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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Gaylord, MI

August 14, 2023Arenac County, Iosco County, Michigan

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2023-08-15Temperature 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2023-08-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 3:52 PM EDTGale WatchAPX11 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.