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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Cleveland, OH

June 16, 2022Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 16, 2022, 4:02 AM EDT for Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jun 16, 2022, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 16, 2022, 4:02 AM EDT (08:02 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 16, 2022, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 16, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

County Erie County, PA

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 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

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 146 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2022-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3396 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2022-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 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
3396 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1200 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.4

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The text

As transmitted.

104 
WHUS41 KCLE 160802
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
402 AM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

PAZ001-161615-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0003.220616T1800Z-220617T0000Z/
Northern Erie-
402 AM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Northern Erie County.

* WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
713 
WHUS41 KCLE 161326
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
926 AM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

PAZ001-162130-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0003.220616T1800Z-220617T0000Z/
Northern Erie-
926 AM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Northern Erie County.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM EDT this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
275 
WHUS41 KCLE 162120
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
520 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

PAZ001-170000-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220617T0000Z/
Northern Erie-
520 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Northern Erie County.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM EDT this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
144 
WHUS41 KCLE 170004
CFWCLE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
804 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

PAZ001-170115-
/O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-220617T0000Z/
Northern Erie-
804 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

Winds will become southwesterly this evening which will focus
larger waves offshore. A moderate swim risk will continue however
with waves of 2 to 4 feet. Continue to use caution this evening at
area beaches. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 2:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie95 min
Jun 16, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford58 min
Jun 16, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Erie22 min
Jun 16, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCLECrawford34 min

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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.