Beach Hazards Statement in effect through late this evening, Tuesday, September 6 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1053 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMINGCONDITIONS EXPECTED
* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED
* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED LOCATION...BEACHES FROM GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE
* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE
PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON
GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK
* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTH WILL RESULT IN 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS. WINDS AND WAVES SHOULD DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HIGH WAVES 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
Address/Location
Muskegon Police Department
980 Jefferson Street
Muskegon, MI 49440
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 231-724-6750