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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 4, 2021, 3:39 PM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jun 5, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2021, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 5, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Mason County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ottawa County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 1926 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
518 WHUS43 KGRR 041939 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 339 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021 MIZ037-043-050345- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0001.210605T0800Z-210606T0200Z/ Mason-Oceana- 339 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers may be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Mason and Oceana counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...South to southwest winds of up to 30 mph will cause waves to build to 3 to 5 feet north of Whitehall on Saturday. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
361 WHUS43 KGRR 050125 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 925 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021 MIZ037-043-050930- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0001.210605T0800Z-210606T0200Z/ Mason-Oceana- 925 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers may be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Mason and Oceana counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions and do not venture out on piers. Please check with your local authorities on potential beach closures. && $$
866 WHUS43 KGRR 050135 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 935 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021 MIZ037-043-050945- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0001.210605T0800Z-210606T0200Z/ Mason-Oceana- 935 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers may be swamped by waves. * WHERE...Mason and Oceana counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. 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. && $$
228 WHUS43 KGRR 050801 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 401 AM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 MIZ037-043-051615- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-210606T0200Z/ Mason-Oceana- 401 AM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers may be swamped by waves. * WHERE...Mason and Oceana counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions and do not venture out on piers. Please check with your local authorities on potential beach closures. && $$ wdm
816 WHUS43 KGRR 051459 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 1059 AM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 MIZ050-056-052300- /O.EXA.KGRR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-210606T0200Z/ Muskegon-Ottawa- 1059 AM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers may be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Muskegon and Ottawa counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions today include Grand Haven State Park and Pere Marquette Park in Muskegon. Strong structural currents will exist near the south piers at these beaches and swimming near them could drag you quickly out into deep water. 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. && $$ MIZ037-043-052300- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-210606T0200Z/ Mason-Oceana- 1059 AM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers may be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Mason and Oceana counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions and do not venture out on piers. Please check with your local authorities on potential beach closures. && $$
169 WHUS43 KGRR 051942 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 342 PM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 MIZ037-043-050-056-060200- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-210606T0200Z/ Mason-Oceana-Muskegon-Ottawa- 342 PM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers may be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Mason, Oceana, Muskegon and Ottawa counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions today include Grand Haven State Park and Pere Marquette Park in Muskegon. Strong structural currents will exist near the south piers at these beaches and swimming near them could drag you quickly out into deep water. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 12:56 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | GRR | Clare, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Muskegon, Newaygo and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:42 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 30 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2021Every beach hazards statement in 2021
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.