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