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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Northern Indiana

July 6, 2015

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 6, 2015, 3:55 PM EDT. It took effect at Jul 7, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 2015, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 7, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 8, 2015, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

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

734 
WHUS43 KIWX 061955
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
355 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-070400-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0008.150707T1200Z-150708T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
355 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY 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 FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...
  WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 TUESDAY MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL
  WAVES TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING DURING THE EVENING.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...BRIEFLY DISCUSS WAVES AND WINDS...
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
  KNOTS STARTING TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY
  EVENING. 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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
239 
WHUS43 KIWX 061955 CCA
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
355 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-070400-
/O.COR.KIWX.BH.S.0008.150707T1200Z-150708T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
355 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY 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 FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...
  WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET TUESDAY MORNING...WITH
  OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING DURING THE EVENING.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
  15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS STARTING TUESDAY MORNING
  AND PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. 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.

&&

$$
022 
WHUS43 KIWX 070155
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
955 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-071000-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.150707T1200Z-150708T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
955 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM
CDT/ TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... 
  WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET TUESDAY MORNING...WITH 
  OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING DURING THE EVENING. 

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 
  15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS STARTING TUESDAY MORNING 
  AND PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. 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.

&&

$$
726 
WHUS43 KIWX 070802
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
402 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-071615-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.150707T1200Z-150708T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
402 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM
CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15
  TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.
  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.

&&

$$
794 
WHUS43 KIWX 071448
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1048 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-072300-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-150708T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1048 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 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.

&&

$$
034 
WHUS43 KIWX 071952
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
352 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-080400-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-150708T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
352 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
/11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS INTO THIS EVENING. 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.

&&

$$
554 
WHUS43 KIWX 080003
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
803 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-080400-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-150708T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
803 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
/11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS 
  WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS INTO THIS EVENING. 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.

&&

$$
309 
WHUS43 KIWX 080336
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1136 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

INZ003-MIZ077-080445-
/O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-150708T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1136 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM
CDT/ TONIGHT...

WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 3:59 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX32 hr

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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.