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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Northern Indiana

September 5, 2014

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 5, 2014, 3:47 PM EDT. It took effect at Sep 6, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 5, 2014, 3:47 PM EDT (19:47 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 6, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 6, 2014, 8:31 PM EDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

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

320 
WHUS43 KIWX 051947
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
347 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014

INZ003-MIZ077-060400-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0010.140906T0600Z-140906T2100Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
347 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014 /247 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/
SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* 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 WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERN LAKE
  MICHIGAN SHORELINE BY SATURDAY MORNING... RESULTING IN DANGEROUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT STRONG RIP CURRENTS.


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 INTO DEEPER WATER.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
277 
WHUS43 KIWX 060111
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
911 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014

INZ003-MIZ077-060915-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.140906T0600Z-140906T2100Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
911 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014 /811 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM
CDT/ SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* 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 WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERN LAKE 
  MICHIGAN SHORELINE BY SATURDAY MORNING... RESULTING IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS. 

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 INTO DEEPER WATER.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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

&&

$$
772 
WHUS43 KIWX 060830
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
430 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014

INZ003-MIZ077-061630-
/O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-140907T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
430 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 /330 AM CDT SAT SEP 6 2014/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* 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 WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERN LAKE
  MICHIGAN SHORELINE BY LATER THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS TODAY WITH FREQUENT STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS.

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 INTO DEEPER WATER.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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

&&

$$
981 
WHUS43 KIWX 061500
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1100 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014

INZ003-MIZ077-062300-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-140907T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1100 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 /1000 AM CDT SAT SEP 6 2014/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT
/9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

* 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 6 FOOT WAVES ALONG THE SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN
  SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WITH
  FREQUENT STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

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 INTO DEEPER WATER.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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

&&

$$
530 
WHUS43 KIWX 061951
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
351 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014

INZ003-MIZ077-070200-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-140907T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
351 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 /251 PM CDT SAT SEP 6 2014/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT
/9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
  THIS EVENING BUT WAVES WILL STILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET CAUSING DANGEROUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
  LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE.

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 INTO DEEPER WATER.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER 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

&&

$$
451 
WHUS43 KIWX 070031
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
831 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014

INZ003-MIZ077-070145-
/O.CAN.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-140907T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
831 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 /731 PM CDT SAT SEP 6 2014/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 5, 11:46 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryIWXAdams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more6 hr
Sep 5, 3:43 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX29 hr
Sep 5, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPulaski48 min
Sep 5, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX58 min
Sep 5, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPulaski41 min
Sep 5, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Fulton, Pulaski, White39 min
Sep 5, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXMarshall46 min
Sep 5, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange40 min
Sep 5, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange46 min
Sep 5, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXKosciusko, Marshall41 min
Sep 5, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaGrange, Steuben40 min
Sep 5, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Fulton, Pulaski, White33 min
Sep 5, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX92 min
Sep 5, 6:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXCass, Fulton, Pulaski, White3 hr
Sep 5, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben48 min
Sep 5, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXNoble28 min
Sep 5, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXNoble36 min
Sep 5, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXSteuben43 min
Sep 5, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte36 min
Sep 5, 7:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXSteuben29 min
Sep 5, 7:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXCass, Fulton, Pulaski, White6 hr
Sep 5, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXStarke47 min
Sep 5, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien, Cass43 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2014Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2014Every beach hazards statement in 2014

Sources

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