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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 30, 2020, 2:53 AM CDT for Kenosha County, Milwaukee County, Racine County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 30, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2020, 2:53 AM CDT (07:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 30, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2020, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:54 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
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- 1208 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1158 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
273
WHUS43 KMKX 300753
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
253 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2020
WIZ066-071-072-301600-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0006.200731T0000Z-200731T1200Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
253 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2020
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...From this evening through Friday morning.
* 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
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Bender Beach in Oak Creek...
Wind Point Lighthouse 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.
&&
$$5 follow-up statements
975
WHUS43 KMKX 301402
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
902 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2020
WIZ066-071-072-310215-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.200731T0000Z-200731T1200Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
902 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2020
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...From this evening through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Bender Beach in Oak Creek...
Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...
Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$
Wood
weather.gov/MKX881 WHUS43 KMKX 302009 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 309 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2020 WIZ066-071-072-310815- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.200731T0000Z-200731T1200Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 309 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through 7 AM CDT Friday morning. * 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 Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee... Bender Beach in Oak Creek... Wind Point Lighthouse 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. && $$ Wood weather.gov/MKX
114 WHUS43 KMKX 310233 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 933 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2020 WIZ066-071-072-311200- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-200731T1200Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 933 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through 7 AM CDT Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee... Bender Beach in Oak Creek... Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine... Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$ weather.gov/MKX
188 WHUS43 KMKX 310859 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 359 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2020 WIZ066-071-072-311200- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-200731T1200Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 359 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves and currents are expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT this morning. * 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. Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee... Bender Beach in Oak Creek... Wind Point Lighthouse 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. && $$ MRC
123 WHUS43 KMKX 311144 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 644 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2020 WIZ066-071-072-311245- /O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-200731T1200Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 644 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... There is a Moderate Swim Risk today for beaches in Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha Counties due to waves of 2 to 4 feet. $$ MRC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2:54 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 28 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.