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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 11, 2026, 9:29 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Jul 12, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2026, 9:29 PM EDT (01:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 12, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2026, 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 01:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2224 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
475 WHUS41 KCAR 120129 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 929 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026 MEZ029-030-130000- /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0010.260712T1200Z-260713T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 929 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT....The warm air temperatures in the 70s to low 80s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently from the upper 40s to mid 50s. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the waters. 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. && $$ JS
1 follow-up statement
725 WHUS41 KCAR 130012 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 812 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026 MEZ029-030-130115- /O.EXP.KCAR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-260713T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 812 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... The Beach Hazards Statement has been allowed to expire. $$
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 Jul 11, 7:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- 1) Very warm to hot high temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s possible Monday-Wednesday. Highest apparent temperatures Tuesday for all but Downeast. Downeast, especially coastal areas should see the highest apparent temperatures Wednesday. 2) There is a chance for strong, to possibly severe, thunderstorms over north/central areas Tuesday, continuing into Tuesday night area wide.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 7:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Caribou ME
714 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
- 7:14PM UPDATE...00z TAF update, see aviation section below.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Very warm to hot high temperatures in the upper 80s to low
90s possible Monday-Wednesday. Highest apparent temperatures
Tuesday for all but Downeast. Downeast, especially coastal areas
should see the highest apparent temperatures Wednesday.
2) There is a chance for strong, to possibly severe,
thunderstorms over north/central areas Tuesday, continuing into
Tuesday night area wide.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...Very warm to hot high temperatures in the upper
80s to low 90s possible Monday-Wednesday. Highest apparent
temperatures Tuesday for all but Downeast. Downeast, especially
coastal areas should see the highest apparent temperatures
Wednesday.
KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION...
An upper level ridge over the Great Plains will shift to the
east as the jet stream moves across the axis. This will pipe
very warm temperatures from the western US into the region
Monday through Wednesday. Temperatures are currently expected to
peak Tuesday across all inland areas and Wednesday for coastal
Downeast. Moderate humidity with dew points in the 60s are
expected which should push the apparent temperature higher into
the mid 90s. A cooldown is likely through the end of the week
as cooler air moves in behind a cold front expected to exit off
the coast on Wednesday.
KEY MESSAGE 2...There is a chance for strong, to possibly severe,
thunderstorms over north/central areas Tuesday, continuing into
Tuesday night area wide.
KEY MESSAGE 2 DESCRIPTION...
The Storm Prediction Center continues to show a 15% risk for
severe thunderstorms on Tuesday for all but coastal Maine.
Ensemble solutions are in good agreement that a potent shortwave
trough will approach our area from the west on Tuesday with a
seasonably strong cold front at the surface. Some frontal timing
differences still exist among the guidance but the general
thinking is that the cold front will move through the Quebec
province during the day while convection fires ahead of it in
northern parts of our area in response to broad-scale ascent
associated with height falls. Then, convection that had
developed over Quebec along the front may coalesce into a
cluster or MCS and move through our area overnight. The factors
driving the chance for severe storms include relatively high
instability of 1000-2000 J/kg, strong bulk shear of up to 50
kts, and steepening lapse rates. The question will be how the
thermodynamics evolve into the evening and if enough
instability can remain to support strong storms persisting as
they move through our area overnight. Currently thinking that
all severe hazards are possible at this time.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
00z TAF UPDATE...
Tonight: VFR conditions SKC or high cigs. BR briefly reduce vsby
at PQI and HUL 07-10z. Variable winds up to around 5 knots.
Sunday: Variable conditions with any patchy fog early.
Otherwise, VFR. Variable winds 5 to 10 knots.
Sunday night: VFR. Variable winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southwest.
Monday-Monday night: VFR south, MVFR in any
showers/thunderstorms at northern terminals Monday
afternoon/evening. SW winds 10-15 kts. LLWS possible Monday
night.
Tuesday-Tuesday night: VFR, MVFR or lower possible in any
stronger convection. The best chance for a strong thunderstorm
is at northern terminals and the threat could continue into the
overnight hours. WSW winds 10-15 kts, becoming W Tue night.
Wednesday-Wednesday night: VFR, possible MVFR in any isolated
afternoon showers/thunderstorms, especially at northern
terminals. WNW winds 10-15 kts with gusts up to 30 kts,
decreasing overnight.
Thursday: VFR except for MVFR in any afternoon showers. W winds
10 to 15 kts with gusts up to 25 kts.
&&
.MARINE...
Winds/seas below small craft advisory levels tonight through
Sunday night.
Marginal SCA winds and seas on the coastal and intracoastal
waters Monday evening through early Wednesday, then decreasing
below criteria through Thursday.
&&
.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...Beach Hazards Statement until 8 PM EDT this evening for MEZ029-
030.
MARINE...None.
&&
DISCUSSION...SM/CN/JS
AVIATION...SM/CN/JSNearby
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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.