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Beach Hazards Statement 11, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 18, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT for Kenosha County, Milwaukee County, Racine County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 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 08:02 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 2078 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
939
WHUS43 KMKX 180800
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
300 AM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021
WIZ066-071-072-181600-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0011.210918T0800Z-210918T1700Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
300 AM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous
currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...Until noon CDT today.
* 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
Grant Park 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.
&&
$$2 follow-up statements
696
WHUS43 KMKX 181415
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
915 AM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021
WIZ066-071-072-181700-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210918T1700Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
915 AM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
TODAY...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous
currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...Until noon CDT today.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include
Grant Park Beach in Milwaukee...
Shoop Park Beach in Racine...
North Beach in Racine...
Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$617 WHUS43 KMKX 181648 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1148 AM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021 WIZ066-071-072-181800- /O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-210918T1700Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 1148 AM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CDT TODAY... Winds have weakened and waves have subsided below 4 feet early this afternoon. Thus, will allow the Beach Hazards to expire at noon. However, moderate swim risk will continue through the afternoon for these areas. Swimmers should continue to use caution and avoid dangerous areas likes piers, breakwalls, and river/creek outlets. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2:56 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 9 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.