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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Northern Indiana

July 22, 2013

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 22, 2013, 3:40 PM EDT. It took effect at Jul 23, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 22, 2013, 3:40 PM EDT (19:40 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 23, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 24, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

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

274 
WHUS43 KIWX 221940
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
340 PM EDT MON JUL 22 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-230345-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0008.130723T1400Z-130725T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
340 PM EDT MON JUL 22 2013 /240 PM CDT MON JUL 22 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVE HEIGHTS TO BUILD
  TO 6 TO 9 FEET BY TOMORROW NIGHT AND WILL NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL
  WEDNESDAY 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

&&

$$
10 follow-up statements
735 
WHUS43 KIWX 230226
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1026 PM EDT MON JUL 22 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-231030-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.130723T1400Z-130725T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1026 PM EDT MON JUL 22 2013 /926 PM CDT MON JUL 22 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVE HEIGHTS TO BUILD
  TO 5 TO 9 FEET BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL
  WEDNESDAY 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

&&

$$
889 
WHUS43 KIWX 230854
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
454 AM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-231700-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.130723T1400Z-130725T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
454 AM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013 /354 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT /9 AM
CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVE HEIGHTS TO BUILD
  TO 5 TO 10 FEET BY THIS EVENING AND WILL NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL
  WEDNESDAY 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

&&

$$
483 
WHUS43 KIWX 231452
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1052 AM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-232300-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-130725T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1052 AM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013 /952 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* 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 ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVE HEIGHTS TO BUILD
  TO 5 TO 10 FEET BY THIS EVENING AND WILL NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL
  WEDNESDAY 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

&&

$$
714 
WHUS43 KIWX 231945
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
345 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-240345-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-130725T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
345 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013 /245 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* 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
  GENERATE WAVES OF 6 TO 10 FEET BY LATER TONIGHT. THESE WAVES
  WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING AS
  WINDS DECREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST.

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

&&

$$
569 
WHUS43 KIWX 232311
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
711 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-240715-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-130725T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
711 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013 /611 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

* 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
  GENERATE WAVES OF 6 TO 10 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE WAVES
  WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING AS
  WINDS DECREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST.

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

&&

$$
959 
WHUS43 KIWX 240151
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
951 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-241000-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-130725T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
951 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013 /851 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
  GENERATE WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT. THESE WAVES WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS WINDS
  DECREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST.

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

&&

$$
162 
WHUS43 KIWX 240805
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
405 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-241630-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-130725T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
405 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2013 /305 AM CDT WED JUL 24 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 WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH
  WILL GENERATE WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET THIS MORNING. THESE WAVES
  WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS
  DIMINISH.

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

&&

$$
972 
WHUS43 KIWX 241412
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1012 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-242215-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-130725T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1012 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2013 /912 AM CDT WED JUL 24 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH NORTHEAST
  WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH.

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

&&

$$
769 
WHUS43 KIWX 241928
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
328 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-250000-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-130725T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
328 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013 /228 PM CDT WED JUL 24 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS EVENING WITH NORTH WINDS OF 5 TO 10
  MPH.

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

&&

$$
083 
WHUS43 KIWX 242356
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
756 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013

INZ003-MIZ077-250100-
/O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-130725T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
756 PM EDT WED JUL 24 2013 /656 PM CDT WED JUL 24 2013/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE HAVE DECREASED TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS
EVENING. WINDS AND WAVES SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

&&



$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 1:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart29 min
Jul 22, 1:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart29 min
Jul 22, 2:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange33 min
Jul 22, 3:50 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX52 hr
Jul 21, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSaint Joseph26 min
Jul 21, 9:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXVan Buren35 min

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.