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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 16, 2013, 5:28 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2013, 5:28 AM EDT (09:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2013, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
932 WHUS43 KIWX 160928 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 528 AM EDT MON SEP 16 2013 INZ003-MIZ077-161730- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0013.130916T0928Z-130917T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 528 AM EDT MON SEP 16 2013 /428 AM CDT MON SEP 16 2013/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 3 TO 7 FEET. LONGSHORE STRUCTURAL RIP CURRENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PIERS WILL BE PARTICULARLY STRONG TODAY THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. 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 && $$
3 follow-up statements
398 WHUS43 KIWX 161433 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1033 AM EDT MON SEP 16 2013 INZ003-MIZ077-162200- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-130917T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1033 AM EDT MON SEP 16 2013 /933 AM CDT MON SEP 16 2013/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET. LONGSHORE STRUCTURAL RIP CURRENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PIERS WILL BE PARTICULARLY STRONG TODAY THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$
515 WHUS43 KIWX 161930 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 330 PM EDT MON SEP 16 2013 INZ003-MIZ077-170300- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-130917T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 330 PM EDT MON SEP 16 2013 /230 PM CDT MON SEP 16 2013/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET. LONGSHORE STRUCTURAL RIP CURRENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PIERS WILL BE PARTICULARLY STRONG THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. 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 && $$
979 WHUS43 KIWX 170304 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1104 PM EDT MON SEP 16 2013 INZ003-MIZ077-170415- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-130917T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1104 PM EDT MON SEP 16 2013 /1004 PM CDT MON SEP 16 2013/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS ON LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES HAS LESSENED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 5:20 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 18 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2013Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 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.