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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 1, 2015, 12:54 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2015, 12:54 PM EDT (16:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2015, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
996 WHUS43 KIWX 011654 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1254 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-020100- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0007.150701T1654Z-150702T0100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1254 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS EVENING. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH WAVES...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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
437 WHUS43 KIWX 012037 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 437 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-020100- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-150702T0100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 437 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY LATE THIS EVENING. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH WAVES...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ON LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES IN LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
979 WHUS43 KIWX 020101 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 901 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-020215- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-150702T0100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 901 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 12:55 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 8 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2015Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 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.