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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 2, 2017, 3:13 AM CDT for Milwaukee County, Ozaukee County, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Aug 2, 2017, 7:18 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2017, 3:13 AM CDT (08:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 2, 2017, 7:18 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2017, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 976 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1383 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
620
WHUS43 KMKX 020813
CFWMKX
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
313 AM CDT WED AUG 2 2017
WIZ052-060-066-021615-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0007.170803T0200Z-170803T1200Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-
313 AM CDT WED AUG 2 2017
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.
* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.
* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.
* RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED.
* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO MILWAUKEE COUNTY.
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...
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.
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.
&&
$$
WEATHER.GOV/MKX5 follow-up statements
427
WHUS43 KMKX 021432
CFWMKX
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
932 AM CDT WED AUG 2 2017
WIZ052-060-066-022245-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0007.170803T0200Z-170803T1200Z/
SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-
932 AM CDT WED AUG 2 2017
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
* HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.
* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.
* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.
* RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED.
* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO MILWAUKEE COUNTY. BEACHES
WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...
VOLLRATH PARK IN SHEBOYGAN...
DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...
BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN...
NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON...
HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES...
ATWATER BEACH IN VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD...
BAYVIEW BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...
DOCTORS BEACH IN THE VILLAGE OF FOX POINT...
BIG BAY BEACH IN THE VILLAGE OF WHITEFISH BAY...
MCKINLEY BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...
GRANT PARK BEACH IN MILWAUKEE...
BENDER BEACH IN OAK CREEK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER.
&&
$$
DDV
WEATHER.GOV/MKX455 WHUS43 KMKX 021941 CFWMKX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 241 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017 WIZ052-060-066-030345- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0007.170803T0200Z-170803T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE- 241 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO MILWAUKEE COUNTY. 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... 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. 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. && $$ DDV WEATHER.GOV/MKX
392 WHUS43 KMKX 030018 CFWMKX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 718 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017 WIZ052-060-066-030830- /O.EXT.KMKX.BH.S.0007.170803T0018Z-170803T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE- 718 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO MILWAUKEE COUNTY. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... VOLLRATH PARK IN SHEBOYGAN... DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN... BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN... NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON... HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES... ATWATER BEACH IN VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD... BAYVIEW BEACH IN MILWAUKEE... DOCTORS BEACH IN THE VILLAGE OF FOX POINT... BIG BAY BEACH IN THE VILLAGE OF WHITEFISH BAY... MCKINLEY BEACH IN MILWAUKEE... GRANT PARK BEACH IN MILWAUKEE... BENDER BEACH IN OAK CREEK... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/MKX MBK
340 WHUS43 KMKX 030155 CFWMKX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 855 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017 WIZ052-060-066-031000- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170803T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE- 855 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO MILWAUKEE COUNTY. 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... 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. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/MKX MBK
723 WHUS43 KMKX 030801 CFWMKX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 301 AM CDT THU AUG 3 2017 WIZ052-060-066-031200- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170803T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE- 301 AM CDT THU AUG 3 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO MILWAUKEE COUNTY. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... VOLLRATH PARK IN SHEBOYGAN... DELAND PARK BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN... BLUE HARBOR BEACH IN SHEBOYGAN... NORTH BEACH IN PORT WASHINGTON... HARRINGTON STATE PARK BEACHES... ATWATER BEACH IN VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD... BAYVIEW BEACH IN MILWAUKEE... DOCTORS BEACH IN THE VILLAGE OF FOX POINT... BIG BAY BEACH IN THE VILLAGE OF WHITEFISH BAY... MCKINLEY BEACH IN MILWAUKEE... GRANT PARK BEACH IN MILWAUKEE... BENDER BEACH IN OAK CREEK... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/MKX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 3:08 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 28 hr |
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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.