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Beach Hazards Statement 11, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 23, 2021, 8:05 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Jul 24, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2021, 8:05 PM EDT (00:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 24, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 00:04 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, 0.1 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1487 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
292 WHUS41 KCAR 240005 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 805 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 MEZ029-030-240815- /O.EXP.KCAR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-210724T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0011.210724T1200Z-210725T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 805 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT....Please check with state and local authorities regarding guidelines for allowed activities. 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 lower 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. When the water temperature is below 60 degrees, the average submerged person could lose dexterity within minutes and be unable to accomplish simple tasks. 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 lifejacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides and localized currents. && $$
2 follow-up statements
822 WHUS41 KCAR 240356 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 1156 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 MEZ029-030-241200- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0011.210724T1200Z-210725T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 1156 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Please check with state and local authorities regarding guidelines for allowed activities. The warm air temperatures in the 70s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the lower 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. When the water temperature is below 60 degrees, the average submerged person could lose dexterity within minutes and be unable to accomplish simple tasks. Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use extreme caution to avoid this threat. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the start. Always wear your lifejacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides and localized currents. && $$
574 WHUS41 KCAR 240832 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 432 AM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021 MEZ029-030-250000- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0011.210724T1200Z-210725T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 432 AM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Please check with state and local authorities regarding guidelines for allowed activities. 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 lower 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. When the water temperature is below 60 degrees, the average submerged person could lose dexterity within minutes and be unable to accomplish simple tasks. 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 lifejacket. 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.