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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 27, 2013, 3:33 AM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jul 27, 2013, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 59 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2013, 3:33 AM EDT (07:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 27, 2013, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2013, 3:08 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 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 07:36 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, 7.6 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
- 691 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1025 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
648 WHUS43 KGRR 270733 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 333 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-271545- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0010.130727T0800Z-130729T1600Z/ 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 333 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * 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 MANISTEE. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LARGE WAVES ALONG NORTH FACING PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. STRONG CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS. 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
10 follow-up statements
577 WHUS43 KGRR 271459 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1059 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-272300- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130729T1600Z/ 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 1059 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * 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 MANISTEE. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LARGE WAVES ALONG NORTH FACING PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. STRONG CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS. 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
174 WHUS43 KGRR 271934 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 334 PM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-280345- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130729T1600Z/ 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 334 PM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * 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 MANISTEE. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LARGE WAVES ALONG NORTH FACING PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. STRONG CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS. 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
627 WHUS43 KGRR 280059 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 859 PM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-280900- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130729T1600Z/ 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 859 PM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * 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 MANISTEE. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LARGE WAVES ALONG NORTH FACING PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. STRONG CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS. 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
136 WHUS43 KGRR 280715 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 315 AM EDT SUN JUL 28 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-281515- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130729T1600Z/ 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 315 AM EDT SUN JUL 28 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * 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 MANISTEE. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LARGE WAVES ALONG NORTH FACING PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. STRONG CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS. 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
912 WHUS43 KGRR 281447 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1047 AM EDT SUN JUL 28 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-282300- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130729T1600Z/ 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 1047 AM EDT SUN JUL 28 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * 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 MANISTEE. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LARGE WAVES ALONG NORTH FACING PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. STRONG CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS. 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
771 WHUS43 KGRR 281933 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 333 PM EDT SUN JUL 28 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-290345- /O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130729T2100Z/ 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 333 PM EDT SUN JUL 28 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY 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 MANISTEE. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LARGE WAVES ALONG NORTH FACING PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. STRONG CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS. 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
360 WHUS43 KGRR 290102 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 902 PM EDT SUN JUL 28 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-290915- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130729T2100Z/ 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 902 PM EDT SUN JUL 28 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY 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 MANISTEE. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LARGE WAVES ALONG NORTH FACING PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. STRONG CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS. 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
765 WHUS43 KGRR 290725 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 325 AM EDT MON JUL 29 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-291530- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130729T2100Z/ 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 325 AM EDT MON JUL 29 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 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 MANISTEE. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LARGE WAVES ALONG NORTH FACING PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. STRONG CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS. 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
907 WHUS43 KGRR 291503 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1103 AM EDT MON JUL 29 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-292100- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130729T2100Z/ 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 1103 AM EDT MON JUL 29 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 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 MANISTEE. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LARGE WAVES ALONG NORTH FACING PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. STRONG CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS. 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
131 WHUS43 KGRR 291908 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 308 PM EDT MON JUL 29 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-292015- /O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130729T2100Z/ 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 308 PM EDT MON JUL 29 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. THE WAVES OVER 4 FEET HAVE DININISHED DOWN TO 2 FEET...THUS THE HAZARD HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Jul 27, 3:30 AM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 3:30 AM EDT, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
330 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
LATEST UPDATE...
SYNOPSIS/SHORT TERM/LONG TERM/HYDRO/MARINE
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 330 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING WILL USHER
IN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR. HIGHS IN THE 60S ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND
BEFORE WARMER AIR MOVES BACK IN NEXT WEEK. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND AND WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE
ON LAKE MICHIGAN. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND BACK INTO THE 80S BY THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 330 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
FORECAST CONCERNS DEAL WITH PCPN TRENDS THIS WEEKEND.
SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS THE COLD FRONT NEAR THE LAKE SHORE. LITTLE IN THE
WAY OF PCPN WAS NOTED ON AREA RADARS. SUSPECT THAT WILL CHANGE AFTER
SUNRISE AS INSTABILITY BUILDS. THINK THE BEST CHC OF STORMS ALONG
THE FRONT WILL BE ACROSS THE ERN CWA EARLY AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR
WILL FLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY AND TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN IN THE
60S EXCEPT IN THE FAR SE WHERE TEMPS WILL BE A FEW DEGREES HIGHER.
A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL SETTLE OVER THE GREAT LAKES TODAY. SEVERAL
SHORT WAVES ARE PROGD TO ROTATE AROUND THE LOW. H8 TEMPS FALLING TO
5C THIS AFTERNOON WILL CREATE LAKE DELTA T/S IN THE UPPER TEENS. THE
INSTABILITY OVER THE LAKE COUPLED WITH LIFT FROM THE SHORT WAVES
WILL BE MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE
INLAND. GIVEN LI/S GENERALLY ABOVE 0C...THUNDER CHANCES SEEM ON THE
LOW SIDE BEHIND THE FRONT...AT LEAST OVER LAND. THERE COULD BE A
STORM OR TWO THAT DEVELOPS OVER THE LAKE BUT SHOULD WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INLAND. WE KEPT ISOLATED WORDING IN THE GRIDS THROUGH SUNDAY
AND JUST SHOWERS AFTER THAT.
THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CWA MONDAY AND WE/LL SEE
MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND DECREASING RAIN CHANCES.
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 330 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
OVERALL TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL MIDWEEK THEN TREND COOLER
TOWARD THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY TIME FRAME.
WHAT WE ARE WATCHING IS THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE STORM SYSTEM THAT
HAS COME ASHORE OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA...THE BUILDING UPPER LEVEL
HIGH OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL UNITED STATES (S OF 40 N)AND A
JET STREAK DIVING SOUTH FROM THE ARCTIC INTO CENTRAL CANADA... WEST
OF HUDSON BAY. THE QUESTION IS... JUST HOW DEEP DOES THE TROUGH GET
OVER THE NORTHEAST AND GREAT LAKES LATE THIS COMING WEEK? IF IT DIGS
ENOUGH WE GET INTO DRY COOL AIR LATE IN THE WEEK. ON THE OTHER HAND
IF IT DOES DIG ALL THAT MUCH WE WILL LIKELY SEE A SERIES OF
CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THAT WOULD RESULT IN A
WET SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.
FOR NOW I AM GOING WITH THE IDEA THAT A JET STEAK FROM THE SYSTEM
COMING INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA INTERACTING WITH THE DIGGING NORTHERN
CANADIAN TROUGH MAY SPARK CONVECTION IN THIS AREA WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY BUT TIMING. STILL IT SEEM QUESTIONABLE HOW THE MODELS ARE
HANDLING ALL OF THESE FEATURES. AS A RESULT I CONTINUED THE RATHER
LOW POPS MIDWEEK AND FOR NOW WILL CALL THAT GOOD.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1205 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AS THE SFC
COLD FRONT MOVES VERY SLOWLY EAST FROM LK MICHIGAN. A FEW HOUR
PERIOD OF IFR CIGS IS ALSO EXPECTED AROUND 12Z WHEN THE FRONT IS
OVERHEAD AND WINDS ARE LIGHT/CALM.
AFTER THE EARLY MORNING STRATUS/LIGHT FOG... FLIGHT CATEGORIES
WILL IMPROVE MID TO LATE MORNING SATURDAY... WITH VFR CIGS
EXPECTED AFTER 18Z.
A FEW TSTMS MAY DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AROUND LAN AND JXN AND
EAST OF THERE. OTHERWISE ONLY WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SOME OF THE SHOWERS COULD BE HEAVY
ENOUGH TO BRIEFLY SEND VSBYS INTO MVFR CATEGORY AT TIMES.
&&
.MARINE...
ISSUED AT 330 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
MUCH COLDER AIR FLOWING ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN WILL RESULT IN WAVES
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LAST INTO
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AND A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS
BEEN ISSUED. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL MAKE THE NORTH SIDES OF PIERS AND
BREAK WALLS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO STRONG CURRENTS.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 330 AM EDT SAT JUL 27 2013
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH
SUNDAY. A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BY
MONDAY MORNING.
&&
.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR MIZ037-043-
050-056-064-071.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT MONDAY FOR LMZ844>849.
&&
SYNOPSIS...93
SHORT TERM...93
LONG TERM...WDM
AVIATION...MEADE
HYDROLOGY...93
MARINE...93Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 9:20 PM EDT, 6 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 920 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2013 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-270900- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 920 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS LIKELY EAST OF I-69. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ844>849-270900- ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 920 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A HIGH SWIM HAZARD RISK IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING FOR OUR ENTIRE LAKE SHORE. WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WATER SPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WDM 93
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 3:26 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 60 hr | |
| Jul 27, 12:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ionia | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia | 88 min |
| Jul 27, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Jackson | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Jackson | 63 min |
| Jul 27, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Jackson | 42 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2013Every beach hazards statement in 2013
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.