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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI

July 7, 20214 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 7, 2021, 9:08 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 7, 2021, 9:08 PM CDT (02:08 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 22 hr
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI

Counties Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 141 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 509 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

016 
WHUS43 KMKX 080208
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
908 PM CDT Wed Jul 7 2021

WIZ052-081015-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0004.210708T0208Z-210708T2100Z/
Sheboygan-
908 PM CDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous 
  currents are expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Sheboygan county.

* WHEN...Through Thursday afternoon.

* 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 
  Vollrath Park and Deland Park Beach in Sheboygan.

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.

&&

$$
MBK

4 follow-up statements

207 
WHUS43 KMKX 080807
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
307 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021

WIZ052-081615-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-210708T2100Z/
Sheboygan-
307 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous 
  currents are expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Sheboygan county.

* WHEN...Through this afternoon.

* 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 

     Vollrath Park in Sheboygan...

     Deland Park Beach in Sheboygan...

     Blue Harbor Beach in Sheboygan...

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.

&&

$$

604 
WHUS43 KMKX 081457
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
957 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021

WIZ052-082100-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-210708T2100Z/
Sheboygan-
957 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021

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

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 4 feet and dangerous 
  currents are expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Sheboygan county.

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

* 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 
  
     Vollrath Park in Sheboygan...

     Deland Park Beach in Sheboygan...

     Blue Harbor Beach in Sheboygan...

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.

&&

$$

041 
WHUS43 KMKX 081647
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1147 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021

WIZ060-066-071-090000-
/O.EXB.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-210709T0000Z/
Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-
1147 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 5 feet and dangerous 
  currents are expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Ozaukee, Milwaukee, and 
  Racine counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* 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 
  
     North Beach in Port Washington...

     Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood...

     Bayview Beach in Milwaukee...

     Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...


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.

&&

$$

WIZ052-090000-
/O.EXT.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-210709T0000Z/
Sheboygan-
1147 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 4 feet and dangerous 
  currents are expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Sheboygan county.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* 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 
 
     Vollrath Park in Sheboygan...

     Deland Park Beach in Sheboygan...

     Blue Harbor Beach in Sheboygan...


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.

&&

$$

550 
WHUS43 KMKX 082348
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
648 PM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021

WIZ052-060-066-071-090100-
/O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-210709T0000Z/
Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-
648 PM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Waves are expected to remain mostly below 5 feet overnight at Lake Michigan 
beaches.  Hence the Beach Hazard Statement for a High Swim Risk and 
dangerous swimming conditions will be allowed to expire at 7 pm CDT.

Waves of 2 to 4 feet will continue this evening at Lake Michigan beaches from 
Sheboygan County south to Racine County, resulting in a Moderate Swim Risk.  
In a Moderate Swim Risk, breaking waves and currents are expected.  Stay 
away from dangerous areas like piers and break walls. 

$$
MBK

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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.