BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING 
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
National Weather Service GRAND RAPIDS MI
354 PM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT 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 St. Joseph to Manistee.
North Beach in South Haven... Holland State Park... Muskegon
State Park... Mears State Park in Pentwater... Stearns Park in
Ludington.
* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Gusty southwest winds today of 20
to 30 mph will result in 2 to 5 foot waves waves coming onshore.
Hazardous swim conditions today will result.
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.
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WEATHER.GOV/GRR
Address/Location
Muskegon Police Department
980 Jefferson Street
Muskegon, MI 49440
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 231-724-6750