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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 25, 2013, 3:17 AM EDT for 5 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Aug 25, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2013, 3:17 AM EDT (07:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 25, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2013, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Antrim County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 194 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
500 WHUS43 KAPX 250717 CFWAPX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 317 AM EDT SUN AUG 25 2013 MIZ015-016-019-020-025-031-251530- /O.NEW.KAPX.BH.S.0007.130825T1200Z-130826T0300Z/ MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE- 317 AM EDT SUN AUG 25 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SHORELINE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND ALONG US-2 WEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE SURE OF YOUR SWIMMING ABILITY. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ENTER THE WATER UNSUPERVISED AND WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FLOTATION DEVICE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. HIGH WAVE ACTION ALONE CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/APX
3 follow-up statements
697 WHUS43 KAPX 251338 CFWAPX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 938 AM EDT SUN AUG 25 2013 MIZ015-016-019-020-025-031-252145- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-130826T0300Z/ MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE- 938 AM EDT SUN AUG 25 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SHORELINE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND ALONG US-2 WEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE SURE OF YOUR SWIMMING ABILITY. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ENTER THE WATER UNSUPERVISED AND WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FLOTATION DEVICE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. HIGH WAVE ACTION ALONE CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD. && $$ ARNOTT WEATHER.GOV/APX
616 WHUS43 KAPX 251909 CFWAPX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 309 PM EDT SUN AUG 25 2013 MIZ015-016-019-020-025-031-260300- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-130826T0300Z/ MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE- 309 PM EDT SUN AUG 25 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SHORELINE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND ALONG US-2 WEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE SURE OF YOUR SWIMMING ABILITY. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ENTER THE WATER UNSUPERVISED AND WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FLOTATION DEVICE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. HIGH WAVE ACTION ALONE CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD. && $$ ARNOTT WEATHER.GOV/APX
699 WHUS43 KAPX 251915 CFWAPX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 315 PM EDT SUN AUG 25 2013 MIZ021-260300- /O.EXA.KAPX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-130826T0300Z/ ANTRIM- 315 PM EDT SUN AUG 25 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SHORELINE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND ALONG US-2 WEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE SURE OF YOUR SWIMMING ABILITY. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ENTER THE WATER UNSUPERVISED AND WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FLOTATION DEVICE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. HIGH WAVE ACTION ALONE CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD. && $$ MIZ015-016-019-020-025-031-260300- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-130826T0300Z/ MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE- 315 PM EDT SUN AUG 25 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SHORELINE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND ALONG US-2 WEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE SURE OF YOUR SWIMMING ABILITY. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ENTER THE WATER UNSUPERVISED AND WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FLOTATION DEVICE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. HIGH WAVE ACTION ALONE CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD. && $$ ARNOTT WEATHER.GOV/APX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 9:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 25, 10:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 30 min | |
| Aug 25, 11:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 92 min | |
| Aug 25, 11:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Chippewa | 43 min |
| Aug 25, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 59 min | |
| Aug 25, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 86 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2013Every beach hazards statement in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.