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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 12, 2018, 4:26 AM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 12, 2018, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2018, 4:26 AM CDT (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 12, 2018, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2018, 9:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
Counties Door County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 1828 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
342 WHUS43 KGRB 120926 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 426 AM CDT Thu Jul 12 2018 WIZ022-121730- /O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0006.180712T2100Z-180713T1200Z/ Door- 426 AM CDT Thu Jul 12 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 4 PM CDT this afternoon through Friday morning. * 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. * Persistent south winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of Door County from this afternoon through Friday 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. && $$ Bersch
3 follow-up statements
517 WHUS43 KGRB 121458 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 958 AM CDT Thu Jul 12 2018 Default overview section WIZ022-122300- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0006.180712T2100Z-180713T1200Z/ Door- 958 AM CDT Thu Jul 12 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... Beaches of Door County including Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches, and Whitefish Dunes Beach. * Persistent south winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of Door County from this afternoon through Friday morning, resulting in dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great Lakes occur in rapid succession. High wave action also leads to strong currents. && $$
743 WHUS43 KGRB 122017 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 317 PM CDT Thu Jul 12 2018 WIZ040-130430- /O.EXA.KGRB.BH.S.0006.180712T2100Z-180713T1200Z/ Kewaunee- 317 PM CDT Thu Jul 12 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect through Friday morning. * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach. * Persistent southwest winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of Kewaunee County from this evening through Friday 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. && $$ WIZ022-130430- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0006.180712T2100Z-180713T1200Z/ Door- 317 PM CDT Thu Jul 12 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... Beaches of Door County including Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches, and Whitefish Dunes Beach. * Persistent southwest winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of Door County from this evening through Friday morning, resulting in dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great Lakes occur in rapid succession. High wave action also leads to strong currents. && $$
053 WHUS43 KGRB 130226 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 926 PM CDT Thu Jul 12 2018 WIZ022-040-130330- /O.CAN.KGRB.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-180713T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee- 926 PM CDT Thu Jul 12 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Green Bay has cancelled the Beach Hazards Statement. Waves have fallen below criteria for a Beach Hazards Statement. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 4:20 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 24 hr | |
| Jul 12, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Florence, Forest, Marinette, Oneida, Vilas | 84 min |
| Jul 12, 7:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette and 3 more | 94 min |
| Jul 12, 8:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Marinette, Menominee, Oconto | 73 min |
| Jul 12, 9:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara and 1 more | 78 min |
| Jul 12, 10:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Brown, Menominee, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and 1 more | 65 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.