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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 31, 2016, 4:34 PM CDT for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Sep 1, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2016, 4:34 PM CDT (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 1, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 155 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.
286 WHUS43 KMKX 312134 CFWMKX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 434 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION WIZ052-060-066-071-072-010545- /O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0005.160901T1700Z-160902T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- 434 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED * RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO KENOSHA. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... VOLLRATH PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN... NORTH SIDE MUNICIPAL BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN... BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN... UPPER LAKE PARK BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON... HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES... MCKINLEY BEACH IN MILWAUKEE... GRANT PARK BEACH IN MILWAUKEE... SHOOP PARK BEACH IN RACINE... NORTH PARK BEACH IN RACINE... SIMMONS ISLAND BEACH IN KENOSHA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. 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. && $$ DAVIS WEATHER.GOV/MKX
5 follow-up statements
108 WHUS43 KMKX 010138 CFWMKX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 838 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 WIZ052-060-066-071-072-010945- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0005.160901T1700Z-160902T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- 838 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED * RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO KENOSHA. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...VOLLRATH PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...NORTH SIDE MUNICIPAL BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...UPPER LAKE PARK BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES... MCKINLEY BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...GRANT PARK BEACH IN MILWAUKEE... SHOOP PARK BEACH IN RACINE...NORTH PARK BEACH IN RACINE... SIMMONS ISLAND BEACH IN KENOSHA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/MKX
159 WHUS43 KMKX 010840 CFWMKX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 340 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION WIZ052-060-066-071-072-011645- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0005.160901T1700Z-160902T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- 340 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED * RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO KENOSHA. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...VOLLRATH PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...NORTH SIDE MUNICIPAL BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN... BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...UPPER LAKE PARK BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...MCKINLEY BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...GRANT PARK BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...SHOOP PARK BEACH IN RACINE...NORTH PARK BEACH IN RACINE...SIMMONS ISLAND BEACH IN KENOSHA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. 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. && $$ REM WEATHER.GOV/MKX
131 WHUS43 KMKX 012214 CFWMKX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 514 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION WIZ052-060-066-071-072-020830- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160902T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- 514 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED * RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO KENOSHA. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...VOLLRATH PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...NORTH SIDE MUNICIPAL BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN... BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...UPPER LAKE PARK BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...MCKINLEY BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...GRANT PARK BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...SHOOP PARK BEACH IN RACINE...NORTH PARK BEACH IN RACINE...SIMMONS ISLAND BEACH IN KENOSHA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. && $$ DDV WEATHER.GOV/MKX
842 WHUS43 KMKX 020845 CFWMKX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 345 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2016 WINDS CONTINUE TO LOWER AND SHIFT TO THE EAST, REDUCING THE OVER WATER FETCH. THIS WILL BRING WAVE HEIGHTS DOWN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, REDUCING THE SWIM RISK FROM DANGEROUS CURRENTS. THE BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT. THERE WILL BE A MODERATE SWIM RISK FOR A TIME THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...SO BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR SHORELINE STRUCTURES. WIZ052-060-066-071-072-021200- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160902T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- 345 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED * RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO KENOSHA. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...VOLLRATH PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...NORTH SIDE MUNICIPAL BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN... BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...UPPER LAKE PARK BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...MCKINLEY BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...GRANT PARK BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...SHOOP PARK BEACH IN RACINE...NORTH PARK BEACH IN RACINE...SIMMONS ISLAND BEACH IN KENOSHA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. 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. && $$ REM WEATHER.GOV/MKX
060 WHUS43 KMKX 021203 CFWMKX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 703 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2016 THE RISK FOR DANGEROUS CURRENTS HAS LOWERED AS WINDS HAVE EASED TO REDUCE WAVE HEIGHTS TO 3 TO 4 FEET. EVEN THOUGH WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON... A MODERATE SWIM RISK CONTINUES UNTIL WAVE HEIGHTS FALL TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WIZ052-060-066-071-072-021315- /O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160902T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- 703 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... THE SWIM RISK HAS LOWERED AS WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE SUBSIDED...BUT A MODERATE SWIM RISK WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. SWIMMERS SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM SHORELINE STRUCTURES AND RIVER MOUTHS UNTIL WAVE HEIGHTS LOWER LATER TODAY. $$ REM WEATHER.GOV/MKX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 3:57 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 39 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.