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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 23, 2017, 10:51 PM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jun 24, 2017, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 71 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2017, 10:51 PM EDT (02:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 24, 2017, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2017, 5:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 71 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 02:49 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, 2.9 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
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
390 WHUS43 KGRR 240251 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1051 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017 MIZ056-064-071-241100- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0006.170624T1000Z-170626T0000Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1051 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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 GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... FOR NORTH FLOW USE: NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES WHICH WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ WDM WEATHER.GOV/GRR
13 follow-up statements
140 WHUS43 KGRR 240750 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 350 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017 MIZ056-064-071-241600- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.170624T1000Z-170626T0000Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 350 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH TODAY...WHICH WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SIMILAR INTO SUNDAY...WITH POSSIBLY A BETTER CHANCE AT REACHING THE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVE RANGE. DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DEVELOP WHEN WAVES REACH THIS HEIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
944 WHUS43 KGRR 241442 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1042 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017 MIZ056-064-071-242245- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170626T0000Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1042 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS 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 EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH TODAY...WHICH WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SIMILAR INTO SUNDAY...WITH POSSIBLY A BETTER CHANCE AT REACHING THE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVE RANGE. DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DEVELOP WHEN WAVES REACH THIS HEIGHT. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
582 WHUS43 KGRR 241934 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 334 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017 MIZ043-050-250345- /O.EXA.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170626T0000Z/ OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 334 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM GRAND HAVEN TO PENTWATER. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH TODAY...WHICH WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SIMILAR INTO SUNDAY...WITH POSSIBLY A BETTER CHANCE AT REACHING THE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVE RANGE. DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DEVELOP WHEN WAVES REACH THIS HEIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ MIZ056-064-071-250345- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170626T0000Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 334 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS 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 EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH TODAY...WHICH WILL BUILD WAVES INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SIMILAR INTO SUNDAY...WITH POSSIBLY A BETTER CHANCE AT REACHING THE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVE RANGE. DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DEVELOP WHEN WAVES REACH THIS HEIGHT. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
876 WHUS43 KGRR 250202 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1002 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017 MIZ043-050-056-064-071-251015- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170626T0000Z/ OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1002 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO GRAND HAVEN. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK...GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE ALSO EXPECTED INTO SUNDAY. DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DEVELOP WHEN WAVES REACH THIS HEIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WDM WEATHER.GOV/GRR
018 WHUS43 KGRR 250757 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 357 AM EDT SUN JUN 25 2017 MIZ043-050-056-064-071-251600- /O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170627T0400Z/ OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 357 AM EDT SUN JUN 25 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY 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 PENTWATER. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MONDAY. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A BRIEF LULL WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...BEFORE WAVES BUILD INTO THE 4 TO 7 FOOT RANGE FOR MONDAY. DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WITH THE WIND TRENDING TOWARDS NORTHWEST...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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR DUKE
909 WHUS43 KGRR 251427 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1027 AM EDT SUN JUN 25 2017 MIZ037-252230- /O.EXA.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170627T0400Z/ MASON- 1027 AM EDT SUN JUN 25 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM PENTWATER. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... LUDINGTON STEARNS BEACH... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MONDAY. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A BRIEF LULL WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...BEFORE WAVES BUILD INTO THE 4 TO 7 FOOT RANGE FOR MONDAY. DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WITH THE WIND TRENDING TOWARDS NORTHWEST...NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ MIZ043-050-056-064-071-252230- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170627T0400Z/ OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1027 AM EDT SUN JUN 25 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY 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 PENTWATER. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN... HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MONDAY. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A BRIEF LULL WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...BEFORE WAVES BUILD INTO THE 4 TO 7 FOOT RANGE FOR MONDAY. DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WITH THE WIND TRENDING TOWARDS NORTHWEST...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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
920 WHUS43 KGRR 252004 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 404 PM EDT SUN JUN 25 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-260415- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170627T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 404 PM EDT SUN JUN 25 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM PENTWATER. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... LUDINGTON STEARNS BEACH...NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MONDAY. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A BRIEF LULL WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...BEFORE WAVES BUILD INTO THE 4 TO 7 FOOT RANGE FOR MONDAY. DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WITH THE WIND TRENDING TOWARDS NORTHWEST...NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
326 WHUS43 KGRR 260214 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1014 PM EDT SUN JUN 25 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-261015- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170627T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1014 PM EDT SUN JUN 25 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY 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 PENTWATER. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... LUDINGTON STEARNS BEACH...NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...HOLLAND STATE PARK... MUSKEGON STATE PARK... MEARS STATE PARK... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST ON MONDAY. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET OVERNIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE TO 4 TO 7 FEET DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS OF MONDAY. DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WITH THE WIND TRENDING TOWARDS NORTHWEST...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. && $$ WDM WEATHER.GOV/GRR
003 WHUS43 KGRR 260820 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 420 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-261630- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170627T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 420 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WATERSPOUTS ALSO POSSIBLE. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS, STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS, AND RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES FROM ST JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 4 TO 8 FEET TODAY, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO SWIM IN LAKE MICHIGAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
959 WHUS43 KGRR 261425 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1025 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-262230- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170627T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1025 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WATERSPOUTS ALSO POSSIBLE. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS, STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS, AND RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES FROM ST JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 4 TO 8 FEET TODAY, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO SWIM IN LAKE MICHIGAN. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
397 WHUS43 KGRR 261939 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 339 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-270345- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170627T0400Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 339 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WATERSPOUTS ALSO POSSIBLE. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS, STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS, AND RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES FROM ST JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET TODAY, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO SWIM IN LAKE MICHIGAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
132 WHUS43 KGRR 270251 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1051 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-270900- /O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170627T0900Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 1051 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS, STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS, AND RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES FROM ST JOSEPH TO MANISTEE. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT WILL MAKE IT VERY DANGEROUS TO SWIM IN LAKE MICHIGAN. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARD 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
131 WHUS43 KGRR 270911 CFWGRR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 511 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-271015- /O.EXP.KGRR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170627T0900Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- 511 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... WAVES OF 3 TO 4 FEET CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 AM SOUTH OF HOLLAND BEFORE SUBSIDING. OTHERWISE WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE FORECAST TODAY. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN FOR WEDNESDAY NORTH OF HOLLAND AS WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH. $$ 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 23, 10:35 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 3 days | |
| Jun 24, 10:46 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Newaygo | 33 hr |
| Jun 24, 10:46 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Mecosta | 39 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Isabella | 65 min |
| Jun 24, 2:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Isabella | 3 hr |
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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.