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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 14, 2023, 9:43 PM EDT for Arenac County, Iosco County, Michigan. It took effect at Aug 15, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2023, 9:43 PM EDT (01:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 15, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Arenac County, MI, Iosco County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 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
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 823 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
764 WHUS43 KAPX 150143 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 943 PM EDT Mon Aug 14 2023 MIZ036-042-150945- /O.NEW.KAPX.BH.S.0004.230815T1200Z-230816T0000Z/ Iosco-Arenac- 943 PM EDT Mon Aug 14 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High waves of 3 to 5 feet and strong currents leading to dangerous swim conditions expected. * WHERE...Iosco and Arenac Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Tuesday through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
3 follow-up statements
299 WHUS43 KAPX 151515 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1115 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 MIZ036-042-152315- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-230816T0000Z/ Iosco-Arenac- 1115 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High waves of 3 to 5 feet and strong currents leading to dangerous swim conditions expected. * WHERE...Iosco and Arenac Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
651 WHUS43 KAPX 151950 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 350 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 MIZ036-042-160000- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-230816T0000Z/ Iosco-Arenac- 350 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High waves of 3 to 5 feet and strong currents leading to dangerous swim conditions expected. * WHERE...Iosco and Arenac Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
987 WHUS43 KAPX 152336 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 736 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 MIZ036-042-160045- /O.EXP.KAPX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-230816T0000Z/ Iosco-Arenac- 736 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 3:52 PM EDT | Gale Watch | APX | 11 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.