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Beach Hazards Statement 14, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 24, 2016, 3:10 AM EDT for Mason County, Muskegon County, Oceana County, Michigan. It took effect at Jul 24, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 2016, 3:10 AM EDT (07:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 24, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 13 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 07:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 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
- 318 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1266 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
861 WHUS43 KGRR 240710 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 310 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2016 MIZ037-043-050-241515- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0014.160724T1500Z-160724T2100Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 310 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS 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 MUSKEGON TO MANISTEE * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE THE WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
4 follow-up statements
808 WHUS43 KGRR 241341 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 941 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2016 MIZ037-043-050-242100- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0014.160724T1500Z-160724T2100Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 941 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM MUSKEGON TO MANISTEE * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE THE WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
614 WHUS43 KGRR 241906 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 306 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2016 MIZ037-043-050-242100- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-160724T2100Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 306 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS 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 MUSKEGON TO MANISTEE * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
932 WHUS43 KGRR 242058 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 458 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2016 MIZ037-043-050-250400- /O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-160725T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 458 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM MUSKEGON TO MANISTEE * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
964 WHUS43 KGRR 250412 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1212 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2016 MIZ037-043-050-250515- /O.EXP.KGRR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-160725T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 1212 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... THE WAVES HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE CONDITIONS TO BECOME LESS HAZARDOUS. $$ 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 24, 2:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 58 min |
| Jul 24, 3:07 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 21 hr | |
| Jul 24, 5:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 91 min | |
| Jul 24, 6:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ottawa | 55 min |
| Jul 24, 6:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa | 12 hr |
| Jul 24, 7:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Muskegon, Ottawa | 115 min |
| Jul 24, 7:20 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 85 min | |
| Jul 24, 7:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Allegan, Ottawa | 67 min |
| Jul 24, 7:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent | 62 min |
| Jul 24, 8:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Eaton, Ionia | 56 min |
| Jul 24, 9:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson | 62 min |
| Jul 24, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 89 min | |
| Jul 24, 11:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Mason, Oceana | 56 min |
| Jul 24, 1:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 6 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2016Every beach hazards statement in 2016
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.