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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 25, 2025, 8:12 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Jul 26, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2025, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 26, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2025, 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 00:15 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, 0.2 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
- 220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1073 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted.
708 WHUS41 KCAR 260012 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 812 PM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 MEZ029-030-260815- /O.EXP.KCAR.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-250726T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0013.250726T1200Z-250727T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 812 PM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT....The warm air temperatures around 80 may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently in the low to mid 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone in the water. Anyone on a boat or paddlecraft should use extreme caution. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
872 WHUS41 KCAR 260623 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 223 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 MEZ029-030-270000- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0013.250726T1200Z-250727T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 223 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures around 80 may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently in the low to mid 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone in the water. Anyone on a boat or paddlecraft should use extreme caution. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the start. Always wear your life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides, and localized currents. && $$
880 WHUS41 KCAR 262357 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 757 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 MEZ029-030-270800- /O.EXP.KCAR.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250727T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0014.250727T1200Z-250728T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 757 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT....The warm air temperatures in the mid to upper 70s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently in the low to mid 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone in the water. Anyone on a boat or paddlecraft should use extreme caution. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 7:57 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | CAR | Hancock, Washington | 24 hr |
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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.