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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this beach hazards statement at May 25, 2015, 3:52 AM EDT for Benzie County, Leelanau County, Manistee County, Michigan. It took effect at May 25, 2015, 9:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2015, 3:52 AM EDT (07:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 25, 2015, 9:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 26, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Benzie County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 299 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
- 1509 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
290 WHUS43 KAPX 250752 CFWAPX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 352 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2015 MIZ020-025-031-251600- /O.NEW.KAPX.BH.S.0001.150525T1300Z-150526T0400Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE- 352 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A HIGH SWIM RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 25 MPH AND HIGH WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET LEADING TO LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE RIP CURRENTS. VERY COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WITH A THREAT FOR HYPOTHERMIA. * TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH LATE EVENING TODAY. * LOCATION...LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF MANISTEE...BENZIE...AND LEELANAU COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SWIM RISK MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. && $$ LAWRENCE
1 follow-up statement
718 WHUS43 KAPX 252008 CFWAPX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 408 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2015 MIZ020-025-031-260415- /O.EXT.KAPX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150526T1200Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE- 408 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 25 MPH AND HIGH WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET LEADING TO LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE RIP CURRENTS. VERY COLD WATER TEMPERATURES WITH A THREAT FOR HYPOTHERMIA. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF MANISTEE...BENZIE...AND LEELANAU COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SWIM RISK MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. && $$ AJS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 4:06 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 28 hr |
Nearby
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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.