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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
300 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2025
MEZ029-030-020000-
/O.CON.KCAR.BH.S.0015.250801T1200Z-250802T0000Z/
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
300 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S MAY CAUSE
PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER
TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN THE LOW TO MID 50S.
* WHERE...COASTAL HANCOCK AND COASTAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY 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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