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Beach Hazards Statement 12, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 1, 2026, 1:36 PM CDT for Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Aug 2, 2026, 6:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2026, 1:36 PM CDT (18:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 2, 2026, 6:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
County Manitowoc County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 377 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
- 134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1076 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
013 WHUS43 KGRB 011836 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 136 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026 WIZ050-021100- /O.CAN.KGRB.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-260803T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0012.260802T1100Z-260803T0000Z/ Manitowoc- 136 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High waves and strong currents expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * 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... Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red Arrow Beach in Manitowoc County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
4 follow-up statements
430 WHUS43 KGRB 020252 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 952 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026 WIZ050-021100- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0012.260802T1100Z-260803T0000Z/ Manitowoc- 952 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High waves and strong currents expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County. * WHEN...From 6 AM CDT Sunday through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include... Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red Arrow Beach in Manitowoc County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
725 WHUS43 KGRB 020626 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 126 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026 WIZ050-021430- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0012.260802T1100Z-260803T0000Z/ Manitowoc- 126 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High waves and strong currents expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County. * WHEN...From 6 AM CDT this morning through this evening. * 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... Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red Arrow Beach in Manitowoc County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ Kurimski
366 WHUS43 KGRB 021413 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 913 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026 WIZ050-030000- /O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-260803T0000Z/ Manitowoc- 913 AM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High waves and strong currents expected. * WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected. Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Several beaches that will be most susceptible to the dangerous swimming conditions include... Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red Arrow Beach in Manitowoc County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
075 WHUS43 KGRB 030000 CFWGRB Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Green Bay WI 700 PM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026 WIZ050-030100- /O.EXP.KGRB.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-260803T0000Z/ Manitowoc- 700 PM CDT Sun Aug 2 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The threat for dangerous currents and high waves has decreased. Therefore, will allow the statement to expire at 7 PM. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Aug 1, 1:24 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening.
- There is an increased risk for rip currents along Lake Michigan beaches in Kewaunee and Manitowoc from late tonight though Sunday afternoon.
- Relatively quiet weather returns tonight through Monday night.
- Scattered showers and thunderstorms return Tuesday and Wednesday.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 1:24 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Green Bay WI 124 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026 Forecast discussion for routine afternoon forecast issuance .KEY MESSAGES... - Widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening. - There is an increased risk for rip currents along Lake Michigan beaches in Kewaunee and Manitowoc from late tonight though Sunday afternoon. - Relatively quiet weather returns tonight through Monday night. - Scattered showers and thunderstorms return Tuesday and Wednesday. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 123 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026 Latest RAP analysis and satellite/radar imagery early this afternoon show a closed low pressure system spinning across central Illinois and southern Indiana. Light rain on the northern periphery of this feature has nearly exited east-central Wisconsin, leaving behind extensive cloud cover over southern counties. Farther north across north-central to far northeast Wisconsin, visible satellite depicts an expanding field of fair weather cumulus developing within an axis of 500 to 1000 J/kg of surface based instability. Over the next 36 to 48 hours, the central Illinois surface low will track slowly east- southeastward toward the Ohio Valley, allowing high pressure over Ontario and the Upper Lakes to build southward into the western Great Lakes region. As convective temperatures are approached this afternoon (around 2 PM to 3 PM), widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to initiate across north-central and northeast Wisconsin. Low-level surface convergence is relatively weak, but mesoanalysis indicates sufficient destabilization to support pulse-type convective updrafts. CAMS guidance indicates the highest probability for shower and storm activity will extend along a corridor from Marinette County southwest through Wood and Waushara Counties, with some CAMS tracking scattered activity into the Fox Valley between 6 PM and 8 PM. Model forecast soundings exhibit shallow inverted-V profiles in the lowest levels, which will support localized wind gusts of 25 to 30 mph and brief visibility reductions under stronger showers. Convection should quickly wane mid to late evening with the loss of diurnal heating and the departure of the surface low to the southeast. Attention then turns to cloud cover and temperature trends overnight into Sunday, as well as marine impacts. As the surface low pulls further away into the Ohio Valley, a tightening pressure gradient and a longer fetch of northeast winds across Lake Michigan will push a surge of low stratus into northeastern and central Wisconsin late tonight into early Sunday morning. These low ceilings are expected to gradually lift into a stratocumulus/cumulus field by late Sunday morning as diurnal heating and dry air advection take hold. Skies should clear from north to south Sunday afternoon as strong surface high pressure builds south out of Ontario. High temperatures on Sunday will be somewhat suppressed by the low clouds and onshore flow, ranging from the mid 70s near Lake Michigan to near 80 degrees across central Wisconsin. High pressure will center over the western Great Lakes Sunday night through Monday night, bringing a period of quiet and pleasant weather with near-normal temperatures and comfortable humidity. Highs on Monday will reach the upper 70s to mid 80s under mostly sunny skies. The next weather maker approaches Tuesday as a shortwave trough and associated surface cold front track eastward across the Upper Midwest. Convective parameters ahead of the boundary appear modest, with MUCAPE values peaking around 500 to 1000 J/kg and deep-layer shear around 25 to 30 knots. This combination suggests a minimal threat for organized severe weather. However, precipitable water values rising to 120 to 130 percent of normal alongside deep-layer flow aligned parallel to the surface frontal boundary could promote localized training of showers and storms, presenting a low risk for localized heavy rainfall. Most global ensemble guidance rapidly pushes the cold front east of the area by Wednesday morning, though lingering light rain showers cannot be ruled out over northeast Wisconsin early Wednesday. A notable outlier in deterministic guidance (GFS) holds the front up and delays its eastern progression, maintaining heavy rainfall potential into Wednesday, but this solution lacks support from ensemble cluster means. High pressure builds back into the Upper Mississippi Valley behind the front for Wednesday and Thursday, returning dry weather and seasonal conditions. The next upper-level shortwave and cold front will bring the next opportunity for showers and thunderstorms toward next Friday into Saturday. Temperatures throughout the 7-day period will remain right around seasonal averages, with daily highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s and overnight lows in the upper 40s to low 60s. && .AVIATION...for 18Z TAF Issuance Issued at 1156 AM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026 Steady light rain continues to impact areas from OSH to MTW late this morning. This rain should be ending near or shortly after TAF issuance. Ample low level moisture will likely lead to a period of MVFR ceilings over east-central WI and perhaps central WI until 18-20Z before lifting to VFR. Thereafter, ceilings should remain VFR through early evening. Low level convergence and unstable conditions should lead to widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms developing between 20-01Z. The latest guidance indicates the most probable location stretches from Marinette County to Wood/Waushara Counties. This area is generally between AUW/CWA and GRB/ATW, but will monitor trends as some models bring the shower activity into GRB/ATW between 23-01Z. Brief MVFR visibilities and gusty winds 25-30 mph will be possible in the stronger shower activity. The latest indications show that a longer fetch of northeast winds will bring in a surge of MVFR ceilings late tonight into Sunday morning. Adjusted timing a bit based on RAP data. These ceilings have potential to impact all TAF sites, though confidence is not as high over RHI/AUW/CWA. These MVFR ceilings should lift into a cumulus field by late Sunday morning. && .MARINE... Issued at 123 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026 The persistent northeast fetch will also create hazardous conditions for mariners on Lake Michigan, with winds increasing to 15 to 25 knots and waves building to 3 to 5 feet on Sunday. The current small craft advisory is struggling north of Sheboygan based on latest surface and marine observations. However, winds and waves are expected to increase late tonight into Sunday which should result in hazardous conditions south of Sturgeon Bay. As for headlines, have adjusted the small craft advisory between Sturgeon Bay and Two Rivers to start at 6 AM Sunday. The Beach Hazard Statement and Small Craft Advisory adjacent to the Manitowoc shoreline will continue despite the lackluster winds and waves so far today. && .GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Beach Hazards Statement through Sunday evening for WIZ050. && DISCUSSION.....MPC AVIATION.......MPC MARINE.........MPC
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 1:33 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Green Bay WI 133 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026 WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-021845- Vilas-Oneida-Forest-Florence-Northern Marinette County-Lincoln- Langlade-Menominee-Northern Oconto County-Door-Marathon-Shawano- Wood-Portage-Waupaca-Outagamie-Brown-Kewaunee-Waushara-Winnebago- Calumet-Manitowoc-Southern Marinette County- Southern Oconto County- 133 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north-central and northeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. No severe weather is anticipated. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday There is an increased risk for rip currents along Lake Michigan beaches in Kewaunee and Manitowoc County Sunday. There is a chance of thunderstorms on Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed this afternoon or tonight. LMZ521-522-541>543-021845- The Bay of Green Bay south of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage-Lake Michigan from Washington Island to Sheboygan- 133 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Lake Michigan and the waters of Green Bay. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon. Any thunderstorm could pose a hazard to mariners. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Hazardous conditions to small craft are expected south of Sturgeon Bay Sunday due to gusty northeast winds and high waves. Thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday night and Wednesday. Any thunderstorm could pose a hazard to mariners. MPC
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 1, 10:32 AM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1032 AM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM Rain 1 SSW Plover 44.44N 89.55W
08/01/2026 M2.25 Inch Portage WI Cocorahs
Cocorahs station WI-PT-23 Plover 1.4 S.
0715 AM Rain 1 SE Whiting 44.48N 89.54W
08/01/2026 M1.94 Inch Portage WI Cocorahs
Cocorahs station WI-PT-27 Plover 0.9 N.
0700 AM Rain 5 SE Almond 44.21N 89.35W
08/01/2026 M1.91 Inch Waushara WI Cocorahs
Cocorahs station WI-WH-8 Almond 4.7 SE.
0700 AM Rain 3 SSE Amherst 44.41N 89.26W
08/01/2026 M1.75 Inch Portage WI Cocorahs
Cocorahs station WI-PT-19 Amherst 2.6 SSE.
0700 AM Rain 3 SSE Amherst 44.41N 89.26W
08/01/2026 M1.75 Inch Portage WI CO-OP Observer
CO-OP Observer station AMHW3 Amherst 3 SE.
0700 AM Rain 1 NW Waupaca 44.35N 89.08W
08/01/2026 M1.73 Inch Waupaca WI Cocorahs
Cocorahs station WI-WP-20 Waupaca 0.3 SSW.
0700 AM Rain 1 N Briarton 44.62N 88.43W
08/01/2026 M1.70 Inch Shawano WI Cocorahs
Cocorahs station WI-SW-22 Nichols 4.2 NNE.
0700 AM Rain 2 NW Waukau 44.02N 88.78W
08/01/2026 M1.66 Inch Winnebago WI Cocorahs
Cocorahs station WI-WN-7 Omro 1 WSW.
0430 AM Rain 1 ESE Wild Rose 44.18N 89.24W
08/01/2026 M1.54 Inch Waushara WI CO-OP Observer
Cocorahs station WI-WH-7 Wild Rose 0.5 E.
0600 AM Rain 3 SSW Rural 44.27N 89.17W
08/01/2026 M1.41 Inch Waupaca WI Cocorahs
Cocorahs station WI-WP-15 Waupaca 7.6 SW.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 10:01 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 33 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.