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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 7, 2012, 12:06 PM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2012, 12:06 PM EDT (16:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2012, 12:08 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 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 16:11 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 12:00Z, 4.1 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
- 736 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
708 WHUS43 KGRR 071606 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 MIZ037-043-050-080015- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0004.120707T1606Z-120708T1200Z/ 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 1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * 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... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 MPH WHICH WILL BUILD WAVES HEIGHTS INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. NORTH SIDE OF NORTH PIERS WILL SEE SOME OF THE HIGHEST WAVE ACTION AND THE HIGHEST SWIM HAZARD RISK. THE WAVES WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...SUBSIDING LATE INTO THE 1 TO 3 FOOT RANGE. 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 && $$ MIZ056-064-071-080015- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0004.120707T1606Z-120708T1800Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...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 1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN AND HOLLAND STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 MPH WHICH WILL BUILD WAVES HEIGHTS INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. IT MAY TAKE TOWARDS SUNSET TO SEE THE HIGHER WAVES IN THE FAR SOUTH TOWARDS SOUTH HAVEN AND ST. JOSEPH. NORTH SIDE OF NORTH PIERS WILL SEE SOME OF THE HIGHEST WAVE ACTION AND THE HIGHEST SWIM HAZARD RISK. THE WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WAVES SHOULD SUBSIDE GRADUALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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 DUKE
4 follow-up statements
866 WHUS43 KGRR 072008 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 408 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 MIZ037-043-050-080415- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T1200Z/ 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 408 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * 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... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WHICH WILL BUILD WAVES HEIGHTS INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL SEE SOME OF THE HIGHEST WAVE ACTION AND THE HIGHEST SWIM HAZARD RISK. THE WAVES WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE INTO THE 1 TO 3 FOOT RANGE. 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 && $$ MIZ056-064-071-080415- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T1800Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...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 408 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN AND HOLLAND STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WHICH WILL BUILD WAVES HEIGHTS INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. IT MAY TAKE TOWARDS SUNSET TO SEE THE HIGHER WAVES AT SOUTH HAVEN AND ST. JOSEPH. NORTH SIDE OF NORTH PIERS WILL SEE SOME OF THE HIGHEST WAVE ACTION AND THE HIGHEST SWIM HAZARD RISK. THE WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WAVES SHOULD SUBSIDE GRADUALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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 DUKE
182 WHUS43 KGRR 080130 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 930 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 MIZ037-043-050-080930- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T1200Z/ 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 930 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * 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... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WHICH WILL BUILD WAVES HEIGHTS INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL SEE SOME OF THE HIGHEST WAVE ACTION AND THE HIGHEST SWIM HAZARD RISK. THE WAVES WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE INTO THE 1 TO 3 FOOT RANGE. 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 && $$ MIZ056-064-071-080930- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T1800Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...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 930 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN AND HOLLAND STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WHICH WILL BUILD WAVES HEIGHTS INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. NORTH SIDE OF NORTH PIERS WILL SEE SOME OF THE HIGHEST WAVE ACTION AND THE HIGHEST SWIM HAZARD RISK. THE WAVES WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WAVES SHOULD SUBSIDE GRADUALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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
359 WHUS43 KGRR 080724 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 324 AM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 MIZ037-043-050-080830- /O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T1200Z/ 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 SUN JUL 8 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. WAVES HAVE DECREASED TO UNDER 4 FEET AND BEACH HAZARDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ MIZ056-064-071-081530- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T1800Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...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 324 AM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN AND HOLLAND STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH SIDE OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE PRONE TO HIGHER WAVE ACTION AND THE HIGHEST SWIM HAZARD RISK. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. 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
293 WHUS43 KGRR 081608 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1208 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 MIZ056-064-071-081715- /O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T1800Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...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 1208 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. WINDS AND WAVES HAVE DECREASED TO A LEVEL THAT DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. WINDS AND WAVES WILL INCREASE JUST A BIT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THOUGH SOUTH OF HOLLAND. WAVES WILL BUILD INTO THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH. CONDITIONS WILL GET CHOPPY THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF HOLLAND BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW DANGEROUS LEVELS. NORTH BEACH AT SOUTH HAVEN WILL SEE THE HIGHEST WAVES AS THEY INTERSECT THE NORTH PIER. $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR DUKE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ingham | 58 min |
| Jul 6, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ingham | 41 min |
| Jul 7, 11:56 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 24 hr |
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.