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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Green Bay, WI

June 9, 2017Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 9, 2017, 4:25 PM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 10, 2017, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2017, 4:25 PM CDT (21:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 10, 2017, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 10, 2017, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Door County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 46 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
879 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

836 
WHUS43 KGRB 092125
CFWGRB

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
425 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017

DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION
WIZ022-040-050-100530-
/O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0001.170610T1600Z-170611T0300Z/
DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
425 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION, STRONG CURRENTS, AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* LOCATION...

 BEACHES OF DOOR COUNTY INCLUDING ROCK ISLAND STATE BEACH, 
 BAILEYS HARBOR BEACHES, AND WHITEFISH DUNES BEACH.

  BEACHES OF KEWAUNEE COUNTY INCLUDING CRESENT BEACH AND 
  CITY OF KEWAUNEE BEACH.

  BEACHES OF MANITOWOC COUNTY INCLUDING POINT BEACH, NESHOTAH
  BEACH, AND RED ARROW BEACH.

* STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET TO THE LAKE
  MICHIGAN SHORE OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM 11 AM THROUGH 10 PM,  
  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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
757 
WHUS43 KGRB 100215
CFWGRB

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
915 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017

DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION
WIZ022-040-050-101015-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0001.170610T1600Z-170611T0300Z/
DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
915 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION, STRONG CURRENTS, AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 

* LOCATION...

 BEACHES OF DOOR COUNTY INCLUDING ROCK ISLAND STATE BEACH, 
 BAILEYS HARBOR BEACHES, AND WHITEFISH DUNES BEACH.

 BEACHES OF KEWAUNEE COUNTY INCLUDING CRESENT BEACH AND   CITY
 OF KEWAUNEE BEACH.

 BEACHES OF MANITOWOC COUNTY INCLUDING POINT BEACH, NESHOTAH  
 BEACH, AND RED ARROW BEACH.

* STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET TO THE LAKE
  MICHIGAN SHORE OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM 11 AM THROUGH 10 PM
  SATURDAY, 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.

&&

$$
613 
WHUS43 KGRB 100826
CFWGRB

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
326 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION
WIZ022-040-050-101630-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0001.170610T1600Z-170611T0300Z/
DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
326 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION, STRONG CURRENTS, AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 

* LOCATION...

BEACHES OF DOOR COUNTY INCLUDING ROCK ISLAND STATE BEACH, 
BAILEYS HARBOR BEACHES, AND WHITEFISH DUNES BEACH.

BEACHES OF KEWAUNEE COUNTY INCLUDING CRESENT BEACH AND CITY OF 
KEWAUNEE BEACH.

BEACHES OF MANITOWOC COUNTY INCLUDING POINT BEACH, NESHOTAH 
BEACH, AND RED ARROW BEACH.

* STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET TO THE LAKE
  MICHIGAN SHORE OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM 11 AM THROUGH 10 PM
  TODAY, 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.

&&

$$
145 
WHUS43 KGRB 101426
CFWGRB

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
926 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

WIZ022-040-050-102230-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0001.170610T1600Z-170611T0300Z/
DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
926 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION, STRONG CURRENTS, AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 

* LOCATION...

  BEACHES OF DOOR COUNTY INCLUDING ROCK ISLAND STATE BEACH, 
  BAILEYS HARBOR BEACHES, AND WHITEFISH DUNES BEACH.

  BEACHES OF KEWAUNEE COUNTY INCLUDING CRESENT BEACH AND CITY OF
  KEWAUNEE BEACH.

  BEACHES OF MANITOWOC COUNTY INCLUDING POINT BEACH, NESHOTAH
  BEACH, AND RED ARROW BEACH.

* STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET TO THE LAKE 
  MICHIGAN SHORE OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM 11 AM THROUGH 10 PM 
  TODAY, 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.

&&

$$
968 
WHUS43 KGRB 102104
CFWGRB

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
404 PM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION
WIZ022-040-050-110300-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170611T0300Z/
DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
404 PM CDT SAT JUN 10 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION, STRONG CURRENTS, AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 

* LOCATION...

 BEACHES OF DOOR COUNTY INCLUDING ROCK ISLAND STATE BEACH,  
 BAILEYS HARBOR BEACHES, AND WHITEFISH DUNES BEACH.

 BEACHES OF KEWAUNEE COUNTY INCLUDING CRESENT BEACH AND CITY OF 
 KEWAUNEE BEACH.

 BEACHES OF MANITOWOC COUNTY INCLUDING POINT BEACH, NESHOTAH  
 BEACH, AND RED ARROW BEACH.

* STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 6 TO 9 FEET
  TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TILL 10 PM
  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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOutagamie, Waupaca52 min
Jun 9, 9:50 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB48 hr

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Wisconsin, 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.