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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 20, 2020, 3:57 AM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2020, 3:57 AM EDT (07:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Benzie County, MI, Charlevoix County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Mackinac County, MI, Manistee County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
588 WHUS43 KAPX 200757 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 357 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2020 MIZ016-020-025-031-095-096-098-099-201600- /O.NEW.KAPX.BH.S.0008.200820T0757Z-200821T0000Z/ Emmet-Leelanau-Benzie-Manistee-Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac- Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix- 357 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Emmet, Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, Western Mackinac, Eastern Mackinac, Beaver Island and surrounding islands and Charlevoix Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...High waves and strong currents will lead to dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Please check with your local authorities on potential beach closures. && $$
2 follow-up statements
379 WHUS43 KAPX 201411 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1011 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2020 MIZ016-020-025-031-095-096-098-099-210000- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-200821T0000Z/ Emmet-Leelanau-Benzie-Manistee-Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac- Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix- 1011 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Emmet, Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, Western Mackinac, Eastern Mackinac, Beaver Island and surrounding islands and Charlevoix Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...High waves and strong currents will lead to dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Please check with your local authorities on potential beach closures. && $$
616 WHUS43 KAPX 201929 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 329 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2020 MIZ016-020-025-031-095-096-098-099-210000- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-200821T0000Z/ Emmet-Leelanau-Benzie-Manistee-Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac- Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix- 329 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Emmet, Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, Western Mackinac, Eastern Mackinac, Beaver Island and surrounding islands and Charlevoix Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...High waves and strong currents will lead to dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Please check with your local authorities on potential beach closures. && $$
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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.