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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 26, 2020, 4:36 AM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Jun 26, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2020, 4:36 AM EDT (08:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 26, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2020, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 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 08:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 8.6 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2384 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
203 WHUS41 KCAR 260836 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020 MEZ029-030-270100- /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0009.200626T1000Z-200627T0100Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 436 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the upper 70s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the lower 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * 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. && $$ Norcross
1 follow-up statement
416 WHUS41 KCAR 270107 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 907 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020 MEZ029-030-270215- /O.EXP.KCAR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-200627T0100Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 907 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Washington | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 2:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAR | Penobscot | 75 min |
| Jun 26, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 63 min |
| Jun 26, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 60 min | |
| Jun 26, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Aroostook | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Washington | 46 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Maine, 2020Every beach hazards statement in 2020
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.