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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Caribou, ME
NWS Caribou, ME issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 20, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Maine. It took effect at Aug 21, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT (18:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 21, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 21, 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 18:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1239 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
906 WHUS41 KCAR 201820 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 220 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026 MEZ029-030-210230- /O.NEW.KCAR.BH.S.0021.260821T1200Z-260822T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 220 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT....The warm air temperatures in the 80s 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 Friday morning through Friday 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
026 WHUS41 KCAR 210143 CFWCAR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Caribou ME 943 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026 MEZ029-030-220000- /O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0021.260821T1200Z-260822T0000Z/ Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- 943 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...The warm air temperatures from around 80 to the lower 80s may cause people to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which are currently in the 50 to 55 degree range. * WHERE...Coastal Hancock and Coastal Washington Counties. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to anyone immersed in the waters. Anyone on boats or paddlecraft should use extreme caution to avoid this threat. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued on days when a significant number of boats and paddlecraft are expected to be out on the water and when warm air temperatures may cause people to underestimate the danger of the cold water. Paddle smart from the start. Always wear your life jacket. Be aware of wind conditions, tides, and localized currents. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Caribou, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 11:32 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CAR | Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Washington | 8 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.