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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 24, 2019, 2:52 PM EDT for 5 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jun 25, 2019, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2019, 2:52 PM EDT (18:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 25, 2019, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2019, 11:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Allegan County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
815 WHUS43 KGRR 241852 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE National Weather Service GRAND RAPIDS MI 252 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019 MIZ043-050-056-064-071-250300- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0004.190625T0400Z-190625T1800Z/ Oceana-Muskegon-Ottawa-Allegan-Van Buren- 252 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a Beach Hazards Statement...which is in effect from midnight EDT tonight through Tuesday afternoon. * 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 Pentwater. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... North and South Beach in South Haven... Holland State Park... Muskegon State Park... Mears State Park in Pentwater... Stearns Park in Ludington Grand Haven State park... Pere Marquette Park in Muskegon. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...West winds will be the increase later tonight and through Tuesday morning leading to wave heights building into the 3 to 5 foot range. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
3 follow-up statements
959 WHUS43 KGRR 250236 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE National Weather Service GRAND RAPIDS MI 1036 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019 MIZ043-050-056-064-071-251045- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.190625T0400Z-190625T1800Z/ Oceana-Muskegon-Ottawa-Allegan-Van Buren- 1036 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM St. Joseph to Pentwater. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... Holland State Park... Grand Haven State Park... Muskegon State Park... Pere Marquette Park in Muskegon... Mears State Park in Pentwater... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph tonight will build waves into the 3 to 5 foot range. The winds will turn a bit more southerly on Tuesday and decrease slightly in strength. Dangerous waves and currents are expected tonight, but may become weaker and more marginal on Tuesday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... High Wave Action makes swimming difficult and can tire even a strong swimmer quickly. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural Currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. A longshore current is a lake current that moves parallel to shore. Longshore currents can be strong enough to Prevent swimmers from being able to keep their feet on the bottom... making it difficult to return to shore. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
249 WHUS43 KGRR 250839 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE National Weather Service GRAND RAPIDS MI 439 AM EDT Tue Jun 25 2019 MIZ043-050-056-064-071-251500- /O.EXT.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190625T1500Z/ Oceana-Muskegon-Ottawa-Allegan-Van Buren- 439 AM EDT Tue Jun 25 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * 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 Pentwater. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... South Beach in South Haven... Grand Haven State Park... and Pere Marquette Park in Muskegon. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph expected this morning with 3 to 5 foot waves and a high swim hazard risk. The winds will turn a bit more southerly and decrease slightly in strength by afternoon, but a moderate swim hazard risk will still exist for beachgoers into the afternoon. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
109 WHUS43 KGRR 251505 CFWGRR LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE National Weather Service GRAND RAPIDS MI 1105 AM EDT Tue Jun 25 2019 MIZ043-050-056-064-071-251615- /O.EXP.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190625T1500Z/ Oceana-Muskegon-Ottawa-Allegan-Van Buren- 1105 AM EDT Tue Jun 25 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... Winds and waves have decreased to a safe level. $$ 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 24, 4:20 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 18 hr | |
| Jun 24, 4:20 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 31 hr | |
| Jun 24, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 50 min | |
| Jun 24, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 54 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2019Every beach hazards statement in 2019
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.