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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 16, 2026, 4:51 PM CDT for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 17, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2026, 4:51 PM CDT (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 333 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
- 1811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
399 WHUS43 KMKX 162151 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 451 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026 WIZ052-060-066-071-072-170600- /O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0008.260617T1800Z-260618T0900Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 451 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 4 to 7 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
131 WHUS43 KMKX 170503 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1203 AM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026 WIZ052-060-066-071-072-171315- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0008.260617T1800Z-260618T0900Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 1203 AM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 6 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$ Sheppard
712 WHUS43 KMKX 171126 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 626 AM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026 WIZ052-060-066-071-072-171930- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0008.260617T1800Z-260618T0900Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 626 AM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 7 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through late tonight. * 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. && $$
935 WHUS43 KMKX 171815 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 115 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026 WIZ052-060-066-071-072-180215- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-260618T0900Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 115 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 4 to 7 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$
020 WHUS43 KMKX 180232 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 932 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026 WIZ052-060-066-071-072-180900- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-260618T0900Z/ Sheboygan-Ozaukee-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha- 932 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 3 to 5 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Thursday. * 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 12:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia | 52 min |
| Jun 16, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 16, 1:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green Lake | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Washington | 65 min |
| Jun 16, 1:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 16, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington | 16 min |
| Jun 16, 1:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sheboygan | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sheboygan | 24 min |
| Jun 16, 1:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Fond du Lac | 24 min |
| Jun 16, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 89 min | |
| Jun 16, 4:45 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 35 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.