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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 21, 2018, 3:03 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 21, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2018, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 21, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2018, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 1544 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 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
The text
As transmitted.
305
WHUS43 KMKX 212003
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
303 PM CDT Thu Jun 21 2018
WIZ066-071-072-220415-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0003.180622T0000Z-180623T0500Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
303 PM CDT Thu Jun 21 2018
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
Beach Hazards Statement for dangerous swimming conditions...Which
is in effect from 7 PM CDT this evening through Friday evening.
* HIGH WAVE ACTION... Large waves and dangerous currents are
expected. Conditions are life threatening. Waves are expected
to build to 3 to 5 feet at Lake Michigan beaches.
* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...Expected.
* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...Expected.
* RIP CURRENTS...Possible.
* LOCATION...Beaches from Milwaukee to Kenosha.
Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions include...
Vollrath Park in Sheboygan...
Deland Park Beach in Sheboygan...
Blue Harbor Beach in Sheboygan...
North Beach in Port Washington...
Harrington State Park Beaches...
Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood...
Bayview Beach in Milwaukee...
Doctors Beach in the Village of Fox Point...
Big Bay Beach in the Village of Whitefish Bay...
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Grant Park Beach in Milwaukee...
Bender Beach in Oak Creek...
Shoop Park Beach in Racine...
Parkway Beach in Racine...
North Beach in Racine...
Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...
Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are
expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay
out of the water.
Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and
wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can
sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure.
Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away
from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in
sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water.
&&
$$
weather.gov/MKX
MBK6 follow-up statements
756 WHUS43 KMKX 220219 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 919 PM CDT Thu Jun 21 2018 WIZ066-071-072-221030- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180623T0500Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 919 PM CDT Thu Jun 21 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... Large waves and dangerous currents are expected. Conditions are life threatening. Waves are expected to build to 3 to 5 feet at Lake Michigan beaches. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...Expected. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...Expected. * RIP CURRENTS...Possible. * LOCATION...Beaches from Milwaukee to Kenosha. Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions include... Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood... Bayview Beach in Milwaukee... Doctors Beach in the Village of Fox Point... Big Bay Beach in the Village of Whitefish Bay... Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee... Grant Park Beach in Milwaukee... Bender Beach in Oak Creek... Shoop Park Beach in Racine... Parkway Beach in Racine... North Beach in Racine... Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine... Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. && $$ weather.gov/MKX
720 WHUS43 KMKX 220928 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 428 AM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 WIZ060-221730- /O.EXA.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180623T0500Z/ Ozaukee- 428 AM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for dangerous swimming conditions...Which is in effect through this evening. * HIGH WAVE ACTION... Large waves and dangerous currents are expected. Conditions are life threatening. Waves are 3 to 5 feet at Lake Michigan beaches today. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...Expected. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...Expected. * RIP CURRENTS...Possible. * LOCATION...Ozaukee County area beaches. Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions include... Harrington State Park Beaches... Upper Lake Park Beach in Port Washington. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. && $$ WIZ066-071-072-221730- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180623T0500Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 428 AM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... Large waves and dangerous currents are expected. Conditions are life threatening. Waves are 3 to 5 feet at Lake Michigan beaches today. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...Expected. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...Expected. * RIP CURRENTS...Possible. * LOCATION...Beaches from Milwaukee to Kenosha. Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions include... Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood... Bayview Beach in Milwaukee... Doctors Beach in the Village of Fox Point... Big Bay Beach in the Village of Whitefish Bay... Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee... Grant Park Beach in Milwaukee... Bender Beach in Oak Creek... Shoop Park Beach in Racine... Parkway Beach in Racine... North Beach in Racine... Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine... Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. && $$ Cronce weather.gov/MKX
663 WHUS43 KMKX 221452 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 952 AM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 WIZ060-066-071-072-222300- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180623T0500Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 952 AM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION...Large waves and dangerous currents are expected. Conditions are life threatening. Waves are 3 to 6 feet at Lake Michigan beaches today, highest toward the Kenosha County beaches. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...Expected. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...Expected. * RIP CURRENTS...Possible. * LOCATION...Beaches from Ozaukee County to Kenosha County. Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions include... Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood... Bayview Beach in Milwaukee... Doctors Beach in the Village of Fox Point... Big Bay Beach in the Village of Whitefish Bay... Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee... Grant Park Beach in Milwaukee... Bender Beach in Oak Creek... Shoop Park Beach in Racine... Parkway Beach in Racine... North Beach in Racine... Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine... Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. && $$ Wood weather.gov/MKX
450 WHUS43 KMKX 222034 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 334 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 WIZ060-066-071-072-230445- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180623T0500Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 334 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION...Large waves and dangerous currents are expected. Conditions are life threatening. Waves are 3 to 5 feet at Lake Michigan beaches into this evening, highest toward the Kenosha County beaches. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...Expected. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...Expected. * RIP CURRENTS...Possible. * LOCATION...Beaches from Ozaukee County to Kenosha County. Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions include... Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood... Bayview Beach in Milwaukee... Doctors Beach in the Village of Fox Point... Big Bay Beach in the Village of Whitefish Bay... Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee... Grant Park Beach in Milwaukee... Bender Beach in Oak Creek... Shoop Park Beach in Racine... Parkway Beach in Racine... North Beach in Racine... Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine... Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. && $$ Wood weather.gov/MKX
058 WHUS43 KMKX 230135 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 835 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 WIZ060-066-071-072-230500- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180623T0500Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 835 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION...Large waves and dangerous currents are expected. Conditions are life threatening. Waves are 3 to 5 feet at Lake Michigan beaches into this evening, highest toward the Kenosha County beaches. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...Expected. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...Expected. * RIP CURRENTS...Possible. * LOCATION...Beaches from Ozaukee County to Kenosha County. Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions include... Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood... Bayview Beach in Milwaukee... Doctors Beach in the Village of Fox Point... Big Bay Beach in the Village of Whitefish Bay... Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee... Grant Park Beach in Milwaukee... Bender Beach in Oak Creek... Shoop Park Beach in Racine... Parkway Beach in Racine... North Beach in Racine... Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine... Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. && $$ weather.gov/MKX
844 WHUS43 KMKX 230434 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1134 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 WIZ060-066-071-072-230545- /O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180623T0500Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 1134 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... $$ weather.gov/MKX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 3:22 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 45 hr | |
| Jun 21, 4:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MKX | Green, Kenosha, Lafayette, Rock, Walworth | 10 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 29 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Wisconsin, 2018Every beach hazards statement in 2018
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.