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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Milwaukee, WI

August 6, 2023Kenosha County, Racine County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 6, 2023, 3:12 AM CDT for Kenosha County, Racine County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Aug 6, 2023, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 6, 2023, 3:12 AM CDT (08:12 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 6, 2023, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 6, 2023, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

Counties Kenosha County, WI, Racine County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:14 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 205 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2023-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2023-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1644 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

913 
WHUS43 KMKX 060812
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
312 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

WIZ071-072-061615-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0005.230806T1700Z-230807T0200Z/
Racine-Kenosha-
312 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 4 feet and dangerous 
  currents are expected.

* WHERE...Racine and Kenosha Counties.

* WHEN...From noon CDT today through 9 PM CDT this evening.

* 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 

     Shoop Park Beach in Racine...

     North Beach in Racine...

     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.

&&

$$
Wood
3 follow-up statements
121 
WHUS43 KMKX 061435
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
935 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

WIZ071-072-062245-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0005.230806T1700Z-230807T0200Z/
Racine-Kenosha-
935 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 4 feet and dangerous 
  currents are expected.

* WHERE...Racine and Kenosha Counties.

* WHEN...From noon CDT today through 9 PM CDT this evening.

* 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

     Shoop Park Beach in Racine...

     North Beach in Racine...

     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.

&&

$$
136 
WHUS43 KMKX 062031
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
331 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

WIZ071-072-070200-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-230807T0200Z/
Racine-Kenosha-
331 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 4 feet and dangerous 
  currents are expected.

* WHERE...Racine and Kenosha Counties.

* WHEN...Now through 9 PM CDT this evening.

* 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:

     Shoop Park Beach in Racine...

     North Beach in Racine...

     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.

&&

$$
316 
WHUS43 KMKX 070204
CFWMKX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
904 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

WIZ071-072-071015-
/O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-230807T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0006.230807T0204Z-230808T0000Z/
Racine-Kenosha-
904 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 4 feet and dangerous 
  currents are expected.

* WHERE...Racine and Kenosha Counties.

* WHEN...Through Monday evening.

* 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 

     Shoop Park Beach in Racine...

     Parkway Beach in Racine...

     North Beach in Racine...

     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.

&&

$$

WIZ066-071015-
/O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0006.230807T1200Z-230808T0000Z/
Milwaukee-
904 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Life threatening waves 4 feet and dangerous 
  currents are expected.

* WHERE...Milwaukee County.

* WHEN...From 7 AM CDT Monday through Monday evening.

* 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...

     Doctors Beach in the Village of Fox Point...

     Big Bay Beach in the Village of Whitefish Bay...

     Mckinley Beach in Milwaukee...

     Grant Park Beach in Milwaukee...

     Bender Beach in Oak Creek...

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 3:10 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX40 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.