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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
645 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2018
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COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELLSWORTH, BAR HARBOR, BUCKSPORT,
CASTINE, EASTPORT, MACHIAS, AND CHERRYFIELD
645 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2018
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* LOCATION...ACADIA NATIONAL PARK...SCHOODIC POINT...LAMOINE
STATE PARK...CASTINE...ROQUE BLUFFS STATE PARK...QUODDY HEAD
STATE PARK.
* BEACH HAZARD...THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID
70S MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD
WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE MID TO UPPER
50S.
* TIMING...TODAY.
* IMPACTS...ANYONE ON BOATS OR PADDLECRAFT SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMERSION. DRESS FOR WATER TEMPERATURES
AND KNOW HOW TO PERFORM RESCUES.
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 LIFEJACKET. BE AWARE OF WIND CONDITIONS,
TIDES AND LOCALIZED CURRENTS.
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