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Beach Hazards Statement 16, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 19, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Aug 20, 2016, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT (22:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 20, 2016, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2016, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 35 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 22:00 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, 10.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 385 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1116 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
003 WHUS43 KGRR 192200 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 600 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-200600- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0016.160820T1800Z-160822T0500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 600 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED ON SOUTH FACING PIERS ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. MOSTLY LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT LAKE MICHIGAN THIS WEEKEND. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS. THIS WILL BUILD WAVES TO 3 TO 5 FEET. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH GALE FORCE TO 35 KNOTS. SUNDAY WILL SEE A CONTINUATION OF HIGH WINDS AND 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
10 follow-up statements
710 WHUS43 KGRR 192254 CCA CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 654 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-201100- /O.COR.KGRR.BH.S.0016.160820T1800Z-160822T0500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 654 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED ON SOUTH FACING PIERS ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. MOST LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT LAKE MICHIGAN THIS WEEKEND. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS. THIS WILL BUILD WAVES TO 3 TO 5 FEET. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH GALE FORCE TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET. SUNDAY WILL SEE A CONTINUATION OF HIGH WINDS AND 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
272 WHUS43 KGRR 200151 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 951 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-201000- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0016.160820T1800Z-160822T0500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 951 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED ON SOUTH FACING PIERS ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. MOST LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT LAKE MICHIGAN THIS WEEKEND. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS. THIS WILL BUILD WAVES TO 3 TO 5 FEET. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH GALE FORCE TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET. SUNDAY WILL SEE A CONTINUATION OF HIGH WINDS AND 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
346 WHUS43 KGRR 200750 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 350 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-201600- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0016.160820T1800Z-160822T0500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 350 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED ON SOUTH FACING PIERS ESPECIALLY TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. MOST LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT LAKE MICHIGAN THIS WEEKEND. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO THIS EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH GALE FORCE TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET. SUNDAY WILL SEE A CONTINUATION OF HIGH WINDS AND WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WDM WEATHER.GOV/GRR
113 WHUS43 KGRR 201540 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1140 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-202345- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0016.160820T1800Z-160822T0500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1140 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED ON SOUTH FACING PIERS ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. MOST LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT LAKE MICHIGAN THIS WEEKEND. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH GALE FORCE TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 9 FEET. SUNDAY WILL SEE A CONTINUATION OF HIGH WINDS AND 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
051 WHUS43 KGRR 201922 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 322 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-210330- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160822T0500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 322 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED ON SOUTH FACING PIERS ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. MOST LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT LAKE MICHIGAN THIS WEEKEND. SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH GALE FORCE TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 9 FEET. SUNDAY WILL SEE NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
310 WHUS43 KGRR 210112 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 912 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-210915- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160822T0500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 912 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. MOST LIKELY ON SUNDAY. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT LAKE MICHIGAN THIS WEEKEND. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH GALE FORCE TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 9 FEET. SUNDAY WILL SEE NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET.. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
528 WHUS43 KGRR 210731 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 331 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-211545- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160822T0500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 331 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT LAKE MICHIGAN EVEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL BUILD WAVES TO 7 TO 11 FEET. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE BY MID AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THAT WILL ALLOW WAVES TO SUBSIDE TO UNDER 3 FEET BY MID MORNING MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WDM WEATHER.GOV/GRR
270 WHUS43 KGRR 211439 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1039 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-212245- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160822T0500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1039 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT LAKE MICHIGAN EVEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL BUILD WAVES TO 6 TO 9 FEET. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE BY MID AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THAT WILL ALLOW WAVES TO SUBSIDE TO UNDER 3 FEET BY MID MORNING MONDAY. 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. && $$ 63 WEATHER.GOV/GRR
989 WHUS43 KGRR 212002 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 402 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-220415- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160822T0500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 402 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT MONDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...A STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT LAKE MICHIGAN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THAT WILL ALLOW WAVES TO SUBSIDE TO UNDER 3 FEET BY MID MORNING MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ 63 WEATHER.GOV/GRR
292 WHUS43 KGRR 220256 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1056 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-220500- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160822T0500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1056 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT MONDAY... * HIGH WAVES...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY TONIGHT. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE EARLY. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL ALLOW WAVES TO SUBSIDE TO UNDER 3 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 9:15 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kalamazoo | 36 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:04 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 55 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.