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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Green Bay, WI
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 3:21 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 25 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.