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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 15, 2023, 2:57 AM CDT for Kenosha County, Milwaukee County, Racine County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 15, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2023, 2:57 AM CDT (07:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 15, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1246 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
895
WHUS43 KMKX 150757
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
257 AM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
WIZ066-071-072-151600-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0003.230615T1800Z-230616T1200Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
257 AM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous
currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...
Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$4 follow-up statements
158
WHUS43 KMKX 151424
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
924 AM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
WIZ066-071-072-152230-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0003.230615T1800Z-230616T1200Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
924 AM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous
currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include:
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...
Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$502
WHUS43 KMKX 151939
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
239 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
WIZ066-071-072-160345-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-230616T1200Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
239 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous
currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include:
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...
Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$709
WHUS43 KMKX 160139
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
839 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
WIZ066-071-072-160945-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-230616T1200Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
839 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 5 feet and dangerous
currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include
McKinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...
Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$331
WHUS43 KMKX 160841
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
341 AM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023
WIZ066-071-072-161200-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-230616T1200Z/
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
341 AM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 5 feet and dangerous
currents are expected.
* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine, and
Kenosha counties.
* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include
Bayview Beach in Milwaukee...
Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...
Grant Park Beach in Milwaukee...
Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...
Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2:56 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 28 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.