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Beach Hazards Statement 14, NWS Cleveland, OH

September 7, 2021Erie County, Pennsylvania; 4 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 7, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT for Erie County, Pennsylvania; 4 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Sep 8, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 7, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT (19:45 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 8, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 9, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-09-07Temperature 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-09-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 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
1163 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

804 
WHUS41 KCLE 071945
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
345 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-080345-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0014.210908T0800Z-210909T0800Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
345 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected.

* WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. In Ohio, Lake 
  and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties.

* WHEN...From late tonight through late Wednesday night.

* IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the 
  lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can 
  carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along 
  structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
522 
WHUS41 KCLE 080213
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1013 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-081015-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.210908T0800Z-210909T0800Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
1013 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected.

* WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. In Ohio, Lake 
  and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties.

* WHEN...From 4 AM EDT Wednesday through late Wednesday night.

* IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the 
  lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can 
  carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along 
  structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
927 
WHUS41 KCLE 080744
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
344 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-081545-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.210908T0800Z-210909T0800Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
344 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected.

* WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. In Ohio, Lake 
  and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the 
  lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can 
  carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along 
  structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
656 
WHUS41 KCLE 081357
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
957 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-082200-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-210909T0800Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
957 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents.

* WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. In Ohio, Lake 
  and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the 
  lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can 
  carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along 
  structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
877 
WHUS41 KCLE 081943
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
343 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

OHZ010-011-090345-
/O.EXB.KCLE.BH.S.0014.210909T0000Z-210909T0800Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-
343 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the 
  lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can 
  carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along 
  structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-090345-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-210909T0800Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
343 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents.

* WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. In Ohio, Lake 
  and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the 
  lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can 
  carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along 
  structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
989 
WHUS41 KCLE 090200
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1000 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-090800-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-210909T0800Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
1000 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents.

* WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. In Ohio, Lake 
  and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the
  lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can
  carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along
  structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

OHZ010-011-090800-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-210909T0800Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-
1000 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the
  lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can
  carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along
  structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
795 
WHUS41 KCLE 090755
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
355 AM EDT Thu Sep 9 2021

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-090900-
/O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-210909T0800Z/
Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
355 AM EDT Thu Sep 9 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

The risk for rip currents will gradually continue to diminish.

$$

OHZ010-011-090900-
/O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-210909T0800Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-
355 AM EDT Thu Sep 9 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

The risk for rip currents will gradually continue to diminish.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 3:44 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE36 hr

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Ohio, 2021Beach Hazards Statements in Pennsylvania, 2021Every beach hazards statement in 2021

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.