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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this rip current statement at Aug 9, 2024, 3:05 PM EDT for 6 counties in Maine; Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It took effect at Aug 10, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2024, 3:05 PM EDT (19:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 10, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2024, 7:32 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Cumberland County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Rockingham County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 436 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 400 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
689 WHUS41 KGYX 091905 CFWGYX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gray ME 305 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024 MEZ023-024-NHZ014-100315- /O.NEW.KGYX.RP.S.0002.240810T1200Z-240811T0000Z/ Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Coastal Rockingham- 305 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Maine, Coastal York and Coastal Cumberland Counties. In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
6 follow-up statements
854 WHUS41 KGYX 100038 CFWGYX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gray ME 838 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024 MEZ023-024-NHZ014-100845- /O.CON.KGYX.RP.S.0002.240810T1200Z-240811T0000Z/ Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Coastal Rockingham- 838 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Maine, Coastal York and Coastal Cumberland Counties. In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
639 WHUS41 KGYX 100333 CFWGYX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gray ME 1133 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024 MEZ025>028-101145- /O.EXA.KGYX.RP.S.0002.240810T1200Z-240811T0000Z/ Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo- 1133 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Coastal Waldo Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ MEZ023-024-NHZ014-101145- /O.CON.KGYX.RP.S.0002.240810T1200Z-240811T0000Z/ Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Coastal Rockingham- 1133 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Maine, Coastal York and Coastal Cumberland Counties. In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
175 WHUS41 KGYX 100643 CFWGYX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gray ME 243 AM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024 MEZ023>028-NHZ014-101445- /O.CON.KGYX.RP.S.0002.240810T1200Z-240811T0000Z/ Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox- Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham- 243 AM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Maine, Coastal York, Coastal Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Coastal Waldo Counties. In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
075 WHUS41 KGYX 101431 CFWGYX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gray ME 1031 AM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024 MEZ023>028-NHZ014-102245- /O.CON.KGYX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240811T0000Z/ Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox- Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham- 1031 AM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Maine, Coastal York, Coastal Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Coastal Waldo Counties. In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
114 WHUS41 KGYX 101914 CFWGYX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gray ME 314 PM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024 MEZ023>028-NHZ014-110000- /O.CON.KGYX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240811T0000Z/ Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox- Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham- 314 PM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Maine, Coastal York, Coastal Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Coastal Waldo Counties. In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
057 WHUS41 KGYX 102332 CFWGYX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gray ME 732 PM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024 MEZ023>028-NHZ014-110045- /O.CAN.KGYX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240811T0000Z/ Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox- Coastal Waldo-Coastal Rockingham- 732 PM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2:31 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 32 hr | |
| Aug 9, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Rockingham, Strafford | 27 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.