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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 8, 2016, 4:06 AM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jul 8, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2016, 4:06 AM EDT (08:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 8, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2016, 9:58 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 08:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1099 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
432 WHUS43 KGRR 080806 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 406 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-081615- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0008.160709T0300Z-160710T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 406 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY 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 TONIGHT AND SATURDAY 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 WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH ON SATURDAY AND REMAIN AT 15 TO 25 MPH. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE TONIGHT PEAKING IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE ON SATURDAY. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM ON SATURDAY. BOTH WATER AND AIR TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE...WHICH MAY KEEP BEACH POPULATIONS DOWN A BIT. 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
7 follow-up statements
830 WHUS43 KGRR 081346 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 946 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-082200- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0008.160709T0300Z-160710T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 946 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY 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 TONIGHT AND SATURDAY 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 WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH ON SATURDAY AND REMAIN AT 15 TO 25 MPH. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE TONIGHT PEAKING IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE ON SATURDAY. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM ON SATURDAY. BOTH WATER AND AIR TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE...WHICH MAY KEEP BEACH POPULATIONS DOWN A BIT. 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
535 WHUS43 KGRR 081927 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 327 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-090330- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0008.160709T0300Z-160710T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 327 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY 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 TONIGHT AND SATURDAY 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 WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH ON SATURDAY AND REMAIN AT 15 TO 25 MPH. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE TONIGHT PEAKING IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE ON SATURDAY. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM ON SATURDAY. BOTH WATER AND AIR TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE...WHICH MAY KEEP BEACH POPULATIONS DOWN A BIT. 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
630 WHUS43 KGRR 090109 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 909 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-090915- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0008.160709T0300Z-160710T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 909 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY 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 TONIGHT AND SATURDAY 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 WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH ON SATURDAY AND REMAIN AT 15 TO 25 MPH. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE TONIGHT PEAKING IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE ON SATURDAY. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM ON SATURDAY. BOTH WATER AND AIR TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE...WHICH MAY KEEP BEACH POPULATIONS DOWN A BIT. 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
793 WHUS43 KGRR 090751 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 351 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-091600- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160710T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 351 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 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... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS EXPECTED TODAY DUE TO DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM TODAY. BOTH WATER AND AIR TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE...WHICH MAY KEEP BEACH POPULATIONS DOWN A BIT. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR DUKE
996 WHUS43 KGRR 091503 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1103 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-092315- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160710T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1103 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THESE WINDS HAVE BUILT WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE. A HIGH SWIM RISK WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS ARE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM TODAY. BOTH WATER AND AIR TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE...WHICH MAY KEEP BEACH POPULATION DOWN A BIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ EBW WEATHER.GOV/GRR
684 WHUS43 KGRR 091907 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 307 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-100300- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160710T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 307 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 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... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS HAVE BUILT WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE. A HIGH SWIM RISK WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS ARE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM 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. && $$ EBW WEATHER.GOV/GRR
760 WHUS43 KGRR 100158 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 958 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-100300- /O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160710T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 958 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. NORTHERLY WINDS WERE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. WAVES WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 11:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 9 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Jackson | 9 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:25 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Jackson | 12 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:25 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Jackson | 37 days |
| Jul 8, 2:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GRR | Jackson | 12 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:59 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 42 hr | |
| Jul 8, 9:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Newaygo, Osceola | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Lake | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 9:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Osceola | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 11:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Newaygo | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 12:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Osceola | 52 min |
| Jul 8, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clare | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 37 min | |
| Jul 8, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ottawa | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ottawa | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clare | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ionia | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton, Ionia | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ingham | 47 min |
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.