Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Marquette, MI

Issued

Aug 20, 2016, 10:16 PM EDT (02:16 UTC)

In effect from

Aug 21, 2016, 8:00 AM EDT

Expired

Aug 21, 2016, 10:00 PM EDT

In force

14 hr

Issued by

NWS Marquette, MI

Counties Alger County, MI, Marquette County, MI

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

966 
WHUS43 KMQT 210216
CFWMQT

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1016 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

MIZ005-006-211100-
/O.EXP.KMQT.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160821T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMQT.BH.S.0007.160821T1200Z-160822T0200Z/
MARQUETTE-ALGER-
1016 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. 

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG OUTLET CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

LOCATIONS/IMPACTS

FOR ALGER COUNTY...CURRENT RELATED FATALITIES AND RESCUES IN THE
PAST HAVE OCCURRED DURING WAVE CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO SUNDAY NEAR THE
AU TRAIN RIVER MOUTH AT AU TRAIN...THE EXPOSED REGIONS OF GRAND
MARAIS HARBOR...AND THE PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE.

FOR MARQUETTE COUNTY...CURRENT RELATED FATALITIES AND RESCUES IN
THE PAST HAVE OCCURRED DURING WAVE CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO SUNDAY IN
MIDDLE BAY NORTH OF PRESQUE ISLE AND AT LITTLE PRESQUE ISLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY
OUT OF THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION TO BEACH FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED
AT BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.  

DANGEROUS CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR
MOST OFTEN AT BREAKS OR LOW SPOTS IN SANDBARS...NEAR SHORELINE
STRUCTURES...AND NEAR RIVER MOUTHS OR OTHER WATER OUTLETS. 

&&

$$
JLA

733 
WHUS43 KMQT 211053
CFWMQT

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
653 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016

MIZ005-006-220200-
/O.CON.KMQT.BH.S.0007.160821T1200Z-160822T0200Z/
MARQUETTE-ALGER-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES...MCCARTY COVE...SOUTH BEACH...
AND ALONG LAKEWOOD LANE...NEAR AU TRAIN BAY...
AND ALONG PICTURED ROCKS
653 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. 

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

* STRONG OUTLET CURRENTS...EXPECTED.

LOCATIONS/IMPACTS

FOR ALGER COUNTY...CURRENT RELATED FATALITIES AND RESCUES IN THE
PAST HAVE OCCURRED DURING WAVE CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO SUNDAY NEAR
THE AU TRAIN RIVER MOUTH AT AU TRAIN...THE EXPOSED REGIONS OF
GRAND MARAIS HARBOR...AND THE PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE.

FOR MARQUETTE COUNTY...CURRENT RELATED FATALITIES AND RESCUES IN
THE PAST HAVE OCCURRED DURING WAVE CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO SUNDAY
IN MIDDLE BAY NORTH OF PRESQUE ISLE AND AT LITTLE PRESQUE ISLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY
OUT OF THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION TO BEACH FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED
AT BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

DANGEROUS CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR
MOST OFTEN AT BREAKS OR LOW SPOTS IN SANDBARS...NEAR SHORELINE
STRUCTURES...AND NEAR RIVER MOUTHS OR OTHER WATER OUTLETS.

&&

$$

KEC

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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.