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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Milwaukee, WI

July 27, 20175 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 27, 2017, 3:14 AM CDT for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 27, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 27, 2017, 3:14 AM CDT (08:14 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 27, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jul 28, 2017, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
36 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 08:13 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2017-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 195 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 2017-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 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
195 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
847 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

668 
WHUS43 KMKX 270814
CFWMKX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
314 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2017

WIZ052-060-271615-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0006.170727T1500Z-170729T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-
314 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. 

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED/POSSIBLE. 

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATION...BEACHES IN SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTY. 

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS 
  INCLUDE... 

     DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

     BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

     NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...

     HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

WIZ066-071-072-271615-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0006.170727T1800Z-170729T0000Z/
MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA-
314 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. 

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED. 

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM MILWAUKEE COUNTY TO KENOSHA

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS 
  INCLUDE... 

     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...

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.

&&

$$
HENTZ

WEATHER.GOV/MKX
6 follow-up statements
942 
WHUS43 KMKX 272344
CFWMKX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
644 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2017

WIZ052-060-280745-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170729T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-
644 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED/POSSIBLE.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES IN SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTY.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... 

    DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

    BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

    NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...

    HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

WIZ066-071-072-280745-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170729T0000Z/
MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA-
644 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM MILWAUKEE COUNTY TO KENOSHA

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... 

    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...

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.

&&

$$
WOOD
WEATHER.GOV/MKX
423 
WHUS43 KMKX 280244
CFWMKX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
944 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2017

WIZ052-060-281045-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170729T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-
944 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED/POSSIBLE.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES IN SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTY.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

   DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

   BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

   NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...

   HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

WIZ066-071-072-281045-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170729T0000Z/
MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA-
944 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM MILWAUKEE COUNTY TO KENOSHA

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

   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...

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.

&&

$$
WOOD
WEATHER.GOV/MKX
987 
WHUS43 KMKX 280804
CFWMKX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
304 AM CDT FRI JUL 28 2017

WIZ052-060-281615-
/O.EXT.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170729T0300Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-
304 AM CDT FRI JUL 28 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES IN SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTY.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

  DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

  BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

  NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...

  HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

WIZ066-071-072-281615-
/O.EXT.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170729T0300Z/
MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA-
304 AM CDT FRI JUL 28 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM MILWAUKEE COUNTY TO KENOSHA

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

  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...

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.

&&

$$
HENTZ

WEATHER.GOV/MKX
573 
WHUS43 KMKX 281421
CFWMKX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
921 AM CDT FRI JUL 28 2017

WIZ052-060-282230-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170729T0300Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-
921 AM CDT FRI JUL 28 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES IN SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTY.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

 DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

 BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

 NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...

 HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

WIZ066-071-072-282230-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170729T0300Z/
MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA-
921 AM CDT FRI JUL 28 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM MILWAUKEE COUNTY TO KENOSHA

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

 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...

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
129 
WHUS43 KMKX 281954
CFWMKX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
254 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2017

WIZ052-060-290300-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170729T0300Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-
254 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES IN SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTY.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...

HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

WIZ066-071-072-290300-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170729T0300Z/
MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA-
254 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM MILWAUKEE COUNTY TO KENOSHA

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

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...

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
199 
WHUS43 KMKX 282147
CFWMKX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
447 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2017

WIZ052-060-290300-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170729T0300Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-
447 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES IN SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE COUNTY.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...

NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...

HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

WIZ066-071-072-290300-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170729T0300Z/
MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA-
447 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2017

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE 
  EXPECTED. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM MILWAUKEE COUNTY TO KENOSHA

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

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...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 8:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXGreen, Rock3 hr
Jul 27, 2:58 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 9 more4 hr
Jul 27, 3:05 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX51 hr

Nearby

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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.