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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
802 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2025
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COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
802 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY 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 SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 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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