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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at May 26, 2022, 2:16 PM CDT for Kenosha County, Milwaukee County, Racine County, Wisconsin. It took effect at May 27, 2022, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2022, 2:16 PM CDT (19:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2022, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 27, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 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 19:19 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 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
- 465 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
849
WHUS43 KMKX 261916
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
216 PM CDT Thu May 26 2022
WIZ066-071-072-270615-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0002.220527T0900Z-220528T0000Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
216 PM CDT Thu May 26 2022
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 5 feet and dangerous
currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...From late tonight through Friday 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
Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood...
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Bender Beach in Oak Creek...
North Beach in Racine...
Wind Point Lighthouse 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.
&&
$$5 follow-up statements
819
WHUS43 KMKX 270305
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1005 PM CDT Thu May 26 2022
WIZ066-071-072-271115-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0002.220527T0900Z-220528T0000Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
1005 PM CDT Thu May 26 2022
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT FRIDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 5 feet and dangerous
currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...From late tonight through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include:
Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood...
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Bender Beach in Oak Creek...
North Beach in Racine...
Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...
Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$261
WHUS43 KMKX 270814
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
314 AM CDT Fri May 27 2022
WIZ066-071-072-271615-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0002.220527T0900Z-220528T0000Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
314 AM CDT Fri May 27 2022
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 5 feet and dangerous
currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...Through Friday 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:
Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood...
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Bender Beach in Oak Creek...
North Beach in Racine...
Wind Point Lighthouse 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.
&&
$$691
WHUS43 KMKX 271342
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
842 AM CDT Fri May 27 2022
WIZ066-071-072-272145-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-220528T0000Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
842 AM CDT Fri May 27 2022
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 5 feet and dangerous
currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include:
Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood...
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Bender Beach in Oak Creek...
North Beach in Racine...
Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...
Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$674
WHUS43 KMKX 271923
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
223 PM CDT Fri May 27 2022
WIZ066-071-072-280000-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-220528T0000Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
223 PM CDT Fri May 27 2022
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS 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 Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...Through 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:
Atwater Beach in Village of Shorewood...
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Bender Beach in Oak Creek...
North Beach in Racine...
Wind Point Lighthouse 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.
&&
$$086 WHUS43 KMKX 280008 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 708 PM CDT Fri May 27 2022 WIZ066-071-072-280115- /O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-220528T0000Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 708 PM CDT Fri May 27 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... Waves have fallen below 4 feet and will continue to subside through the evening and overnight hours. Thus the Beach Hazards Statement has been allowed to expire. $$ DDV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha | 18 min |
| May 26, 6:44 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 3 hr | |
| May 26, 2:16 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 29 hr | |
| May 26, 5:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dane | 3 hr |
| May 26, 5:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia | 3 hr |
| May 26, 5:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac | 3 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.