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WHUS43 KGRR 171800
CFWGRR
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
200 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-180200-
/O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0014.260718T0600Z-260719T0800Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
200 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HIGH WAVE ACTION, STRONG CURRENTS, AND DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. PIERS MAY BE HEAVILY SWAMPED BY
WAVES.
* WHERE...MASON, OCEANA, MUSKEGON, OTTAWA, ALLEGAN AND VAN BUREN
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS INTO DEEPER WATER
AND HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF PIERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS
AND DO NOT VENTURE OUT ON PIERS. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL
AUTHORITIES ON POTENTIAL BEACH CLOSURES.
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