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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Gaylord, MI

September 29, 20179 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 29, 2017, 4:07 AM EDT for 9 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Sep 29, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 29, 2017, 4:07 AM EDT (08:07 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 29, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 29, 2017, 11:52 PM EDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:10 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

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 188 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2017-09-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 8 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2017-09-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1153 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

115 
WHUS43 KAPX 290807
CFWAPX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
407 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017


MIZ016-019>021-025-031-291615-
/O.NEW.KAPX.BH.S.0013.170929T1200Z-170930T0000Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
407 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

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

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

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHWEST LOWER
  MICHIGAN...NOT INCLUDING GRAND TRAVERSE BAY.

  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.

&&

$$

MIZ024-030-036-042-291615-
/O.NEW.KAPX.BH.S.0013.170929T1600Z-170930T0000Z/
ALPENA-ALCONA-IOSCO-ARENAC-
407 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATION...LAKE HURON BEACHES FROM ALPENA COUNTY SOUTH TO 
  ARENAC COUNTY.

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.

&&

$$

JZ
3 follow-up statements
515 
WHUS43 KAPX 291434
CFWAPX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1034 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

MIZ016-019>021-025-031-292245-
/O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-170930T0000Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
1034 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

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

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN...
  NOT INCLUDING GRAND TRAVERSE BAY. 

 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.

&&

$$

MIZ024-030-036-042-292245-
/O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0013.170929T1600Z-170930T0000Z/
ALPENA-ALCONA-IOSCO-ARENAC-
1034 AM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

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

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATION...LAKE HURON BEACHES FROM ALPENA COUNTY SOUTH TO 
  ARENAC COUNTY. 

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.

&&

$$
516 
WHUS43 KAPX 291941
CFWAPX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
341 PM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

MIZ016-019>021-025-031-300345-
/O.EXT.KAPX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-170930T0400Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
341 PM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN...
   NOT INCLUDING GRAND TRAVERSE BAY. 

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.

&&

$$

MIZ024-030-036-042-300345-
/O.EXT.KAPX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-170930T0400Z/
ALPENA-ALCONA-IOSCO-ARENAC-
341 PM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* HAZARDS...STRONG CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...LAKE HURON BEACHES FROM ALPENA COUNTY SOUTH TO 
  ARENAC COUNTY. 

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.

&&

$$
255 
WHUS43 KAPX 300352
CFWAPX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1152 PM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

MIZ016-019>021-024-025-030-031-036-042-300500-
/O.CAN.KAPX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-170930T0400Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-ALPENA-BENZIE-ALCONA-MANISTEE-
IOSCO-ARENAC-
1152 PM EDT FRI SEP 29 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 29, 3:46 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryAPXAlcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Cheboygan, Crawford and 14 more28 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.