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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 15, 2023, 3:34 AM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Aug 15, 2023, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 15, 2023, 3:34 AM EDT (07:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 15, 2023, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2023, 3:46 AM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Ottawa County, OH
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:35 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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 773 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
499 WHUS41 KCLE 150734 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 334 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 OHZ003-007-151545- /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0013.230815T2100Z-230816T0300Z/ Lucas-Ottawa- 334 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lucas and Ottawa Counties. * WHEN...From this afternoon through this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ009>011-151545- /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0013.230816T0000Z-230816T0900Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 334 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...From this evening through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
5 follow-up statements
559 WHUS41 KCLE 151328 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 928 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 OHZ003-007-152130- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0013.230815T2100Z-230816T0300Z/ Lucas-Ottawa- 928 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lucas and Ottawa Counties. * WHEN...From 5 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ009>011-152130- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0013.230816T0000Z-230816T0900Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 928 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
942 WHUS41 KCLE 151951 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 351 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 OHZ003-007-160300- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0013.230815T2100Z-230816T0300Z/ Lucas-Ottawa- 351 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lucas and Ottawa Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ009>011-160400- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0013.230816T0000Z-230816T0900Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 351 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
764 WHUS41 KCLE 160113 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 913 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 OHZ003-007-160300- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-230816T0300Z/ Lucas-Ottawa- 913 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Lucas and Ottawa Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ009>011-160900- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-230816T0900Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 913 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
016 WHUS41 KCLE 160243 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 OHZ003-007-160345- /O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-230816T0300Z/ Lucas-Ottawa- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED. $$ OHZ009>011-160900- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-230816T0900Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 1043 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
702 WHUS41 KCLE 160746 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 346 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 OHZ009>011-160900- /O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-230816T0900Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga- 346 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Diminishing winds and waves have allowed for a low risk of rip currents this morning. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 3:34 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 24 hr | |
| Aug 15, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 86 min | |
| Aug 15, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Geauga | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CLE | Ashtabula | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 92 min |
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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.