144  
WHUS41 KCAR 020552  
CFWCAR  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME  
152 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2025  
 
MEZ029-030-030000-  
/O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0016.250802T1200Z-250803T0000Z/  
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-  
152 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2025  
 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS  
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT....THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S MAY CASE  
PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGER OF THE COLD WATER  
TEMPERATURES WHICH AREA CURRENTLY IN THE LOW TO MID 50S.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL HANCOCK AND COASTAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE  
HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE IN THE WATER. ANYONE ON A BOAT OR  
PADDLECRAFT SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION.  
 
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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