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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 19, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT for Alger County, Michigan. It took effect at Jun 19, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT (07:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 19, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 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 07:51 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, 7.9 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1018 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
630 WHUS43 KMQT 190753 CFWMQT Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Marquette MI 353 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 MIZ006-192100- /O.NEW.KMQT.BH.S.0009.260619T1000Z-260619T2100Z/ Alger- 353 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high wave action and strong rip currents. * WHERE...Alger County. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * 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 19, 2:47 AM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- A brief period of dry weather is expected for most of the day, then another batch of showers moves through the UP beginning early this evening. Some thunder is possible closer to the WI border.
- 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 into early next week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 2:47 AM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Marquette MI 247 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - A brief period of dry weather is expected for most of the day, then another batch of showers moves through the UP beginning early this evening. Some thunder is possible closer to the WI border. - 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 into early next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 247 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 Stubborn troughing extending from midlevel low pressure over northern Ontario will continue to govern our weather through the weekend. Currently, water vapor and RAP analysis highlight a shortwave traversing Lake Superior. This has touched off some weak radar returns over the Keweenaw and north-central UP, though little if any accumulations are expected with the main impacts being an increase in cloud cover. Elsewhere, skies remain mostly clear. Temperatures hover in the upper 40s and lower 50s so far, but should bottom out in the mid 40s for most early this morning. Heading into the daytime hours, shortwave ridging will bring about a period of dry and sunny weather with temperatures peaking in the upper 60s to near 70 across much of the area. Another weak shortwave tracks from MN into northern WI by the early evening, potentially driving another round of scattered showers through the UP during the evening and overnight hours into Saturday morning. Some rumbles of thunder are not out of the question with a few hundred j/kg of CAPE, but strong storms are not expected. As we look ahead into the weekend, CAM ensembles hint at lake breeze driven convection Saturday afternoon, largely across the "Golden Triangle" of the central UP. Sunday looks to remain dry in our neck of the woods. 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 SATURDAY/... Issued at 114 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 VFR conditions and light winds are expected to prevail at all sites in this period. Afternoon shower activity is expected at KIWD, perhaps continuing in the evening hours. && .MARINE... Issued at 247 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 NW winds continue to gust to around 20-25 kts over the eastern half of the lake early this morning, but finally falling below 20 kts lakewide this evening while backing to the W and SW. 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...JTP MARINE...BW/LC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 3:02 AM EDT, 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Marquette MI 302 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-200715- Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce- Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft- Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft- 302 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 /202 AM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Upper Michigan and western Upper Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday 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>267-200715- 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 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 /202 AM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Central Lake Superior...Eastern Lake Superior and Western Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this time. LMZ221-248-250-200715- 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 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Northern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this time. LC 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.
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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.