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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 12, 2013, 4:15 PM EDT. It took effect at Aug 13, 2013, 4:25 AM EDT. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 13, 2013, 4:25 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2013, 11:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
780 WHUS43 KIWX 122015 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 415 PM EDT MON AUG 12 2013 INZ003-MIZ077-130415- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0010.130813T1200Z-130814T0900Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 415 PM EDT MON AUG 12 2013 /315 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. 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 OUT LAKEWARD. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. 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 && $$
7 follow-up statements
206 WHUS43 KIWX 130302 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1102 PM EDT MON AUG 12 2013 INZ003-MIZ077-131115- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.130813T1200Z-130814T0900Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1102 PM EDT MON AUG 12 2013 /1002 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING...AND TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$
864 WHUS43 KIWX 130825 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 425 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013 INZ003-MIZ077-131630- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0010.130813T0825Z-130814T0900Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 425 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013 /325 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 MPH TODAY. NORTH WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WAVES WILL DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. A HIGH RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXISTS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. 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 OUT LAKEWARD. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. 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 && $$
836 WHUS43 KIWX 131436 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1036 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013 INZ003-MIZ077-132245- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130814T0900Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1036 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013 /936 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY. NORTH WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES WILL DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. A HIGH RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXISTS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$
365 WHUS43 KIWX 131944 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 344 PM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013 INZ003-MIZ077-140345- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130814T1500Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 344 PM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013 /244 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXISTS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. 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 OUT LAKEWARD. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. 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 && $$
508 WHUS43 KIWX 140227 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1027 PM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013 INZ003-MIZ077-141030- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130814T1500Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1027 PM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013 /927 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXISTS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$
636 WHUS43 KIWX 140837 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 437 AM EDT WED AUG 14 2013 INZ003-MIZ077-141500- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130814T1500Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 437 AM EDT WED AUG 14 2013 /337 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2013/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH EARLY DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH DURING THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY AFTERNOON. A HIGH RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXISTS THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. 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 OUT LAKEWARD. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. 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 && $$
010 WHUS43 KIWX 141459 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1059 AM EDT WED AUG 14 2013 INZ003-MIZ077-141600- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130814T1500Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1059 AM EDT WED AUG 14 2013 /959 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2013/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET LATE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS STILL A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS... BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON. STILL... ONLY EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD CONSIDER ENTERING THE WATER TODAY. && PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 34 min |
| Aug 12, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 33 min |
| Aug 12, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch | 34 min |
| Aug 12, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 4:15 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 43 hr | |
| Aug 12, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 53 min | |
| Aug 12, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Starke | 47 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2013Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2013Every beach hazards statement in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.