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Beach Hazards Statement 14, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 16, 2017, 4:02 PM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Aug 17, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2017, 4:02 PM EDT (20:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 17, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2017, 6:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 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 20:02 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, 8.0 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
- 813 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
889 WHUS43 KGRR 162002 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 402 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-170415- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0014.170817T1600Z-170819T0100Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- 402 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON 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 HOLLAND TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... AFTER A NIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS, THE WINDS WILL PICKUP TOWARD DAYBREAK THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS BY AFTERNOON WILL BE INCREASING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS. THIS WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET. STRONG STRUCTURAL AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF HOLLAND. SOUTH FACING SOUTH PIERS WILL BECOME PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS. AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY, RIP CURRENTS BECOME A HIGHER THREAT. BY THIS TIME PERIOD, WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
7 follow-up statements
353 WHUS43 KGRR 170155 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 955 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-171000- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0014.170817T1600Z-170819T0100Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- 955 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM HOLLAND TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... AFTER A NIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS, THE WINDS WILL PICKUP TOWARD DAYBREAK THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS BY AFTERNOON WILL BE INCREASING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS. THIS WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET. STRONG STRUCTURAL AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF HOLLAND. SOUTH FACING SOUTH PIERS WILL BECOME PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS. AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY, RIP CURRENTS BECOME A HIGHER THREAT. BY THIS TIME PERIOD, WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WDM WEATHER.GOV/GRR
059 WHUS43 KGRR 170844 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 444 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2017 MIZ064-071-171645- /O.EXB.KGRR.BH.S.0014.170817T2200Z-170819T0100Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 444 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST JOSEPH TO HOLLAND. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME WEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY AND TO 5 TO 8 FEET FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON FRIDAY. 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. && $$ MIZ037-043-050-056-171645- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0014.170817T1600Z-170819T0100Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- 444 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM HOLLAND TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... SOUTH FACING SOUTH PIERS WILL BECOME PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS TODAY AS SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND WAVES BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET. AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY, RIP CURRENTS BECOME A HIGHER THREAT. BY THIS TIME PERIOD, WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
083 WHUS43 KGRR 171949 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 349 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-180400- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170819T0100Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- 349 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2017 ...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 HOLLAND TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... SOUTH FACING SOUTH PIERS WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS TODAY WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET. AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY, RIP CURRENTS BECOME A HIGHER THREAT. BY THIS TIME PERIOD, WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ MIZ064-071-180400- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0014.170817T2200Z-170819T0100Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 349 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST JOSEPH TO HOLLAND. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME WEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
193 WHUS43 KGRR 180239 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1039 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-181045- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170819T0100Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- 1039 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2017 ...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 HOLLAND TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER AND MUSKEGON STATE PARK. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... WEST WINDS OF 15 T0 25 KNOTS WILL BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED BOTH TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM ON FRIDAY. 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. && $$ MIZ064-071-181045- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170819T0100Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1039 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST JOSEPH TO HOLLAND. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY INCLUDE HOLLAND STATE PARK AND NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WEST WINDS OF 15 T0 25 KNOTS WILL BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED BOTH TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR DUKE
626 WHUS43 KGRR 180803 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 403 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-181615- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170819T0100Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 403 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017 ...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 TODAY INCLUDE STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... MUSKEGON STATE PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK...AND NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 T0 25 MPH AND WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
471 WHUS43 KGRR 181504 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1104 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-182315- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170819T0100Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1104 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON... MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER... MUSKEGON STATE PARK...HOLLAND STATE PARK...AND NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WEST WINDS OF 15 T0 25 MPH AND WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TODAY. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
387 WHUS43 KGRR 182247 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 647 PM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-190000- /O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170819T0100Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 647 PM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. WINDS AND WAVES CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ 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 16, 4:07 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 53 hr |
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.