Alert archive / Wisconsin / Beach Hazards Statements in 2023
Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Milwaukee, WI
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.
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, 8.2 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.
- 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
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.
&&
$$
Wood3 follow-up statements
121
WHUS43 KMKX 061435
CFWMKX
Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
935 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
WIZ071-072-062245-
/O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0005.230806T1700Z-230807T0200Z/
Racine-Kenosha-
935 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 4 feet and dangerous
currents are expected.
* WHERE...Racine and Kenosha Counties.
* WHEN...From noon CDT today through 9 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to
high waves and onshore winds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several beaches that will be most
susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include
Shoop Park Beach in Racine...
North Beach in Racine...
Wind Point Lighthouse Beach in Racine...
Simmons Island Beach in Kenosha...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers
and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are
expected. Rip currents are possible.
&&
$$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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:10 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 40 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.