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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Gray, ME

July 18, 2025Knox County, Waldo County, Maine

NWS Gray, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 18, 2025, 1:54 PM EDT for Knox County, Waldo County, Maine. It took effect at Jul 19, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 18, 2025, 1:54 PM EDT (17:54 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 19, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 19, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

Counties Knox County, ME, Waldo County, ME

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Jul 17, 7:18 PM EDT, 18 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 7:18 PM EDT, 18 hours 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 2:34 PM EDT, 23 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gray ME
234 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

NHZ012-013-181845-
Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-
234 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MEZ033-NHZ007>009-011-015-181845-
Interior Cumberland Highlands-Sullivan-Merrimack-Belknap-Cheshire-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
234 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Maine, New Hampshire,
central New Hampshire and southern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and
evening along and ahead of an approaching cold front. Some storms
may be strong to severe, and will be capable of gusty winds and
torrential rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>006-181845-
Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-Southern Oxford-
Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Northern Coos-Southern Coos-
Northern Grafton-Northern Carroll-Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-
234 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 521 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Maine, west
central Maine, western Maine and northern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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.

MEZ018>028-NHZ010-014-181845-
Interior York-Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-
Interior Waldo-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-
Knox-Coastal Waldo-Strafford-Coastal Rockingham-
234 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Maine, south central Maine,
southwest Maine, central New Hampshire and southern New Hampshire.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ150>154-181845-
Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM-
Penobscot Bay-
Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM-
Casco Bay-
Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out
25 NM-
234 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXRockingham, Strafford41 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.