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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Detroit, MI
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 9:55 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 24 hr | |
| Aug 1, 10:05 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | DTX | Huron, Saint Clair, Sanilac | 23 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | DTX | Washtenaw, Wayne | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 6:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | DTX | Macomb, Oakland, Wayne | 72 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.