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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 21, 2014, 4:10 PM EDT for Mason County, Muskegon County, Oceana County, Michigan. It took effect at Jul 22, 2014, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 21, 2014, 4:10 PM EDT (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 22, 2014, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Mason County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Oceana County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 940 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
307 WHUS43 KGRR 212010 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 410 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014 MIZ037-043-050-220415- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0005.140722T1400Z-140723T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 410 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM NORTON SHORES TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TUESDAY INCLUDE... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY...REACHING 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES LOCATED TOWARDS LUDINGTON. THE SOUTH FLOW WILL RESULT IN STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WHERE THEY INTERCEPT PIERS...STRUCTURAL CURRENTS WILL FORM. HIGH WAVE ACTION WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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 INTO DEEPER WATER. 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 && $$ DUKE WEATHER.GOV/GRR
9 follow-up statements
952 WHUS43 KGRR 220706 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 306 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 MIZ037-043-050-221515- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0005.140722T1400Z-140723T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 306 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM NORTON SHORES TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TUESDAY INCLUDE... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY REACHING 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDDAY. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES LOCATED TOWARDS LUDINGTON. THE SOUTH FLOW WILL RESULT IN STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WHERE THEY INTERCEPT PIERS... STRUCTURAL CURRENTS WILL FORM. HIGH WAVE ACTION WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
980 WHUS43 KGRR 221607 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1207 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 MIZ056-064-071-230015- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0006.140723T0600Z-140724T1200Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1207 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS 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 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 4 TO 7 FOOT RANGE BETWEEN ST. JOE AND GRAND HAVEN DURING THE WEDNESDAY BEACH DAY. DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WEDNESDAY. THE IMPACT WILL BE MITIGATED SOMEWHAT BY THE FACT THAT IT WOULD BE A GREAT BEACH DAY WITH COOLER AIR TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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 INTO DEEPER WATER. 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 && $$ MIZ037-043-050-230015- /O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 1207 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS 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 AND WEDNESDAY INCLUDE... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON TODAY... ON WEDNESDAY...THE HIGH IMPACT BEACHES WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS INCLUDING STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...MEARS STATE PARK AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE TODAY...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES LOCATED TOWARDS LUDINGTON. THE SOUTH FLOW WILL RESULT IN STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WHERE THEY INTERCEPT PIERS... STRUCTURAL CURRENTS WILL FORM. HIGH WAVE ACTION WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. WINDS WILL SWING AROUND TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING AT MIDDAY TUESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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 INTO DEEPER WATER. 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
902 WHUS43 KGRR 221955 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 355 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 MIZ037-043-050-230400- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 355 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS 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 THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY INCLUDE... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON THIS EVENING... ON WEDNESDAY...THE HIGH IMPACT BEACHES WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS INCLUDING STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...MEARS STATE PARK AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES LOCATED TOWARDS LUDINGTON. THE SOUTH FLOW WILL RESULT IN STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WHERE THEY INTERCEPT PIERS... STRUCTURAL CURRENTS WILL FORM. HIGH WAVE ACTION WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. WINDS WILL SWING AROUND TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING AT MIDDAY TUESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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 INTO DEEPER WATER. 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 && $$ MIZ056-064-071-230400- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.140723T0600Z-140724T1200Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 355 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 4 TO 7 FOOT RANGE BETWEEN ST. JOE AND GRAND HAVEN DURING THE WEDNESDAY BEACH DAY. DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WEDNESDAY. THE IMPACT WILL BE MITIGATED SOMEWHAT BY THE FACT THAT IT WILL NOT BE A GREAT BEACH DAY WITH COOLER AIR TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
825 WHUS43 KGRR 230053 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 853 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 MIZ037-043-050-230900- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 853 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS 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 THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY INCLUDE... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON THIS EVENING... ON WEDNESDAY...THE HIGH IMPACT BEACHES WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS INCLUDING STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...MEARS STATE PARK AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES LOCATED TOWARDS LUDINGTON. THE SOUTH FLOW WILL RESULT IN STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WHERE THEY INTERCEPT PIERS... STRUCTURAL CURRENTS WILL FORM. HIGH WAVE ACTION WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. WINDS WILL SWING AROUND TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING AT MIDDAY TUESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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 INTO DEEPER WATER. 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 && $$ MIZ056-064-071-230900- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.140723T0600Z-140724T1200Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 853 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 4 TO 7 FOOT RANGE BETWEEN ST. JOE AND GRAND HAVEN DURING THE WEDNESDAY BEACH DAY. DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WEDNESDAY. THE IMPACT WILL BE MITIGATED SOMEWHAT BY THE FACT THAT IT WILL NOT BE A GREAT BEACH DAY WITH COOLER AIR TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
117 WHUS43 KGRR 230728 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 328 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 MIZ037-043-050-231530- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 328 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS 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 THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY INCLUDE... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON THIS EVENING... ON WEDNESDAY...THE HIGH IMPACT BEACHES WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS INCLUDING STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...MEARS STATE PARK AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATER TODAY. WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 6 FEET CREATING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ADDITIONALLY... LONG SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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 INTO DEEPER WATER. 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 && $$ MIZ056-064-071-231530- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-140724T1200Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 328 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATER TODAY. WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 4 TO 8 FEET CREATING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ADDITIONALLY... LONG SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
326 WHUS43 KGRR 231504 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1104 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 MIZ037-043-050-232315- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 1104 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS 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...THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS INCLUDING STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...MEARS STATE PARK AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ADDITIONALLY... LONG SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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 INTO DEEPER WATER. 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 && $$ MIZ056-064-071-232315- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-140724T1200Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1104 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INCLUDE...NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ADDITIONALLY... LONG SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
951 WHUS43 KGRR 231908 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 308 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 MIZ037-043-050-240315- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 308 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS 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... THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS INCLUDING STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... MEARS STATE PARK AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ADDITIONALLY... LONG SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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 INTO DEEPER WATER. 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 && $$ MIZ056-064-071-240315- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-140724T1200Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 308 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INCLUDE...NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ADDITIONALLY... LONG SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
306 WHUS43 KGRR 240110 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 910 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 MIZ037-043-050-240600- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 910 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS 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... THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS INCLUDING STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... MEARS STATE PARK AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ADDITIONALLY... LONG SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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 INTO DEEPER WATER. 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 && $$ MIZ056-064-071-240915- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-140724T1200Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 910 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INCLUDE...NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ADDITIONALLY... LONG SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
437 WHUS43 KGRR 240126 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 926 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 MIZ037-043-050-240600- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 926 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS 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... THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS INCLUDING STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... MEARS STATE PARK AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG NORTH FACING PIERS DUE TO STRUCTURAL CURRENTS AND 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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 INTO DEEPER WATER. 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 && $$ MIZ056-064-071-240930- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-140724T1200Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 926 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INCLUDE...NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG NORTH FACING PIERS DUE TO STRUCTURAL CURRENTS AND 4 TO 6 FOOT WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 3:52 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 58 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2014Every beach hazards statement in 2014
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.