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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Northern Indiana

June 17, 2013

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 17, 2013, 4:43 PM EDT. It took effect at Jun 18, 2013, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2013, 4:43 PM EDT (20:43 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 18, 2013, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 19, 2013, 5:00 AM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

510 
WHUS43 KIWX 172043
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
443 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-180445-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0004.130618T1800Z-130619T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
443 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013 /343 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
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 OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
  CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AT LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTY BEACHES
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT... RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 

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
250 
WHUS43 KIWX 180243
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1043 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-181045-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0004.130618T1800Z-130619T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1043 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013 /943 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON 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 OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL 
  CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AT LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTY BEACHES 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT... RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS 
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 

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

&&

$$
713 
WHUS43 KIWX 180859
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
459 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-181700-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0004.130618T1800Z-130619T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
459 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 /359 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM
CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL
  CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AT LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTY BEACHES
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$
510 
WHUS43 KIWX 180914 CCA
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
512 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-181730-
/O.COR.KIWX.BH.S.0004.130618T1800Z-130619T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
512 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 /412 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM
CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL
  CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AT LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTY BEACHES
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$
889 
WHUS43 KIWX 181420
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1020 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-182230-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0004.130618T1800Z-130619T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1020 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 /920 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM
CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL 
  CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AT LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTY BEACHES 
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS 
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 

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

&&

$$
197 
WHUS43 KIWX 181939
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
339 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-190345-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
339 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 /239 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 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 OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL
  CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AT LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTY BEACHES
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$
295 
WHUS43 KIWX 190236
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1036 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-190900-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1036 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 /936 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT /4 AM
CDT/ WEDNESDAY...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL
  CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AT LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTY BEACHES
  TONIGHT...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$
216 
WHUS43 KIWX 190846
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
446 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-191000-
/O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
446 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013 /346 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/
EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/
EARLY THIS MORNING.

$$

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.