Alert archive / Wisconsin / Beach Hazards Statements in 2018
Beach Hazards Statement 16, NWS Green Bay, WI
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 3:53 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 33 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.