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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 31, 2014, 3:50 PM EDT. It took effect at Sep 1, 2014, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2014, 3:50 PM EDT (19:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 1, 2014, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2014, 3:13 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
406 WHUS43 KIWX 311950 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 350 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2014 MIZ077-010400- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0009.140901T1500Z-140902T0300Z/ BERRIEN- 350 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON LABOR DAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR PIERS AND BREAK WALLS...ALONG THE BERRIEN COUNTY SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 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 && $$
3 follow-up statements
984 WHUS43 KIWX 010237 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1037 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2014 MIZ077-011045- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0009.140901T1500Z-140902T0300Z/ BERRIEN- 1037 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON LABOR DAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR PIERS AND BREAK WALLS...ALONG THE BERRIEN COUNTY SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$
040 WHUS43 KIWX 010813 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 413 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2014 MIZ077-011615- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0009.140901T1500Z-140902T0300Z/ BERRIEN- 413 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON LABOR DAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR PIERS AND BREAK WALLS...ALONG THE BERRIEN COUNTY SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 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 && $$
645 WHUS43 KIWX 011913 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 313 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014 MIZ077-012015- /O.CAN.KIWX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-140902T0300Z/ BERRIEN- 313 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 12:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph | 6 hr |
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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.