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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 19, 2024, 8:16 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Jul 20, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2024, 8:16 PM EDT (00:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 20, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2024, 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 00:16 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, 0.3 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
344 WHUS41 KCAR 200016 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 816 PM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 MEZ029-030-200830- /O.EXP.KCAR.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-240720T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0013.240720T1200Z-240721T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 816 PM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the upper 70s and lower 80s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the very cold water temperatures which are currently only in the upper 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT through 8 PM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...The cold temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use extreme caution to avoid this threat. 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. && $$ CB
2 follow-up statements
601 WHUS41 KCAR 200645 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 245 AM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 MEZ029-030-210000- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0013.240720T1200Z-240721T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 245 AM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the upper 70s and lower 80s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the very cold water temperatures which are currently only in the upper 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT through 8 PM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...The cold temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the water. Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use extreme caution to avoid this threat. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the start. Always wear your life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides, and localized currents. && $$
925 WHUS41 KCAR 202341 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 741 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 MEZ029-030-210045- /O.EXP.KCAR.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-240721T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 741 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The Beach Hazards Statement will be allowed to expire at 8 PM. $$ Norcross
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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.