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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Gaylord, MI

June 13, 2026Charlevoix County, Emmet County, Mackinac County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 13, 2026, 3:10 AM EDT for Charlevoix County, Emmet County, Mackinac County, Michigan. It took effect at Jun 13, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2026, 3:10 AM EDT (07:10 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 13, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 13, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Charlevoix County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Mackinac County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:10 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 210 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2026-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 108 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2026-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 107 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
108 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1363 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

086 
WHUS43 KAPX 130710
CFWAPX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
310 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

MIZ016-095-096-098-131515-
/O.NEW.KAPX.BH.S.0003.260613T1000Z-260614T0000Z/
Emmet-Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac-
Beaver Island and surrounding islands-
310 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

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

* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions due to 3-5 ft waves and 
  rip currents.

* WHERE...Emmet, Western Mackinac and Eastern Mackinac Counties, 
  and Beaver Island and surrounding islands.

* 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 will lead to hypothermia if
  anyone enters the water unprepared and/or unintentionally.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

FEF
2 follow-up statements
320 
WHUS43 KAPX 131430
CFWAPX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1030 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

MIZ016-095-096-098-132230-
/O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-260614T0000Z/
Emmet-Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac-
Beaver Island and surrounding islands-
1030 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions due to 3-5 ft waves and 
  rip currents.

* WHERE...Emmet, Western Mackinac and Eastern Mackinac Counties, 
  and Beaver Island and surrounding islands.

* 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.

&&

$$
915 
WHUS43 KAPX 132000
CFWAPX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
400 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

MIZ016-095-096-098-140000-
/O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-260614T0000Z/
Emmet-Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac-
Beaver Island and surrounding islands-
400 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions due to 3-5 ft waves and 
  rip currents.

* WHERE...Emmet, Western Mackinac and Eastern Mackinac Counties, 
  and Beaver Island and surrounding islands.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 3:11 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX17 hr
Jun 13, 10:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXCheboygan27 min
Jun 13, 11:20 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX40 min
Jun 13, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXPresque Isle48 min
Jun 13, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXMontmorency36 min
Jun 13, 1:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX85 min
Jun 13, 1:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlpena, Presque Isle31 min
Jun 13, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXMontmorency30 min
Jun 13, 1:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlpena, Presque Isle27 min
Jun 13, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXAlcona30 min
Jun 13, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX55 min
Jun 13, 2:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlpena21 min
Jun 13, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXChippewa29 min
Jun 13, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX58 min
Jun 13, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX45 min

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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.