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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
240 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2020
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NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN
CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-
WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, MALONE, PLATTSBURGH, STAR LAKE,
SARANAC LAKE, TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, LAKE PLACID, PORT HENRY,
TICONDEROGA, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, GOUVERNEUR, ALBURGH, SOUTH HERO,
ST. ALBANS, NEWPORT, ISLAND POND, BURLINGTON, JOHNSON, STOWE,
ST. JOHNSBURY, MONTPELIER, MIDDLEBURY, VERGENNES, BRADFORD,
RANDOLPH, RUTLAND, SPRINGFIELD, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION,
ENOSBURG FALLS, RICHFORD, UNDERHILL, BRISTOL, RIPTON,
EAST WALLINGFORD, AND KILLINGTON
240 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2020
..NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLD WATER SAFETY MESSAGE
...PLEASE CHECK WITH STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES REGARDING
GUIDELINES FOR ALLOWED ACTIVITIES...
* THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND IN THE MID 70S MAY CAUSE
PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER
TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE UPPER 40S ACROSS
LAKE CHAMPLAIN, AND IN THE UPPER 50S IN THE REGIONS SMALLER LAKES
AND RIVERS.
* 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 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 23
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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