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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 17, 2012, 8:34 PM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jun 18, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2012, 8:34 PM EDT (00:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Allegan County, MI, Mason County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 2254 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
053 WHUS43 KGRR 180034 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 834 PM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-180845- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0002.120618T1200Z-120619T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK...OVAL BEACH... WEST SIDE PARK...SAUGATUCK DUNES STATE PARK...DOUGLAS BEACH 834 PM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WAVES OF 3 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE FOUND NORTH OF MUSKEGON. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ NJJ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
12 follow-up statements
984 WHUS43 KGRR 180741 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 341 AM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-181545- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.120618T1200Z-120619T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK...OVAL BEACH... WEST SIDE PARK...SAUGATUCK DUNES STATE PARK...DOUGLAS BEACH 341 AM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING 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 SOUTH HAVEN TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WAVES OF 3 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE FOUND NORTH OF MUSKEGON. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ NJJ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
526 WHUS43 KGRR 181446 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1046 AM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-190400- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK...OVAL BEACH... WEST SIDE PARK...SAUGATUCK DUNES STATE PARK...DOUGLAS BEACH 1046 AM EDT MON JUN 18 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 SOUTH HAVEN TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WAVES OF 3 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE FOUND NORTH OF MUSKEGON. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRANDRAPIDS
261 WHUS43 KGRR 181925 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 325 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-190330- /O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120620T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK...OVAL BEACH... WEST SIDE PARK...SAUGATUCK DUNES STATE PARK...DOUGLAS BEACH 325 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE FOUND NORTH OF MUSKEGON. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS DURING THE DAY TODAY AND AGAIN TUESDAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
105 WHUS43 KGRR 182337 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 737 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 MIZ071-190745- /O.EXA.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120620T0400Z/ VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...NORTH BEACH...SOUTH BEACH... VAN BUREN STATE PARK 737 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO MANISTEE. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS DURING THE DAY TODAY AND AGAIN TUESDAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ MIZ037-043-050-056-064-190745- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120620T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK...OVAL BEACH... WEST SIDE PARK...SAUGATUCK DUNES STATE PARK...DOUGLAS BEACH 737 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHERLY WINDS TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE FOUND NORTH OF MUSKEGON. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS DURING THE DAY TODAY AND AGAIN TUESDAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ NJJ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
373 WHUS43 KGRR 190739 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 339 AM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-191545- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120620T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK...OVAL BEACH... WEST SIDE PARK...SAUGATUCK DUNES STATE PARK...DOUGLAS BEACH... NORTH BEACH...SOUTH BEACH...VAN BUREN STATE PARK 339 AM EDT TUE JUN 19 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 SOUTH HAVEN TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR ARE EXPECTED. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE FOUND NORTH OF MUSKEGON. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS DURING THE DAY TODAY AND AGAIN TUESDAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ NJJ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
452 WHUS43 KGRR 191440 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1040 AM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-192245- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120620T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK...OVAL BEACH... WEST SIDE PARK...SAUGATUCK DUNES STATE PARK...DOUGLAS BEACH... NORTH BEACH...SOUTH BEACH...VAN BUREN STATE PARK 1040 AM EDT TUE JUN 19 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 SOUTH HAVEN TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR ARE EXPECTED. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE FOUND NORTH OF MUSKEGON. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS DURING THE DAY TODAY AND AGAIN TUESDAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
800 WHUS43 KGRR 191932 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 332 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-200345- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120620T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK...OVAL BEACH... WEST SIDE PARK...SAUGATUCK DUNES STATE PARK...DOUGLAS BEACH... NORTH BEACH...SOUTH BEACH...VAN BUREN STATE PARK 332 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR ARE EXPECTED. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE FOUND NORTH OF MUSKEGON. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS DURING THE DAY TODAY AND AGAIN TUESDAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
519 WHUS43 KGRR 200117 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 917 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 MIZ064-071-200230- /O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120620T0400Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...OVAL BEACH...WEST SIDE PARK... SAUGATUCK DUNES STATE PARK...DOUGLAS BEACH...NORTH BEACH... SOUTH BEACH...VAN BUREN STATE PARK 917 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. THE RISK OF SWIMMING HAZARDS HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. THE RISK OF SWIMMING HAZARDS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. $$ MIZ037-043-050-056-200930- /O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120621T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK 917 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM HOLLAND TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY INCLUDE... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK...PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ NJJ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
543 WHUS43 KGRR 200733 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 333 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 MIZ037-043-050-056-201545- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120621T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK 333 AM EDT WED JUN 20 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 HOLLAND TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT INCLUDE... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK...PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS ON TODAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ NJJ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
677 WHUS43 KGRR 201434 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1034 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 MIZ037-043-050-056-202245- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120621T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK 1034 AM EDT WED JUN 20 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 HOLLAND TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT INCLUDE... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK...PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS ON TODAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
513 WHUS43 KGRR 201941 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 341 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 MIZ037-043-050-056-210345- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120621T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK 341 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM HOLLAND TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT INCLUDE... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK...PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS THEMSELVES...THE MAIN THREATS ON TODAY WILL BE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS 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 && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
096 WHUS43 KGRR 210359 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1159 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 MIZ037-043-050-056-210500- /O.EXP.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120621T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- 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...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK 1159 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... WAVE HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 5:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 112 min | |
| Jun 18, 7:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Mason, Oceana | 87 min |
| Jun 18, 7:43 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 2 hr | |
| Jun 18, 8:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Muskegon, Oceana | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Mecosta, Newaygo | 55 min |
| Jun 18, 8:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent, Montcalm, Ottawa | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 9:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ionia | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 9:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Gratiot, Montcalm | 44 min |
| Jun 18, 9:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Ionia | 92 min |
| Jun 18, 11:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Lake | 86 min |
| Jun 18, 11:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Calhoun, Ingham, Jackson | 86 min |
| Jun 18, 11:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Osceola | 96 min |
| Jun 18, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Isabella | 89 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2012Every beach hazards statement in 2012
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.