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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 3, 2023, 1:24 AM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Sep 3, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2023, 1:24 AM EDT (05:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 3, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Benzie County, MI, Charlevoix County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Mackinac County, MI, Manistee County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:23 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 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -429 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1970 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 333 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 490 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
509 WHUS43 KAPX 030524 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 124 AM EDT Sun Sep 3 2023 MIZ016-020-025-031-095-096-098-031800- /O.NEW.KAPX.BH.S.0009.230903T1200Z-230904T0000Z/ Emmet-Leelanau-Benzie-Manistee-Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac- Beaver Island and surrounding islands- 124 AM EDT Sun Sep 3 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High waves of 3 to 5 feet and strong currents leading to dangerous swim conditions expected. * WHERE...Emmet, Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, Western Mackinac and Eastern Mackinac Counties, and Beaver Island and surrounding islands. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
352 WHUS43 KAPX 030706 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 306 AM EDT Sun Sep 3 2023 MIZ016-020-025-031-095-096-098-040000- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0009.230903T1200Z-230904T0000Z/ Emmet-Leelanau-Benzie-Manistee-Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac- Beaver Island and surrounding islands- 306 AM EDT Sun Sep 3 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High waves of 3 to 5 feet and strong currents leading to dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Emmet, Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, Western Mackinac and Eastern Mackinac Counties, and Beaver Island and surrounding islands. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
928 WHUS43 KAPX 031614 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1214 PM EDT Sun Sep 3 2023 MIZ016-020-025-031-095-096-098-040000- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230904T0000Z/ Emmet-Leelanau-Benzie-Manistee-Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac- Beaver Island and surrounding islands- 1214 PM EDT Sun Sep 3 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 swimming conditions. * WHERE...Emmet, Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, Western Mackinac and Eastern Mackinac Counties, and Beaver Island and surrounding islands. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through 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. && $$
379 WHUS43 KAPX 031847 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 247 PM EDT Sun Sep 3 2023 MIZ016-020-025-031-095-096-098-040000- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230904T0000Z/ Emmet-Leelanau-Benzie-Manistee-Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac- Beaver Island and surrounding islands- 247 PM EDT Sun Sep 3 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High waves of 3 to 5 feet and strong currents leading to dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Emmet, Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, Western Mackinac and Eastern Mackinac Counties, and Beaver Island and surrounding islands. * WHEN...continuing through 8 pm this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 10:56 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 27 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.