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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 18, 2026, 2:40 AM EDT for Alger County, Michigan. It took effect at Jun 18, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2026, 2:40 AM EDT (06:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
County Alger County, MI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:44 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
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 356 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
- 691 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
151 WHUS43 KMQT 180640 CFWMQT Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Marquette MI 240 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 MIZ006-190200- /O.NEW.KMQT.BH.S.0008.260618T1400Z-260619T0200Z/ Alger- 240 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high wave action and strong rip currents. * WHERE...Alger County. * WHEN...From 10 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...High wave action and dangerous currents will lead to life threatening swimming conditions. Waves in rapid succession can tire swimmers quickly. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Current related fatalities and rescues in the past have occurred due to similar wave conditions at locations listed below: For Alger County: The Au Train River mouth at Au Train, the exposed regions of Grand Marais Harbor, and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
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 Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Jun 18, 2:25 AM EDT, 15 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Spotty showers linger in the east this morning, then additional showers and storms are possible in the western and central UP this afternoon and evening.
- Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible at times into early next week, but severe weather and heavy rainfall are not expected, and it's not likely that any day becomes a washout.
- Temperatures remain below normal this week into early next week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 2:25 AM EDT, 15 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Marquette MI 225 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Spotty showers linger in the east this morning, then additional showers and storms are possible in the western and central UP this afternoon and evening. - Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible at times into early next week, but severe weather and heavy rainfall are not expected, and it's not likely that any day becomes a washout. - Temperatures remain below normal this week into early next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 225 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 Early this morning, a 994mb surface low is moving through the central Lower Peninsula. Light rain showers continue to pivot into the central UP with wraparound moisture directed into the area. These should exit eastward closer to 12Z as the system pulls away. Expect otherwise quiet conditions the rest of the night as temperatures bottom out in the mid and upper 40s for most. After a brief break in shower activity this morning into the early afternoon, another shortwave dropping into northern WI will introduce more PoPs to the area, mainly along the state line. With a few hundred j/kg of CAPE, some rumbles of thunder are possible, but severe storms are not expected. Temperatures rise into the mid and upper 60s for most, and possibly the lower 70s over the south- central UP, with more breaks of sunshine into the afternoon. WNW winds become elevated into the afternoon, gusting to near 20mph. Quiet conditions return tonight as winds fall back and showers/storms wrap up. Temperatures fall back into the lower/mid 40s inland, and closer to 50 along the lakeshores. Dry weather persists for most of Friday before showers begin to move into the western UP late in the evening. Daily rain chances and below normal temperatures persist through the weekend as weak shortwaves rotate through the Upper Great Lakes, though no notable QPF signals exist until early next week. The seemingly endless period of troughing begins to break down early next week into the midweek period, allowing more zonal flow aloft and the passage of additional shortwaves from the northern Rockies to emanate into the region. Chances for more widespread meaningful rainfall (25-50% of >0.25") returns in the Tuesday-Wednesday timeframe. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 110 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 MVFR cigs and spotty light showers at SAW persist until around daybreak before drier air and diurnal heating help lift them to VFR. There is still a low probability of brief IFR cigs through daybreak as well. Otherwise, VFR conditions are expected to prevail today. A few high-based showers are possible in the afternoon and evening but are not likely to impact flying conditions. West to northwest winds will gust to around 20 kt at times this afternoon. && .MARINE... Issued at 225 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 Winds are starting off light early this morning, but modest height rises and weak CAA will allow winds to increase out of the NW after sunrise, with gusts of 20-30 kts across the central and eastern lake. Winds fall between 20-25 kts or less tonight before falling below 20 kts lakewide Friday PM. A period of calmer winds <15 kts is expected through the rest of the weekend and into the coming week. && .MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Upper Michigan... None. Lake Superior... None. Lake Michigan... None. && DISCUSSION...BW/LC AVIATION...Thompson MARINE...BW/LC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 3:02 PM EDT, 11 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Marquette MI 302 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-181915- Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce- Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft- Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft- 302 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026 /202 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Upper Michigan and western Upper Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this time. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-181915- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM-Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI- Black River to Ontonagon MI- Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI- Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI- Eagle River to Manitou Island MI- Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI- Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI- Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays-Huron Islands to Marquette MI- Marquette to Munising MI-Munising to Grand Marais MI- Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border Beyond 5NM from shore- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 302 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026 /202 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Central Lake Superior...Eastern Lake Superior and Western Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this time. LMZ221-248-250-181915- Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage-Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI- 5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage- 302 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Northern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this time. BW This product is being discontinued on June 21 as part of an effort to streamline communication and provide more timely, targeted, and actionable information to our partners and the public. Discontinuing the Hazardous Weather Outlook will not result in a reduction in service or situational awareness, as all the same information will still be available at weather.gov/mqt. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to NWS Marquette at nws.marquette@noaa.gov.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 10:12 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 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.