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Beach Hazards Statement 17, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 29, 2023, 9:40 PM EDT for Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ottawa County, Ohio. It took effect at Aug 30, 2023, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2023, 9:40 PM EDT (01:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 30, 2023, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2023, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
Counties Ottawa County, OH, Erie County, PA
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 772 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
273 WHUS41 KCLE 300140 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 940 PM EDT Tue Aug 29 2023 OHZ007-300945- /O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230830T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0017.230830T0600Z-230830T1800Z/ Ottawa- 940 PM EDT Tue Aug 29 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Ottawa County. * WHEN...From 2 AM EDT Wednesday through Wednesday afternoon. * 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. && $$ OHZ009>012-089-300945- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0016.230830T0600Z-230831T1200Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore- 940 PM EDT Tue Aug 29 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM EDT Wednesday through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
5 follow-up statements
401 WHUS41 KCLE 300737 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 337 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 PAZ001-301545- /O.EXB.KCLE.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-230831T0200Z/ Northern Erie- 337 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...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. && $$ OHZ007-301545- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-230830T1800Z/ Ottawa- 337 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Ottawa County. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ009>012-089-301545- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230831T1200Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore- 337 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * 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. && $$
561 WHUS41 KCLE 301426 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1026 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 OHZ007-301800- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-230830T1800Z/ Ottawa- 1026 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Ottawa County. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ OHZ009>012-089-302230- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230831T1200Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore- 1026 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * 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. && $$ PAZ001-302230- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-230831T0200Z/ Northern Erie- 1026 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
475 WHUS41 KCLE 301759 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 159 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 OHZ007-301900- /O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-230830T1800Z/ Ottawa- 159 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. $$ OHZ009>012-089-310200- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230831T1200Z/ Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore- 159 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ PAZ001-310200- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-230831T0200Z/ Northern Erie- 159 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until 10 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. && $$
267 WHUS41 KCLE 301941 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 341 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 OHZ009-302045- /O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230831T1200Z/ Erie- 341 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... The high risk of rip currents has ended. $$ OHZ010>012-089-310345- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230831T1200Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore- 341 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * 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. && $$ PAZ001-310200- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-230831T0200Z/ Northern Erie- 341 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Northern Erie County. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
262 WHUS41 KCLE 310201 CFWCLE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1001 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 PAZ001-310315- /O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-230831T0200Z/ Northern Erie- 1001 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Winds have fallen below 20 knots and waves are responding by subsiding below 4 ft. Therefore, the Beach Hazards Statement can be dropped at 10 PM. $$ OHZ010>012-089-311015- /O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230831T1200Z/ Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore- 1001 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 9:41 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 24 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.