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Beach Hazards Statement 15, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 26, 2021, 3:28 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Aug 27, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2021, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 27, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 27, 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 19:29 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 12:00Z, 7.5 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
- 201 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1438 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
216 WHUS41 KCAR 261928 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 328 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021 MEZ029-030-270330- /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0015.210827T1200Z-210828T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 328 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the upper 70s 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...From Friday morning through Friday 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. && $$ Sinko
3 follow-up statements
593 WHUS41 KCAR 270041 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 841 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021 MEZ029-030-280000- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0015.210827T1200Z-210828T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 841 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the upper 70s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the mid to upper 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use caution and be prepared for immersion. Dress for water temperatures and know how to perform rescues. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the start. Always wear your life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides, and localized currents. && $$ VJN
836 WHUS41 KCAR 270705 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 305 AM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021 MEZ029-030-280000- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0015.210827T1200Z-210828T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 305 AM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the upper 70s 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...From 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. && $$ CB
609 WHUS41 KCAR 271027 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 627 AM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021 MEZ029-030-280000- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0015.210827T1200Z-210828T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 627 AM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the upper 70s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the mid to upper 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use caution and be prepared for immersion. Dress for water temperatures and know how to perform rescues. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the start. Always wear your life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides, and localized currents. && $$ CB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2:48 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CAR | Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington | 15 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 58 min |
| Aug 26, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 50 min |
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.