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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Cleveland, OH

August 23, 20196 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 23, 2019, 3:40 PM EDT for 6 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Aug 23, 2019, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 23, 2019, 3:40 PM EDT (19:40 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 23, 2019, 10:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 24, 2019, 9:59 AM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 188 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2019-08-23Temperature 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2019-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -50 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1198 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

758 
WHUS41 KCLE 231940
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
340 PM EDT Fri Aug 23 2019


.Northeast winds will increase to 15 to 20 mph at the lakeshore
this evening and overnight. Waves will approach 4 feet creating
dangerous swimming conditions.

OHZ007-009>012-240345-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0013.190824T0200Z-190824T1400Z/
Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-
340 PM EDT Fri Aug 23 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 10 PM EDT this evening
through Saturday morning.

* LOCATIONS...Ottawa, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga and Lake.

* TIMING...From 10 PM EDT this evening through Saturday morning.

* BEACH HAZARDS...High swimming risk from waves and dangerous 
  currents.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when swimming risks exist
from a combination of wind and large waves including rip currents
and longshore currents. These swimming risks can create life-
threatening conditions even for good swimmers. Follow the
instruction of local authorities or stay out of the water.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
661 
WHUS41 KCLE 240206
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1006 PM EDT Fri Aug 23 2019

.Northeast winds will increase to 15 to 20 mph at the lakeshore
this evening and overnight. Waves will approach 4 feet creating
dangerous swimming conditions.

OHZ007-009>012-241015-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190824T1400Z/
Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-
1006 PM EDT Fri Aug 23 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...Erie, Lake, Lorain, Cuyahoga and Ottawa.

* TIMING...Until 10 AM EDT Saturday.

* BEACH HAZARDS...High swimming risk from waves and dangerous 
  currents.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when swimming risks exist
from a combination of wind and large waves including rip currents
and longshore currents. These swimming risks can create life-
threatening conditions even for good swimmers. Follow the
instruction of local authorities or stay out of the water.

&&

$$
027 
WHUS41 KCLE 240737
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
337 AM EDT Sat Aug 24 2019

.Northeast winds will increase to 15 to 20 mph at the lakeshore
this evening and overnight. Waves will approach 4 feet creating
dangerous swimming conditions.

OHZ089-PAZ001-241400-
/O.EXA.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190824T1400Z/
Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
337 AM EDT Sat Aug 24 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect until 10 AM EDT this
morning.

* LOCATIONS...In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie. In Ohio, Ashtabula 
  Lakeshore.

* TIMING...Until 10 AM EDT this morning.

* BEACH HAZARDS...High swimming risk from waves and dangerous 
  currents.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when swimming risks exist
from a combination of wind and large waves including rip currents
and longshore currents. These swimming risks can create life-
threatening conditions even for good swimmers. Follow the
instruction of local authorities or stay out of the water.

&&

$$

OHZ007-009>012-241545-
/O.EXT.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190825T0200Z/
Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-
337 AM EDT Sat Aug 24 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...Lake, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Ottawa and Erie.

* TIMING...Through this evening.

* BEACH HAZARDS...High swimming risk from waves and dangerous 
  currents.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when swimming risks exist
from a combination of wind and large waves including rip currents
and longshore currents. These swimming risks can create life-
threatening conditions even for good swimmers. Follow the
instruction of local authorities or stay out of the water.

&&

$$
177 
WHUS41 KCLE 241359
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
959 AM EDT Sat Aug 24 2019


OHZ007-009>012-242200-
/O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190825T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0014.190824T1400Z-190825T0200Z/
Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-
959 AM EDT Sat Aug 24 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect through this evening.

* LOCATIONS...Ottawa, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga and Lake.

* TIMING...Through this evening.

* BEACH HAZARDS...High swimming risk from waves and dangerous 
  currents.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when swimming risks exist
from a combination of wind and large waves including rip currents
and longshore currents. These swimming risks can create life-
threatening conditions even for good swimmers. Follow the
instruction of local authorities or stay out of the water.

&&

$$

OHZ089-PAZ001-241500-
/O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190824T1400Z/
Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
959 AM EDT Sat Aug 24 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has cancelled the Beach
Hazards Statement.

Winds and waves no longer pose a high risk to swimmers. A
moderate risk however, remains in place across the beaches of 
Ashtabula County Ohio. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 23, 3:42 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE35 hr

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Ohio, 2019Beach Hazards Statements in Pennsylvania, 2019Every beach hazards statement in 2019

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.