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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 25, 2019, 3:15 PM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Aug 26, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2019, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 26, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2019, 3:59 AM CDT
- In force
- 21 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 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 753 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
344 WHUS43 KGRB 252015 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 315 PM CDT Sun Aug 25 2019 WIZ022-040-050-260415- /O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0007.190826T1200Z-190827T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 315 PM CDT Sun Aug 25 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from Monday morning 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 southeast winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through early 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. && $$ Hykin
6 follow-up statements
971 WHUS43 KGRB 260226 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 926 PM CDT Sun Aug 25 2019 WIZ022-040-050-261030- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.190826T1200Z-190827T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 926 PM CDT Sun Aug 25 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... Beaches of Door County including Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches, and Whitefish Dunes Beach. Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach. Beaches of Manitowoc County including Point Beach, Neshotah Beach, and Red Arrow Beach. * Strong southeast winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through early Tuesday morning, resulting in dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great Lakes occur in rapid succession. High wave action also leads to strong currents. && $$ Hykin
872 WHUS43 KGRB 260930 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 430 AM CDT Mon Aug 26 2019 WIZ022-040-050-261730- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.190826T1200Z-190827T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 430 AM CDT Mon Aug 26 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT 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 southeast winds will bring waves of 3 to 6 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through early 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. && $$
707 WHUS43 KGRB 261649 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 1149 AM CDT Mon Aug 26 2019 WIZ022-040-050-270100- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-190827T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 1149 AM CDT Mon Aug 26 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... Beaches of Door County including Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches, and Whitefish Dunes Beach. Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach. Beaches of Manitowoc County including Point Beach, Neshotah Beach, and Red Arrow Beach. * Strong southeast to south winds will bring waves of 3 to 6 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through early Tuesday morning, resulting in dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great Lakes occur in rapid succession. High wave action also leads to strong currents. && $$ Bersch
668 WHUS43 KGRB 262035 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 335 PM CDT Mon Aug 26 2019 WIZ022-040-050-270445- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-190827T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 335 PM CDT Mon Aug 26 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT 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 southeast to south winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through early 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. && $$
440 WHUS43 KGRB 270157 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 857 PM CDT Mon Aug 26 2019 WIZ022-040-050-271000- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-190827T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 857 PM CDT Mon Aug 26 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... Beaches of Door County including Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches, and Whitefish Dunes Beach. Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach. Beaches of Manitowoc County including Point Beach, Neshotah Beach, and Red Arrow Beach. * Strong southeast to south winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet to the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through early Tuesday morning, resulting in dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great Lakes occur in rapid succession. High wave action also leads to strong currents. && $$
825 WHUS43 KGRB 270859 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 359 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2019 WIZ022-040-050-271000- /O.CAN.KGRB.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-190827T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 359 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Green Bay has cancelled the Beach Hazards Statement. Winds had turned westerly and decreased to 10 to 15 knots, and waves were gradually subsiding, so the threat of dangerous swimming conditions and currents was diminishing. $$ TSK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 3:15 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 37 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.