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Beach Hazards Statement 16, NWS Green Bay, WI

September 26, 2018Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 26, 2018, 4:05 PM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Sep 27, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 26, 2018, 4:05 PM CDT (21:05 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 27, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 27, 2018, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Door County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 46 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 12:00Z on 2018-09-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2018-09-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -38 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
749 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

578 
WHUS43 KGRB 262105
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
405 PM CDT Wed Sep 26 2018

WIZ022-040-050-270515-
/O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0016.180927T1200Z-180928T0300Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
405 PM CDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from Thursday morning
through Thursday evening. 

* High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming 
  conditions expected.

* Location...

  Beaches of Door County including Rock Island State Beach, 
  Baileys Harbor beaches, and Whitefish Dunes Beach.

  Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and 
  City of Kewaunee Beach.

  Beaches of Manitowoc County including Point Beach, Neshotah
  Beach, and Red Arrow Beach.

* Strong southwest winds will bring waves of 4 to 8 feet to the
  Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin from Thursday morning
  through Thursday evening resulting in dangerous swimming 
  conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great
Lakes occur in rapid succession.  High wave action also leads to
strong currents.

&&

$$

Bersch
4 follow-up statements
731 
WHUS43 KGRB 270234
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
934 PM CDT Wed Sep 26 2018

WIZ022-040-050-271045-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0016.180927T1200Z-180928T0300Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
934 PM CDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming 
  conditions expected. 

* Location...

  Beaches of Door County including Rock Island State Beach,  
  Baileys Harbor beaches, and Whitefish Dunes Beach.

  Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and City of 
  Kewaunee Beach.

  Beaches of Manitowoc County including Point Beach, Neshotah  
  Beach, and Red Arrow Beach.

* Strong southwest winds will bring waves of 4 to 8 feet to the 
  Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin from Thursday 
  morning through Thursday evening resulting in dangerous 
  swimming conditions. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great
Lakes occur in rapid succession.  High wave action also leads to
strong currents.

&&

$$

Bersch
423 
WHUS43 KGRB 270825
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
325 AM CDT Thu Sep 27 2018

WIZ022-040-050-271630-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0016.180927T1200Z-180928T0300Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
325 AM CDT Thu Sep 27 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming 
  conditions expected. 

* Location...

  Beaches of Door County including Rock Island State Beach,  
  Baileys Harbor beaches, and Whitefish Dunes Beach.

  Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and City of 
  Kewaunee Beach.

  Beaches of Manitowoc County including Point Beach, Neshotah  
  Beach, and Red Arrow Beach.

* Strong southwest winds will bring waves of 4 to 8 feet to the
  Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin, from this morning
  through this evening, resulting in dangerous swimming 
  conditions. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great
Lakes occur in rapid succession.  High wave action also leads to
strong currents.

&&

$$

Kurimski
114 
WHUS43 KGRB 271509
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1009 AM CDT Thu Sep 27 2018

Default overview section
WIZ022-040-050-272315-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-180928T0300Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
1009 AM CDT Thu Sep 27 2018

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

* High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming 
  conditions expected. 

* Location...

 Beaches of Door County including Rock Island State Beach,  
Baileys Harbor beaches, and Whitefish Dunes Beach.

 Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and City of 
Kewaunee Beach.

 Beaches of Manitowoc County including Point Beach, Neshotah  
Beach, and Red Arrow Beach.

* Strong southwest winds will bring waves of 4 to 8 feet to the
  Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin, through this 
  evening, resulting in dangerous swimming conditions. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great
Lakes occur in rapid succession.  High wave action also leads to
strong currents.

&&

$$
086 
WHUS43 KGRB 272132
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
432 PM CDT Thu Sep 27 2018

WIZ022-040-050-280300-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-180928T0300Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
432 PM CDT Thu Sep 27 2018

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

* High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming 
  conditions expected. 

* Location...

  Beaches of Door County including Rock Island State Beach,
  Baileys Harbor beaches, and Whitefish Dunes Beach.

  Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and City of
  Kewaunee Beach.

  Beaches of Manitowoc County including Point Beach, Neshotah
  Beach, and Red Arrow Beach.

* Strong southwest winds will bring waves of 4 to 8 feet to the
  Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through this 
  evening, resulting in dangerous swimming conditions. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great
Lakes occur in rapid succession.  High wave action also leads to
strong currents.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 26, 3:53 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB33 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.