Ocean temperatures a lot decrease than summerlike air temps
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — As heat climate rolls on this weekend, it’s onerous to withstand the urge to go to the seashore. However simply because the air temperature is unusually heat, that doesn’t imply the water is protected sufficient to swim in simply but.
The Nationwide Climate Service has issued a seashore hazard assertion alongside the coast. With water temperatures within the higher 40s and low 50s, the ocean remains to be dangerously chilly.
The climate service careworn how deceptively chilly the water was, and mentioned staying within the water any size of time left their ft numb.
With these temperatures, the chance for chilly shock and hypothermia could be very excessive.
Anybody headed towards the seashore this weekend is warned to keep away from swimming or restrict time within the water as a lot as attainable.
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