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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Green Bay, WI

June 13, 2019Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 13, 2019, 9:02 PM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 14, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2019, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 14, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 14, 2019, 8:58 PM CDT
In force
8 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 02:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 383 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -96 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
534 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

854 
WHUS43 KGRB 140202
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
902 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2019

WIZ022-040-050-141015-
/O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0002.190614T1800Z-190615T1000Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
902 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from Friday afternoon
through late Friday night. 

* 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 south to southwest winds will bring waves of 4 to 7 feet
  to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin by Friday
  afternoon through late Friday night, 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
986 
WHUS43 KGRB 142021
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
321 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2019

WIZ022-040-050-150430-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-190615T1000Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
321 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* 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 south to southwest winds will bring waves of 4 to 7 feet
  to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through late 
  Friday night, 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.

&&

$$
464 
WHUS43 KGRB 150158
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
858 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2019

WIZ022-040-050-150300-
/O.CAN.KGRB.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-190615T1000Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
858 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 8:56 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB30 hr
Jun 14, 3:48 AM CDTGale WarningGRB15 hr
Jun 14, 3:48 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB23 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.