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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 27, 2015, 4:31 AM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jun 27, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2015, 4:31 AM EDT (08:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 27, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2015, 9:06 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
Counties Huron County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Sanilac County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1089 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
513 WHUS43 KDTX 270831 CFWDTX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 431 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH LAKE WATER LEVELS TO RESULT IN LAKESHORE FLOODING TODAY FOR MONROE COUNTY... MIZ083-271645- /O.UPG.KDTX.LS.A.0001.150627T1100Z-150628T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.LS.W.0001.150627T1200Z-150628T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.BH.S.0003.150627T1200Z-150628T1200Z/ MONROE- 431 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WILL CAUSE LAKE LEVELS TO RISE SATURDAY. * TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY RESULTING IN LAKESHORE FLOODING BY LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL PEAK SATURDAY LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BEACH EROSION WITH LAKESHORE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. RESIDENTIAL LOCATIONS ALONG THE LAKESHORE MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY LOCATIONS SOUTH OF MONROE. THIS INCLUDES LUNA PIER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS PLEASE VISIT DANGEROUSCURRENTS.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE) * A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT ALONG THE LAKE. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR THE SHORE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 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. && $$ MIZ049-055-063-271645- /O.NEW.KDTX.BH.S.0003.150627T1200Z-150628T1200Z/ HURON-SANILAC-ST. CLAIR- 431 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM CASEVILLE TO PORT HURON INCLUDING... CASEVILLE...SAND POINT...PORT CRESCENT STATE PARK... PORT AUSTIN...HARBOR BEACH...PORT SANILAC...LEXINGTON... BIRCH BEACH...LAKEPORT...FORT GRATIOT...PORT HURON... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND WILL GENERATE HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SOUTHERN LAKE HURON BASIN LEADING TO HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION ALONE CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER QUICKLY. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS PLEASE VISIT DANGEROUSCURRENTS.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE) && $$
2 follow-up statements
517 WHUS43 KDTX 271342 CFWDTX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 942 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH LAKE WATER LEVELS TO RESULT IN LAKESHORE FLOODING TODAY ALONG LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ST CLAIR... MIZ070-076-280200- /O.EXA.KDTX.LS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150628T0200Z/ MACOMB-WAYNE- 942 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WILL CAUSE LAKE LEVELS TO RISE SATURDAY. * TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY RESULTING IN LAKESHORE FLOODING BY LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL PEAK SATURDAY LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BEACH EROSION WITH LAKESHORE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. RESIDENTIAL LOCATIONS ALONG THE LAKESHORE MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY FROM ST CLAIR SHORES SOUTH TO GROSSE POINT PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS PLEASE VISIT DANGEROUSCURRENTS.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE) * A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT ALONG THE LAKE. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR THE SHORE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 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. && $$ MIZ083-280200- /O.CON.KDTX.LS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150628T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T1200Z/ MONROE- 942 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WILL CAUSE LAKE LEVELS TO RISE SATURDAY. * TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY RESULTING IN LAKESHORE FLOODING BY LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL PEAK SATURDAY LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BEACH EROSION WITH LAKESHORE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. RESIDENTIAL LOCATIONS ALONG THE LAKESHORE MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY LOCATIONS SOUTH OF MONROE. THIS INCLUDES LUNA PIER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS PLEASE VISIT DANGEROUSCURRENTS.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE) * A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT ALONG THE LAKE. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR THE SHORE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ MIZ049-055-063-280200- /O.CON.KDTX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T1200Z/ HURON-SANILAC-ST. CLAIR- 942 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM CASEVILLE TO PORT HURON INCLUDING... CASEVILLE...SAND POINT...PORT CRESCENT STATE PARK... PORT AUSTIN...HARBOR BEACH...PORT SANILAC...LEXINGTON... BIRCH BEACH...LAKEPORT...FORT GRATIOT...PORT HURON... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND WILL GENERATE HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SOUTHERN LAKE HURON BASIN LEADING TO HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION ALONE CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER QUICKLY. 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. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS PLEASE VISIT DANGEROUSCURRENTS.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE) && $$
460 WHUS43 KDTX 280106 CFWDTX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 906 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...WATER LEVELS ARE LOWERING... MIZ083-280215- /O.CAN.KDTX.LS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150628T0200Z/ /O.CAN.KDTX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T1200Z/ MONROE- 906 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS HAVE BEEN BACKING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. THIS IS ALLOWING THE WATER LEVELS ALONG LAKES ST CLAIR AND ERIE TO DROP. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING LAKE LEVELS TO CONTINUE TO LOWER. $$ MIZ070-076-280215- /O.CAN.KDTX.LS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150628T0200Z/ MACOMB-WAYNE- 906 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN BACKING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. THIS IS ALLOWING THE WATER LEVELS ALONG LAKES ST CLAIR AND ERIE TO DROP. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING LAKE LEVELS TO CONTINUE TO LOWER. $$ MIZ049-055-063-280215- /O.CAN.KDTX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T1200Z/ HURON-SANILAC-ST. CLAIR- 906 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 9:50 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 42 hr | |
| Jun 27, 4:31 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | DTX | Macomb, Monroe, Wayne | 17 hr |
| Jun 27, 10:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Macomb, Oakland, Wayne | 12 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Lenawee | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | DTX | Lenawee | 6 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 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.