Alert archive / Maine / Beach Hazards Statements in 2021
Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this beach hazards statement at May 1, 2021, 3:29 PM EDT for Cumberland County, York County, Maine; Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It took effect at May 2, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2021, 3:29 PM EDT (19:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Cumberland County, ME, York County, ME, Rockingham County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 835 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
723 WHUS41 KGYX 011929 CFWGYX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gray ME 329 PM EDT Sat May 1 2021 MEZ023-024-NHZ014-021000- /O.NEW.KGYX.BH.S.0001.210502T1200Z-210503T0000Z/ Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Coastal Rockingham- 329 PM EDT Sat May 1 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Please check with state and local authorities regarding guidelines for allowed activities. The warm air temperatures in the mid 60s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only mid 40s expected. * WHERE...In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. In Maine, Coastal York and Coastal Cumberland Counties. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. According to the US Coast Guard, when the water temperatures are below 50 degrees, the chance of immediate incapacitation due to cold shock is extremely high. 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 life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides, and localized currents. && $$
3 follow-up statements
502 WHUS41 KGYX 020707 CFWGYX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gray ME 307 AM EDT Sun May 2 2021 MEZ023-024-NHZ014-021515- /O.CON.KGYX.BH.S.0001.210502T1200Z-210503T0000Z/ Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Coastal Rockingham- 307 AM EDT Sun May 2 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT... The warm air temperatures in the upper 60s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the mid 40s. * WHERE...In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. In Maine, Coastal Cumberland and Coastal York Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. According to the US Coast Guard, when the water temperatures are below 50 degrees, the chance of immediate incapacitation due to cold shock is extremely high. Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use extreme caution to avoid this threat. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the start. Always wear your life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides, and localized currents. && $$
967 WHUS41 KGYX 021441 CFWGYX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gray ME 1041 AM EDT Sun May 2 2021 MEZ023-024-NHZ014-030000- /O.CON.KGYX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-210503T0000Z/ Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Coastal Rockingham- 1041 AM EDT Sun May 2 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT... The warm air temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the mid 40s. * WHERE...In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. In Maine, Coastal Cumberland and Coastal York Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. According to the US Coast Guard, when the water temperatures are below 50 degrees, the chance of immediate incapacitation due to cold shock is extremely high. 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 life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides, and localized currents. && $$
039 WHUS41 KGYX 021906 CFWGYX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gray ME 306 PM EDT Sun May 2 2021 MEZ023-024-NHZ014-030000- /O.CON.KGYX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-210503T0000Z/ Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Coastal Rockingham- 306 PM EDT Sun May 2 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT... The warm air temperatures in the 60s early this evening may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the mid 40s. * WHERE...In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. In Maine, Coastal Cumberland and Coastal York Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. According to the US Coast Guard, when the water temperatures are below 50 degrees, the chance of immediate incapacitation due to cold shock is extremely high. Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use extreme caution to avoid this threat. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the start. Always wear your life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides, and localized currents. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 11:43 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GYX | Grafton | 4 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Maine, 2021Beach Hazards Statements in New Hampshire, 2021Every beach hazards statement in 2021
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.