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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Green Bay, WI

May 25, 2026Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this beach hazards statement at May 25, 2026, 3:22 AM CDT for Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It took effect at May 25, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 25, 2026, 3:22 AM CDT (08:22 UTC)
In effect from
May 25, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 26, 2026, 4:11 AM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Door County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 383 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2026-05-25Temperature 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2026-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -35 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
838 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

672 
WHUS43 KGRB 250822
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
322 AM CDT Mon May 25 2026

WIZ022-040-050-251630-
/O.NEW.KGRB.BH.S.0002.260525T2100Z-260526T1200Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
322 AM CDT Mon May 25 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high
  wave action and strong rip currents.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and 
  Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...From this afternoon through Tuesday morning.

* 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... 
  Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish 
  Dunes Beach in Door County. Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee 
  Beach in Kewaunee County. Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red 
  Arrow Beach in Manitowoc County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

Kruk
4 follow-up statements
862 
WHUS43 KGRB 251506
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1006 AM CDT Mon May 25 2026

WIZ022-040-050-252315-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0002.260525T2100Z-260526T1200Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
1006 AM CDT Mon May 25 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high
  wave action and strong rip currents.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and 
  Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...From 4 PM CDT this afternoon through Tuesday morning.

* 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... 
  Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish 
  Dunes Beach in Door County. Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee 
  Beach in Kewaunee County. Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red 
  Arrow Beach in Manitowoc County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
263 
WHUS43 KGRB 251914
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
214 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026

WIZ022-040-050-260315-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0002.260525T2100Z-260526T1200Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
214 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high
  waves and strong rip currents.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and 
  Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday morning.

* 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... 
  Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish 
  Dunes Beach in Door County. Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee 
  Beach in Kewaunee County. Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red 
  Arrow Beach in Manitowoc County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
479 
WHUS43 KGRB 260202
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
902 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026

WIZ022-040-050-261200-
/O.CON.KGRB.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260526T1200Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
902 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high 
  waves and strong rip currents.

* WHERE...Beaches along Lake Michigan in Door, Kewaunee and 
  Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Tuesday.

* 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... 
  Rock Island State Beach, Baileys Harbor beaches and Whitefish 
  Dunes Beach in Door County. Cresent Beach and City of Kewaunee 
  Beach in Kewaunee County. Point Beach, Neshotah Beach and Red 
  Arrow Beach in Manitowoc County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
TSK
160 
WHUS43 KGRB 260911
CFWGRB

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
411 AM CDT Tue May 26 2026

WIZ022-040-050-261015-
/O.CAN.KGRB.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-260526T1200Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
411 AM CDT Tue May 26 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

Waves have subsided; therefore, the Beach Hazards Statement has
been cancelled.

$$

Kurimski

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 3:21 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB25 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.