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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Northern Indiana

June 21, 2015

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 21, 2015, 9:54 PM EDT. It took effect at Jun 22, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2015, 9:54 PM EDT (01:54 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 22, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 23, 2015, 5:00 AM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

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

883 
WHUS43 KIWX 220154
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
954 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-221000-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0006.150622T1800Z-150623T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
954 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HIGH WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...
  WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  INTO MONDAY NIGHT. 

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...BRIEFLY DISCUSS WAVES AND WINDS...
  STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS
  WILL RESULT IN HIGH WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL
  CURRENTS ON LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES IN LAPORTE AND BERRIEN
  COUNTIES.

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
588 
WHUS43 KIWX 220154 CCA
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
954 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-221000-
/O.COR.KIWX.BH.S.0006.150622T1800Z-150623T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
954 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HIGH WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...
  WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  INTO MONDAY NIGHT. 

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH
  WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ON LAKE
  MICHIGAN BEACHES IN LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTIES.

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.

&&

$$
606 
WHUS43 KIWX 220905
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
505 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-221715-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.150622T1800Z-150623T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
505 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM
CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...
  WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  INTO TONIGHT.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH WAVES AND
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ON LAKE MICHIGAN
  BEACHES IN LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTIES.

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.

&&

$$
683 
WHUS43 KIWX 221508
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1108 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-222315-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.150622T1800Z-150623T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1108 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...
  WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 
  ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH WAVES 
  AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ON LAKE 
  MICHIGAN BEACHES IN LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTIES. 

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.

&&

$$
396 
WHUS43 KIWX 222026
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
426 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-230430-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150623T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
426 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...
  WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT
  IN HIGH WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ON
  LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES IN LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTIES.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange31 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2015Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2015Every beach hazards statement in 2015

Sources

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