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WHUS43 KGRR 170143
CFWGRR
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
943 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2025
MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-170945-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.250717T0600Z-250718T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
943 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT
THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY 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 2 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS INTO DEEPER WATER
AND HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF PIERS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30
KNOTS TONIGHT WHICH WILL BUILD WAVE HEIGHTS TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY
THURSDAY MORNING. WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. NORTH SIDES OF NORTH PIERS
WILL BE DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM ON LAKE MICHIGAN ON THURSDAY.
STEARNS PARK IN LUDINGTON, MEARS STATE PARK IN PENTWATER,
HOLLAND STATE PARK AND NORTH BEACH IN SOUTH HAVEN.
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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