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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 17, 2016, 11:35 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2016, 11:35 AM EDT (15:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2016, 10:08 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
776 WHUS43 KIWX 171535 CFWIWX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1135 AM EDT SUN JUL 17 2016 INZ003-MIZ077-172345- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0009.160717T1535Z-160718T0900Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1135 AM EDT SUN JUL 17 2016 /1035 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2016/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...A DECAYING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS LED TO WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVER THE LAKE THIS MORNING. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD BE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH OF MICHIGAN CITY. WINDS AND WAVES WILL LIKELY DIMINISH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER LINE OF EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
241 WHUS43 KIWX 171947 CFWIWX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 347 PM EDT SUN JUL 17 2016 INZ003-MIZ077-180400- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-160718T0900Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 347 PM EDT SUN JUL 17 2016 /247 PM CDT SUN JUL 17 2016/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON IS CAUSING WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET. RIP CURRENT AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON AT SILVER BEACH. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH OF MICHIGAN CITY. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER LINE OF POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
173 WHUS43 KIWX 180208 CFWIWX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1008 PM EDT SUN JUL 17 2016 INZ003-MIZ077-180315- /O.CAN.KIWX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-160718T0900Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1008 PM EDT SUN JUL 17 2016 /908 PM CDT SUN JUL 17 2016/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 10:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 91 min | |
| Jul 17, 11:28 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 11 hr |
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.