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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Gray, ME

July 7, 2019Knox County, Waldo County, Maine

NWS Gray, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 7, 2019, 1:58 AM EDT for Knox County, Waldo County, Maine. It took effect at Jul 7, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 7, 2019, 1:58 AM EDT (05:58 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 7, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 7, 2019, 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 05:57 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, 6.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 00:00Z on 2019-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 53 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Gray, ME at 00:00Z on 2019-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -80 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
53 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

650 
WHUS41 KGYX 070558
CFWGYX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Gray ME
158 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2019


MEZ027-028-071800-
/O.NEW.KGYX.BH.S.0013.190707T1200Z-190708T0000Z/
Knox-Coastal Waldo-
158 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2019

...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.

* TIMING...From 8 AM EDT this morning into this evening.

* Location...Midcoast region of Maine.

* Beach Hazard...The warm air temperatures in the 70s may cause
  people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water
  temperatures which are currently only in the mid to upper 50s.

* Winds...North 5 to 10 mph, becoming south.

* 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.

&&

$$

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.