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WHUS43 KGRR 171546
CFWGRR
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1146 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2025
MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-180000-
/O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-250718T0600Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
1146 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* 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...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS INTO DEEPER WATER
AND HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF PIERS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS AND WAVES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
TODAY, BUT IT WILL NOT BE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET THAT WAVES FALL
BELOW 4 FEET SOUTH OF HOLLAND. SWIMMERS CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS
WAVES AND CURRENTS THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. THE MOST
DANGEROUS PLACES TO SWIM TODAY WILL BE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
NORTH PIERS SUCH AS 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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