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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 17, 2026, 2:16 PM CDT for Kenosha County, Milwaukee County, Racine County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Sep 18, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2026, 2:16 PM CDT (19:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 18, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2026, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 298 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
- 1190 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1286 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
228 WHUS43 KMKX 171916 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 216 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 WIZ066-071-072-180330- /O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0021.260918T1200Z-260918T1900Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 216 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 4 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$
3 follow-up statements
373 WHUS43 KMKX 172333 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 633 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 WIZ066-071-072-180745- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0021.260918T1200Z-260918T1900Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 633 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 4 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$
419 WHUS43 KMKX 180516 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1216 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 WIZ066-071-072-181330- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0021.260918T1200Z-260918T1900Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 1216 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 4 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$
747 WHUS43 KMKX 181903 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 203 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 WIZ066-071-072-190315- /O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-260918T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0022.260919T0300Z-260920T0600Z/ Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 203 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 4 to 7 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From 10 PM CDT this evening through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$ WIZ052-060-190315- /O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0022.260919T0300Z-260920T0600Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee- 203 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 4 to 7 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan and Ozaukee Counties. * WHEN...From 10 PM CDT this evening through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 11:47 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 3 hr | |
| Sep 17, 2:52 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 23 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.