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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
308 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2025
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COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
308 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...THE MILD TEMPERATURES THIS 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 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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