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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Northern Indiana

July 8, 2016

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 8, 2016, 4:47 AM EDT. It took effect at Jul 9, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2016, 4:47 AM EDT (08:47 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 9, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 10, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted.

736 
WHUS43 KIWX 080847
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
447 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-081700-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0006.160709T0600Z-160710T0300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
447 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 /347 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY 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 SATURDAY 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 10
  TO 20 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ON
  SATURDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
  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
171 
WHUS43 KIWX 081443
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1043 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-082245-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.160709T0600Z-160710T0300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1043 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 /943 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY 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 10
  TO 20 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ON
  SATURDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$
418 
WHUS43 KIWX 081957
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
357 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-090400-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.160709T0600Z-160710T0300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
357 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 /257 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM
CDT/ SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 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 
  10 TO 20 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH 
  ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET 
  BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$
824 
WHUS43 KIWX 090219
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1019 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-091030-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.160709T0600Z-160710T0300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1019 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 /919 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM
CDT/ SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 25 MPH CAUSING WAVES 3 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.

&&

$$
517 
WHUS43 KIWX 090811
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
411 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-091615-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160710T0300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
411 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 /311 AM CDT SAT JUL 9 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 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 25 MPH CAUSING WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET THROUGH 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.

&&

$$
600 
WHUS43 KIWX 091518
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1118 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-092330-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160710T0300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1118 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 /1018 AM CDT SAT JUL 9 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...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30
  MPH WITH WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET THROUGH 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.

&&

$$
019 
WHUS43 KIWX 092022
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
422 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-100300-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160710T0300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
422 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 /322 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 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...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25
  MPH WITH WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET 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.

&&

$$
809 
WHUS43 KIWX 100154
CFWIWX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
954 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

INZ003-MIZ077-100900-
/O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160710T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
954 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 /854 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT /4 AM
CDT/ SUNDAY...

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

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES WILL SLOWLY
  SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT CONTINUING TO CAUSE FREQUENT STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS AND HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS UNTIL NEAR DAWN
  SUNDAY. 

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
Jul 8, 4:47 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX48 hr
Jul 8, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte34 min
Jul 8, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSaint Joseph28 min
Jul 8, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart27 min
Jul 7, 11:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXHillsdale3 hr
Jul 8, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBranch23 min
Jul 8, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBranch, Hillsdale31 min
Jul 8, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBranch, Hillsdale30 min
Jul 8, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHillsdale27 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2016Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 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.