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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
559 AM EDT MON MAY 25 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
559 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
..NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLD WATER SAFETY MESSAGE
* MANY PEOPLE WILL BE RECREATING OUTDOORS ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY, AND
PEOPLE MAY UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES
WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE LOWER 50S ON THE LAKES AND AROUND
50 ON THE 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!
* STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH FROM THE SOUTH. IF BOATING ON LARGE BODIES OF WATER, THESE
STRONG WINDS CAN INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF OVERTURNING YOUR BOAT,
CANOE OR KAYAK DUE TO INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS.
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