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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Caribou, ME
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.
- 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
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.