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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Green Bay, WI

July 1, 2018Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 1, 2018, 3:43 AM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 1, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 1, 2018, 3:43 AM CDT (08:43 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 1, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 2, 2018, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
13 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 08:43 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, 8.7 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 2018-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3137 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 2018-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3137 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1358 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 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.

112 
WHUS43 KGRB 010843
CFWGRB

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

Default overview section
WIZ022-040-050-011645-
/O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0004.180701T1700Z-180702T0600Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
343 AM CDT Sun Jul 1 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from noon CDT today 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.

* Strong south to southwest winds will bring waves of 4 to 6 feet 
  to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through 
  Sunday 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.

&&

$$

Eckberg
2 follow-up statements
873 
WHUS43 KGRB 011427
CFWGRB

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

Default overview section
WIZ022-040-050-012230-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0004.180701T1700Z-180702T0600Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
927 AM CDT Sun Jul 1 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT 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.

* Strong south to southwest winds will bring waves of 4 to 6 
  feet to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through 
  Sunday 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.

&&

$$
179 
WHUS43 KGRB 012040
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
340 PM CDT Sun Jul 1 2018

WIZ022-040-050-020600-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180702T0600Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
340 PM CDT Sun Jul 1 2018

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

* 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 4 to 7 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
Jun 30, 7:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOutagamie, Waupaca, Winnebago59 min
Jun 30, 8:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBFlorence15 min
Jun 30, 9:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBVilas51 min
Jul 1, 3:29 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB22 hr
Jul 1, 12:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBShawano44 min
Jul 1, 12:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMenominee, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca50 min
Jul 1, 12:18 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBShawano, Waupaca42 min
Jul 1, 12:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMenominee, Oconto82 min
Jul 1, 12:43 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBMarinette, Oconto47 min
Jul 1, 1:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarinette55 min
Jul 1, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBBrown49 min
Jul 1, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB92 min
Jul 1, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Oconto, Outagamie53 min
Jul 1, 1:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBWaushara52 min
Jul 1, 1:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBWinnebago51 min
Jul 1, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBOutagamie, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago39 min
Jul 1, 2:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB65 min
Jul 1, 2:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBDoor48 min
Jul 1, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano50 min
Jul 1, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB106 min
Jul 1, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Marinette, Oconto47 min
Jul 1, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBDoor66 min
Jul 1, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB93 min
Jul 1, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB30 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.