296  
WHUS43 KGRR 012309  
CFWGRR  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
709 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026  
 
MIZ071-020715-  
/O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0017.260801T2309Z-260803T0600Z/  
VAN BUREN-  
709 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026  
   
..BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
* WHAT...HIGH WAVE ACTION, STRONG CURRENTS, AND DANGEROUS  
SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. PIERS MAY BE HEAVILY SWAMPED BY  
WAVES.  
 
* WHERE...VAN BUREN COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE SUNDAY 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ037-043-050-056-064-020715-  
/O.NEW.KGRR.BH.S.0017.260802T1800Z-260803T0600Z/  
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-  
709 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026  
 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...HIGH WAVE ACTION, STRONG CURRENTS, AND DANGEROUS  
SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. PIERS MAY BE HEAVILY SWAMPED BY  
WAVES.  
 
* WHERE...MASON, OCEANA, MUSKEGON, OTTAWA AND ALLEGAN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS INTO DEEPER WATER  
AND HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF PIERS.  
 
* WINDS AND WAVES WILL BECOME ONSHORE SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AND CAUSE  
CONDITIONS TO BECOME MORE HAZARDOUS.  
 
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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