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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 8, 20205 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 8, 2020, 2:59 PM CDT for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 9, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2020, 2:59 PM CDT (19:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 9, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 10, 2020, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 155 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2020-06-08Temperature 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2020-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 169 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
1984 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

009 
WHUS43 KMKX 081959
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
259 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020

WIZ052-060-066-071-072-090400-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0002.200609T2100Z-200610T0600Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
259 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, Ozaukee, 
  Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties.

* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through late Tuesday night.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to 
  high waves and onshore winds.


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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
567 
WHUS43 KMKX 090215
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
915 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020

WIZ052-060-066-071-072-091200-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0002.200609T2100Z-200610T0600Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
915 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Life threating waves and currents are expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, 
  Sheboygan, Ozaukee, and Kenosha counties.

* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through late Tuesday night.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to 
  high waves and onshore winds.

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.

&&

$$
212 
WHUS43 KMKX 090811
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
311 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2020

WIZ052-060-066-071-072-092100-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0002.200609T2100Z-200610T0600Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
311 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, 
  Sheboygan, Ozaukee, and Kenosha counties.

* WHEN...From this afternoon through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to 
  high waves and onshore winds.

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.

&&

$$
237 
WHUS43 KMKX 092038
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
338 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2020

WIZ052-060-066-071-072-100600-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0002.200609T2100Z-200610T0600Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
338 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, 
  Sheboygan, Ozaukee, and Kenosha counties. 

* WHEN...From this afternoon through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to 
  high waves and onshore winds. 

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.

&&

$$


weather.gov/MKX
266 
WHUS43 KMKX 100611
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Issued by National Weather Service Green Bay WI
111 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2020

WIZ052-060-066-071-072-100715-
/O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200610T0600Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
111 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

Waves will continue to subside overnight as winds turn offshore.

$$
Eckberg 

weather.gov/MKX

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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.