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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 19, 2022, 9:26 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Aug 20, 2022, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2022, 9:26 PM EDT (01:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 20, 2022, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2022, 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 01:28 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, 1.4 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
- 31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2210 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
012 WHUS41 KCAR 200126 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 926 PM EDT Fri Aug 19 2022 MEZ029-030-201200- /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0021.220820T1200Z-220821T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 926 PM EDT Fri Aug 19 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the mid 80s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the mid 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
172 WHUS41 KCAR 200638 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 238 AM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022 MEZ029-030-210000- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0021.220820T1200Z-220821T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 238 AM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the mid 80s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only in the mid 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use caution and be prepared for immersion. Dress for water temperatures and know how to perform rescues. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the start. Always wear your life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides, and localized currents. && $$ VJN
995 WHUS41 KCAR 210000 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 800 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022 MEZ029-030-210100- /O.EXP.KCAR.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-220821T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 800 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$
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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.