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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Green Bay, WI

June 30, 2018Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 30, 2018, 4:36 AM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 30, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 30, 2018, 4:36 AM CDT (09:36 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 30, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 1, 2018, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
12 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 09:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 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 00:00Z on 2018-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2758 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2018-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 109 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
2758 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-235 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1748 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

364 
WHUS43 KGRB 300936
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
436 AM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018

WIZ022-040-050-301745-
/O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0003.180630T1800Z-180701T0600Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
436 AM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 1 PM CDT this
afternoon through late tonight. 

* 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.

* Gusty south winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet on the Lake
  Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin this afternoon into early
  Sunday morning, 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.

&&

$$
Eckberg
3 follow-up statements
072 
WHUS43 KGRB 301944
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
244 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018

Default overview section
WIZ022-040-050-010345-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180701T0600Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
244 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

* 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.

* Gusty south winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet on the Lake 
  Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin this afternoon into 
  early Sunday morning, 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.

&&

$$
407 
WHUS43 KGRB 010148
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
848 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018

Default overview section
WIZ022-040-050-010600-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180701T0600Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
848 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

* 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.

* Gusty south winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet on the Lake 
  Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin this afternoon into 
  early Sunday morning, 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.

&&

$$
860 
WHUS43 KGRB 010550
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1250 AM CDT Sun Jul 1 2018

WIZ022-040-050-010700-
/O.EXP.KGRB.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180701T0600Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
1250 AM CDT Sun Jul 1 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

The risk of rip current has ended as waves on Lake Michigan
have subsided. 

$$
Eckberg

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 3:31 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningGRBBrown, Calumet, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto and 7 more15 hr
Jun 30, 3:31 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryGRBLincoln15 hr
Jun 30, 4:03 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB21 hr
Jun 30, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBVilas43 min
Jun 30, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBOneida, Vilas62 min
Jun 30, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBWood61 min
Jun 30, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBFlorence43 min
Jun 30, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBMarathon65 min
Jun 30, 6:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBVilas51 min
Jun 30, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBWaushara62 min

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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.