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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Gaylord, MI

June 18, 20264 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 18, 2026, 3:43 AM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2026, 3:43 AM EDT (07:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Manistee County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:43 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 149 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 2026-06-18Temperature 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2026-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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
691 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

253 
WHUS43 KAPX 180743
CFWAPX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
343 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

MIZ024-030-031-036-181545-
/O.NEW.KAPX.BH.S.0004.260618T0743Z-260618T2000Z/
Alpena-Alcona-Manistee-Iosco-
343 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

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

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

* WHERE...Alpena, Alcona, Manistee and Iosco Counties.

* WHEN...Through this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
ELD
1 follow-up statement
882 
WHUS43 KAPX 181408
CFWAPX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1008 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

MIZ024-030-031-036-182000-
/O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260618T2000Z/
Alpena-Alcona-Manistee-Iosco-
1008 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Alpena, Alcona, Manistee and Iosco Counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$

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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.