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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 31, 2016, 6:31 PM CDT for Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Sep 1, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2016, 6:31 PM CDT (23:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 1, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2016, 8:39 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
County Manitowoc County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 1392 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
305 WHUS43 KGRB 312331 CFWGRB LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 631 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 WIZ050-010745- /O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0007.160901T1700Z-160902T0800Z/ MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...POINT BEACH...NESHOTAH BEACH... RED ARROW BEACH 631 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * LOCATION... BEACHES OF MANITOWOC COUNTY INCLUDING POINT BEACH...NESHOTAH BEACH...AND RED ARROW BEACH. * PERSISTENT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF MANITOWOC COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR POINT BEACH STATE PARK NORTH TO NEAR TWO CREEKS...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AS WAVES ON THE GREAT LAKES OCCUR IN RAPID SUCCESSION. HIGH WAVE ACTION ALSO LEADS TO STRONG CURRENTS. && $$ BERSCH
5 follow-up statements
894 WHUS43 KGRB 010147 CFWGRB LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 847 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 WIZ050-011000- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.160901T1700Z-160902T0800Z/ MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...POINT BEACH...NESHOTAH BEACH... RED ARROW BEACH 847 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * LOCATION... BEACHES OF MANITOWOC COUNTY INCLUDING POINT BEACH...NESHOTAH BEACH...AND RED ARROW BEACH. * PERSISTENT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF MANITOWOC COUNTY... ESPECIALLY NEAR POINT BEACH STATE PARK NORTH TO NEAR TWO CREEKS...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AS WAVES ON THE GREAT LAKES OCCUR IN RAPID SUCCESSION. HIGH WAVE ACTION ALSO LEADS TO STRONG CURRENTS. && $$ BERSCH
383 WHUS43 KGRB 010758 CFWGRB LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 258 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION WIZ050-011600- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.160901T1700Z-160902T0800Z/ MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...POINT BEACH...NESHOTAH BEACH... RED ARROW BEACH 258 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * LOCATION... BEACHES OF MANITOWOC COUNTY INCLUDING POINT BEACH...NESHOTAH BEACH...AND RED ARROW BEACH. * PERSISTENT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF MANITOWOC COUNTY... ESPECIALLY NEAR POINT BEACH STATE PARK NORTH TO NEAR TWO CREEKS...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AS WAVES ON THE GREAT LAKES OCCUR IN RAPID SUCCESSION. HIGH WAVE ACTION ALSO LEADS TO STRONG CURRENTS. && $$
823 WHUS43 KGRB 011547 CFWGRB LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1047 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION WIZ050-020000- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.160901T1700Z-160902T0800Z/ MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...POINT BEACH...NESHOTAH BEACH... RED ARROW BEACH 1047 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES OF MANITOWOC COUNTY INCLUDING POINT BEACH...NESHOTAH BEACH...AND RED ARROW BEACH. * PERSISTENT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF MANITOWOC COUNTY... ESPECIALLY NEAR POINT BEACH STATE PARK NORTH TO NEAR TWO CREEKS...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AS WAVES ON THE GREAT LAKES OCCUR IN RAPID SUCCESSION. HIGH WAVE ACTION ALSO LEADS TO STRONG CURRENTS. && $$ AK
573 WHUS43 KGRB 012002 CFWGRB LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 302 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 WIZ050-020415- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160902T0800Z/ MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...POINT BEACH...NESHOTAH BEACH... RED ARROW BEACH 302 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES OF MANITOWOC COUNTY INCLUDING POINT BEACH... NESHOTAH BEACH...AND RED ARROW BEACH. * PERSISTENT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF MANITOWOC COUNTY... ESPECIALLY NEAR POINT BEACH STATE PARK NORTH TO NEAR TWO CREEKS...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AS WAVES ON THE GREAT LAKES OCCUR IN RAPID SUCCESSION. HIGH WAVE ACTION ALSO LEADS TO STRONG CURRENTS. && $$ BERSCH
198 WHUS43 KGRB 020139 CFWGRB LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 839 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 WIZ050-020245- /O.CAN.KGRB.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160902T0800Z/ MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...POINT BEACH...NESHOTAH BEACH... RED ARROW BEACH 839 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. WINDS AND WAVES HAVE SUBSIDED THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ BERSCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 3:22 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 29 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Wisconsin, 2016Every beach hazards statement in 2016
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.