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Beach Hazards Statement 16, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 25, 2020, 2:44 AM CDT for Ozaukee County, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Sep 25, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2020, 2:44 AM CDT (07:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 25, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2020, 8:32 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Ozaukee County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:43 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
799
WHUS43 KMKX 250744
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
244 AM CDT Fri Sep 25 2020
WIZ052-060-251545-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0016.200925T2100Z-200926T0600Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-
244 AM CDT Fri Sep 25 2020
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, and Ozaukee
counties.
* WHEN...From this afternoon through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include
General King Park Beach in Sheboygan...
Kohler-Andrae State Park Beaches...
North Beach in Port Washington...
South Beach in Port Washington...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$3 follow-up statements
141
WHUS43 KMKX 251405
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
905 AM CDT Fri Sep 25 2020
WIZ052-060-252215-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0016.200925T2100Z-200926T0600Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-
905 AM CDT Fri Sep 25 2020
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, and Ozaukee
counties.
* WHEN...From this afternoon through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include
General King Park Beach in Sheboygan...
Kohler-Andrae State Park Beaches...
North Beach in Port Washington...
South Beach in Port Washington...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$164
WHUS43 KMKX 252008
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
308 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2020
WIZ052-060-260415-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0016.200925T2100Z-200926T0600Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-
308 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2020
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, and Ozaukee
counties.
* WHEN...From this afternoon through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include
General King Park Beach in Sheboygan...
Kohler-Andrae State Park Beaches...
North Beach in Port Washington...
South Beach in Port Washington...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$746 WHUS43 KMKX 260132 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 832 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2020 WIZ052-060-260245- /O.CAN.KMKX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-200926T0600Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee- 832 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Winds and waves will continue to subside this evening. An additional period of hazardous swimming conditions is possible on Saturday, and another Beach Hazards Statement may eventually be needed. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 12:25 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Sauk | 4 hr |
| Sep 25, 2:56 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 18 hr |
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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.