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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 12, 2026, 3:38 AM EDT for Benzie County, Chippewa County, Manistee County, Michigan. It took effect at Jun 12, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2026, 3:38 AM EDT (07:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 12, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Benzie County, MI, Chippewa County, MI, Manistee County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:39 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
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 255 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
- 1734 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
361 WHUS43 KAPX 120738 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 338 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 MIZ025-031-088-121545- /O.NEW.KAPX.BH.S.0002.260612T1000Z-260613T0400Z/ Benzie-Manistee-Southeast Chippewa- 338 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions due to 3-5 ft waves and rip currents. * WHERE...Benzie, Manistee and Southeast Chippewa Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Cold water temperatures could lead to hypothermia if anyone enters the water unprepared or unintentionally. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
3 follow-up statements
025 WHUS43 KAPX 121522 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1122 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 MIZ025-031-088-122330- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260613T0400Z/ Benzie-Manistee-Southeast Chippewa- 1122 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions due to 3-5 ft waves and rip currents. * WHERE...Benzie, Manistee and Southeast Chippewa Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Cold water temperatures could lead to hypothermia if anyone enters the water unprepared or unintentionally. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
669 WHUS43 KAPX 121859 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 259 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 MIZ025-031-088-130300- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260613T0400Z/ Benzie-Manistee-Southeast Chippewa- 259 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions due to 3-5 ft waves and rip currents. * WHERE...Benzie, Manistee and Southeast Chippewa Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
276 WHUS43 KAPX 130327 CFWAPX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1127 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 MIZ025-031-088-130430- /O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260613T0400Z/ Benzie-Manistee-Southeast Chippewa- 1127 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions due to 3-5 ft waves and rip currents. * WHERE...Benzie, Manistee and Southeast Chippewa Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Moderate to high swim risks are expected again on Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:40 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 16 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.