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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Northern Indiana

July 30, 2015

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 30, 2015, 9:07 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 30, 2015, 9:07 AM EDT (13:07 UTC)
Expired: Jul 30, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

The text

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

991 
WHUS43 KIWX 301307
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
907 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2015

MIZ077-301800-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0010.150730T1307Z-150730T1800Z/
BERRIEN-
907 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HIGH WAVES AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS POSSIBLE...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS
  MORNING WILL CREATE WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO HIGH WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
  ALONG THE BEACHES IN BERRIEN COUNTY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DIMINISH TOWARD NOON AND WAVES WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON. 
 

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.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

161 
WHUS43 KIWX 301806
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
206 PM EDT THU JUL 30 2015

MIZ077-301915-
/O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-150730T1800Z/
BERRIEN-
206 PM EDT THU JUL 30 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

A MODERATE RISK OF DANGEROUS WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THIS
AFTERNOON UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE FURTHER BY LATE AFTERNOON. 

$$

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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.