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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 29, 2023, 3:42 AM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Aug 29, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2023, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 29, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2023, 6:43 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
Counties Door County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1409 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
407 WHUS43 KGRB 290842 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 342 AM CDT Tue Aug 29 2023 WIZ022-040-050-291645- /O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0007.230829T2100Z-230830T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 342 AM CDT Tue Aug 29 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High waves and dangerous currents expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties. * WHEN...From this afternoon through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include... Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish Dunes Beach in Door County. Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach in Kewaunee County. Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red Arrow Beach in Manitowoc County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
4 follow-up statements
039 WHUS43 KGRB 291528 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 1028 AM CDT Tue Aug 29 2023 WIZ022-040-050-292330- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.230829T2100Z-230830T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 1028 AM CDT Tue Aug 29 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High waves and dangerous currents expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties. * WHEN...From this afternoon through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include... Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish Dunes Beach in Door County. Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach in Kewaunee County. Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red Arrow Beach in Manitowoc County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ mpc
878 WHUS43 KGRB 292303 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 603 PM CDT Tue Aug 29 2023 WIZ022-040-050-300715- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230830T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 603 PM CDT Tue Aug 29 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High waves and dangerous currents expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include... Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish Dunes Beach in Door County. Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach in Kewaunee County. Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red Arrow Beach in Manitowoc County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
452 WHUS43 KGRB 300655 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 155 AM CDT Wed Aug 30 2023 WIZ022-040-050-301200- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230830T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 155 AM CDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...High waves and dangerous currents expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include... Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish Dunes Beach in Door County. Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee Beach in Kewaunee County. Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red Arrow Beach in Manitowoc County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
656 WHUS43 KGRB 301143 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 643 AM CDT Wed Aug 30 2023 WIZ022-040-050-301245- /O.CAN.KGRB.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230830T1200Z/ Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc- 643 AM CDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Waves continue to subside early this morning and the threat for dangerous currents has diminished. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 10:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Forest, Lincoln, Oneida | 59 min |
| Aug 29, 3:40 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 27 hr |
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.