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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

June 15, 20166 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 15, 2016, 4:05 PM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jun 16, 2016, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2016, 4:05 PM EDT (20:05 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 16, 2016, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 17, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
18 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 20:07 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, 8.1 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 2016-06-15Temperature 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 2016-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
511 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

343 
WHUS43 KGRR 152005
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
405 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016

MIZ037-043-064-071-160415-
/O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0004.160616T1200Z-160617T0200Z/
MASON-OCEANA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
405 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY 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 HOLLAND AND WHITEHALL TO
  MANISTEE.

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THURSDAY
INCLUDE...

  NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...
  HOLLAND STATE PARK... 
  MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...
  STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE
  NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL INCREASE WAVES AND CURRENTS FROM
  THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.

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
7 follow-up statements
907 
WHUS43 KGRR 160141
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
941 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016

MIZ037-043-064-071-160945-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.160616T1200Z-160617T0200Z/
MASON-OCEANA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
941 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 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 HOLLAND AND WHITEHALL TO 
  MANISTEE. 

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THURSDAY INCLUDE...

 NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...   HOLLAND STATE PARK...   MEARS
STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...   STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE 
  NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL INCREASE WAVES AND CURRENTS 
  FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. 

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
534 
WHUS43 KGRR 160754
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
354 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

MIZ050-056-161600-
/O.EXB.KGRR.BH.S.0004.160616T1200Z-160617T0600Z/
MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-
354 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
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 MANISTEE.

* BEACHES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL HAVE PARTICULARLY
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY. THIS INCLUDES NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH
  HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS
  STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...AND STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO
  25 MPH WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET 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.

&&

$$

MIZ037-043-064-071-161600-
/O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0004.160616T1200Z-160617T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
354 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING 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 MANISTEE.

* BEACHES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL HAVE PARTICULARLY
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY. THIS INCLUDES NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH
  HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS
  STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... AND STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO
  25 MPH WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET 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.

&&

$$

MEADE 

WEATHER.GOV/GRR
167 
WHUS43 KGRR 161202
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
802 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-162015-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160617T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
802 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...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 MANISTEE.

* BEACHES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL HAVE PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY. THIS INCLUDES NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH 
  HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS 
  STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... AND STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 
  25 MPH WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET 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
619 
WHUS43 KGRR 161443
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1043 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-162245-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160617T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
1043 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...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 MANISTEE.

* BEACHES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL HAVE PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY. THIS INCLUDES NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH 
  HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS 
  STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... AND STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 
  25 MPH WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET 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
784 
WHUS43 KGRR 161837
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
237 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-170245-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160617T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
237 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

* 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 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL HAVE PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY. THIS INCLUDES NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH 
  HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS 
  STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... AND STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO
  25 MPH WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET TODAY. BOTH WINDS AND
  WAVES WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE 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
564 
WHUS43 KGRR 170216
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1016 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-170330-
/O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160617T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-
1016 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

MIZ071-170600-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160617T0600Z/
VAN BUREN-
1016 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

* 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 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS WILL HAVE PARTICULARLY
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH
  HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS
  STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... AND STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND
  WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR
826 
WHUS43 KGRR 170610
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
210 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

MIZ071-170715-
/O.EXP.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160617T0600Z/
VAN BUREN-
210 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...


$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 5:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRAllegan, Muskegon, Ottawa, Van Buren66 min
Jun 15, 3:11 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRR35 hr

Nearby

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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.