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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at May 18, 2015, 4:43 PM EDT. It took effect at May 19, 2015, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2015, 4:43 PM EDT (20:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 19, 2015, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 19, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
636 WHUS43 KIWX 182043 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 443 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-190445- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0001.150519T0600Z-150519T2100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 443 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2015 /343 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2015/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE 3 TO 6 FOOT WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE-THREATENING WAVES AND 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
119 WHUS43 KIWX 190213 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1013 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-191015- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0001.150519T0600Z-150519T2100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1013 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2015 /913 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2015/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE 3 TO 6 FOOT WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE-THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
596 WHUS43 KIWX 190853 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 453 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-191700- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150519T2100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 453 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2015 /353 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE-THREATENING WAVES AND 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 36 min |
| May 18, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 37 min |
| May 18, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch, Saint Joseph | 29 min |
| May 18, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 30 min |
| May 18, 4:48 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 36 hr | |
| May 18, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Marshall | 25 min |
| May 18, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, White | 27 min |
| May 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Miami | 32 min |
| May 18, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange | 35 min |
| May 18, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Whitley | 31 min |
| May 18, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington | 28 min |
| May 18, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 22 min |
| May 18, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Wells | 24 min |
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.