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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 7, 2026, 1:22 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 2026, 1:22 PM CDT (18:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 348 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
- 714 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 765 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
528 WHUS43 KMKX 071822 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 122 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 WIZ052-060-066-071-080230- /O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0006.260608T0500Z-260609T0000Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine- 122 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee and Racine Counties. * WHEN...From midnight CDT tonight through Monday 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
661 WHUS43 KMKX 072349 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 649 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 WIZ052-060-066-071-080800- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.260608T0500Z-260609T0000Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine- 649 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee and Racine Counties. * WHEN...From midnight CDT tonight through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$ Sheppard
008 WHUS43 KMKX 080543 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1243 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 WIZ052-060-066-071-081345- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260609T0000Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine- 1243 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee and Racine Counties. * WHEN...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. && $$ MRC
310 WHUS43 KMKX 081210 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 710 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 WIZ052-060-066-071-082015- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260609T0000Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine- 710 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee and Racine Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$ MRC
154 WHUS43 KMKX 081827 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 127 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 WIZ052-060-066-071-090000- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260609T0000Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine- 127 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee and Racine Counties. * WHEN...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. && $$
512 WHUS43 KMKX 090009 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 709 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 WIZ052-060-066-071-090115- /O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260609T0000Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine- 709 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... Waves have fallen below 4 feet and will continue to subside this evening. Therefore the Beach Hazards Statement has been allowed to expire. $$
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 Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Jun 7, 5:47 AM CDT, 7 hours 35 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- A very humid airmass will return Monday and Monday night ahead of approaching low pressure with widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms forecast.
- Hot and humid conditions expected mid to late week, with some potential for Heat Advisory conditions and additional chances for showers and storms.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 5:47 AM CDT, 7 hours 35 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
547 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- A very humid airmass will return Monday and Monday night ahead
of approaching low pressure with widespread showers and
scattered thunderstorms forecast.
- Hot and humid conditions expected mid to late week, with some
potential for Heat Advisory conditions and additional chances
for showers and storms.
&&
.UPDATE...
Issued 547 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
Limited moisture in the mid levels is advecting into southern WI
this morning, so expect increasing clouds. This will be most
prevalent toward southwest WI as low pressure approaches from
the Plains. A steady easterly breeze will keep lakeshore temps
cooler today with highs around 70. Inland highs will be in the
lower 80s. The leading edge of showers and a few rumbles of
thunder should made it into southwest WI by late evening, and
then break apart as it encounters dry air in southern WI
overnight. More widespread showers are expected Monday through
Monday evening as the low tracks across WI. The GFS and ECMWF
ensembles are showing a 40 to 80% chance (ECMWF is higher) of
getting 0.5 inch of rain in 24 hours. With precipitable water
values pushing 2 inches, total rainfall amounts may exceed one
inch (or more if there is training convection).
Cronce
&&
.SHORT TERM...
Issued 1250 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
Today and Tonight:
Broad high pressure over the Great Lakes and broad low pressure
over the Great Plains will drive a light east to southeasterly
breeze over southern WI today, with the onshore flow holding
eastern WI temperatures to the 70s, with inland highs in the
mid 80s. Similarly, the lake will limit / inhibit shower and
storm chances for eastern and central WI, while far southwestern
WI (Lone Rock to Monroe westward) observes a chance for showers
and thunderstorms this afternoon (30-60%). 30-50% shower and
storm chances spread northeastward late tonight ahead of an
approaching shortwave trough.
Sheppard
&&
.LONG TERM...
Issued 1250 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
Monday through Sunday:
Synopsis:
The 300-250mb upper air pattern through this week will feature a
longwave trough over the northern rockies and ridge over the Great
Lakes region, with the axes of each slowly progressing eastward.
For Wisconsin (and the midwest in general) we can expect to see
several shortwave troughs (and surface pressure responses)
rippling through the east edge of the longwave trough from SW to
NE, yielding periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms. The
ridging and warm weather should peak mid-week (Wednesday),
followed by a slight cooling trend into next weekend.
Details:
The first 500mb shortwave trough slowly crosses WI Monday morning
through late Monday night, with one or more rounds of scattered
showers and thunderstorms expected to track northward across the
region through said timeframe (overall precip chances 85-95%).
Monday is not a 'complete wash' due to the off-and-on / showery
nature of this activity, but we're fairly confident that most
areas in southern WI will see at least some rainfall at some point
on Monday / Monday night (hence the high precip chances). A modest
southeast breeze off of Lake Michigan will limit instability over
much of southern WI, hence we do not currently anticipate any
strong to severe storms. The highest thunder potential would be
found over southwestern WI.
For Tuesday, models keep the 500mb isohypses fairly straight, and
the pattern free of noteworthy shortwaves. Hence, only 20-30%
chances for precip through the daytime hours, mainly in the event
the lake breeze were to initiate convection in far eastern WI. Of
course, this could change in future model runs. High temperatures
climb into the upper 80s to around 90, cloud cover decreases.
Precip chances climb to 25-40% late Tuesday night on account of
potential for a decaying storm complex to approach from the west
(depicted in the 12z ECMWF forecast).
The warmth should peak on Wednesday with high temperatures in the
low 90s possible. GEFS instability peaks on Wednesday as well,
with ~80% chances of reaching or exceeding 3,000 joules CAPE in
the afternoon. A 500mb shortwave may kick-off convection west of
our region Wednesday afternoon, with a chance for it to track east
and decay into our region Wednesday evening / night (45-80% precip
chances, highest further west). Note that a slight eastward shift
in the positioning of that trough (and the wind shear + convective
initiation) would yield a more substantial threat for organized /
strong storms tapping into the instability overhead. This is
something we'll have to watch for, but fortunately, the timing and
placement of initiation with the latest guidance suggests the
higher threat will be centered closer to Minnesota as opposed to
Wisconsin.
Deterministic GFS / ECMWF runs resolve a more potent 500mb
shortwave crossing our region Thursday, which could refocus the
wind shear + ascent over WI and yield a more potent severe weather
threat. Our precip chances for Thursday remain at ~60% due to
dispersion / uncertainty amongst the ensemble guidance. In other
words, this shortwave could time itself favorably with the diurnal
heating cycle, or unfavorably.
A gradual cooling trend is then expected late this week into next
weekend as the longwave trough builds in from the west.
Sheppard
&&
.AVIATION...
Issued 547 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
Expect increasing clouds today with bases around 6000 ft as low
pressure approaches from the Plains. Showers may spread into
southwest WI (southwest of Madison) as early as this evening,
but they will most likely hold off until the overnight hours.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms (not severe) are expected
Monday afternoon and evening. Ample moisture with this system
will allow for some pockets of IFR ceilings.
Cronce
&&
.MARINE...
Issued 547 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
High pressure over the Upper Great Lakes will continue to
strengthen today. Warm and humid air lingering over the
relatively cool waters of Lake Michigan will likely cause marine
fog over the north half. Change to the Marine Dense Fog
Advisory: trimmed the south so just the north half is included
in the headline until midday.
Broad low pressure over the Great Plains and high pressure over
the northeastern states will lead to modest southeast winds over
the lake late tonight through Tuesday. This will build high
waves in the nearshore areas north of the North Point Light and
a Small Craft Advisory will be needed.
Occasional chances for showers and thunderstorms are in the
forecast, particularly late Monday through Monday night.
Additional chances later in the week.
Cronce
&&
.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...None.
LM...Dense Fog Advisory...LMZ261-LMZ362-LMZ364-LMZ366-LMZ563-LMZ565-
LMZ567-LMZ868 until 1 PM Sunday.
&&
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www.youtube.com/NWSMilwaukeeHazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 5:50 AM CDT, 7 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 550 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-081100- Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 550 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms will be possible over far southwestern Wisconsin this afternoon. Storm chances spread northeastward to the rest of southern Wisconsin late tonight into Monday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected across the region Monday and Monday night. No strong to severe storms are expected at this time, but lightning and locally heavy downpours remain possible. Hot and humid conditions are expected Tuesday through Friday, with some potential for Heat Advisory conditions midweek. There will be additional chances for thunderstorms through the week, particularly on Wednesday and Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed, but rainfall reports are appreciated. LMZ643>646-081100- Sheboygan to Port Washington WI- Port Washington to North Point Light WI- North Point Light to Wind Point WI- Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL- 550 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters from Sheboygan Wisconsin to Winthrop Harbor Illinois. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Persistent east winds will build high waves late tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday High waves are expected north of the North Point Light Monday and Monday night. A Small Craft Advisory will be needed. Thunderstorms expected Monday and Monday night. On and off thunderstorms chances Tuesday through Friday. LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-081100- Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to mid-line of lake.- Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore- Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to mid lake- Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI 5NM offshore to mid lake- Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5NM offshore to Mid lake- Lake Michigan from St Joseph to South Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- 550 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the open waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A Marine Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for the northern half of the lake through midday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Thunderstorms expected Monday and Monday night. On and off thunderstorms possible Tuesday through Friday. MRC www.weather.gov/mkx
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 9:16 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 6 hr | |
| Jun 7, 11:56 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 3 hr | |
| Jun 7, 1:23 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 27 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.