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Beach Hazards Statement 11, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 3, 2017, 3:35 AM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Aug 4, 2017, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2017, 3:35 AM EDT (07:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 4, 2017, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2017, 11:25 AM EDT
- In force
- 29 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 07:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 859 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
462 WHUS43 KGRR 030735 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 335 AM EDT THU AUG 3 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-031545- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0011.170804T1000Z-170805T1600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 335 AM EDT THU AUG 3 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * 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 INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE CONSIDERABLY DURING THIS TIME. THE WAVES WILL BUILD THE GREATEST DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY SO CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THROUGH THE DAY. ALL BEACHES WILL SEE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. WATER LEVELS ARE UNUSUALLY HIGH AND CONSIDERABLY OVERWASH OF THE PIERS WILL LEAD TO A PARTICULARILY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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
9 follow-up statements
905 WHUS43 KGRR 031445 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1045 AM EDT THU AUG 3 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-032245- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0011.170804T1000Z-170805T1600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1045 AM EDT THU AUG 3 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * 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 INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON. SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE CONSIDERABLY DURING THIS TIME. THE WAVES WILL BUILD THE GREATEST DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY SO CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THROUGH THE DAY. ALL BEACHES WILL SEE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. WATER LEVELS ARE UNUSUALLY HIGH AND CONSIDERABLY OVERWASH OF THE PIERS WILL LEAD TO A PARTICULARILY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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
754 WHUS43 KGRR 031919 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 319 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-040330- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0011.170804T1000Z-170805T1600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 319 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * 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 INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE CONSIDERABLY DURING THIS TIME. THE WAVES WILL BUILD THE GREATEST DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY SO CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THROUGH THE DAY. ALL BEACHES WILL SEE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. WATER LEVELS ARE UNUSUALLY HIGH AND CONSIDERABLY OVERWASH OF THE PIERS WILL LEAD TO A PARTICULARILY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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
073 WHUS43 KGRR 040202 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1002 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-041015- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0011.170804T1000Z-170805T1600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1002 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * 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 INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE CONSIDERABLY DURING THIS TIME. THE WAVES WILL BUILD ON FRIDAY AND ALL BEACHES WILL SEE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. WATER LEVELS ARE UNUSUALLY HIGH AND CONSIDERABLY OVERWASH OF THE PIERS WILL LEAD TO A PARTICULARILY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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
877 WHUS43 KGRR 040702 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 302 AM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-041515- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0011.170804T1000Z-170805T1600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 302 AM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * 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 INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE CONSIDERABLY DURING THIS TIME. THE WAVES WILL BUILD CONSIDERABLY TODAY AND ALL BEACHES WILL SEE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. WATER LEVELS ARE UNUSUALLY HIGH AND CONSIDERABLY OVERWASH OF THE PIERS WILL LEAD TO A PARTICULARILY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
335 WHUS43 KGRR 041355 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 955 AM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-042200- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-170805T1600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 955 AM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS. THE WAVES WILL BUILD CONSIDERABLY TODAY AND ALL BEACHES WILL SEE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. WATER LEVELS ARE UNUSUALLY HIGH AND CONSIDERABLY OVERWASH OF THE PIERS WILL LEAD TO A PARTICULARILY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
704 WHUS43 KGRR 041918 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 318 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-050330- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-170805T1600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 318 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * 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 INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS MID TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WAVES HAVE INCREASED CONSIDERABLY TODAY AND ALL BEACHES WILL SEE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. WATER LEVELS ARE UNUSUALLY HIGH AND CONSIDERABLY OVERWASH OF THE PIERS WILL LEAD TO A PARTICULARILY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
926 WHUS43 KGRR 050218 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1018 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-051030- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-170805T1600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1018 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE DECREASING SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR SWIMMERS SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
912 WHUS43 KGRR 050746 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 346 AM EDT SAT AUG 5 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-051600- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-170805T1600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 346 AM EDT SAT AUG 5 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * 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 INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... SOUTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE DECREASING THIS MORNING BUT WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR SWIMMERS INTO LATE THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ WDM WEATHER.GOV/GRR
834 WHUS43 KGRR 051525 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1125 AM EDT SAT AUG 5 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-051630- /O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-170805T1600Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1125 AM EDT SAT AUG 5 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE DIMINISHED. THEREFORE THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED. $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 3:28 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 56 hr | |
| Aug 3, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Van Buren | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 65 min | |
| Aug 3, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Allegan | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Kent, Ottawa | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 2:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Ottawa | 118 min |
| Aug 3, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 62 min | |
| Aug 3, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ionia, Kent | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 60 min | |
| Aug 3, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 61 min | |
| Aug 3, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Jackson | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Mason | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Mason | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Eaton, Ingham | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Osceola | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clinton | 66 min |
| Aug 3, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Mason, Muskegon, Oceana | 59 min |
| Aug 3, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Lake | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Osceola | 31 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.