WHUS43 KGRR 300924

CFWGRR

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-077-301700-



LAKESHORE FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI

425 AM EST SAT NOV 30 2002



..STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY 

THEN DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT...



.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL HELP 

TO BRING STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR OVER LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY AND 

EARLY TONIGHT.



NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO 35 KNOTS TODAY AND SLOWLY DIMINISH 

TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES ON LAKE MICHIGAN WILL 

REMAIN AT 10 TO 14 FEET THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS THEN BEGIN TO 

SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 

TODAY.       



IF YOU LIVE...WORK OR HAVE INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN LAKE 

MICHIGAN SHORE FROM NEW BUFFALO TO MANISTEE MICHIGAN...YOU SHOULD BE 

PREPARED FOR HIGH WINDS AND WAVES. WHILE LAKE WATER LEVELS ARE 

RUNNING A FEW FEET BELOW NORMAL...THE HIGH WAVES STILL HAVE THE 

POTENTIAL FOR CAUSING SOME BEACH EROSION AND DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED 

VESSELS AND STRUCTURES. 



PIERS...DOCKS...BREAK WALLS AND UNPROTECTED SHORELINE WILL BE

HAZARDOUS PLACES DURING THE GALES AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 

RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR FURTHER UPDATES REGARDING 

THIS STRONG STORM.



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