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Beach Hazards Statement 12, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 29, 20187 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 29, 2018, 3:11 PM EDT for 7 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Aug 29, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 29, 2018, 3:11 PM EDT (19:11 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 29, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 30, 2018, 9:48 AM 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, Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 179 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2018-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2018-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-211 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1350 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

842 
WHUS41 KCLE 291911
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
311 PM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018

...Dangerous beach conditions tonight through noon Thursday...

.North winds will bring 3 to 5 foot waves and dangerous beach
conditions to most northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania 
beaches.

OHZ007>012-089-PAZ001-300315-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0012.180830T0200Z-180830T1600Z/
Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Northern Erie-
311 PM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 10 PM EDT this evening
through Thursday morning.

* LOCATIONS...Beaches from Ottawa county east including Erie
  county Pennsylvania.

* TIMING...From late this evening through noon Thursday.

* 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
793 
WHUS41 KCLE 300132
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
932 PM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018

...Dangerous beach conditions tonight through noon Thursday...

.North winds will bring 3 to 5 foot waves and dangerous beach
conditions to most northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania
beaches.

OHZ007>012-089-PAZ001-300945-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0012.180830T0200Z-180830T1600Z/
Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Northern Erie-
932 PM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...Beaches from Ottawa county east including Erie 
  county Pennsylvania. 

* TIMING...From late this evening through noon Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$
388 
WHUS41 KCLE 300759
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
359 AM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018

OHZ007-008-PAZ001-300900-
/O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180830T1600Z/
Ottawa-Sandusky-Northern Erie-
359 AM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has cancelled the Beach
Hazards Statement.

$$

OHZ009>012-089-301400-
/O.EXT.KCLE.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180830T1400Z/
Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
359 AM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...Beaches from Erie County eastward to Ashtabula County.

* TIMING...through 10 am.

* 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.

&&

$$
266 
WHUS41 KCLE 301348
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
948 AM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018


OHZ009>012-089-301500-
/O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180830T1400Z/
Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
948 AM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has cancelled the Beach
Hazards Statement.

Waves no longer pose a high risk to swimmers however north winds
will continue a moderate risk into early afternoon at northern
Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania beaches. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 2:21 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE19 hr
Aug 29, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE90 min
Aug 29, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford, Cuyahoga, Huron85 min
Aug 29, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECuyahoga, Medina, Summit38 min
Aug 29, 3:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECuyahoga, Lake88 min
Aug 29, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEHolmes, Mahoning, Stark29 min
Aug 29, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford88 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Ohio, 2018Beach Hazards Statements in Pennsylvania, 2018Every beach hazards statement in 2018

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.