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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Cleveland, OH

July 14, 20157 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 14, 2015, 4:12 PM EDT for 7 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jul 14, 2015, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 2015, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 14, 2015, 11:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jul 15, 2015, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

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

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 174 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2015-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 616 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2015-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 111 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
616 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
850 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

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

649 
WHUS41 KCLE 142012
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
412 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE LAKE...

.FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE LAKE TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
TOMORROW MORNING.

OHZ003-007-009>012-089-PAZ001-150415-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0005.150715T0300Z-150715T1700Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-
412 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR SWIMMING RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11
PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* HAZARDS...HIGH SWIMMING RISK.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RIPLEY NY.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
  FROM CURRENTS AS A RESULT OF 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
2 follow-up statements
036 
WHUS41 KCLE 151346
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
946 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015

OHZ003-007-009>012-089-PAZ001-152000-
/O.EXT.KCLE.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150715T2000Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-
946 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDS...HIGH SWIMMING RISK.

* TIMING...THROUGH 4 PM.

* LOCATION...FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RIPLEY NY.

* 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.

&&

$$
253 
WHUS41 KCLE 152022
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
422 PM EDT WED JUL 15 2015

OHZ009>012-089-PAZ001-152300-
/O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150715T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0006.150715T2022Z-150715T2300Z/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
422 PM EDT WED JUL 15 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS EXTENDED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HIGH SWIMMING RISK.

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM.

* LOCATION...FROM THE ISLANDS TO RIPLEY NY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SWIMMING RISK EXISTS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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.

&&

$$

OHZ003-007-152130-
/O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150715T2000Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-
422 PM EDT WED JUL 15 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS AND WAVES HAVE DECREASED SO THAT THERE IS NO LONGER A HIGH
RISK OF SWIMMING HAZARDS.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 11:24 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 18 more9 hr
Jul 14, 12:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESandusky, Seneca, Wood67 min
Jul 14, 12:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLESandusky, Seneca, Wood3 hr
Jul 14, 1:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga43 min
Jul 14, 1:07 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga3 hr
Jul 14, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMarion, Morrow48 min
Jul 14, 1:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Wayne39 min
Jul 14, 1:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEKnox56 min
Jul 14, 1:57 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEKnox48 min
Jul 14, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, Trumbull44 min
Jul 14, 2:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCLECuyahoga, Geauga, Portage6 hr
Jul 14, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Summit54 min
Jul 14, 2:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Stark51 min
Jul 14, 2:59 PM EDTTornado WarningCLEHolmes31 min
Jul 14, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning45 min
Jul 14, 3:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEHolmes6 hr
Jul 14, 4:17 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCLEPortage, Summit3 hr
Jul 14, 4:25 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE24 hr
Jul 13, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEErie37 min
Jul 13, 10:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLEErie4 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.