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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

June 12, 20136 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 12, 2013, 9:37 PM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 12, 2013, 9:37 PM EDT (01:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2013, 3:40 AM EDT
In force
30 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 01:38 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, 1.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2013-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2013-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2297 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

202 
WHUS43 KGRR 130137
CFWGRR

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
937 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

MIZ043-050-056-064-071-130945-
/O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0003.130613T0137Z-130614T1200Z/
OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...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
937 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY 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 PENTWATER. BEACHES WITH
  PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE...

 NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON
 STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN
 LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ON
  THURSDAY WILL CAUSE STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN PUSH YOU OUT INTO
  DEEP WATER WHILE SWIMMING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND
  BREAKWATERS.

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.

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

&&

$$

OSTUNO

WEATHER.GOV/GRR
5 follow-up statements
935 
WHUS43 KGRR 130727
CFWGRR

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
327 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

MIZ043-050-056-064-071-131530-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130614T1200Z/
OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...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
327 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
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 PENTWATER. BEACHES WITH 
  PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE... 

NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON 
STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN 
LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ON 
  THURSDAY WILL CAUSE STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN PUSH YOU OUT INTO 
  DEEP WATER WHILE SWIMMING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND 
  BREAKWATERS. 

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.

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
705 
WHUS43 KGRR 131451
CFWGRR

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1051 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

MIZ037-132300-
/O.EXA.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130614T1200Z/
MASON-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...LAKE MICHIGAN RECREATION AREA...
LUDINGTON STATE PARK...STEARNS PARK
1051 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY 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 PENTWATER. BEACHES WITH 
  PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE... 

NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON
STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN
LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY
  WILL CAUSE STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN PUSH YOU OUT INTO 
  DEEP WATER WHILE SWIMMING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND 
  BREAKWATERS. 

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.

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

&&

$$

MIZ043-050-056-064-071-132300-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130614T1200Z/
OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...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
1051 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
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 PENTWATER. BEACHES WITH 
  PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE... 

NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON
STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN
LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY
  WILL CAUSE STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN PUSH YOU OUT INTO DEEP
  WATER WHILE SWIMMING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND BREAKWATERS.

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.

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
829 
WHUS43 KGRR 131859
CFWGRR

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
259 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-140300-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130614T1200Z/
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
259 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
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 PENTWATER. BEACHES WITH 
  PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE... 

NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON
STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN
LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  TONIGHT WILL CAUSE STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN PUSH YOU OUT INTO
  DEEP WATER WHILE SWIMMING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND
  BREAKWATERS.

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.

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
928 
WHUS43 KGRR 140138
CFWGRR

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
938 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-140945-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130614T1200Z/
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
938 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS...WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS...WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

* RIP CURRENTS...POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO PENTWATER. BEACHES WITH 
  PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE... 

NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON
STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STERNS PARK IN
LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN PUSH YOU
  OUT INTO DEEP WATER WHILE SWIMMING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS
  AND BREAKWATERS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS WINDS AND
  WAVES DIMINISH.

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.

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
177 
WHUS43 KGRR 140740
CFWGRR

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
340 AM EDT FRI JUN 14 2013

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-140845-
/O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130614T1200Z/
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
340 AM EDT FRI JUN 14 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED ALONG THE LAKESHORE AS BEACH HAZARDS HAVE
DIMINISHED WITH WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDING.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more
Jun 12, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more
Jun 12, 8:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more114 min
Jun 12, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR91 min
Jun 12, 8:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR117 min
Jun 12, 9:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRROttawa59 min
Jun 12, 10:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRAllegan, Barry64 min
Jun 12, 10:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRIngham60 min
Jun 12, 10:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRKalamazoo, Van Buren54 min
Jun 12, 10:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGRRAllegan, Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia and 2 more6 hr
Jun 12, 10:58 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRAllegan, Barry32 min
Jun 12, 11:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRBarry, Calhoun, Eaton58 min
Jun 13, 4:07 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningGRREaton, Ingham6 hr
Jun 13, 4:43 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGRRClinton54 hr
Jun 13, 8:42 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGRRIngham8 hr
Jun 13, 8:42 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGRRIngham4 days
Jun 13, 9:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRREaton, Ingham6 hr
Jun 13, 10:42 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGRRIonia6 days
Jun 13, 10:42 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGRRKent3 days
Jun 13, 10:42 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGRRKent24 hr
Jun 13, 10:42 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGRRClinton24 hr
Jun 13, 10:42 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGRRBarry7 days
Jun 13, 7:21 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGRRIonia9 hr

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.