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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 20, 2018, 2:55 PM CDT for Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Aug 21, 2018, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2018, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 21, 2018, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
Counties Kewaunee County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1054 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
232 WHUS43 KGRB 201955 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 255 PM CDT Mon Aug 20 2018 Default overview section WIZ040-050-210400- /O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0009.180821T0600Z-180822T0000Z/ Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 255 PM CDT Mon Aug 20 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 1 AM CDT Tuesday through Tuesday evening. * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... 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 northerly winds will bring waves of 4 to 6 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin late tonight into Tuesday 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. && $$ Eckberg
4 follow-up statements
731 WHUS43 KGRB 210152 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 852 PM CDT Mon Aug 20 2018 Default overview section WIZ040-050-211000- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0009.180821T0600Z-180822T0000Z/ Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 852 PM CDT Mon Aug 20 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach. Beaches of Manitowoc County including Point Beach, Neshotah Beach, and Red Arrow Beach. * Strong northerly winds will bring waves of 4 to 6 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin late tonight into Tuesday evening, resulting in dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great Lakes occur in rapid succession. High wave action also leads to strong currents. && $$
424 WHUS43 KGRB 210844 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 344 AM CDT Tue Aug 21 2018 WIZ040-050-211645- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-180822T0000Z/ Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 344 AM CDT Tue Aug 21 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... 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 northerly winds will bring waves of 4 to 6 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin late tonight into Tuesday 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. && $$ Kurimski
864 WHUS43 KGRB 211443 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 943 AM CDT Tue Aug 21 2018 WIZ040-050-212245- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-180822T0000Z/ Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 943 AM CDT Tue Aug 21 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach. Beaches of Manitowoc County including Point Beach, Neshotah Beach, and Red Arrow Beach. * Strong northerly winds will bring waves of 4 to 6 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin late tonight into Tuesday evening, resulting in dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great Lakes occur in rapid succession. High wave action also leads to strong currents. && $$
911 WHUS43 KGRB 212021 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 321 PM CDT Tue Aug 21 2018 Default overview section WIZ040-050-220000- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-180822T0000Z/ Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 321 PM CDT Tue Aug 21 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... 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 northwest winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 3:20 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 46 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.