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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 4, 20185 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 4, 2018, 4:03 AM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jun 4, 2018, 9:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 4, 2018, 4:03 AM EDT (08:03 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 4, 2018, 9:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 4, 2018, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 181 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2018-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1159 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2018-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 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
1159 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
709 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

As transmitted.

375 
WHUS41 KCLE 040803
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
403 AM EDT Mon Jun 4 2018

OHZ009>012-089-PAZ001-041615-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0001.180604T1300Z-180605T0100Z/
Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
403 AM EDT Mon Jun 4 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 9 AM EDT this morning
through this evening.

* LOCATIONS...The Lake Erie Beaches of Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga,
  Lake, and Ashtabula Counties in Ohio and Erie County in
  Pennsylvania.

* TIMING...Through Monday Evening.

* IMPACTS...High swimming risk from waves and dangerous currents.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when swimming risks exist
from a combination of wind and large waves including rip currents
and longshore currents. These swimming risks can create life-
threatening conditions even for good swimmers. Follow the
instruction of local authorities or stay out of the water.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
198 
WHUS41 KCLE 041325
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
925 AM EDT Mon Jun 4 2018

OHZ009>012-089-PAZ001-042130-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-180605T0100Z/
Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
925 AM EDT Mon Jun 4 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...The Lake Erie Beaches of Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, 
  Lake, and Ashtabula Counties in Ohio and Erie County in 
  Pennsylvania.

* TIMING...Through Monday Evening.

* IMPACTS...High swimming risk from waves and dangerous currents.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when swimming risks exist
from a combination of wind and large waves including rip currents
and longshore currents. These swimming risks can create life-
threatening conditions even for good swimmers. Follow the
instruction of local authorities or stay out of the water.

&&

$$
070 
WHUS41 KCLE 041942
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
342 PM EDT Mon Jun 4 2018

OHZ009>012-089-PAZ001-050100-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-180605T0100Z/
Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
342 PM EDT Mon Jun 4 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...The Lake Erie Beaches of Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, 
  Lake, and Ashtabula Counties in Ohio and Erie County in 
  Pennsylvania.

* TIMING...Through this Evening.

* IMPACTS...High swimming risk from waves and dangerous currents.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when swimming risks exist
from a combination of wind and large waves including rip currents
and longshore currents. These swimming risks can create life-
threatening conditions even for good swimmers. Follow the
instruction of local authorities or stay out of the water.

&&

$$
970 
WHUS41 KCLE 050100
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
900 PM EDT Mon Jun 4 2018


OHZ009>012-089-PAZ001-050200-
/O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-180605T0100Z/
Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
900 PM EDT Mon Jun 4 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

Winds and waves no longer pose a high risk to swimmers this
evening. However a moderate risk will continue through the night 
and waves may, at times, pose a high risk to swimmers again on 
Tuesday. 

Monitor the latest beach hazard statement and surf zone forecasts
for the latest information. 

$$

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.