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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
225 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
225 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT....THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S MAY CAUSE
PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER
TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN THE LOW 40S.
* WHERE...COASTAL HANCOCK AND COASTAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...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 BOATS OR PADDLECRAFT SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMERSION. DRESS FOR COLD WATER
TEMPERATURES AND KNOW HOW TO PERFORM RESCUES.
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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