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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Gaylord, MI

August 22, 20175 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 22, 2017, 4:02 AM EDT for 5 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Aug 22, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 22, 2017, 4:02 AM EDT (08:02 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 22, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 23, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Antrim County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:04 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 194 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2017-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 382 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2017-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
382 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1134 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.8

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The text

As transmitted.

390 
WHUS43 KAPX 220802
CFWAPX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
402 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

MIZ020-025-031-221615-
/O.NEW.KAPX.BH.S.0010.170822T1200Z-170823T0900Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
402 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT

* LOCATION...LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SWIM RISK MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
454 
WHUS43 KAPX 221432
CFWAPX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1032 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

MIZ016-019-021-222245-
/O.EXA.KAPX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170823T0900Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-
1032 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT

* LOCATION...LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SWIM RISK MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$

MIZ020-025-031-222245-
/O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170823T0900Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
1032 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT

* LOCATION...LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SWIM RISK MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
870 
WHUS43 KAPX 221933
CFWAPX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
333 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

MIZ016-019>021-025-031-230345-
/O.EXT.KAPX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170823T2200Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
333 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT

* LOCATION...LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SWIM RISK MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
JK
564 
WHUS43 KAPX 230748
CFWAPX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
348 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2017

MIZ016-019>021-025-031-232200-
/O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170823T2200Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
348 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SWIM RISK MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
998 
WHUS43 KAPX 231447
CFWAPX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1047 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2017

MIZ016-019>021-025-031-232200-
/O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170823T2200Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
1047 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SWIM RISK MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
JK
953 
WHUS43 KAPX 231914
CFWAPX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
314 PM EDT WED AUG 23 2017

MIZ016-019>021-025-031-240000-
/O.EXT.KAPX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-170824T0000Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
314 PM EDT WED AUG 23 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATION...LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SWIM RISK MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
JK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 3:34 PM EDTGale WarningAPX10 hr

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2017Every beach hazards statement in 2017

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.