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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Green Bay, WI

September 3, 2019Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 3, 2019, 10:53 AM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 7 hr.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 3, 2019, 10:53 AM CDT (15:53 UTC)
Expired
Sep 3, 2019, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

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

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 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 12:00Z on 2019-09-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 61 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2019-09-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 443 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
61 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-169 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
870 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
443 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

438 
WHUS43 KGRB 031553
CFWGRB

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1053 AM CDT Tue Sep 3 2019

WIZ022-040-050-032300-
/O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0008.190903T1553Z-190903T2300Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
1053 AM CDT Tue Sep 3 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect until 6 PM CDT this
evening. 

* 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 this
  evening, 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
1 follow-up statement
035 
WHUS43 KGRB 032035
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
335 PM CDT Tue Sep 3 2019

WIZ022-040-050-032300-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-190903T2300Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
335 PM CDT Tue Sep 3 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* 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 southwest winds will bring waves of 3 to 5 feet to the 
  Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin through this evening,
  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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 3, 12:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBMarathon51 min
Sep 3, 1:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBMarathon, Portage, Wood41 min
Sep 3, 1:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBLincoln, Oneida40 min
Sep 3, 1:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOutagamie39 min
Sep 3, 1:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarathon, Portage, Wood43 min
Sep 3, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBShawano, Waupaca61 min
Sep 3, 2:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOutagamie52 min
Sep 3, 5:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBPortage45 min
Sep 3, 7:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBBrown, Kewaunee, Outagamie48 min
Sep 3, 2:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBKewaunee35 min
Sep 3, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB44 min
Sep 3, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBManitowoc38 min

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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.