Alert archive / Indiana / Beach Hazards Statements in 2016
Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 12, 2016, 4:08 AM EDT. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2016, 4:08 AM EDT (08:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
605 WHUS43 KIWX 120808 CFWIWX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 408 AM EDT SUN JUN 12 2016 INZ003-121615- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0002.160612T0808Z-160613T0000Z/ LA PORTE- 308 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS WAVES AND CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY ON THE NORTH SIDES OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LEAD TO WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES WILL DIMINISH TO 2 TO 3 FEET BY THE AFTERNOON, HOWEVER STRONG CURRENTS ARE LIKELY INTO THE 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. && $$ MCD
4 follow-up statements
935 WHUS43 KIWX 121442 CFWIWX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1042 AM EDT SUN JUN 12 2016 INZ003-122245- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160613T0000Z/ LA PORTE- 942 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY ON THE NORTH SIDES OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL LEAD TO WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES WILL DIMINISH TO 2 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER STRONG CURRENTS ARE LIKELY INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
462 WHUS43 KIWX 122031 CFWIWX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 431 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2016 INZ003-130000- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160613T0000Z/ LA PORTE- 331 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY ON THE NORTH SIDES OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...HOWEVER STRONG CURRENTS ARE STILL LIKELY THROUGH THE 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. && $$
815 WHUS43 KIWX 122334 CFWIWX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 734 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2016 INZ003-130300- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160613T0300Z/ LA PORTE- 634 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY ON THE NORTH SIDES OF PIERS AND BREAKWALLS. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...HOWEVER STRONG CURRENTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
243 WHUS43 KIWX 130258 CFWIWX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1058 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2016 INZ003-130400- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160613T0300Z/ LA PORTE- 958 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 4:09 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 13 hr |
Nearby
Beach 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.