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Beach Hazards Statement 14, NWS Caribou, ME

August 13, 2021Hancock County, Washington County, Maine

NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 13, 2021, 4:10 AM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Aug 13, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 13, 2021, 4:10 AM EDT (08:10 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 13, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 13, 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 08:14 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, 8.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 00:00Z on 2021-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1458 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 115 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1458 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1353 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.2

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The text

As transmitted.

885 
WHUS41 KCAR 130810
CFWCAR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
410 AM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

MEZ029-030-131615-
/O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0014.210813T1200Z-210814T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
410 AM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...The warm air temperatures from the upper 70s to mid 80s
  may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water
  temperatures which are currently only in the upper 50s.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties.

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

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
331 
WHUS41 KCAR 131356
CFWCAR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
956 AM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

MEZ029-030-140000-
/O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-210814T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
956 AM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

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

* WHAT...The warm air temperatures from the upper 70s to mid 80s
  may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water
  temperatures which are currently only in the mid to upper 50s.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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.

&&

$$
282 
WHUS41 KCAR 140016
CFWCAR

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
816 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

MEZ029-030-140130-
/O.EXP.KCAR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-210814T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
816 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

The beach hazard statement has expired for today.  

$$

CB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 8:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCARAroostook39 min
Aug 13, 4:07 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryCARHancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington14 hr

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.