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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Cleveland, OH

September 13, 20155 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 13, 2015, 3:57 AM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 13, 2015, 3:57 AM EDT (07:57 UTC)
Expired
Sep 14, 2015, 4:18 AM EDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 181 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2015-09-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2015-09-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -49 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-172 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
586 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

320 
WHUS41 KCLE 130757
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
357 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2015


OHZ009>012-089-PAZ001-131600-
/O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-150913T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0013.150913T0800Z-150913T2000Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
357 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A HIGH SWIMMING RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* HAZARDS...HIGH SWIMMING RISK.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...FROM THE ISLANDS EAST TO RIPLEY NEW YORK.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR 
  FROM CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SWIMMING RISK EXISTS TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND OR WAVES
WILL MAKE FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS
INCLUDING THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION OF
LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$

OHZ007-130900-
/O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-150913T1200Z/
OTTAWA-
357 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT. 


$$
4 follow-up statements
716 
WHUS41 KCLE 131422
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1022 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2015

OHZ009>012-089-PAZ001-132000-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-150913T2000Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
1022 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDS...HIGH SWIMMING RISK.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...FROM THE ISLANDS EAST TO RIPLEY NEW YORK.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR 
  FROM CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SWIMMING RISK EXISTS TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND OR WAVES
WILL MAKE FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS
INCLUDING THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION OF
LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$

LOMBARDY
815 
WHUS41 KCLE 131957
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
357 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2015

OHZ009-132100-
/O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-150913T2000Z/
ERIE OH-
357 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED JUST EAST OF THE ISLANDS TO REDUCE THE
SWIMMING RISK. SWIMMERS SHOULD STILL BE CAUTIOUS FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF RIP CURRENTS IN THE WATERS.

$$

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-140400-
/O.EXT.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-150914T1200Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
357 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH SWIMMING RISK.

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...FROM THE ISLANDS EAST TO RIPLEY NEW YORK.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR 
  FROM CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SWIMMING RISK EXISTS TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND OR WAVES
WILL MAKE FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS
INCLUDING THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION OF
LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$

LOMBARDY
946 
WHUS41 KCLE 140113
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
913 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2015


OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-140915-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-150914T1200Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
913 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* HAZARDS...HIGH SWIMMING RISK.

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...FROM THE VERMILION EAST TO RIPLEY NEW YORK.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR 
  FROM CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SWIMMING RISK EXISTS TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND OR WAVES
WILL MAKE FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS
INCLUDING THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION OF
LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$
941 
WHUS41 KCLE 140818
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
418 AM EDT MON SEP 14 2015

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-140930-
/O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-150914T1200Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
418 AM EDT MON SEP 14 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

THE HIGH RISK FOR SWIMMING HAZARDS HAS ENDED. 

A MODERATE RISK FOR SWIMMING HAZARDS REMAINS TODAY FOR LAKE
COUNTY...ASHTABULA COUNTY AND ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. A MODERATE
RISK OF SWIMMING HAZARDS MEANS THAT LARGE WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE. AVOID SWIMMING IN AREAS NEAR PIERS AND BREAKWALLS
WHERE LARGER WAVES AND STRONGER CURRENTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. POOR
SWIMMERS SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 13, 3:52 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE24 hr

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Ohio, 2015Beach Hazards Statements in Pennsylvania, 2015Every beach hazards statement in 2015

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.