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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Caribou, ME

July 18, 2020Hancock County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 18, 2020, 8:11 PM EDT for Hancock County, Maine. It took effect at Jul 19, 2020, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 18, 2020, 8:11 PM EDT (00:11 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 19, 2020, 7:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 19, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Caribou, ME

County Hancock County, ME

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 2020-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 64 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2020-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
64 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1925 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

683 
WHUS41 KCAR 190011
CFWCAR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
811 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2020

MEZ029-191200-
/O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0013.200719T1100Z-200720T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-
811 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the mid 70s to around 80
  degrees may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the 
  cold water temperatures which are currently only in the lower to
  mid 50s.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock County.

* WHEN...From 7 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening.

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

&&

$$

CB
1 follow-up statement
940 
WHUS41 KCAR 190917
CFWCAR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
517 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2020

MEZ029-200000-
/O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0013.200719T1100Z-200720T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-
517 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...The warm air temperatures from the mid 70s to around 80 
  degrees may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the 
  cold water temperatures which are currently only in the lower to
  mid 50s.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock County.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

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

&&

$$

Norcross

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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.