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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 15, 2022, 8:08 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Jul 16, 2022, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2022, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 16, 2022, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 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 00:07 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 00:00Z, 0.1 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
- 108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1892 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
127 WHUS41 KCAR 160008 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 808 PM EDT Fri Jul 15 2022 MEZ029-030-180000- /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0013.220716T1200Z-220718T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 808 PM EDT Fri Jul 15 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures around 80 degrees on Saturday and Sunday afternoons may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the low to mid 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Saturday through Sunday 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. && $$ CB
4 follow-up statements
242 WHUS41 KCAR 160722 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 322 AM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022 MEZ029-030-172300- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0013.220716T1200Z-220718T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 322 AM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures around 80 degrees may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the low to mid 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use caution and be prepared for immersion. Dress for water temperatures and know how to perform rescues. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the start. Always wear your life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides, and localized currents. && $$
915 WHUS41 KCAR 161944 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 344 PM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022 MEZ029-030-180000- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-220718T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 344 PM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the 70s to around 80 degrees may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the low to mid 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday 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. && $$ Sinko
399 WHUS41 KCAR 170745 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 345 AM EDT Sun Jul 17 2022 MEZ029-030-171545- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-220718T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 345 AM EDT Sun Jul 17 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the upper 50s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the low to mid 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use caution and be prepared for immersion. Dress for water temperatures and know how to perform rescues. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the start. Always wear your life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides, and localized currents. && $$
743 WHUS41 KCAR 171346 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 946 AM EDT Sun Jul 17 2022 MEZ029-030-180000- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-220718T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 946 AM EDT Sun Jul 17 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the mid 60s to around 70 may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the low to mid 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Washington and Coastal Hancock Counties. * WHEN...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. && $$
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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.