9, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2019, 6:12 AM EDT (10:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 9, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2019, 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 10:12 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 00:00Z, 10.2 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
- 1508 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1017 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted.
388 WHUS41 KCAR 091012 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 612 AM EDT Fri Aug 9 2019 MEZ029-030-100000- /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0021.190809T1200Z-190810T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield 612 AM EDT Fri Aug 9 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect through this evening. * TIMING...Through this evening. * LOCATION...Acadia National Park...Schoodic Point...Lamoine State Park...Castine...Roque Bluffs State Park...Quoddy Head State Park * Beach Hazard...The warm air temperatures in the low 70s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the low 50s. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
226 WHUS41 KCAR 100000 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 800 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2019 MEZ029-030-100100- /O.EXP.KCAR.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-190810T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield 800 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 10:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Waldo | 63 min |
| Aug 9, 12:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Piscataquis | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 34 min | |
| Aug 9, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 28 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Maine, 2019Every beach hazards statement in 2019
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.