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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Caribou, ME

August 19, 2022Hancock County, Washington County, Maine

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 00:00Z on 2022-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 31 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 2022-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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.