Full Notification

<p><span>NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI<br />
1053 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016<br />
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...<br />
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH<br />
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.<br />
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* HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING<br />
CONDITIONS EXPECTED.<br />
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* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.<br />
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* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED.<br />
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* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM GRAND HAVEN TO MANISTEE.<br />
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* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...<br />
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PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON.<br />
GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK.<br />
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* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM THE<br />
SOUTH WILL RESULT IN 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS.<br />
WINDS AND WAVES SHOULD DIMINISH THIS EVENING.<br />
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...<br />
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HIGH WAVES CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY.<br />
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STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND<br />
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN<br />
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.<br />
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A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO<br />
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT<br />
SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM...<br />
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. </span></p>