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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 11, 20206 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 11, 2020, 4:47 AM EDT for 6 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2020, 4:47 AM EDT (08:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2020-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 87 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 2020-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -88 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
87 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-105 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1235 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

896 
WHUS41 KCLE 110847
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
447 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2020

OHZ007-009-010-111700-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0002.200611T0847Z-200611T2000Z/
Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-
447 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...High risk for rip currents.

* WHERE...Ottawa, Erie and Lorain Counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Large wave action will cause currents to develop on
  the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can
  carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along
  structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-111700-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0002.200611T0847Z-200612T0000Z/
Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
447 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk for rip currents.

* WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. In Ohio, 
  Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Large wave action will cause currents to develop on 
  the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can
  carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along 
  structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
170 
WHUS41 KCLE 111343
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
943 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2020

OHZ007-009-010-112000-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200611T2000Z/
Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-
943 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...High risk for rip currents.

* WHERE...Ottawa, Erie and Lorain Counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Large wave action will cause currents to develop on 
  the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents 
  can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and 
  along structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-112145-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200612T0000Z/
Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
943 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk for rip currents.

* WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. In Ohio, 
  Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Large wave action will cause currents to develop on 
  the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents 
  can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and 
  along structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
311 
WHUS41 KCLE 111949
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
349 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2020

OHZ007-009-010-112100-
/O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200611T2000Z/
Ottawa-Erie-Lorain-
349 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

High swim risk conditions are no longer expected.

$$

OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-120000-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200612T0000Z/
Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
349 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk for rip currents.

* WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. In Ohio, Lake, 
  Ashtabula Lakeshore and Cuyahoga Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Large wave action will cause currents to develop on
  the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can
  carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along
  structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
648 
WHUS41 KCLE 120002
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
802 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2020

OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-120115-
/O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200612T0000Z/
Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
802 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

A moderate swim risk remains for beaches in Ashtabula and Erie
County Pennsylvania this evening. Please check with your local
authorities on potential beach closures. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 8:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLESummit55 min
Jun 10, 8:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEHolmes, Wayne34 min
Jun 10, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEGeauga, Portage57 min
Jun 10, 8:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEPortage, Stark63 min
Jun 10, 8:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE84 min
Jun 10, 8:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Trumbull46 min
Jun 10, 9:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMahoning53 min
Jun 10, 9:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula, Trumbull91 min
Jun 10, 10:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCLE46 min
Jun 10, 9:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford, Erie55 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Ohio, 2020Beach Hazards Statements in Pennsylvania, 2020Every beach hazards statement in 2020

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.