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Beach Hazards Statement 14, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 29, 2017, 3:48 AM CDT for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Sep 29, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2017, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 29, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2017, 3:22 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 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 08:51 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, 8.8 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
- 44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
974
WHUS43 KMKX 290848
CFWMKX
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
348 AM CDT FRI SEP 29 2017
WIZ052-060-066-071-072-291700-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0014.170929T1700Z-170930T1200Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA-
348 AM CDT FRI SEP 29 2017
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING.
* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.
* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.
* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.
* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO KENOSHA.
BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...
VOLLRATH PARK IN SHEBOYGAN...
DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...
BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...
NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...
HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...
ATWATER BEACH IN VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD...
BAYVIEW BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...
DOCTORS BEACH IN THE VILLAGE OF FOX POINT...
BIG BAY BEACH IN THE VILLAGE OF WHITEFISH BAY...
MCKINLEY BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...
GRANT PARK BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...
BENDER BEACH IN OAK CREEK...
SHOOP PARK BEACH IN RACINE...
PARKWAY BEACH IN RACINE...
NORTH BEACH IN RACINE...
WIND POINT LIGHTHOUSE BEACH IN RACINE...
SIMMONS ISLAND BEACH IN KENOSHA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY
OUT OF THE WATER.
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.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER.
&&
$$
WEATHER.GOV/MKX
MBK3 follow-up statements
253
WHUS43 KMKX 291603
CFWMKX
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1103 AM CDT FRI SEP 29 2017
WIZ052-060-066-071-072-300015-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0014.170929T1700Z-170930T1200Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA-
1103 AM CDT FRI SEP 29 2017
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
* HIGH WAVE ACTION...LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING.
* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.
* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.
* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.
* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO KENOSHA.
BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...
VOLLRATH PARK IN SHEBOYGAN...
DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...
BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...
NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...
HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...
ATWATER BEACH IN VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD...
BAYVIEW BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...
DOCTORS BEACH IN THE VILLAGE OF FOX POINT...
BIG BAY BEACH IN THE VILLAGE OF WHITEFISH BAY...
MCKINLEY BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...
GRANT PARK BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...
BENDER BEACH IN OAK CREEK...
SHOOP PARK BEACH IN RACINE...
PARKWAY BEACH IN RACINE...
NORTH BEACH IN RACINE...
WIND POINT LIGHTHOUSE BEACH IN RACINE...
SIMMONS ISLAND BEACH IN KENOSHA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY
OUT OF THE WATER.
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.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER.
&&
$$644 WHUS43 KMKX 292123 CFWMKX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 423 PM CDT FRI SEP 29 2017 WIZ052-060-066-071-072-300530- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170930T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- 423 PM CDT FRI SEP 29 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION...LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...POSSIBLE. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO KENOSHA. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... VOLLRATH PARK IN SHEBOYGAN... DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN... BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN... NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON... HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES... ATWATER BEACH IN VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD... BAYVIEW BEACH IN MILWAUKEE... DOCTORS BEACH IN THE VILLAGE OF FOX POINT... BIG BAY BEACH IN THE VILLAGE OF WHITEFISH BAY... MCKINLEY BEACH IN MILWAUKEE... GRANT PARK BEACH IN MILWAUKEE... BENDER BEACH IN OAK CREEK... SHOOP PARK BEACH IN RACINE... PARKWAY BEACH IN RACINE... NORTH BEACH IN RACINE... WIND POINT LIGHTHOUSE BEACH IN RACINE... SIMMONS ISLAND BEACH IN KENOSHA... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. 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. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/MKX
853 WHUS43 KMKX 300822 CFWMKX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 322 AM CDT SAT SEP 30 2017 WIZ052-060-066-071-072-300930- /O.CAN.KMKX.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170930T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- 322 AM CDT SAT SEP 30 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE FALLING BELOW 4 FEET LATER THIS MORNING AND TO 1 TO 2 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE DANGEROUS CURRENTS WILL SUBSIDE. $$ WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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.