2 products issued by NWS for: 4 Miles NNW Wolf Lake MI
Beach Hazards Statement
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 306 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 MIZ037-043-050-221515- /O.CON.KGRR.BH.S.0005.140722T1400Z-140723T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- 306 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION... STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED. * RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATION...BEACHES FROM NORTON SHORES TO MANISTEE. * BEACHES WITH PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TUESDAY INCLUDE... PERE MARQUETTE PARK IN MUSKEGON... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY REACHING 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDDAY. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES LOCATED TOWARDS LUDINGTON. THE SOUTH FLOW WILL RESULT IN STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WHERE THEY INTERCEPT PIERS... STRUCTURAL CURRENTS WILL FORM. HIGH WAVE ACTION WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. 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. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ WEATHER.GOV/GRR
Air Quality Alert
AIR QUALITY ADVISORY MIZ037-043-050-056-057-064-230400- AIR QUALITY ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 151 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR TUESDAY JULY 22ND... THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS DECLARED TUESDAY...JULY 22ND...TO BE AN ACTION DAY FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF OZONE. POLLUTANTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE. THE ACTION DAY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING MICHIGAN COUNTIES... ALLEGAN...KENT...MASON...MUSKEGON...OCEANA...AND OTTAWA COUNTIES. PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ARE URGED TO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH LEAD TO OZONE FORMATION. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE...REFUELING VEHICLES OR TOPPING OFF WHEN REFUELING...USING GASOLINE POWERED LAWN EQUIPMENT...AND USING CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID. POSITIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE...CAR POOLING...BIKING TO WORK...DELAYING OR COMBINING ERRANDS AND USING WATER BASED PAINTS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA...LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PAGE ON THE INTERNET AT... HTTP://WWW.DEQMIAIR.ORG $$