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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at May 29, 2026, 1:01 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at May 30, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2026, 1:01 PM CDT (18:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 30, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 30, 2026, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 315 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
- 1491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
223 WHUS43 KMKX 291801 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 101 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026 WIZ060-066-071-072-300215- /O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0004.260530T1200Z-260531T0200Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 101 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * 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. && $$ MRC
6 follow-up statements
250 WHUS43 KMKX 292243 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 543 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026 WIZ060-066-071-072-300645- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.260530T1200Z-260531T0200Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 543 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$
041 WHUS43 KMKX 300405 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1105 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026 WIZ060-066-071-072-301215- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.260530T1200Z-260531T0200Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 1105 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * 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. && $$
260 WHUS43 KMKX 300901 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 401 AM CDT Sat May 30 2026 WIZ060-066-071-072-301715- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.260530T1200Z-260531T0200Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 401 AM CDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 4 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM CDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$
081 WHUS43 KMKX 301808 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 108 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026 WIZ060-066-071-072-310200- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260531T0200Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 108 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 4 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * 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. && $$
855 WHUS43 KMKX 302157 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 457 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026 WIZ060-066-071-072-310200- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260531T0200Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 457 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of around 4 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$ MRC
516 WHUS43 KMKX 310157 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 857 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026 WIZ060-066-071-072-310300- /O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260531T0200Z/ Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 857 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The waves will continue to subside as winds diminish overnight. $$ MRC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 3:08 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 30 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.