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Beach Hazards Statement 12, NWS Gaylord, MI

September 18, 2013

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 18, 2013, 5:54 AM EDT. It took effect at Sep 18, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 18, 2013, 5:54 AM EDT (09:54 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 18, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 18, 2013, 3:08 PM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

The text

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

929 
WHUS43 KAPX 180954
CFWAPX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
554 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013

MIZ015-181800-
/O.NEW.KAPX.BH.S.0012.130918T1200Z-130919T0000Z/
MACKINAC-
554 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SHORELINE CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* LOCATION...BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY
  INCLUDE...

LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES ALONG US-2 WEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/APX
2 follow-up statements
083 
WHUS43 KAPX 181507
CFWAPX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1107 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013

MIZ015-182315-
/O.CON.KAPX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-130919T0000Z/
MACKINAC-
1107 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2013

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SHORELINE CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* LOCATION...BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS 
  TODAY INCLUDE... 

LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES ALONG US-2 WEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/APX
358 
WHUS43 KAPX 181908
CFWAPX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
308 PM EDT WED SEP 18 2013

MIZ015-182015-
/O.CAN.KAPX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-130919T0000Z/
MACKINAC-
308 PM EDT WED SEP 18 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

WINDS AND WAVES HAVE BEEN LESS THAN EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...WITH THE SAME IDEA EXPECTED FOR TONIGHT.
THEREFORE...THE HIGH SWIM RISK HAS BEEN LIFTED. 

FOLKS RECREATING IN THE BEACHES ALONG US-2 IN MACKINAC COUNTY WILL
STILL WANT TO USE CAUTION...WINDS AND WAVES IN LOCALIZED AREAS
UNDER THESE MARGINAL CONDITIONS...COULD POSSIBLY STILL BE HIGH
ENOUGH FOR POTENTIAL RIP CURRENTS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/APX

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 5:50 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX9 hr

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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.