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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Milwaukee, WI

September 12, 20195 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 12, 2019, 3:44 AM CDT for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Sep 12, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 12, 2019, 3:44 AM CDT (08:44 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 12, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Sep 13, 2019, 10:03 AM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:43 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 2019-09-12Temperature 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 2019-09-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 176 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
633 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
334 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

358 
WHUS43 KMKX 120844
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
344 AM CDT Thu Sep 12 2019

WIZ052-060-066-071-072-122200-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0007.190913T0000Z-190913T1800Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
344 AM CDT Thu Sep 12 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
Beach Hazards Statement for dangerous swimming conditions...Which
is in effect from this evening through Friday afternoon. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... Large waves and dangerous currents are 
  expected. Conditions are life threatening.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. RIP 
  CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...Beaches from Sheboygan to Kenosha. Beaches with
  particularly dangerous conditions include... 

     General King Park Beach in Sheboygan...

     Kohler-Andrae State Park Beaches...

     North Beach in Port Washington...

     South Beach in Port Washington...

     Harrington State Park Beaches...

     Atwater Beach in Milwaukee...

     Bradford Beach in Milwaukee...

     North Beach in Racine...

     Zoo Beach in Racine...

     Sam Myers Beach in Racine...

     Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...

     Eichelman Beach in Kenosha...

     Southport Park Beach in Kenosha...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are
expected at the beaches.  People visiting the beaches should stay
out of the water.


&&

$$


weather.gov/MKX
3 follow-up statements
016 
WHUS43 KMKX 121957
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
257 PM CDT Thu Sep 12 2019

WIZ052-060-066-071-072-131200-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0007.190913T0000Z-190913T1800Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
257 PM CDT Thu Sep 12 2019

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... Large waves and dangerous currents are 
  expected. Conditions are life threatening. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. RIP 
  CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATION...Beaches from Sheboygan to Kenosha. Beaches with 
  particularly dangerous conditions include... 

    General King Park Beach in Sheboygan...

    Kohler-Andrae State Park Beaches...

    North Beach in Port Washington...

    South Beach in Port Washington...

    Harrington State Park Beaches...

    Atwater Beach in Milwaukee...

    Bradford Beach in Milwaukee...

    North Beach in Racine...

    Zoo Beach in Racine...

    Sam Myers Beach in Racine...

    Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...

    Eichelman Beach in Kenosha...

    Southport Park Beach in Kenosha...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are
expected at the beaches.  People visiting the beaches should stay
out of the water.

&&

$$


weather.gov/MKX
618 
WHUS43 KMKX 130215
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
915 PM CDT Thu Sep 12 2019

WIZ052-060-066-071-072-131415-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-190913T1800Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
915 PM CDT Thu Sep 12 2019

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... Large waves and dangerous currents are 
  expected. Conditions are life threatening. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. RIP 
  CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATION...Beaches from Sheboygan to Kenosha. Beaches with 
  particularly dangerous conditions include... 

   General King Park Beach in Sheboygan...

   Kohler-Andrae State Park Beaches...

   North Beach in Port Washington...

   South Beach in Port Washington...

   Harrington State Park Beaches...

   Atwater Beach in Milwaukee...

   Bradford Beach in Milwaukee...

   North Beach in Racine...

   Zoo Beach in Racine...

   Sam Myers Beach in Racine...

   Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...

   Eichelman Beach in Kenosha...

   Southport Park Beach in Kenosha...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dangerous pounding waves and life-threatening currents are
expected at the beaches.  People visiting the beaches should stay
out of the water.

&&

$$


weather.gov/MKX
952 
WHUS43 KMKX 131503
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1003 AM CDT Fri Sep 13 2019

WIZ052-060-066-071-072-131615-
/O.CAN.KMKX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-190913T1800Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
1003 AM CDT Fri Sep 13 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has cancelled
the Beach Hazards Statement. 

Waves will gradually diminish through the day today. A moderate
swim risk will continue today, but high swim risk conditions have
diminished. Caution should still be exercised at area beaches. 

$$


weather.gov/MKX

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 11, 8:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock and 2 more56 min
Sep 11, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXKenosha, Walworth23 min
Sep 11, 9:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXKenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth3 hr
Sep 11, 11:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXLafayette3 hr
Sep 12, 2:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more25 hr
Sep 12, 3:44 AM CDTGale WarningMKX48 hr
Sep 12, 3:44 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX41 hr
Sep 12, 7:49 AM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMKX11 hr
Sep 12, 2:08 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXRock53 hr
Sep 12, 2:08 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXRock62 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.