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Beach Hazards Statement 11, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 13, 2016, 10:05 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2016, 10:05 AM EDT (14:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
620 WHUS43 KIWX 131405 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1005 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016 INZ003-MIZ077-132215- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0011.160813T1405Z-160814T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1005 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016 /905 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONIDTIONS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 2 FEET BY LATE THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
817 WHUS43 KIWX 132025 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 425 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016 INZ003-MIZ077-140300- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-160814T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 425 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016 /325 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT WAVES AND FREQUENT STRONG RIP CURRENTS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 23 min |
| Aug 12, 11:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Berrien | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Blackford | 57 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.