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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Gray, ME

May 27, 20206 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this beach hazards statement at May 27, 2020, 11:38 AM EDT for 6 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 27, 2020, 11:38 AM EDT (15:38 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Gray, ME

Counties Cumberland County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Rockingham County, NH

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:37 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 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 26 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1233 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

289 
WHUS41 KGYX 271538
CFWGYX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Gray ME
1138 AM EDT Wed May 27 2020

MEZ023>028-NHZ014-272345-
/O.NEW.KGYX.BH.S.0002.200527T1538Z-200528T0000Z/
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-
Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham-
1138 AM EDT Wed May 27 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Please check with state and local authorities regarding
  guidelines for allowed activities. The warm air temperatures
  near 70 may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the
  cold water temperatures which are currently only in the mid to
  upper 40s.

* WHERE...In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. In Maine, 
  Coastal York, Coastal Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and 
  Coastal Waldo Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause
  hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. According to the US
  Coast Guard, when the water temperatures are below 50 degrees,
  the chance of immediate incapacitation due to cold shock is
  extremely high. 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.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

310 
WHUS41 KGYX 280013
CFWGYX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Gray ME
813 PM EDT Wed May 27 2020

MEZ023>028-NHZ014-280115-
/O.EXP.KGYX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200528T0000Z/
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-
Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham-
813 PM EDT Wed May 27 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 1:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	29 min
May 27, 3:55 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GYX		71 hr
May 27, 1:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Grafton	32 min
May 27, 2:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Carroll, Coos, Grafton	3 hr
May 27, 2:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GYX	Carroll, Coos, Grafton	3 hr
May 27, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Grafton	26 min
May 27, 2:48 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GYX	Carroll	3 hr
May 27, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Grafton	52 min
May 27, 3:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GYX	Grafton	3 hr

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Maine, 2020 Beach Hazards Statements in New Hampshire, 2020 Every 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.