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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

June 27, 20166 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 27, 2016, 11:01 AM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jun 28, 2016, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 27, 2016, 11:01 AM EDT (15:01 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 28, 2016, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 29, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
20 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 15:06 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, 3.0 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 2016-06-27Temperature 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 2016-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1539 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

654 
WHUS43 KGRR 271501
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1101 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-272315-
/O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0006.160628T1000Z-160629T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
1101 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* 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 TOMORROW INCLUDE...

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

 * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO
   25 KNOTS EARLY TUESDAY...PRODUCING 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AND
   DANGEROUS CURRENTS. THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL SUBSIDE FROM NORTH
   TO SOUTH TUESDAY 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
8 follow-up statements
097 
WHUS43 KGRR 272003
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
403 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-280415-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.160628T1000Z-160629T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
403 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* 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 TOMORROW 
  INCLUDE...

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

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO
  25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT...PRODUCING 3 TO 6 FOOT WAVES AND
  DANGEROUS CURRENTS. THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL SUBSIDE FROM NORTH
  TO SOUTH TUESDAY 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

DUKE
118 
WHUS43 KGRR 280136
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
936 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-280945-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.160628T1000Z-160629T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
936 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT
TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* 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 TOMORROW 
  INCLUDE... 

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

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 
  TO 25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT...PRODUCING 3 TO 6 FOOT WAVES AND 
  DANGEROUS CURRENTS. THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL SUBSIDE FROM 
  NORTH TO SOUTH TUESDAY 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
653 
WHUS43 KGRR 280732
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
332 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-281545-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.160628T1000Z-160629T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
332 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 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 WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TOMORROW 
  INCLUDE... 

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

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND
  WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE 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
004 
WHUS43 KGRR 281435
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1035 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-282245-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160629T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
1035 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 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 WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

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

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND 
  WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE 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
577 
WHUS43 KGRR 281929
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
329 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-290330-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160629T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
329 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 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 MANISTEE

* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

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

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND
  WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
  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
109 
WHUS43 KGRR 290009
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
809 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

MIZ037-043-050-290115-
/O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160629T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-
809 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

$$

MIZ056-064-071-290600-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160629T0600Z/
OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
809 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 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 INCLUDE NORTH
  BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN AND HOLLAND STATE PARK. 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND
  WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL DIMINISH LATER 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.

&&

$$

MEADE 

WEATHER.GOV/GRR
241 
WHUS43 KGRR 290150
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
950 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

MIZ056-064-071-290600-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160629T0600Z/
OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
950 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 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 INCLUDE NORTH 
  BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN AND HOLLAND STATE PARK. 

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND
  WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

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
259 
WHUS43 KGRR 290603
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
203 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2016

MIZ056-064-071-290715-
/O.EXP.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160629T0600Z/
OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
203 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMING.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR

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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.