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Beach Hazards Statement 12, NWS Northern Indiana

August 20, 2016

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 20, 2016, 4:18 AM EDT. It took effect at Aug 20, 2016, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 20, 2016, 4:18 AM EDT (08:18 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 20, 2016, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 22, 2016, 1:00 AM EDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted.

280 
WHUS43 KIWX 200818
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
418 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-201630-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0012.160820T1700Z-160822T0500Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
418 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016 /318 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT.

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS
  MORNING WILL VEER SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN VEER WEST TONIGHT. WAVE
  HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING SUNDAY 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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
935 
WHUS43 KIWX 201544
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1144 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-202345-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.160820T1700Z-160822T0500Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1144 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016 /1044 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
  15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN VEER
  WEST TONIGHT. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY EVENING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING SUNDAY
  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.

&&

$$
668 
WHUS43 KIWX 202016
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
416 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-210430-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-160822T0500Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
416 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016 /316 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING
  WEST THIS EVENING. WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH SUNDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS 3
  TO 7 FEET TONIGHT...3 TO 6 FEET SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
266 
WHUS43 KIWX 210236
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1036 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-211045-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-160822T0500Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1036 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016 /936 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT AND
  SUNDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS 3 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT...3 TO 6 FEET SUNDAY
  INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
271 
WHUS43 KIWX 210755
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
355 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-211630-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-160822T0500Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
355 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 /255 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2016/

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

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
  WAVE HEIGHTS 4 TO 8 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
111 
WHUS43 KIWX 211437
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1037 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-212245-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-160822T0500Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1037 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 /937 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2016/

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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
  WAVE HEIGHTS 3 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
891 
WHUS43 KIWX 211954
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
354 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-220400-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-160822T0500Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
354 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 /254 PM CDT SUN AUG 21 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT
/MIDNIGHT CDT/ MONDAY...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. WAVE
  HEIGHTS 3 TO 6 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
411 
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CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1035 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-220500-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-160822T0500Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1035 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016 /935 PM CDT SUN AUG 21 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT
/MIDNIGHT CDT/ MONDAY...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. WAVE
  HEIGHTS 2 TO 5 FEET.

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
Aug 20, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass32 min
Aug 20, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXFulton34 min
Aug 20, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXMiami24 min
Aug 20, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXGrant26 min
Aug 20, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXKosciusko29 min
Aug 20, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange26 min
Aug 20, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXGrant29 min
Aug 20, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBlackford, Grant, Wells42 min
Aug 20, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen38 min
Aug 20, 5:05 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXWells12 min
Aug 20, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAdams, Jay39 min
Aug 20, 5:46 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXAllen16 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.