2 products issued by NWS for: 4 Miles NNW Wolf Lake MI
Beach Hazards Statement
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 955 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2017 MIZ037-043-050-056-171000- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0014.170817T1600Z-170819T0100Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- 955 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM HOLLAND TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS INCLUDE... GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... AFTER A NIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS, THE WINDS WILL PICKUP TOWARD DAYBREAK THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS BY AFTERNOON WILL BE INCREASING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS. THIS WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET. STRONG STRUCTURAL AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF HOLLAND. SOUTH FACING SOUTH PIERS WILL BECOME PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS. AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY, RIP CURRENTS BECOME A HIGHER THREAT. BY THIS TIME PERIOD, WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. && $$ WDM WEATHER.GOV/GRR
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 521 PM EDT Wed Aug 16 2017 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-170845- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon- Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton- Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- 521 PM EDT Wed Aug 16 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight Thunderstorms are possible after 11 PM across the entire region. The thunderstorms coverage will increase after 2 AM. No severe weather is expected, but localized rain may cause localized nuisance flooding of low lying areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Thunderstorms are likely on Thursday. A few strong storms with gusty winds and torrential rainfall are possible Thursday afternoon and evening. An isolated tornado can not be ruled out. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed Thursday afternoon and evening. $$