Alert archive / Wisconsin / Beach Hazards Statements in 2018
Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Green Bay, WI
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 3:31 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto and 7 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:31 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | GRB | Lincoln | 15 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:03 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 21 hr | |
| Jun 30, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Vilas | 43 min |
| Jun 30, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Oneida, Vilas | 62 min |
| Jun 30, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Wood | 61 min |
| Jun 30, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Florence | 43 min |
| Jun 30, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Marathon | 65 min |
| Jun 30, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Vilas | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Waushara | 62 min |
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.