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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Northern Indiana

June 6, 2016

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 6, 2016, 3:47 PM EDT. It took effect at Jun 7, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 2016, 3:47 PM EDT (19:47 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 7, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 7, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted.

503 
WHUS43 KIWX 061947
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
347 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-070400-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0001.160607T0900Z-160608T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
347 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016 /247 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... 

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
  CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
  FREQUENT STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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 THE 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
SWEET YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
652 
WHUS43 KIWX 070225
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1025 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-071030-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0001.160607T0900Z-160608T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1025 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016 /925 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT /4 AM
CDT/ TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
  CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
  FREQUENT STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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 THE 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
SWEET YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

&&

$$
065 
WHUS43 KIWX 070809
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
409 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-071615-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0001.160607T0900Z-160608T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
409 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 /309 AM CDT TUE JUN 7 2016/

...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 25 MPH WILL
  CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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 THE 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.

&&

$$
220 
WHUS43 KIWX 071646
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1246 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-080000-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160608T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1246 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016 /1146 AM CDT TUE JUN 7 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM
CDT/ 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 25 MPH WILL
  CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
  RESULTING IN FREQUENT STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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 THE 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 6, 3:38 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX28 hr
Jun 6, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhitley48 min
Jun 6, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhitley46 min
Jun 6, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXDeKalb, Noble47 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2016Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2016Every beach hazards statement in 2016

Sources

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