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Beach Hazards Statement 12, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

August 23, 2012Mason County, Muskegon County, Oceana County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 23, 2012, 4:12 PM EDT for Mason County, Muskegon County, Oceana County, Michigan. It took effect at Aug 24, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 23, 2012, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 24, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 24, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI

Counties Mason County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Oceana County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2012-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 193 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2012-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
193 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-189 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1825 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

315 
WHUS43 KGRR 232012
CFWGRR

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
412 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012

MIZ037-043-050-240415-
/O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0012.120824T0600Z-120825T0000Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...LAKE MICHIGAN RECREATION AREA...
LUDINGTON STATE PARK...STEARNS PARK...CHARLES MEARS STATE PARK...
SILVER LAKE STATE PARK...BENONA TOWNSHIP PARK...
CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP PARK...MUSKEGON STATE PARK...
PJ HOFFMASTER STATE PARK...DUCK LAKE STATE PARK...
PERE MARQUETTE PARK...MEINERT PARK
412 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. 

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH
  FRIDAY INCLUDE...

  PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY FOR BEACHES NORTH OF GRAND HAVEN.
  THE SOUTH WINDS WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE.
  HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
  INTO FRIDAY WITH 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES EXPECTED IN THE SWIM ZONE.
  LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL SWEEP UP THE BEACH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.
  WHERE THESE CURRENTS ARE INTERRUPTED BY PIER STRUCTURES LIKE AT
  PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE LIKELY.
  THE STRONGEST STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE
  SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH PIERS DURING THIS EVENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE SURE OF YOUR SWIMMING ABILITY. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ENTER THE
WATER UNSUPERVISED AND WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FLOTATION DEVICE.
CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD
STATIONS. 

HIGH WAVE ACTION ALONE CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH
AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER
QUICKLY.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

&&

$$

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048 
WHUS43 KGRR 240038
CFWGRR

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
838 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012

MIZ037-043-050-240845-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0012.120824T0600Z-120825T0000Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...LAKE MICHIGAN RECREATION AREA...
LUDINGTON STATE PARK...STEARNS PARK...CHARLES MEARS STATE PARK...
SILVER LAKE STATE PARK...BENONA TOWNSHIP PARK...
CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP PARK...MUSKEGON STATE PARK...
PJ HOFFMASTER STATE PARK...DUCK LAKE STATE PARK...
PERE MARQUETTE PARK...MEINERT PARK
838 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH 
  FRIDAY INCLUDE... 

 PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY FOR BEACHES NORTH OF GRAND
  HAVEN. THE SOUTH WINDS WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT
  RANGE. HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES EXPECTED IN THE SWIM
  ZONE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL SWEEP UP THE BEACH FROM SOUTH TO
  NORTH. WHERE THESE CURRENTS ARE INTERRUPTED BY PIER STRUCTURES
  LIKE AT PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE
  LIKELY. THE STRONGEST STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON
  THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH PIERS DURING THIS EVENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE SURE OF YOUR SWIMMING ABILITY. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ENTER THE
WATER UNSUPERVISED AND WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FLOTATION DEVICE.
CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD
STATIONS.

HIGH WAVE ACTION ALONE CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH
AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER
QUICKLY.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR
718 
WHUS43 KGRR 240724
CFWGRR

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
324 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012

MIZ037-043-050-241530-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-120825T0000Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...LAKE MICHIGAN RECREATION AREA...
LUDINGTON STATE PARK...STEARNS PARK...CHARLES MEARS STATE PARK...
SILVER LAKE STATE PARK...BENONA TOWNSHIP PARK...
CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP PARK...MUSKEGON STATE PARK...
PJ HOFFMASTER STATE PARK...DUCK LAKE STATE PARK...
PERE MARQUETTE PARK...MEINERT PARK
324 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE...

PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED LATER TODAY FOR BEACHES NORTH OF GRAND HAVEN. THE SOUTH
  WINDS WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. HAZARDOUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WITH 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES
  EXPECTED IN THE SWIM ZONE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL SWEEP UP THE
  BEACH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. WHERE THESE CURRENTS ARE INTERRUPTED
  BY PIER STRUCTURES LIKE AT PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON
  STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONGEST STRUCTURAL
  CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH PIERS
  DURING THIS EVENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE SURE OF YOUR SWIMMING ABILITY. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ENTER THE
WATER UNSUPERVISED AND WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FLOTATION DEVICE.
CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD
STATIONS.

HIGH WAVE ACTION ALONE CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH
AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER
QUICKLY.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR
607 
WHUS43 KGRR 241520
CFWGRR

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1120 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012

MIZ037-043-050-242330-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-120825T0000Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...LAKE MICHIGAN RECREATION AREA...
LUDINGTON STATE PARK...STEARNS PARK...CHARLES MEARS STATE PARK...
SILVER LAKE STATE PARK...BENONA TOWNSHIP PARK...
CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP PARK...MUSKEGON STATE PARK...
PJ HOFFMASTER STATE PARK...DUCK LAKE STATE PARK...
PERE MARQUETTE PARK...MEINERT PARK
1120 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE...PERE
  MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
  WILL PERSIST TODAY FOR BEACHES NORTH OF GRAND HAVEN. THE SOUTH
  WINDS WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET. HAZARDOUS SWIMMING
  CONDITIONS WILL EXIST IN THE SWIM ZONE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL
  SWEEP UP THE BEACH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.

  WHERE THESE CURRENTS ARE INTERRUPTED BY PIER STRUCTURES LIKE AT
  PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE LIKELY.
  THE STRONGEST STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE
  SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH PIERS DURING THIS EVENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE SURE OF YOUR SWIMMING ABILITY. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ENTER THE
WATER UNSUPERVISED AND WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FLOTATION DEVICE.
CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD
STATIONS.

HIGH WAVE ACTION ALONE CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH
AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER
QUICKLY.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR
056 
WHUS43 KGRR 242007
CFWGRR

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
407 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012

MIZ050-242115-
/O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-120825T0000Z/
MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...MUSKEGON STATE PARK...
PJ HOFFMASTER STATE PARK...DUCK LAKE STATE PARK...
PERE MARQUETTE PARK...MEINERT PARK
407 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

$$

MIZ037-043-250000-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-120825T0000Z/
MASON-OCEANA-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...LAKE MICHIGAN RECREATION AREA...
LUDINGTON STATE PARK...STEARNS PARK...CHARLES MEARS STATE PARK...
SILVER LAKE STATE PARK...BENONA TOWNSHIP PARK...
CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP PARK
407 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM WHITEHALL TO MANISTEE.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR BEACHES NORTH OF
  WHITEHALL. THE SOUTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET.
  HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST IN THE SWIM ZONE.
  LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL SWEEP UP THE BEACH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.

  WHERE THESE CURRENTS ARE INTERRUPTED BY PIER STRUCTURES...
  STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONGEST STRUCTURAL
  CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH PIERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE SURE OF YOUR SWIMMING ABILITY. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ENTER THE
WATER UNSUPERVISED AND WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FLOTATION DEVICE.
CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD
STATIONS.

HIGH WAVE ACTION ALONE CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH
AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER
QUICKLY.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

&&

$$

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Sources

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