SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED MAY 15 AT 1:30PM EDT
Effective: 2026-05-15 13:30:00
Expires: 2026-05-16 20:00:00
Issued by: NWS Caribou ME
Alert Text
* THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S MAYCAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE MID 40S ON THE LAKES AND IN THE MID 40S 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 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!
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Target Area
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
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