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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 5, 2023, 2:57 AM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Aug 5, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2023, 2:57 AM EDT (06:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 5, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2023, 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 06:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 7.0 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
- 176 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 674 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
259 WHUS41 KCAR 050657 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 257 AM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023 MEZ029-030-060000- /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0013.230805T1200Z-230806T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 257 AM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the 60s and 70s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently only 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot, Piscataquis | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Penobscot | 49 min |
| Aug 5, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Penobscot | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 51 min |
| Aug 5, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 39 min |
| Aug 5, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | 27 min | |
| Aug 5, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Hancock | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAR | Aroostook | 45 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.