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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Caribou, ME

August 6, 2021Hancock County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 6, 2021, 2:33 AM EDT for Hancock County, Maine. It took effect at Aug 6, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 6, 2021, 2:33 AM EDT (06:33 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 6, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 6, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
12 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 06:34 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, 6.6 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 2021-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
544 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

194 
WHUS41 KCAR 060633
CFWCAR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
233 AM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021

MEZ029-070000-
/O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0013.210806T1200Z-210807T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-
233 AM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT 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 upper 70s and low 80s may cause people to underestimate the
  dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only
  in the mid 50s.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock County.

* 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.

&&

$$

CB
1 follow-up statement
413 
WHUS41 KCAR 061908
CFWCAR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
308 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021

MEZ029-070000-
/O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-210807T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-
308 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS 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 
  in the upper 70s and low 80s may cause people to underestimate 
  the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently 
  only in the mid 50s.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock County.

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening.

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.

&&

$$

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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.