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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
807 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025
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COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
807 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT....THE MILD TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE MID 70S
TO AROUND 80 DEGREES MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE
DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN
LOW TO MID 50S.
* WHERE...COASTAL HANCOCK AND COASTAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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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