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Beach Hazards Statement 17, NWS Green Bay, WI

September 27, 2021Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 27, 2021, 3:50 AM CDT for Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Sep 27, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 27, 2021, 3:50 AM CDT (08:50 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 27, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Sep 28, 2021, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

County Manitowoc County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 54 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 85 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 378 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
85 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-396 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1581 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
378 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
423 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

460 
WHUS43 KGRB 270850
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
350 AM CDT Mon Sep 27 2021

WIZ050-271700-
/O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0017.210927T1700Z-210928T0300Z/
Manitowoc-
350 AM CDT Mon Sep 27 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Significant waves and strong currents resulting in
  dangerous swimming conditions.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County.

* WHEN...From noon CDT today through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions are expected. Strong
  currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and waves can sweep
  people off boulders placed along the shoreline.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most 
  susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include...

  Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red Arrow Beach in Manitowoc
  County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

JS
4 follow-up statements
981 
WHUS43 KGRB 271506
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1006 AM CDT Mon Sep 27 2021

WIZ050-272200-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0017.210927T1700Z-210928T0300Z/
Manitowoc-
1006 AM CDT Mon Sep 27 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Significant waves and strong currents resulting in
  dangerous swimming conditions.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong 
  currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves 
  can sweep people off piers.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most 
  susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include...

  Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red Arrow Beach in Manitowoc
  County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

Hykin
876 
WHUS43 KGRB 272005
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
305 PM CDT Mon Sep 27 2021

WIZ050-280415-
/O.EXT.KGRB.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-210928T0900Z/
Manitowoc-
305 PM CDT Mon Sep 27 2021

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

* WHAT...Significant waves and strong currents resulting in
  dangerous swimming conditions.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong 
  currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves 
  can sweep people off piers.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most 
  susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include...

  Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red Arrow Beach in Manitowoc
  County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
Eckberg
575 
WHUS43 KGRB 280205
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
905 PM CDT Mon Sep 27 2021

WIZ050-280900-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-210928T0900Z/
Manitowoc-
905 PM CDT Mon Sep 27 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Significant waves and strong currents resulting in 
  dangerous swimming conditions.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong 
  currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves 
  can sweep people off piers.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most 
  susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include...

  Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red Arrow Beach in Manitowoc
  County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
Eckberg
350 
WHUS43 KGRB 280859
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
359 AM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

WIZ050-281000-
/O.EXP.KGRB.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-210928T0900Z/
Manitowoc-
359 AM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

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

Waves are expected to diminish through the rest of the morning;
however, dangerous currents may linger near break walls and river
outlets.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 3:55 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB24 hr

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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.