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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 30, 2016, 10:10 AM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jul 1, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2016, 10:10 AM EDT (14:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 1, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2016, 11:27 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 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 14:11 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, 2.2 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1453 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
240 WHUS43 KGRR 301410 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1010 AM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-302215- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0007.160701T0400Z-160702T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1010 AM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH/NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...AND DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. 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. && $$ NJJ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
7 follow-up statements
792 WHUS43 KGRR 301920 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 320 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-010330- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0007.160701T0400Z-160702T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 320 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK...MUSKEGON STATE PARK...MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH/NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...AND DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
215 WHUS43 KGRR 010149 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 949 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-011000- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0007.160701T0400Z-160702T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 949 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK...MUSKEGON STATE PARK...MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH/NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...AND DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
714 WHUS43 KGRR 010652 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 252 AM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-011500- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160702T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 252 AM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK...MUSKEGON STATE PARK...MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS..NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN 3 TO 6 FOOT WAVES TODAY. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. VERY DANGEROUS CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
548 WHUS43 KGRR 011501 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1101 AM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 MIZ037-043-050-012300- /O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160701T2300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 1101 AM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN MUSKEGON STATE PARK...MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS..NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES FOR THE REST OF TODAY. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. VERY DANGEROUS CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. 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. && $$ MIZ056-064-071-012315- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160702T0400Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1101 AM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS..NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN 4 TO 6 FOOT WAVES FOR THE REST OF TODAY. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
516 WHUS43 KGRR 011944 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 344 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 MIZ037-043-050-012300- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160701T2300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 344 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN MUSKEGON STATE PARK...MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS..NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES FOR THE REST OF TODAY. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. VERY DANGEROUS CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. 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. && $$ MIZ056-064-071-020345- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160702T0400Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 344 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS..NORTHWEST WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN 4 TO 6 FOOT WAVES FOR THE REST OF TODAY. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
029 WHUS43 KGRR 012243 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 643 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 MIZ037-043-050-012345- /O.EXP.KGRR.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160701T2300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 643 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. $$ MIZ056-064-071-020400- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160702T0400Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 643 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS..NORTHWEST WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN 4 TO 6 FOOT WAVES THIS EVENING. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
634 WHUS43 KGRR 020327 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1127 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 MIZ056-064-071-020430- /O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160702T0400Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1127 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. THE WAVES HAVE FALLEN UNDER 4 FEET...THUS THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WERE DIMINISHING. THE WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$ 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 30, 10:02 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 33 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.