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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 17, 20225 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 17, 2022, 3:11 PM CDT for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 17, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2022, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 17, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 18, 2022, 2:57 AM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

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

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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 155 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2022-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2022-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1452 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

607 
WHUS43 KMKX 172011
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
311 PM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022

WIZ052-180530-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0004.220618T0000Z-220618T0900Z/
Sheboygan-
311 PM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

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

* WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through late tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$

WIZ060-066-071-072-180530-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0004.220618T0200Z-220618T1400Z/
Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
311 PM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

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

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

* WHEN...From 9 PM CDT this evening through Saturday morning.

* 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...

     Big Bay Beach in the Village of Whitefish Bay...

     Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...

     Grant Park Beach in Milwaukee...

     North Beach in Racine...

     Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...

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
891 
WHUS43 KMKX 180152
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
852 PM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022

WIZ052-180900-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-220618T0900Z/
Sheboygan-
852 PM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

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

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

* WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

WIZ060-066-071-072-181000-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.220618T0200Z-220618T1400Z/
Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
852 PM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

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

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

* WHEN...Through Saturday morning.

* 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...

     Big Bay Beach in the Village of Whitefish Bay...

     Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...

     Grant Park Beach in Milwaukee...

     North Beach in Racine...

     Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...


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.

&&

$$
710 
WHUS43 KMKX 180757
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
257 AM CDT Sat Jun 18 2022

WIZ060-066-071-072-180900-
/O.CAN.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-220618T1400Z/
Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
257 AM CDT Sat Jun 18 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

Waves are diminishing along the Lake Michigan shoreline, and the Beach 
Hazards Statement has been cancelled.  Caution should still be exercised
if spending time at the beach today. 

$$

WIZ052-180900-
/O.CAN.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-220618T0900Z/
Sheboygan-
257 AM CDT Sat Jun 18 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

Waves are diminishing along the Lake Michigan shoreline, and the Beach 
Hazards Statement has been cancelled.  Caution should still be exercised
if spending time at the beach today. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 3:10 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX12 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.