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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 20, 2025, 5:00 PM CDT for Ozaukee County, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 21, 2025, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2025, 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 21, 2025, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2025, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Ozaukee County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 308 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
- 337 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -228 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1437 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
690 WHUS43 KMKX 202200 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 500 PM CDT Fri Jun 20 2025 WIZ052-060-210700- /O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0004.250621T0900Z-250622T0300Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee- 500 PM CDT Fri Jun 20 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 4 to 6 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan and Ozaukee Counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM CDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest waves expected for northern Ozaukee County into Sheboygan counties. Areas south of Port Washington down to Kenosha County will still see elevated waves up to 4 feet and gusty winds resulting in Moderate Swim Risk. Use caution if heading to a beach Saturday. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
574 WHUS43 KMKX 210214 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 914 PM CDT Fri Jun 20 2025 WIZ052-060-211015- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.250621T0900Z-250622T0300Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee- 914 PM CDT Fri Jun 20 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 4 to 6 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan and Ozaukee Counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM CDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest waves expected for northern Ozaukee County into Sheboygan counties. Areas south of Port Washington down to Kenosha County will still see elevated waves up to 4 feet and gusty winds resulting in Moderate Swim Risk. Use caution if heading to a beach Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$
037 WHUS43 KMKX 210900 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 400 AM CDT Sat Jun 21 2025 WIZ052-060-211700- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250622T0300Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee- 400 AM CDT Sat Jun 21 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 4 to 6 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan and Ozaukee Counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM CDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. 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. && $$
549 WHUS43 KMKX 211400 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 900 AM CDT Sat Jun 21 2025 WIZ052-060-212200- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250622T0300Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee- 900 AM CDT Sat Jun 21 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 4 to 6 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan and Ozaukee Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$
465 WHUS43 KMKX 211850 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 150 PM CDT Sat Jun 21 2025 WIZ052-060-220300- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-250622T0300Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee- 150 PM CDT Sat Jun 21 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 4 to 6 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan and Ozaukee Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. 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 19, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sheboygan | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 53 min | |
| Jun 19, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sheboygan | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 39 min | |
| Jun 19, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 42 min | |
| Jun 20, 2:37 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine | 4 days |
| Jun 20, 2:45 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 11 more | 4 days |
| Jun 20, 10:27 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 42 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.