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WHUS43 KGRR 020210
CFWGRR
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1010 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2021
MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-020900-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-210802T0900Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
1010 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2021
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HIGH WAVE ACTION, STRONG CURRENTS, AND DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. PIERS MAY BE HEAVILY SWAMPED BY
WAVES.
* WHERE...MASON, OCEANA, OTTAWA, ALLEGAN, VAN BUREN AND MUSKEGON
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS INTO DEEPER WATER
AND HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF PIERS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BEACHES ADJACENT TO NORTH PIERS WILL BE
VERY DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THESE
BEACHES INCLUDE... STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON...MEARS STATE PARK
IN PENTWATER... HOLLAND STATE PARK AND NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH
HAVEN. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE SOUTH OF HOLLAND THIS
EVENING WHERE WAVES COULD BE GREATER THAN 6 FEET.
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.
WDM
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