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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 4, 2017, 10:06 PM EDT for Allegan County, Van Buren County, Michigan. It took effect at Jun 5, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2017, 10:06 PM EDT (02:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 5, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2017, 5:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Allegan County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2352 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
142 WHUS43 KGRR 050206 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1006 PM EDT SUN JUN 4 2017 MIZ064-071-051015- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0001.170605T1800Z-170606T0900Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1006 PM EDT SUN JUN 4 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY 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 HOLLAND TO ST. JOSEPH. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE ALONG THE BEACH AT TIMES. WAVES WILL BUILD INTO THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LIKE NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR DUKE
4 follow-up statements
569 WHUS43 KGRR 050759 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 359 AM EDT MON JUN 5 2017 MIZ064-071-051600- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0001.170605T1800Z-170606T0900Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 359 AM EDT MON JUN 5 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM HOLLAND TO ST. JOSEPH. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LIKE AT NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
503 WHUS43 KGRR 051410 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1010 AM EDT MON JUN 5 2017 MIZ064-071-052215- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0001.170605T1800Z-170606T0900Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1010 AM EDT MON JUN 5 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON 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 HOLLAND TO ST. JOSEPH. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LIKE AT NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
685 WHUS43 KGRR 051953 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 353 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017 MIZ064-071-060400- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170606T0900Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 353 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM HOLLAND TO ST. JOSEPH. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS RESULTING IN WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LIKE AT NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
465 WHUS43 KGRR 060242 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1042 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017 MIZ064-071-060900- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170606T0900Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1042 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... * 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. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM TONIGHT...LIKE AT NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Gratiot | 63 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2017Every beach hazards statement in 2017
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.