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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 10, 2015, 5:03 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015, 5:03 AM EDT (09:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2015, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
497 WHUS43 KIWX 100903 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 503 AM EDT WED JUN 10 2015 MIZ077-101600- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0005.150610T0903Z-150610T1600Z/ BERRIEN- 503 AM EDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. * HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS...INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS...LONG SHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS NEAR PIERS. WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON BUT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
632 WHUS43 KIWX 101451 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1051 AM EDT WED JUN 10 2015 MIZ077-101600- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150610T1600Z/ BERRIEN- 1051 AM EDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS...INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS...LONG SHORE CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS NEAR PIERS. WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON BUT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Hillsdale | 30 min |
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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.