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Lake Michigan lake breeze

By Scott Bachmeier •

GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images, with hourly surface wind barbs plotted in cyan, temperatures plotted in yellow and SPC Storm Reports plotted in red [click to play animation | MP4]

GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images, with hourly surface wind barbs plotted in cyan, temperatures plotted in yellow and SPC Storm Reports plotted in red [click to play animation | MP4]

GOES-16 (GOES-East) “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) showed the formation of a lake breeze along the western shore of Wisconsin — in the wake of a cold frontal passage — on 05 June 2019. This lake breeze enhanced surface convergence, which played a role in the formation of a thunderstorm that produced hail as large as 2.50 inches in diameter when a prominent overshooting top was evident (NWS Green Bay).

The lake breeze also caused sharp drops in surface air temperature — from low 80s to middle 50s F — along with fog reducing visibility to 0.5 mile or less at Milwaukee and Racine in southeastern Wisconsin (below). The arrival of lake breeze fog also restricted the visibility to 0.5 mile or less at Waukegan in northeastern Illinois.

Time series plot of surface reports from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport [click to enlarge]

Time series plot of surface report data from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport [click to enlarge]

Time series plot of surface reports from Racine Batten International Airport [click to enlarge]

Time series plot of surface report data from Racine Batten International Airport [click to enlarge]

Categories: GOES-16