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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 19, 2018Ashtabula County, Lake County, Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 19, 2018, 10:15 AM EDT for Ashtabula County, Lake County, Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2018, 10:15 AM EDT (14:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

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

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:18 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 12:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 12:00Z on 2018-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 362 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2018-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
362 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
610 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

125 
WHUS41 KCLE 191415
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1015 AM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-192215-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0004.180619T1415Z-180620T0000Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
1015 AM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this
evening.

* LOCATIONS...Lake, Ashtabula and Erie Counties.

* TIMING...Through 8 PM 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
317 
WHUS41 KCLE 191807
CFWCLE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
207 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018

OHZ003-007>009-200000-
/O.NEW.KCLE.LS.W.0005.180619T1807Z-180620T0000Z/
Lucas-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-
207 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Lakeshore
Flood Warning, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. 

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...Water levels continue to rise on the
  western basin of Lake Erie. Winds from the northeast at 15 to 25
  knots will continue to cause the water level to rise and cause
  flooding along the lakeshore.

* TIMING...Through 8 PM this evening.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of the shoreline areas including docks,
  ramps, property not protected by shore structures, and bay
  shores will take place. Rivers feeding into the western basin
  will also be impacted with higher water levels and river bank
  flooding is also expected near the mouth of the river.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Lakeshore Flood Warning is issued when flooding is occurring or
imminent along the lake. Residents on or near the shore in the
warned area should take immediate action to protect life and
property.

&&

$$

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-200000-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180620T0000Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
207 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...Lake, Ashtabula and Erie Counties.

* TIMING...Through 8 PM 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.

&&

$$
963 
WHUS41 KCLE 200014
CFWCLE

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
814 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018

OHZ003-007>009-200115-
/O.EXP.KCLE.LS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180620T0000Z/
Lucas-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-
814 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

Lake levels have fallen below critical thresholds, therefore the
Lakeshore Flood Warning has been allowed to expire.

$$

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-200115-
/O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180620T0000Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
814 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

Winds and waves have subsided, therefore the Beach Hazards
Statement has been allowed to expire.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 9:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE87 min
Jun 18, 10:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE113 min
Jun 19, 1:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLELorain43 min
Jun 19, 10:21 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE10 hr
Jun 19, 2:07 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningCLEErie, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky6 hr
Jun 18, 9:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCLECrawford, Erie3 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.