Full Notification

<p><span>NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI<br />
633 AM EDT TUE SEP 13 2016<br />
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS<br />
MORNING...<br />
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BEACH<br />
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS<br />
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 POSSIBLE.<br />
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* STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS POSSIBLE.<br />
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* RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE<br />
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* LOCATION...BEACHES FROM HOLLAND TO MANISTEE<br />
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* BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE...<br />
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GRAND HAVEN AND PERE MARQUETTE STATE PARKS.<br />
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* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KNOTS<br />
TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE WAVES WILL GENERALLY BE 3 TO 5<br />
FEET RESULTING IN SWIMMING CONDITIONS THAT WILL BECOME<br />
DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY ALONG SOUTH FACING PIERS WHERE STRONG<br />
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP. WAVES WILL GRADUALLY<br />
DECREASE TOWARD NOON.<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>