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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 11, 2020, 5:09 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 12, 2020, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2020, 5:09 PM CDT (22:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 12, 2020, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2020, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 1769 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
836
WHUS43 KMKX 112209
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
509 PM CDT Sat Jul 11 2020
WIZ066-071-072-120615-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0003.200712T1300Z-200713T0300Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
509 PM CDT Sat Jul 11 2020
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
* 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
Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood...
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Shoop Park Beach in Racine...
North Beach in Racine...
Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha...
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.
&&
$$
MRC4 follow-up statements
851 WHUS43 KMKX 120805 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 305 AM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020 WIZ060-121615- /O.EXB.KMKX.BH.S.0003.200712T1200Z-200713T0300Z/ Ozaukee- 305 AM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Ozaukee county. * WHEN...From 7 AM CDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$ WIZ066-071-072-121615- /O.EXT.KMKX.BH.S.0003.200712T1200Z-200713T0300Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 305 AM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM CDT this morning through this evening. * 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. && $$
063 WHUS43 KMKX 121425 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 925 AM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020 WIZ060-066-071-072-122230- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200713T0300Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 925 AM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$
459 WHUS43 KMKX 121942 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 242 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020 WIZ060-066-071-072-130300- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200713T0300Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 242 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * 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. && $$ DDV
523 WHUS43 KMKX 130243 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 943 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020 WIZ060-066-071-072-130345- /O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200713T0300Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 943 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The higher waves causing the hazardous beach conditions have diminished and the beach hazards statement will be allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 9:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Lafayette | 59 min |
| Jul 11, 5:25 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 29 hr |
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.