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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 3, 2017, 3:41 PM CDT for Door County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Aug 4, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2017, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 4, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2017, 9:22 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
County Door County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 721 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
993 WHUS43 KGRB 032041 CFWGRB LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 341 PM CDT THU AUG 3 2017 WIZ022-040445- /O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0007.170804T2000Z-170805T0600Z/ DOOR- 341 PM CDT THU AUG 3 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * 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. * STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
304 WHUS43 KGRB 040424 CFWGRB LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1124 PM CDT THU AUG 3 2017 WIZ022-041230- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.170804T2000Z-170805T0600Z/ DOOR- 1124 PM CDT THU AUG 3 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION, STRONG CURRENTS, AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * LOCATION... BEACHES OF DOOR COUNTY INCLUDING ROCK ISLAND STATE BEACH, BAILEYS HARBOR BEACHES, AND WHITEFISH DUNES BEACH. * STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AS WAVES ON THE GREAT LAKES OCCUR IN RAPID SUCCESSION. HIGH WAVE ACTION ALSO LEADS TO STRONG CURRENTS. && $$ KURIMSKI
412 WHUS43 KGRB 040828 CFWGRB LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 328 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2017 WIZ022-041630- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.170804T2000Z-170805T0600Z/ DOOR- 328 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * 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. * STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT, 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. && $$ KURIMSKI
504 WHUS43 KGRB 041436 CFWGRB LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 936 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2017 WIZ022-042245- /O.EXT.KGRB.BH.S.0007.170804T1700Z-170805T0600Z/ DOOR- 936 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION, STRONG CURRENTS, AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * LOCATION... BEACHES OF DOOR COUNTY INCLUDING ROCK ISLAND STATE BEACH, BAILEYS HARBOR BEACHES, AND WHITEFISH DUNES BEACH. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AS WAVES ON THE GREAT LAKES OCCUR IN RAPID SUCCESSION. HIGH WAVE ACTION ALSO LEADS TO STRONG CURRENTS. && $$ BERSCH
651 WHUS43 KGRB 042034 CFWGRB LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 334 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2017 WIZ022-050445- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170805T0600Z/ DOOR- 334 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... * 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. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT, 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. && $$
688 WHUS43 KGRB 050222 CFWGRB LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 922 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2017 WIZ022-050330- /O.CAN.KGRB.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170805T0600Z/ DOOR- 922 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 3:28 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 42 hr | |
| Aug 3, 8:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Portage, Waushara, Wood | 59 min |
| Aug 3, 9:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Winnebago | 55 min |
| Aug 3, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Shawano and 1 more | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 10:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Menominee, Oconto and 1 more | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 3:21 PM CDT | Gale Warning | GRB | 30 hr | |
| Aug 3, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Portage, Waushara, Wood | 84 min |
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.