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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 12, 2020, 10:04 AM EDT for Allegan County, Van Buren County, Michigan. It took effect at Jun 12, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2020, 10:04 AM EDT (14:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 12, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2020, 2:18 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Allegan County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:04 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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 1030 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
766 WHUS43 KGRR 121404 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 1004 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2020 MIZ064-071-122215- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0004.200612T1800Z-200613T1200Z/ Allegan-Van Buren- 1004 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers may be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Allegan and Van Buren counties. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most dangerous conditions will be late this afternoon into early tonight. The north sides of piers will be the most dangerous with this event. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions and do not venture out on piers. Please check with your local authorities on potential beach closures. && $$ wdm
3 follow-up statements
885 WHUS43 KGRR 121959 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 359 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2020 MIZ064-071-130400- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200613T1200Z/ Allegan-Van Buren- 359 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers may be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Allegan and Van Buren counties. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most dangerous conditions will be late this afternoon into early tonight. The north sides of piers will be the most dangerous with this event. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions and do not venture out on piers. Please check with your local authorities on potential beach closures. && $$
582 WHUS43 KGRR 130219 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 1019 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2020 MIZ064-071-131030- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200613T1200Z/ Allegan-Van Buren- 1019 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers may be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Allegan and Van Buren counties. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The north sides of piers will be the most dangerous with this event. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions and do not venture out on piers. Please check with your local authorities on potential beach closures. && $$
654 WHUS43 KGRR 130618 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 218 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2020 MIZ064-071-130730- /O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200613T1200Z/ Allegan-Van Buren- 218 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Winds and waves have diminished and the Beach Hazards Statement is cancelled. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 10:02 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 16 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2020Every beach hazards statement in 2020
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.