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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

June 9, 20175 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 9, 2017, 8:22 PM EDT for 5 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jun 10, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 51 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2017, 8:22 PM EDT (00:22 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 10, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 12, 2017, 3:02 PM EDT
In force
51 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI

Counties Allegan County, MI, Mason County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ottawa County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 202 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2017-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 19 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2017-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1383 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

587 
WHUS43 KGRR 100022
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
822 PM EDT FRI JUN 9 2017

MIZ037-043-050-056-100830-
/O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0003.170610T1600Z-170611T0900Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-
822 PM EDT FRI JUN 9 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY 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 MANISTEE

 BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... 

 GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK...AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WAVES WILL BUILD FROM 1 TO 3 FEET
  IN THE MORNING TO 3 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS TO
  NEAR GALE FORCE AT TIMES, COMBINED WITH THE WAVE ACTION, WILL
  CREATE VERY DANGEROUS STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
  PIERS. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN ALSO DEVELOP IN THESE WIND SETUPS.
  RIP CURRENTS ARE UNLIKELY WITH SOUTH WINDS BUT STILL ARE
  POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.
  

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
11 follow-up statements
696 
WHUS43 KGRR 100749
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
349 AM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017

MIZ037-043-050-056-101600-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.170610T1600Z-170611T0900Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-
349 AM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY
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 MANISTEE

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK...AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WAVES WILL BUILD FROM 1 TO 3 FEET
  IN THE MORNING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS TO 
  NEAR GALE FORCE AT TIMES, COMBINED WITH THE WAVE ACTION, WILL 
  CREATE VERY DANGEROUS STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 
  PIERS. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN ALSO DEVELOP IN THESE WIND SETUPS.
  RIP CURRENTS ARE UNLIKELY WITH SOUTH WINDS BUT STILL ARE 
  POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. 

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
225 
WHUS43 KGRR 101451
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1051 AM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017

MIZ064-102300-
/O.EXA.KGRR.BH.S.0003.170610T1600Z-170611T0900Z/
ALLEGAN-
1051 AM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS 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 MANISTEE

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK...AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN
  THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS, COMBINED WITH
  THE WAVE ACTION, WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS STRUCTURAL CURRENTS
  ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PIERS. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN ALSO DEVELOP
  IN THESE WIND SETUPS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE.
 
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.

&&

$$

MIZ037-043-050-056-102300-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.170610T1600Z-170611T0900Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-
1051 AM EDT SAT JUN 10 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 MANISTEE

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK...AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WAVES WILL BUILD FROM 1 TO 3 FEET
  IN THE MORNING TO 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH/SOUTHWEST
  WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE AT TIMES, COMBINED WITH THE WAVE
  ACTION, WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ON THE
  SOUTH SIDE OF PIERS. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN ALSO DEVELOP IN
  THESE WIND SETUPS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE.
  

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

NJJ
472 
WHUS43 KGRR 101942
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
342 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-110345-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170611T0900Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-
342 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 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 MANISTEE

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...

GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK...AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WAVES WILL BUILD FROM 1 TO 3 FEET 
  IN THE MORNING TO 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. 
  SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE AT TIMES, COMBINED 
  WITH THE WAVE ACTION, WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS STRUCTURAL 
  CURRENTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PIERS. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN 
  ALSO DEVELOP IN THESE WIND SETUPS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE. 

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
427 
WHUS43 KGRR 110107
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
907 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-110915-
/O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170612T0000Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-
907 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY 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 HOLLAND TO MANISTEE

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE GRAND 
HAVEN STATE PARK AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
  RESULT IN WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT. ON SUNDAY SOUTH WINDS
  WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET. THE SOUTH SIDE
  OF PIER STRUCTURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DANGEROUS PLACES TO
  SWIM THROUGH SUNDAY.

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
853 
WHUS43 KGRR 110712
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
312 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-111515-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170612T0000Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-
312 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 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 POSSIBLE

* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM HOLLAND TO MANISTEE

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE GRAND
HAVEN STATE PARK AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH WINDS TODAY WILL BE 15 TO 25
  MPH WITH WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET. THE SOUTH SIDE OF PIER STRUCTURES
  WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM INTO THIS
  EVENING.
  

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
440 
WHUS43 KGRR 111503
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1103 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-112315-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170612T0000Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-
1103 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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 HOLLAND TO MANISTEE

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE GRAND
HAVEN STATE PARK AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH WINDS TODAY WILL BE 15 TO 25
  MPH WITH WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET. THE SOUTH SIDE OF PIER 
  STRUCTURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM 
  INTO THIS EVENING. 

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
717 
WHUS43 KGRR 111949
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
349 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

MIZ064-112100-
/O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170612T0000Z/
ALLEGAN-
349 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

$$

MIZ037-043-050-056-120400-
/O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170612T1500Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-
349 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* 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 MANISTEE

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE GRAND
HAVEN STATE PARK AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL BE 15 TO
  25 MPH WITH WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET. THE SOUTH SIDE OF PIER
  STRUCTURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM
  INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS AND WAVES WILL COME UP AGAIN TONIGHT
  AFTER A BRIEF BREAK THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL THEN IMPROVE
  MONDAY MORNING FOR GOOD.

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
014 
WHUS43 KGRR 120113
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
913 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

MIZ037-043-050-056-120915-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170612T1500Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-
913 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

* 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 MANISTEE

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE GRAND
HAVEN STATE PARK AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS AND WAVES HAVE TEMPORARILY
  SUBSIDED THIS EVENING BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT.
  SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED FOR MONDAY MORNING, GRADUALLY DIMINISHING MONDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE SOUTH SIDE OF PIER STRUCTURES WILL BE A 
  DANGEROUS PLACE 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
899 
WHUS43 KGRR 120734
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
334 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2017

MIZ037-043-050-056-121500-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170612T1500Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-
334 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* 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 MANISTEE

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE GRAND
HAVEN STATE PARK AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR THIS MORNING, GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. THE SOUTH SIDE OF PIER STRUCTURES 
  WILL BE A DANGEROUS PLACE 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
896 
WHUS43 KGRR 121456
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1056 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2017

MIZ037-043-050-056-122000-
/O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170612T2000Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-
1056 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* 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 MANISTEE

BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE GRAND
HAVEN STATE PARK AND PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH 
  WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR THIS MORNING, GRADUALLY 
  DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. THE SOUTH SIDE OF PIER STRUCTURES 
  WILL BE A DANGEROUS PLACE 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
879 
WHUS43 KGRR 121902
CFWGRR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
302 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2017

MIZ037-043-050-056-122015-
/O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170612T2000Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-
302 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

WINDS AND WAVES HAVE DECREASED TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS
EVENING. A HIGH SWIM RISK IS NO LONGER ANTICIPATED.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GRR

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