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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 2, 2013, 3:22 AM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jun 2, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2013, 3:22 AM EDT (07:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 2, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 07:21 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, 7.4 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
- 152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1338 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
198 WHUS43 KGRR 020722 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 322 AM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-021530- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0002.130602T1200Z-130603T0000Z/ 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 322 AM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS 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 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 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 OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL RESULT IN STRONG LONGSHORE AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET TODAY. 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
3 follow-up statements
580 WHUS43 KGRR 021406 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1006 AM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-022215- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-130603T0000Z/ 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 1006 AM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM 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 OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL RESULT IN STRONG LONGSHORE AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. 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. 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
346 WHUS43 KGRR 021917 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 317 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-030000- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-130603T0000Z/ 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 317 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM 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 OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL RESULT IN STRONG LONGSHORE AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. 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. 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 && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
827 WHUS43 KGRR 030013 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 813 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-030115- /O.EXP.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-130603T0000Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...LAKE MICHIGAN RECREATION AREA... LUDINGTON STATE PARK...STEARNS PARK...CHARLES MEARS STATE PARK... SILVER LAKE STATE PARK...BENONA TOWNSHIP PARK... CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP PARK...MUSKEGON STATE PARK... PJ HOFFMASTER STATE PARK...DUCK LAKE STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK...MEINERT PARK...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... KIRK PARK...TUNNEL PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK...OVAL BEACH... WEST SIDE PARK...SAUGATUCK DUNES STATE PARK...DOUGLAS BEACH... NORTH BEACH...SOUTH BEACH...VAN BUREN STATE PARK 813 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... WINDS AND WAVES ARE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING AND THEREFORE THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WAVES AS OF 800 PM AT THE NEARSHORE BUOYS HAD FALLEN TO 3 FEET AND THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AS WINDS DIMINISH AS WELL. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 10:26 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 12 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:29 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo and 2 more | 20 hr |
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.