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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
555 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026
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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALLAGASH, CLAYTON LAKE, MADAWASKA,
FORT KENT, FRENCHVILLE, PRESQUE ISLE, CARIBOU, VAN BUREN,
MARS HILL, ASHLAND, BAKER LAKE, BILLY-JACK DEPOT, BAXTER ST PARK,
CHURCHILL DAM, MOUNT KATAHDIN, RIPOGENUS, TELOS LAKE,
CAUCOMGOMOC LAKE, CHAMBERLAIN LAKE, MILLINOCKET,
EAST MILLINOCKET, PATTEN, MEDWAY, HOULTON, HODGDON, SHERMAN,
SMYRNA MILLS, GREENVILLE, MONSON, BLANCHARD, LINCOLN, HOWLAND,
SPRINGFIELD, BANGOR, BREWER, ORONO, OLD TOWN, AMHERST, AURORA,
DEDHAM, EASTBROOK, GREAT POND, CALAIS, GRAND LAKE STREAM, WESLEY,
PRINCETON, ELLSWORTH, BAR HARBOR, BUCKSPORT, ORLAND, CASTINE,
EASTPORT, PERRY, MACHIAS, CHERRYFIELD, DOVER-FOXCROFT, MILO,
GUILFORD, DANFORTH, VANCEBORO, AND TOPSFIELD
555 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026
..NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLD WATER SAFETY MESSAGE
* THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND IN THE MID 60S TO LOW
70S MAY CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD
WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY AROUND 50 DEGREES ON
MOOSEHEAD LAKE AND IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 50S ON SMALLER LAKES
AND RIVERS.
* THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA TO
ANYONE IMMERSED IN THE WATER. ACCORDING TO THE MAINE WARDEN
SERVICE, WHEN THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 60 DEGREES, THE
AVERAGE SUBMERGED PERSON COULD LOSE DEXTERITY WITHIN MINUTES AND
BE UNABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SIMPLE TASKS. ANYONE ON SMALL BOATS,
CANOES OR KAYAKS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY IF RECREATING THIS
WEEKEND AND USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID THIS THREAT. PADDLE
SMART FROM THE START AND ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET!
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