#MEwx Special Weather Statement now in effect

Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Gray ME

3:50 AM to 2:00 PM EDT Sat May 22 2021

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 80s may cause people

  to underestimate the dangers of the cold water temperatures which

  are currently only in the mid 50s across Sebago Lake and Lake

  Winnipesaukee, and in the mid 50s in the regions smaller lakes and

  rivers.

* The cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia to

  anyone immersed in the water. When the water temperature is below

  60 degrees, the average submerged person could loose 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!

For: Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-Southern Oxford-

Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Interior York-

Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-

Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal

Waldo-

Interior Cumberland Highlands-Northern Coos-Southern Coos-

Northern Grafton-Northern Carroll-Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-

Sullivan-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-

Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-

Western And Central Hillsborough-

Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron,

Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc,

Rangeley, Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, New Portland, Brassua,

Long Pond, Moosehead, Pittston Farm, Seboomook, Bingham, Jackman,

Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford,

Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard,

Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Athens, Cornville, Skowhegan,

Palmyra, Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon,

Sanford, Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester,

Gray, North Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales,

Minot, Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor,

Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo, Brooks, Jackson, Knox,

Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Biddeford,

Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth,

South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath,

Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden, Alna,

Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor,

Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope,

Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont, Lincolnville,

Bridgton, Harrison, Naples, Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,

Dummer, Milan, York Pond, Lancaster, Bethlehem, Lincoln, Littleton,

Sugar Hill, Thornton, Waterville Valley, Woodstock, North Conway,

Albany, Conway, Chatham, Crawford Notch, Lyme, Ashland, Ellsworth,

Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield,

Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Claremont, Cornish,

Croydon, Goshen, Grantham, Lempster, Newport, Charlestown, Boscawen,

Canterbury, Concord, Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford,

Meredith, Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth,

Durham, Madbury, Gilsum, Keene, Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey,

Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Salem, Atkinson, Newton, Plaistow,

Chester, Derry, Hampstead, Exeter, Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye,

Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, Seabrook, Amherst, Milford,

Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, and Weare

350 AM EDT Sat May 22 2021