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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Green Bay, WI

May 27, 2019Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at May 27, 2019, 4:39 AM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at May 27, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 27, 2019, 4:39 AM CDT (09:39 UTC)
In effect from
May 27, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 28, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Door County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 46 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 00:00Z on 2019-05-27Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2019-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -36 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
1761 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

624 
WHUS43 KGRB 270939
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
439 AM CDT Mon May 27 2019

WIZ022-040-050-271745-
/O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0001.190528T0000Z-190528T1600Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
439 AM CDT Mon May 27 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from this evening through
Tuesday 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.

  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 northeast winds will bring waves of 4 to 6 feet to the
  Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through Tuesday
  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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
898 
WHUS43 KGRB 271327
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
827 AM CDT Mon May 27 2019

WIZ022-040-050-272130-
/O.EXT.KGRB.BH.S.0001.190528T0000Z-190528T1800Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
827 AM CDT Mon May 27 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* 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.

  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 northeast winds will bring waves of 4 to 6 feet to the
  Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through Tuesday
  afternoon 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.

&&

$$
798 
WHUS43 KGRB 272001
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
301 PM CDT Mon May 27 2019

WIZ022-040-050-280415-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0001.190528T0000Z-190528T1800Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
301 PM CDT Mon May 27 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* 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.

  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 northeast winds will bring waves of 3 to 6 feet to the
  Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin this evening through
  early Tuesday afternoon 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
723 
WHUS43 KGRB 280223
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
923 PM CDT Mon May 27 2019

WIZ022-040-050-281030-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-190528T1800Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
923 PM CDT Mon May 27 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* 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.

  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 northeast winds will bring waves of 3 to 6 feet to the
  Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through early 
  Tuesday afternoon 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
962 
WHUS43 KGRB 280846
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
346 AM CDT Tue May 28 2019

WIZ022-040-050-281700-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-190528T1800Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
346 AM CDT Tue May 28 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* 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.

  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 northeast winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet to the
  Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through early this 
  afternoon, 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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 4:37 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB32 hr

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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.