Full Notification

<p><span>COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE<br />
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI<br />
319 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016<br />
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING<br />
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...<br />
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH<br />
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING<br />
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.<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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* RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.<br />
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* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE.<br />
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* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...<br />
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FOR NORTH FLOW USE:<br />
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NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN...<br />
HOLLAND STATE PARK...<br />
MUSKEGON STATE PARK...<br />
MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER...<br />
STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON.<br />
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* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST<br />
SATURDAY AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.<br />
THIS WILL CAUSE WAVE HEIGHTS TO BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET AND RESULT<br />
IN STRONG CURRENTS.<br />
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...<br />
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HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A<br />
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.<br />
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RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY<br />
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN<br />
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. </span></p>

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