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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 14, 2021, 4:50 AM EDT for Allegan County, Ottawa County, Van Buren County, Michigan. It took effect at Jun 14, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 2021, 4:50 AM EDT (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 14, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2021, 6:50 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Allegan County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 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 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -270 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1802 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
953 WHUS43 KGRR 140850 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 450 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021 MIZ056-064-071-141700- /O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0002.210614T1800Z-210615T0200Z/ Ottawa-Allegan-Van Buren- 450 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers may be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren counties. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...North winds will increase this afternoon and evening into the 15 to 30 mph range. Waves will correspondingly build to 3 to 5 feet. Beaches located on the north sides of north piers will be the most dangerous today, including Holland State Park and North Beach in South Haven. 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. && $$ DUKE
3 follow-up statements
459 WHUS43 KGRR 141444 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 1044 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021 MIZ056-064-071-142245- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.210614T1800Z-210615T0200Z/ Ottawa-Allegan-Van Buren- 1044 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers may be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren counties. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...North winds will increase this afternoon and evening into the 15 to 30 mph range. Waves will correspondingly build to 3 to 5 feet. Beaches located on the north sides of north piers will be the most dangerous today, including Holland State Park and North Beach in South Haven. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions and do not venture out on piers. Please check with your local authorities on potential beach closures. && $$
493 WHUS43 KGRR 141936 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 336 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021 MIZ056-064-071-150200- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210615T0200Z/ Ottawa-Allegan-Van Buren- 336 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 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...Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...North winds will increase this evening into the 15 to 30 mph range. Waves will correspondingly build to 3 to 5 feet. Beaches located on the north sides of north piers will be the most dangerous this evening, including Holland State Park and North Beach in South Haven. 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. && $$
063 WHUS43 KGRR 142250 CFWGRR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 650 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021 MIZ056-064-071-150000- /O.CAN.KGRR.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210615T0200Z/ Ottawa-Allegan-Van Buren- 650 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Conditions have improved. $$ wdm
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 92 min | |
| Jun 14, 12:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 56 min | |
| Jun 14, 4:47 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 14 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.