Beach Hazards Statement 19, NWS Caribou, ME

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Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED
National Weather Service Caribou ME
757 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

MEZ029-030-160000-
/O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0019.260815T1200Z-260816T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
757 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...The warm air temperatures in the 70s to around 80 may 
  cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water 
  temperatures which are currently in the 50 to 55 degree range.

* WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday 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.

&&

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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
754 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

MEZ029-030-160100-
/O.EXP.KCAR.BH.S.0019.000000T0000Z-260816T0000Z/
Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
754 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

The Beach Hazards Statement will be allowed to expire at 8 PM.

$$

Area Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Caribou ME
744 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Updated Aviation Section for 00Z TAFs

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Fair weather this weekend will give way to more unsettled
weather into early next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...Fair weather this weekend will give way to more
unsettled weather into early next week.

KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION...
High pressure builds in through the weekend, with drier weather
and cooler temperatures returning to the forecast area. High
temperatures each day may only lift into the 70s, and skies
could remain mostly sunny on Saturday. By Sunday, cloud cover
may begin to increase once more ahead of the next approaching
low pressure system, though there is the possibility this system
could slow upon approach, delaying the onset of mostly cloudy
skies to early next week.

The next low pressure system to cross the area early next week
will be in the form of a cold front which brings another round
of rain and chance for thunderstorms. Current trends suggest
showers will remain scattered along the boundary as they move
through as there will be a lack of deep moisture support, but if
the trough deepens more and reaches further into the Gulf,
there could be more numerous showers and storms due to the
synoptic forcing of the cold front. The latest ECMWF and CMC
guidance suggest the potential for a triple point low along the
coast as this system enters our area, which could better enhance
forcing along the coast and support higher rainfall totals
through the Downeast region. Meanwhile, the GFS keeps the
feature as an ordinary cold front pushing through the forecast
area. The GFS-AI model does parallel the coastal low thinking,
along with other AI guidance and the end of the RRFS run, so the
potential exists for better wetting rains near the coast, much
as the NBM has with at least a quarter of an inch of widespread
rainfall Downeast.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
High confidence in VFR through the TAF period at
KFVE/KCAR/KBGR/KBHB. At KPQI and KHUL there is the possibility
for a period of MVFR or lower in valley fog late this
evening/overnight, otherwise it will be VFR at those terminals
as well.

Winds become light and variable this evening at all but
KFVE, where winds should be NW at less than 10KT. Winds become
NW-WNW at less than 10kt at all terminals by mid Saturday
morning. KFVE should see winds G15KT from around midday through
late afternoon, then should see gusts abate early Saturday
evening. KBHB could see the winds become W to maybe even WSW
Saturday afternoon.

Saturday night-Sunday: VFR, with possible exception of MVFR or
lower in patchy river valley fog late Saturday night/early
Sunday morning.

Sunday night-Monday night: VFR, except MVFR/IFR possible in
stronger showers and/or thunderstorms. S winds G15-20KT
possible. LLWS possible.

Tuesday-Tuesday night: VFR.

Wednesday: VFR early, with increasing chance for MVFR/IFR from
KHUL northwards into the afternoon as showers and thunderstorms
move into the area. SW winds G15-20KT possible.

&&

.MARINE...
Winds 15 KT or less and seas 3 ft or less on all waters through
Sunday. Gusts of 25-30kt are possible over the coastal ocean and
outer waters Sunday night and Monday, and possibly into Monday
night on the outer waters, with sub-SCA conditions on the intra-
coastal waters during this time frame. Winds should be 15 kt or
less and seas 4 ft or less (5 ft or less from 25-60 nm) over the
waters from Tuesday through Wednesday night.

&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...Beach Hazards Statement until 8 PM EDT this evening for MEZ029-
     030.
MARINE...None.

&&

DISCUSSION...AES/PM
AVIATION...AES/PM