Full Notification

<p><span>COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE<br />
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI<br />
1050 AM EDT TUE SEP 13 2016<br />
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS<br />
AFTERNOON...<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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LUDINGTON STATE PARK.<br />
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* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS<br />
MORNING WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AND SHIFT SOUTHWEST THIS<br />
AFTERNOON. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING<br />
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG SOUTH FACING PIERS WHERE STRONG<br />
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP. WAVES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE<br />
THIS AFTERNOON.<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>