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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Duluth, MN

June 11, 2021Carlton County, Saint Louis County, Minnesota; Douglas County, Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 11, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT for Carlton County, Saint Louis County, Minnesota; Douglas County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Carlton County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN, Douglas County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 201 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2021-06-11Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2021-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 267 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
629 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
267 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
313 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

413 
WHUS43 KDLH 111200
CFWDLH

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Duluth MN
700 AM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

MNZ037-WIZ001-112100-
/O.NEW.KDLH.BH.S.0003.210611T1200Z-210611T2100Z/
Carlton and South St. Louis-Douglas-
700 AM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high 
  wave action and strong rip currents.

* WHERE...In Wisconsin, Douglas County. In Minnesota, Carlton 
  and South St. Louis County.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...High wave action can make swimming difficult on days 
  such as this. Incoming waves in rapid succession can tire a 
  swimmer quickly.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...4 to 6 foot waves are expected today. Waves
  occasionally to 7 feet possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away 
from shore...which occur most often at low spots in sandbars...
near shoreline structures such as peninsulas or breakwalls...and
near river mouths. 

For additional safety information and precautions...please visit
www.weather.gov/Duluth

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
099 
WHUS43 KDLH 111948
CFWDLH

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Duluth MN
248 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

MNZ037-WIZ001-120200-
/O.EXT.KDLH.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-210612T0200Z/
Carlton/Southern St. Louis-Douglas-
248 PM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high 
  wave action and strong rip currents.

* WHERE...In Wisconsin, Douglas County. In Minnesota, Carlton 
  and South St. Louis County.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...High wave action can make swimming difficult on days 
  such as this. Incoming waves in rapid succession can tire a 
  swimmer quickly.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...4 to 6 foot waves are expected today. 
  Waves occasionally to 7 feet possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away
from shore...which occur most often at low spots in sandbars...
near shoreline structures such as peninsulas or breakwalls...and
near river mouths.

For additional safety information and precautions...please visit
www.weather.gov/Duluth

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 6:50 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLHCarlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis4 hr
Jun 11, 9:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton26 min
Jun 11, 9:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHCarlton, Saint Louis26 min
Jun 11, 9:54 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH66 min
Jun 11, 11:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCook21 min
Jun 11, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCook32 min
Jun 11, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCook16 min
Jun 11, 1:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCook29 min
Jun 10, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer29 min
Jun 10, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice28 min
Jun 10, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice20 min
Jun 10, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer35 min
Jun 10, 7:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHAshland, Price, Sawyer3 hr
Jun 10, 7:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer29 min
Jun 10, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer22 min
Jun 10, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer31 min
Jun 10, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice34 min
Jun 10, 8:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer32 min
Jun 10, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHSawyer39 min
Jun 10, 9:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer14 min
Jun 10, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer15 min
Jun 10, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer16 min
Jun 11, 12:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHIron13 min
Jun 11, 2:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHIron27 min
Jun 11, 9:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHDouglas25 min
Jun 11, 10:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas27 min
Jun 11, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield20 min
Jun 11, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Bayfield44 min
Jun 11, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer20 min
Jun 11, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer33 min
Jun 11, 6:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHIron30 min

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.