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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Green Bay, WI

June 15, 2024Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 15, 2024, 9:48 AM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 16, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2024, 9:48 AM CDT (14:48 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 16, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 17, 2024, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
27 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 14:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2024-06-15Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2024-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -37 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1771 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

053 
WHUS43 KGRB 151448
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
948 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024

WIZ022-040-050-152300-
/O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0002.240616T0600Z-240617T0900Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
948 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...High waves and strong currents expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and 
  Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...From late tonight through late Sunday night.

* 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
153 
WHUS43 KGRB 152231
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
531 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024

WIZ022-040-050-161015-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0002.240616T0600Z-240617T0900Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
531 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SUNDAY
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...High waves and strong currents expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and 
  Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM CDT Sunday through late Sunday night.

* 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.

&&

$$
827 
WHUS43 KGRB 160927
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
427 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

WIZ022-040-050-161730-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240617T0900Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
427 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...High waves and strong currents expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and 
  Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$
TSK
273 
WHUS43 KGRB 161707
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1207 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

WIZ022-040-050-170100-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240617T0900Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
1207 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...High waves and strong currents expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and 
  Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$

AK
512 
WHUS43 KGRB 170035
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
735 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

WIZ022-040-050-170900-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240617T0900Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
735 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...High waves and strong currents expected.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and 
  Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Monday.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 3:18 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB49 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.