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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 11, 2023, 3:21 AM CDT for Carlton County, Saint Louis County, Minnesota; Douglas County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Sep 11, 2023, 2:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2023, 3:21 AM CDT (08:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 11, 2023, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 11, 2023, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
Counties Carlton County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN, Douglas County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:23 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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
072 WHUS43 KDLH 110821 CFWDLH Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Duluth MN 321 AM CDT Mon Sep 11 2023 MNZ037-WIZ001-120230- /O.NEW.KDLH.BH.S.0021.230911T1900Z-230912T0300Z/ Carlton and South St. Louis-Douglas- 321 AM CDT Mon Sep 11 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected along the Lake Superior shoreline due to high wave action and strong rip currents. * WHERE...Minnesota Park Point and Wisconsin Point Beaches. * WHEN...From 2 PM CDT this afternoon through this evening. * IMPACTS...High wave action can make swimming difficult on days such as this. Incoming waves in rapid succession can tire even an experienced swimmer quickly. Rip currents can usher you away from land. To avoid being swept away, swim parallel to the shore to exit a rip current. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
1 follow-up statement
609 WHUS43 KDLH 120304 CFWDLH Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Duluth MN 1004 PM CDT Mon Sep 11 2023 MNZ037-WIZ001-120415- /O.EXP.KDLH.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-230912T0300Z/ Carlton and South St. Louis-Douglas- 1004 PM CDT Mon Sep 11 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... Waves will remain elevated through the night. An additional Beach Hazard Statement may be needed on Tuesday. $$ Unruh
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2:24 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Saint Louis | 8 hr |
| Sep 11, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Wadena | 30 min |
| Sep 11, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 26 min |
| Sep 11, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 38 min |
| Sep 11, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 20 min | |
| Sep 11, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 31 min |
| Sep 11, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 28 min |
| Sep 11, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 25 min |
| Sep 11, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 27 min |
| Sep 11, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 34 min |
| Sep 11, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 36 min |
| Sep 11, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 25 min |
| Sep 11, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 22 min |
| Sep 11, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 24 min |
| Sep 11, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 24 min |
| Sep 11, 6:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 35 min |
Nearby
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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.