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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 6, 2016, 3:49 PM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jun 7, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2016, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 7, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2016, 7:20 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 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 19:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
551 WHUS43 KGRR 061949 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 349 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-070400- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0003.160607T0900Z-160608T0000Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 349 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY AND CAUSE WAVE HEIGHTS TO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
5 follow-up statements
852 WHUS43 KGRR 070158 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 958 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-071000- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.160607T0900Z-160608T0000Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 958 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY TUESDAY AND CAUSE WAVE HEIGHTS TO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
633 WHUS43 KGRR 070753 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 353 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-071600- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.160607T0900Z-160608T0000Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 353 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...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 MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... MUSKEGON STATE PARK HOLLAND STATE PARK... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SWEEP DOWN THE LAKE AND BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM GRAND HAVEN SOUTH DOWN THE SHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ON THE NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR DUKE
620 WHUS43 KGRR 071351 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 951 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-072200- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-160608T0000Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 951 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... HOLLAND STATE PARK... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SWEEP DOWN THE LAKE AND BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM GRAND HAVEN SOUTH DOWN THE SHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ON THE NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
844 WHUS43 KGRR 071913 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 313 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-080000- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-160608T0000Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 313 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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 ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... HOLLAND STATE PARK... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM GRAND HAVEN SOUTH DOWN THE SHORE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ON THE NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
140 WHUS43 KGRR 072320 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 720 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-080030- /O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-160608T0000Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 720 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... WAVES HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 57 min | |
| Jun 5, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana | 83 min |
| Jun 5, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent, Lake, Mecosta, Newaygo, Osceola, Ottawa | 60 min |
| Jun 5, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 56 min | |
| Jun 5, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 59 min | |
| Jun 6, 11:02 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 88 min | |
| Jun 6, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare | 49 min |
| Jun 6, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Lake | 41 min |
| Jun 6, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Osceola | 39 min |
| Jun 6, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clare, Osceola | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan | 53 min |
| Jun 6, 3:14 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 28 hr | |
| Jun 6, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 2 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.