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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
115 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
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NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN
CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-
WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-WESTERN WINDSOR-
EASTERN WINDSOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, NORFOLK, FORT COVINGTON, MALONE,
CHAMPLAIN, PLATTSBURGH, SOUTH COLTON, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, ELLENBURG, LAKE PLACID, NEWCOMB, PORT HENRY,
TICONDEROGA, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, GOUVERNEUR, ALBURGH, SOUTH HERO,
ST. ALBANS, SWANTON, DERBY, NEWPORT, ISLAND POND, LUNENBURG,
BURLINGTON, SHELBURNE, JOHNSON, STOWE, HARDWICK, ST. JOHNSBURY,
MONTPELIER, WAITSFIELD, MIDDLEBURY, VERGENNES, BRADFORD, RANDOLPH,
FAIR HAVEN, RUTLAND, ENOSBURG FALLS, RICHFORD, RICHMOND, UNDERHILL,
BRISTOL, RIPTON, EAST WALLINGFORD, KILLINGTON, BETHEL, LUDLOW,
SPRINGFIELD, AND WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
115 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
..NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLD WATER SAFETY MESSAGE
...PLEASE CHECK WITH STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES REGARDING
GUIDELINES FOR ALLOWED ACTIVITIES...
* THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND IN THE MID 60S TO NEAR 70
MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER
TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE UPPER 40S ACROSS LAKE
CHAMPLAIN, AND IN THE MID 50S IN THE REGIONS SMALLER LAKES AND
RIVERS.
* THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA TO
ANYONE IMMERSED IN THE WATER. ACCORDING TO THE US COAST GUARD,
WHEN THE WATER TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 50 DEGREES, THE CHANCE OF
IMMEDIATE INCAPACITATION DUE TO COLD SHOCK IS EXTREMELY HIGH.
ANYONE ON SMALL BOATS, CANOES OR KAYAKS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY
IF RECREATING THIS WEEKEND AND USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID THIS
THREAT. PADDLE SMART FROM THE START AND ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFE
JACKET!
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