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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 25, 20185 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 25, 2018, 3:37 PM CDT for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 26, 2018, 6:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2018, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 26, 2018, 6:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 26, 2018, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 12:00Z on 2018-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2018-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1199 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

336 
WHUS43 KMKX 252037
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
337 PM CDT Mon Jun 25 2018

WIZ052-060-066-071-072-260445-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0004.180626T1100Z-180626T2100Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
337 PM CDT Mon Jun 25 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
Beach Hazards Statement for dangerous swimming conditions...Which
is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday afternoon. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... Large waves and dangerous currents are 
  expected. Conditions are life threatening.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...Expected.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...Expected.

* RIP CURRENTS...Possible.

* LOCATION...Beaches from Sheboygan County to Kenosha county. 

Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions include... 
   
     General King Park Beach in Sheboygan...

     Kohler-Andrae State Park Beaches...

     North Beach in Port Washington...

     South Beach in Port Washington...

     Harrington State Park Beaches...

     Atwater Beach in Milwaukee...

     Bradford Beach in Milwaukee...

     North Beach in Racine...

     Zoo Beach in Racine...

     Sam Myers Beach in Racine...

     Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...

     Eichelman Beach in Kenosha...

     Southport Park Beach in Kenosha...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are
expected at the beaches.  People visiting the beaches on Tuesday 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.

A Longshore current is a lake current that moves parallel to
shore.  Longshore currents can be strong enough to prevent
swimmers from being able to keep their feet on the bottom, making
it difficult to return to shore.

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.

Roughly 20 percent of those that fall in cold water die in the
first minute of immersion due to cold water shock.  Always wear a
life vest and consider cold water protection gear.  Cold water
can kill.

&&

$$
weather.gov/MKX

MBK
2 follow-up statements
970 
WHUS43 KMKX 260341
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1041 PM CDT Mon Jun 25 2018

WIZ052-060-066-071-072-261145-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.180626T1100Z-180626T2100Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
1041 PM CDT Mon Jun 25 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CDT
TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... Large waves and dangerous currents are 
  expected. Conditions are life threatening. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...Expected.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...Expected.

* RIP CURRENTS...Possible.

* LOCATION...Beaches from Sheboygan County to Kenosha county.

Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions include...

    General King Park Beach in Sheboygan...

    Kohler-Andrae State Park Beaches...

    North Beach in Port Washington...

    South Beach in Port Washington...

    Harrington State Park Beaches...

    Atwater Beach in Milwaukee...

    Bradford Beach in Milwaukee...

    North Beach in Racine...

    Zoo Beach in Racine...

    Sam Myers Beach in Racine...

    Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...

    Eichelman Beach in Kenosha...

    Southport Park Beach in Kenosha...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are
expected at the beaches.  People visiting the beaches on Tuesday
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.

A Longshore current is a lake current that moves parallel to
shore.  Longshore currents can be strong enough to prevent
swimmers from being able to keep their feet on the bottom, making
it difficult to return to shore.

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.

Roughly 20 percent of those that fall in cold water die in the
first minute of immersion due to cold water shock.  Always wear a
life vest and consider cold water protection gear.  Cold water
can kill.

&&

$$


weather.gov/MKX
212 
WHUS43 KMKX 260729
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
229 AM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

WIZ052-060-066-071-072-262100-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.180626T1100Z-180626T2100Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
229 AM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... Large waves and dangerous currents are 
  expected. Conditions are life threatening. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...Expected.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...Expected.

* RIP CURRENTS...Possible.

* LOCATION...Beaches from Sheboygan County to Kenosha county.

Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions include...

   General King Park Beach in Sheboygan...

   Kohler-Andrae State Park Beaches...

   North Beach in Port Washington...

   South Beach in Port Washington...

   Harrington State Park Beaches...

   Atwater Beach in Milwaukee...

   Bradford Beach in Milwaukee...

   North Beach in Racine...

   Zoo Beach in Racine...

   Sam Myers Beach in Racine...

   Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...

   Eichelman Beach in Kenosha...

   Southport Park Beach in Kenosha...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are
expected at the beaches.  People visiting the beaches on Tuesday
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.

A Longshore current is a lake current that moves parallel to
shore.  Longshore currents can be strong enough to prevent
swimmers from being able to keep their feet on the bottom, making
it difficult to return to shore.

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.

Roughly 20 percent of those that fall in cold water die in the
first minute of immersion due to cold water shock.  Always wear a
life vest and consider cold water protection gear.  Cold water
can kill.

&&

$$


weather.gov/MKX

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 2:42 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX34 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.