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Beach Hazards Statement 15, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 16, 2022, 3:14 PM CDT for Door County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Sep 17, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2022, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 17, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2022, 11:40 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
County Door County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1053 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
869 WHUS43 KGRB 162014 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 314 PM CDT Fri Sep 16 2022 WIZ022-170415- /O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0015.220917T1500Z-220918T0900Z/ Door- 314 PM CDT Fri Sep 16 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Strong currents with high wave action expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door County. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * 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... Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish Dunes Beach in Door County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ mpc
6 follow-up statements
393 WHUS43 KGRB 170157 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 857 PM CDT Fri Sep 16 2022 WIZ022-171000- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0015.220917T1500Z-220918T0900Z/ Door- 857 PM CDT Fri Sep 16 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Strong currents with high wave action expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door County. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include... Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish Dunes Beach in Door County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
144 WHUS43 KGRB 170841 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 341 AM CDT Sat Sep 17 2022 WIZ022-171645- /O.EXT.KGRB.BH.S.0015.220917T1800Z-220918T0600Z/ Door- 341 AM CDT Sat Sep 17 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Strong currents with high wave action expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door County. * WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon 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... Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish Dunes Beach in Door County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
407 WHUS43 KGRB 171446 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 946 AM CDT Sat Sep 17 2022 WIZ022-172300- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0015.220917T1800Z-220918T0600Z/ Door- 946 AM CDT Sat Sep 17 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Strong currents with high wave action expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door County. * WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include... Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish Dunes Beach in Door County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
166 WHUS43 KGRB 171953 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 253 PM CDT Sat Sep 17 2022 WIZ022-180400- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-220918T0600Z/ Door- 253 PM CDT Sat Sep 17 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Strong currents with high wave action expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door County. * WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon 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... Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish Dunes Beach in Door County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ mpc
744 WHUS43 KGRB 180205 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 905 PM CDT Sat Sep 17 2022 WIZ022-180600- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-220918T0600Z/ Door- 905 PM CDT Sat Sep 17 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Strong currents with high wave action expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door County. * WHEN...Through 1 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include... Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish Dunes Beach in Door County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
833 WHUS43 KGRB 180440 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 1140 PM CDT Sat Sep 17 2022 WIZ022-180545- /O.CAN.KGRB.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-220918T0600Z/ Door- 1140 PM CDT Sat Sep 17 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Wave action will continue to diminish as winds have turned to the southwest. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Sep 16, 1:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 1:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Green Bay WI 108 PM CDT Fri Sep 16 2022 Updated aviation portion for 18Z TAF issuance .SHORT TERM...Today...Tonight...and Saturday Issued at 355 AM CDT Fri Sep 16 2022 A few spotty showers or sprinkles will remain possible over far northern WI this morning near the warm front and weak shortwave, but this activity will be fighting limited moisture in the low/mid levels. Better chances for showers and a few storms will arrive later this afternoon and evening across central and northern WI as another weak shortwave and LLJ work into the area. Looking like this activity will be isolated-scattered in nature. Farther south and east in the Fox Valley and lake shore, a dry day is expected with the activity this evening/overnight possibly clipper the area early Saturday. A lull in most/all of the activity is expected late tonight into Saturday as we will be in between shortwaves. Then the next shortwave will push across the area on Saturday, along with the surface boundary approaching from the west, but guidance still not locking on exact timing. So will need to keep PoPs for most of the day, but much of the day is looking dry. Not a lot of full sun is expected through the period as plenty of cloud debris expected across the region, but gaps/breaks in the mid-high clouds are expected, the first being this morning and early afternoon as clearing in western WI works into the area. Severe storms are not expected as instability will be held in check due to all the cloud cover, along with bulk shear remaining under 25 kts and weak-modest mid-level lapse rates. Strongest storms could produce some small hail and brief gusty winds. Soundings continue to show long/skinny CAPE, which could lead to some locally heavy rainfall in spots, but overall flooding threat looks low as storms will be more miss than hit and should be moving. 850/925mb temps do not change much today and tomorrow, with cloud cover and precip impacting temps the most. Highs look to be in the mid 70s to low 80s (slightly cooler near Lake Michigan), with lows in the 60s for most spots. Surface dewpoints in the low to mid 60s will bring a touch of humidity to the area (for mid- September), especially on Saturday. .LONG TERM...Saturday Night Through Thursday Issued at 355 AM CDT Fri Sep 16 2022 At the start of the long term forecast models indicate weaker, low-amplitude flow across the CONUS. This transitions to a west coast trough, and central U.S. ridge by early in the work week. Ridge slowly progresses eastward and eventually flattens out by the end of the work week. This setup will lead to chances of showers and storms due to multiple shortwaves and frontal systems crossing the forecast area. Specific timing details remains challenging to pinpoint this far out. Saturday evening through Sunday...Rain and thunderstorm chances increase as a mid- level shortwave approaches northern WI, and a surface cold front moves across the state. Severe chances remain low Saturday night with limited instability and shear. By Sunday afternoon, MUCAPE values rise as high as 2000 J/kg with 0 to 6 km bulk shear around 30 to 40 kts in the highest spots. While these are decent amounts, the overlap of highest CAPEs, shear values, frontal passage, and shortwave energy doesn't overlap nicely, so uncertain of the severe thunderstorm threat. The best chances for stronger storms would be across the southern forecast area. Rest of the week...Upper ridging and surface high pressure will keep the area dry for at least Monday. Low level warm advection could set off a few showers on Tuesday. Greater uncertainty in the forecast from Wednesday and beyond as models diverge. There will be chances for showers, and a few thunderstorms, as shortwaves move through the main flow, and a surface front moves through later in the week. Timing is a guess at this point, so stayed with a blended model solution which features chance PoPs through most of this period. There will be dry times as well, so timing will need refinement as days get closer. Temperatures will be well above normal through most of the forecast period, cooling closer to normal by Thursday and Friday. && .AVIATION...for 18Z TAF Issuance Issued at 108 PM CDT Fri Sep 16 2022 An area of middle and upper clouds, with a few showers, moved over the central and north-central WI TAF sites this afternoon, while an afternoon VFR cu field developed elsewhere. The area of middle and upper clouds will continue to slowly spread east by this evening. In addition, chances for showers will increase across the central and north-central WI TAF sites this evening, with the best chance for isolated thunderstorms at the RHI TAF site late this evening. Brief MVFR conditions are likely during this time as well. The shower activity will come to an end from southwest to northeast by late tonight into early Saturday morning. The east-central WI TAF sites should remain dry through this period under the middle to upper clouds. A brief period of LLWS is expected across all TAF sites late this evening into early Saturday morning, with southwest winds of 35 kts between 1500-2000 ft. && .GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM.....Bersch LONG TERM......KLJ AVIATION.......Kruk
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 16, 3:01 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Green Bay WI 301 PM CDT Fri Sep 16 2022 WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-172015- Vilas-Oneida-Forest-Florence-Northern Marinette County-Lincoln- Langlade-Menominee-Northern Oconto County-Door-Marathon-Shawano- Wood-Portage-Waupaca-Outagamie-Brown-Kewaunee-Waushara-Winnebago- Calumet-Manitowoc-Southern Marinette County- Southern Oconto County- 301 PM CDT Fri Sep 16 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north-central and northeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight There is a chance of thunderstorms in central and northern Wisconsin tonight. Severe thunderstorms are not expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Friday High waves will create strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions at Lake Michigan beaches along Door County from Saturday into Saturday night. There is a chance of thunderstorms across the entire area this weekend. A few strong storms are possible, especially Saturday afternoon and evening. Additional storms will be possible late Monday night into Tuesday morning, and again on Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed tonight. LMZ521-522-541>543-172015- The Bay of Green Bay south of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage-Lake Michigan from Washington Island to Sheboygan- 301 PM CDT Fri Sep 16 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Lake Michigan and the waters of Green Bay. .DAY ONE...Tonight The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Friday Persistent south winds and high waves will create hazardous conditions for small craft on Lake Michigan north of Sturgeon Bay from Saturday into Saturday night. There is a chance of thunderstorms at times from Saturday through Sunday evening. Any storms that form will pose a hazard for mariners. Additional storms will be possible Tuesday morning, and again on Wednesday. Kruk/Kieckbusch
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 3:13 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 33 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.