Alert archive / Wisconsin / Beach Hazards Statements in 2020
Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 14, 2020, 3:33 AM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 14, 2020, 3:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2020, 3:33 AM CDT (08:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 14, 2020, 3:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2020, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
Counties Door County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:36 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1430 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
824 WHUS43 KGRB 140833 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 333 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 WIZ022-040-050-141645- /O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0003.200714T2000Z-200715T0500Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 333 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 3 PM CDT this afternoon through this evening. * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... Beaches of Door County including Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches, and Whitefish Dunes Beach. Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach. Beaches of Manitowoc County including Point Beach, Neshotah Beach, and Red Arrow Beach. * South winds increasing to 15 to 25 knots will produce waves of 3 to 5 feet along the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin late this afternoon through this evening, resulting in dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great Lakes occur in rapid succession. High wave action also leads to strong currents. && $$
4 follow-up statements
984 WHUS43 KGRB 141516 CFWGRB Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 1016 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 WIZ022-040-050-142330- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0003.200714T2000Z-200715T0500Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 1016 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... * High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * Location... Beaches of Door County including Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches, and Whitefish Dunes Beach. Beaches of Kewaunee County including Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach. Beaches of Manitowoc County including Point Beach, Neshotah Beach, and Red Arrow Beach. * South winds increasing to 15 to 25 knots will produce waves of 3 to 5 feet along the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Wisconsin late this afternoon through this evening, resulting in dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High wave action makes swimming difficult as waves on the Great Lakes occur in rapid succession. High wave action also leads to strong currents. && $$
062 WHUS43 KGRB 142055 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 355 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 WIZ022-040-050-150500- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200715T0500Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 355 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Increased south winds of 15 to 25 knots and waves of 3 to 5 feet expected. * WHERE...Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Large waves and strong currents will make swimming hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ Hykin
275 WHUS43 KGRB 150242 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 942 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 WIZ022-040-050-150500- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200715T0500Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 942 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...South winds of 10 to 20 knots to produce waves of 3 to 5 feet. * WHERE...Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Large waves and strong currents will make swimming hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ Hykin
765 WHUS43 KGRB 150439 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 1139 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 WIZ022-040-050-150545- /O.EXP.KGRB.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200715T0500Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 1139 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... Waves were beginning to subside, so the Beach Hazard Statement will be allowed to expire at midnight. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 3:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas | 88 min |
| Jul 14, 3:19 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 21 hr | |
| Jul 14, 4:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Forest, Lincoln, Marathon | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 5:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 6:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Menominee, Portage | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 9:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Marathon | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 10:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Lincoln | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 11:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Lincoln, Marathon | 62 min |
| Jul 14, 11:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRB | Lincoln, Marathon | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Langlade, Marathon, Shawano | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 12:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 1:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Marinette, Oconto, Shawano | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 2:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Door | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Oneida | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Marathon | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Lincoln, Oneida | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Wood | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Oneida | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Marathon, Wood | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Portage, Wood | 44 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.