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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

July 5, 20156 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 5, 2015, 3:59 PM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jul 6, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2015, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 6, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jul 8, 2015, 4:14 AM EDT
In force
38 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 19:59 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, 8.0 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 12:00Z on 2015-07-05Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2015-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -49 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1227 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

448 
WHUS43 KGRR 051959
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
359 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-060400-
/O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0009.150706T1800Z-150707T1200Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
359 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. 

* RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LATE MONDAY
  INCLUDE...SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE
  PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
  MONDAY AFTERNOON UP NORTH AND EARLY EVENING DOWN SOUTH TO 15 TO
  25 MPH. SWIM HAZARDS WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON UP
  NORTH AND EARLY EVENING DOWN SOUTH. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
  TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

NJJ

WEATHER.GOV/GRR
10 follow-up statements
676 
WHUS43 KGRR 060219
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1019 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-061030-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0009.150706T1800Z-150707T1200Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
1019 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LATE MONDAY 
  INCLUDE...SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE 
  PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON UP NORTH AND EARLY EVENING DOWN 
  SOUTH TO 15 TO 25 MPH. SWIM HAZARDS WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY BY 
  MID AFTERNOON UP NORTH AND EARLY EVENING DOWN SOUTH. 
  CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR
153 
WHUS43 KGRR 060742
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
342 AM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-061545-
/O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0009.150706T1800Z-150707T2200Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
342 AM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LATE MONDAY 
  INCLUDE...SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE 
  PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO
  25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON THEN SWING TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE COLD
  FRONT TUESDAY MORNING. SWIM HAZARDS WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY BY
  MID AFTERNOON UP NORTH AND EARLY EVENING DOWN SOUTH. CONDITIONS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS A COLD NORTH WIND SURGES IN
  BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

WDM

WEATHER.GOV/GRR
749 
WHUS43 KGRR 061616
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1216 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

MIZ056-064-071-070030-
/O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0009.150707T0600Z-150707T2200Z/
OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
1216 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* 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 LATE TONIGHT AND
  ON TUESDAY INCLUDE... 
  NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... 
  HOLLAND STATE PARK...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. WINDS WILL REACH THE 15 TO 25
  MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TOWARDS 30 MPH POSSIBLE IN THIS TIME
  FRAME. WAVES WILL BUILD INTO THE 4 TO 6 RANGE WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR SOME HIGHER WAVES AS WELL. 

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.

&&

$$

MIZ037-043-050-070030-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0009.150706T1800Z-150707T2200Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-
1216 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* 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 AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING IN SOUTHERLY FLOW INCLUDE...PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN
  MUSKEGON. ON TUESDAY WITH NORTH WINDS IN PLACE PARTICULARLY
  DANGEROUS BEACHES INCLUDE STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...MEARS
  STATE PARK IN PENTWATER AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN SWING TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY
  MORNING. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  NORTH OF GRAND HAVEN AND IN ALL AREAS ON TUESDAY AS THE WINDS
  SWING AROUND TO THE NORTH. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED
  BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

DUKE

WEATHER.GOV/GRR
566 
WHUS43 KGRR 062002
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
402 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

MIZ037-043-050-070415-
/O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150708T0300Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-
402 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT 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 GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING IN SOUTHERLY FLOW INCLUDE...PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN 
  MUSKEGON. ON TUESDAY WITH NORTH WINDS IN PLACE PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS BEACHES INCLUDE STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...MEARS 
  STATE PARK IN PENTWATER AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK. 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS
  EVENING WILL SWING TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE
  TONIGHT. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING NORTH OF GRAND HAVEN AND IN ALL AREAS ON TUESDAY AS THE
  WINDS SWING AROUND TO THE NORTH. WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

MIZ056-064-071-070415-
/O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0009.150707T0600Z-150708T0300Z/
OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
402 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT TUESDAY
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 ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT 
  AND ON TUESDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... 
  HOLLAND STATE PARK... 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL REACH THE 15 TO 25
  MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TOWARDS 30 MPH POSSIBLE IN THIS TIME
  FRAME. WAVES WILL BUILD INTO THE 4 TO 7 RANGE.

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.

&&

$$

DUKE

WEATHER.GOV/GRR
777 
WHUS43 KGRR 070158
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
958 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

MIZ037-043-050-071000-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150708T0300Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-
958 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT 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 GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING IN SOUTHERLY FLOW INCLUDE...PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN 
  MUSKEGON. ON TUESDAY WITH NORTH WINDS IN PLACE PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS BEACHES INCLUDE STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...MEARS 
  STATE PARK IN PENTWATER AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK. 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS 
  THIS EVENING WILL SWING TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT 
  LATE TONIGHT. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING NORTH OF GRAND HAVEN AND IN ALL AREAS ON TUESDAY AS 
  THE WINDS SWING AROUND TO THE NORTH. WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE 
  EXPECTED BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

MIZ056-064-071-071000-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0009.150707T0600Z-150708T0300Z/
OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
958 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT
TUESDAY 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 ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT 
  AND ON TUESDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... 
  HOLLAND STATE PARK... 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE 
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL REACH THE 15 TO 25 
  MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TOWARDS 30 MPH POSSIBLE IN THIS TIME 
  FRAME. WAVES WILL BUILD INTO THE 4 TO 7 RANGE. 

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.

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR
465 
WHUS43 KGRR 070644
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
244 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

MIZ037-043-050-071445-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150708T0300Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-
244 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT 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 GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING IN SOUTHERLY FLOW INCLUDE...PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN 
  MUSKEGON. ON TUESDAY WITH NORTH WINDS IN PLACE PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS BEACHES INCLUDE STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...MEARS 
  STATE PARK IN PENTWATER AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK. 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL
  DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. EXPECT WAVES OF 3 TO 5
  FEET TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS
  EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND WAVES
  CAUSING STRONG LONG SHORE AND STRUCURAL CURRRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

MIZ056-064-071-071445-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150708T0300Z/
OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
244 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT 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 ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT 
  AND ON TUESDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... 
  HOLLAND STATE PARK... 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL
  DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. EXPECT WAVES OF 3 TO 5
  FEET TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED
  INTO THIS EVENING DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND WAVES CAUSING STRONG
  LONG SHORE AND STRUCURAL CURRRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

WDM

WEATHER.GOV/GRR
187 
WHUS43 KGRR 071530
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

MIZ056-064-071-072330-
/O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150708T0900Z/
OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW 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 ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT
  INCLUDE... 

  NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... 
  HOLLAND STATE PARK... 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
  DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. EXPECT WAVES OF 4 TO 8 FEET
  TODAY SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT TO 2 TO 4 FEET. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS
  EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND WAVES CAUSING
  STRONG LONG SHORE AND STRUCTURAL CURRRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

MIZ037-043-050-072330-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150708T0300Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-
1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT 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 GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING INCLUDE... 

  STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...
  MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER AND
  MUSKEGON STATE PARK.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING. EXPECT
  WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS AND WAVES
  WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED DUE TO HIGH
  WINDS AND WAVES CAUSING STRONG LONG SHORE AND STRUCURAL
  CURRRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/GRR

DUKE
124 
WHUS43 KGRR 071949
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
349 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

MIZ037-043-050-080300-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150708T0300Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-
349 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT 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 GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING INCLUDE... 

  STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...   
  MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...
  MUSKEGON STATE PARK...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH THIS
  EVENING WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. EXPECT WAVES OF 3
  TO 6 FEET THIS EVENING. WINDS AND WAVES WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.
  A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND WAVES CAUSING
  STRONG LONG SHORE AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

MIZ056-064-071-080400-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150708T0900Z/
OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
349 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...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 ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN.

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY AND 
  TONIGHT INCLUDE... 

  NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...
  HOLLAND STATE PARK...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
  DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. EXPECT WAVES OF 4 TO 8 FEET
  THIS EVENING. WAVES WILL APPROACH 10 FEET AT TIMES THROUGH
  SUNSET SOUTH OF HOLLAND. LOOK FOR WAVES TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT
  TO 2 TO 4 FEET. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT DUE TO
  THE HIGH WINDS AND WAVES CAUSING STRONG LONG SHORE AND
  STRUCTURAL CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR
312 
WHUS43 KGRR 080201
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1001 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

MIZ037-043-050-080315-
/O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150708T0300Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-
1001 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WAVES HAVE DIMINISHED TO UNDER 4 FEET THUS THE HAZARD HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MIZ056-064-071-080900-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150708T0900Z/
OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
1001 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* 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 TODAY AND 
  TONIGHT INCLUDE... 

 NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...   HOLLAND STATE PARK...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
  DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. EXPECT WAVES OF 4 TO 8 FEET
  THIS EVENING.  LOOK FOR WAVES TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT TO 2 TO 4
  FEET. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT DUE TO THE HIGH
  WINDS AND WAVES CAUSING STRONG LONG SHORE AND STRUCTURAL
  CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR
433 
WHUS43 KGRR 080814
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
414 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2015

MIZ056-064-071-080915-
/O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-150708T0900Z/
OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
414 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

WINDS AND WAVES ARE DECREASING AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT.

$$


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