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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 28, 2016, 9:30 PM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jul 29, 2016, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2016, 9:30 PM EDT (01:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 29, 2016, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2016, 9:43 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
Counties Bay County, MI, Huron County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Sanilac County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 248 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1417 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
799 WHUS43 KDTX 290130 CFWDTX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 930 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016 MIZ048-049-055-063-300200- /O.CAN.KDTX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160729T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.BH.S.0008.160729T1200Z-160730T0200Z/ BAY-HURON-SANILAC-ST. CLAIR- 930 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM LINWOOD BEACH TO PORT HURON INCLUDING... LINWOOD BEACH...CASEVILLE...SAND POINT... PORT CRESCENT STATE PARK...PORT AUSTIN...HARBOR BEACH... PORT SANILAC...LEXINGTON... BIRCH BEACH...LAKEPORT... FORT GRATIOT...PORT HURON... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 20 KNOTS AGAIN ON FRIDAY. THIS INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE HIGH WAVE CONDITIONS THAT WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ON AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS PLEASE VISIT DANGEROUSCURRENTS.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE) 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
725 WHUS43 KDTX 290817 CFWDTX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 417 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2016 MIZ048-049-055-063-292045- /O.CON.KDTX.BH.S.0008.160729T1200Z-160730T0200Z/ BAY-HURON-SANILAC-ST. CLAIR- 417 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM LINWOOD BEACH TO PORT HURON INCLUDING... LINWOOD BEACH...CASEVILLE...SAND POINT... PORT CRESCENT STATE PARK...PORT AUSTIN...HARBOR BEACH... PORT SANILAC...LEXINGTON... BIRCH BEACH...LAKEPORT... FORT GRATIOT...PORT HURON... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 KNOTS TODAY. THIS INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE HIGH WAVE CONDITIONS THAT WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ON AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS PLEASE VISIT DANGEROUSCURRENTS.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE) CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ENTER THE WATER UNSUPERVISED AND WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FLOTATION DEVICE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$
865 WHUS43 KDTX 291959 CFWDTX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 359 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2016 MIZ048-049-055-063-300200- /O.CON.KDTX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160730T0200Z/ BAY-HURON-SANILAC-ST. CLAIR- 359 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM LINWOOD BEACH TO PORT HURON INCLUDING... LINWOOD BEACH...CASEVILLE...SAND POINT... PORT CRESCENT STATE PARK...PORT AUSTIN...HARBOR BEACH... PORT SANILAC...LEXINGTON... BIRCH BEACH...LAKEPORT... FORT GRATIOT...PORT HURON... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 KNOTS TODAY. THIS INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE HIGH WAVE CONDITIONS THAT WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ON AREA BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS PLEASE VISIT DANGEROUSCURRENTS.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE) 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. && $$
603 WHUS43 KDTX 300143 CFWDTX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 943 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2016 MIZ048-049-055-063-300245- /O.CAN.KDTX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160730T0200Z/ BAY-HURON-SANILAC-ST. CLAIR- 943 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO SOME EXTENT OVERNIGHT AND ALLOW WAVES TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. STILL, ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A MODERATE SWIM HAZARD AT TIMES INTO SATURDAY ALONG THE THUMB SHORELINE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lenawee, Monroe | 55 min |
| Jul 29, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Wayne | 52 min |
| Jul 29, 2:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Wayne | 47 min |
| Jul 29, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb | 60 min |
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.