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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Detroit, MI

August 1, 2020Huron County, Saint Clair County, Sanilac County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 1, 2020, 10:05 PM EDT for Huron County, Saint Clair County, Sanilac County, Michigan. It took effect at Aug 2, 2020, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2020, 10:05 PM EDT (02:05 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 2, 2020, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 2, 2020, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI

Counties Huron County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Sanilac County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 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, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 2020-08-02Temperature 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2020-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -54 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1002 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

929 
WHUS43 KDTX 020205
CFWDTX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1005 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020

MIZ049-055-063-021015-
/O.NEW.KDTX.LS.Y.0028.200802T1400Z-200802T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.BH.S.0002.200802T1400Z-200802T2000Z/
Huron-Sanilac-St. Clair-
1005 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020

...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EDT
SUNDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...For the Lakeshore Flood Advisory, intensified lakeshore
  flooding expected. For the Beach Hazards Statement, hazardous
  swimming conditions expected.

* WHERE...Huron, Sanilac and St. Clair Counties.

* WHEN...For the Lakeshore Flood Advisory, from 10 AM to 4 PM 
  Sunday. For the Beach Hazards Statement, from Sunday morning 
  through Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Intensified flooding of prone areas along the
  lakeshore. High waves and strong currents resulting in hazardous
  swimming conditions. 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A long fetch of north wind over central and
  south sections of Lake Huron develops late tonight and increases
  speed during Sunday morning. Sustained north wind near 20 knots
  with gusts around 25 knots is expected by late morning lasting
  through late afternoon. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Residents on or near the shore should take appropriate action to
protect property from high waves and water level.

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
362 
WHUS43 KDTX 020718
CFWDTX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
318 AM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

MIZ049-055-063-022000-
/O.CON.KDTX.LS.Y.0028.200802T1400Z-200802T2000Z/
/O.CON.KDTX.BH.S.0002.200802T1400Z-200802T2000Z/
Huron-Sanilac-St. Clair-
318 AM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...For the Lakeshore Flood Advisory, intensified lakeshore 
  flooding expected. For the Beach Hazards Statement, hazardous 
  swimming conditions expected.

* WHERE...Huron, Sanilac and St. Clair Counties.

* WHEN...For the Lakeshore Flood Advisory, from 10 AM to 4 PM
  today. For the Beach Hazards Statement, from this morning
  through this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Intensified flooding of prone areas along the 
  lakeshore. High waves and strong currents resulting in 
  hazardous swimming conditions.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A long fetch of north wind over central and
  south sections of Lake Huron develops this morning and increases
  speed during the day. Sustained north wind near 20 knots with 
  gusts around 25 knots is expected by late morning lasting 
  through late afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Residents on or near the shore should take appropriate action to
protect property from rising water levels.

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
053 
WHUS43 KDTX 021941
CFWDTX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
341 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

MIZ049-055-063-030200-
/O.EXT.KDTX.LS.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-200803T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KDTX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200802T2200Z/
Huron-Sanilac-St. Clair-
341 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Lakeshore Flood Advisory, intensified lakeshore 
  flooding expected. For the Beach Hazards Statement, hazardous 
  swimming conditions expected.

* WHERE...Huron, Sanilac and St. Clair Counties.

* WHEN...For the Lakeshore Flood Advisory, until 10 PM EDT this 
  evening. For the Beach Hazards Statement, until 6 PM EDT this 
  evening.

* IMPACTS...Intensified flooding of prone areas along the 
  lakeshore. High waves and strong currents resulting in 
  hazardous swimming conditions.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northeast winds will become northwest this
  evening which will allow higher wave action to push offshore,
  lessening the impacts of the higher water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Residents on or near the shore should take appropriate action to
protect property from rising water levels.

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 9:55 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDTX24 hr
Aug 1, 10:05 PM EDTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryDTXHuron, Saint Clair, Sanilac23 hr
Aug 2, 5:29 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningDTXWashtenaw, Wayne2 hr
Aug 2, 6:33 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningDTXMacomb, Oakland, Wayne72 min

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.