THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM HOLLAND TO MANISTEE.
* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TODAY INCLUDE...GRAND
HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.
* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
SUNDAY MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND
BECOME SOUTHWEST LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. WAVES OF 3 TO 7
FEET WILL BUILD LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH MONDAY
MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE NEAR AND JUST SOUTH OF LITTLE
AND BIG SABLE POINTS
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.
Address/Location
Norton Shores Police Department
4814 Henry St
Norton Shores, MI 49441
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 231-733-2691