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Beach Hazards Statement 14, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 6, 2023, 2:34 AM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Aug 6, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2023, 2:34 AM EDT (06:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 6, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 6, 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 06:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1469 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
579 WHUS41 KCAR 060634 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 234 AM EDT Sun Aug 6 2023 MEZ029-030-070000- /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0014.230806T1200Z-230807T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 234 AM EDT Sun Aug 6 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the low 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Aug 5, 11:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 11:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME 1115 PM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will approach and cross the region overnight through Sunday night. Low pressure will approach from the southwest Monday into Monday night, cross the region Tuesday into Tuesday night, then exit across the Maritimes Wednesday. High pressure will cross the region Thursday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... 11:10 PM Update...Forecast remains on track with a clear to partly cloudy sky across the area. Fog is already beginning to form so began patchy fog late this evening. However, a westerly gradient my limit fog. Any fog is most likely to be shallow and confined to valley areas. Prev Disc: Upper level low pressure will move north of Maine tonight, then exit across the Maritimes Sunday. A disturbance rotating around the low will exit across the Maritimes tonight, with another disturbance crossing the region Sunday. Showers/thunderstorms will end this evening with the loss of diurnal heating and the disturbance exiting. Generally expect mostly clear/partly cloudy skies overnight. However, with lingering low level moisture could also have patchy fog overnight through early Sunday. The cold pool aloft with the upper low will keep relatively steep lapse rates across northern areas Sunday. Expect diurnal clouds will develop Sunday afternoon. Enough instability could also exist to support isolated/scattered mostly afternoon showers across northern areas. Mostly sunny skies are expected Downeast Sunday. Low temperatures tonight will range from around 50 to the mid 50s north, to the mid to upper 50s Downeast. High temperatures Sunday will range from the lower to mid 70s north, to the upper 70s to around 80 Downeast. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... H5 low will be departing into the Maritimes Sunday evening with another wave digging into the Ms River Valley. This keeps CWA in between systems as H5 ridge crests over the area late Sunday night into Monday morning. This skies mostly clear across the entire area with river valley fog forming late in radn'l cooling conditions. Have undercut guidance by several degrees with clear skies and near calm winds. Ridge shifts to the east during the day Monday with increasing clouds by afternoon as wave continues into the Great Lakes. With mostly sunny skies in the morning becoming partly sunny in the afternoon temps will rise to around 80 over interior Downeast areas and into the m/u 70s across the north. Warm front will lift through Monday night with showers moving thru overnight. Dewpoints rise into the upr 50s and patchy fog will likely develop across the entire region. Low level jet will spread over the area during the day Tuesday with strong warm air advection and synoptic support providing tremendous lift. PW values increase to near 2 inches during the afternoon. With elevated instability moving in cannot rule out thunderstorms in the afternoon, especially over southern zones. Storms will have the capability to produce torrential downpours given the environment. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... H5 trof will be just to our west with widespread showers expected through Tuesday night. May see some isolated storms across Downeast in the evening hours as sfc low remains back to the west with LLJ riding in from the Gulf of Maine. Rain will wind down Wednesday evening, tho latest CMC keeps upr low over Atlantic Canada through Thursday. However this does not have the support of its ensemble and have sided toward operational GFS and EC and their respective ensembles. Temps on Thursday will moderate back to normal values. Another fast moving wave moves through bringing a chance of showers to the area on Friday. && .AVIATION /03Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... NEAR TERM: Variable conditions with any patchy fog late tonight through early Sunday. Otherwise, VFR tonight. VFR Sunday. Isolated/scattered mostly afternoon showers possible across northern areas Sunday. West winds 5 to 10 knots tonight. West/northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots Sunday. SHORT TERM: Sun night-Mon...VFR. Light NW winds becoming S 5 kts Mon. Mon night-Tue...MVFR cigs lowering to IFR in storms and heavy rain, especially at KHUL, KBGR and KBHB. LLWS likely Tue. SE 10-15kts with higher gusts. Tue night...IFR in rain, low cigs and fog. E 5-15kts. Wed...IFR early then VFR. N 5-15kts. Wed night-Thu...Mainly VFR. WNW 5-10kts. && .MARINE... NEAR TERM: Winds/seas will remain below small craft advisory levels tonight through Sunday. Isolated/scattered showers possible this evening. SHORT TERM: Winds increase above 25kts on Tuesday before dropping below SCA levels Tue night. Seas increase above 5ft in southerly swell over the outer waters through Wed. && .CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...None. MARINE...None. && Near Term...VJN/Bloomer Short Term...Buster Long Term...Buster Aviation...VJN/Buster Marine...VJN/Buster
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 2:55 AM EDT, 23 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Caribou ME 255 AM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023 MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-031-032-060700- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset- Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook- Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot- Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Southern Piscataquis- Northern Washington- 255 AM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Highlands Maine, Far Eastern Maine, Far Northern Maine, Interior DownEast Maine, North Woods Maine and Penobscot Valley Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MEZ029-030-060700- Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 255 AM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Coastal DownEast Maine. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Beach Hazards Statement. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ050>052-060700- Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM- Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM- Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME- 255 AM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
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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.