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Beach Hazards Statement 14, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 11, 2017, 10:54 AM EDT. It took effect at Aug 12, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2017, 10:54 AM EDT (14:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 12, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2017, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
411 WHUS43 KIWX 111454 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1054 AM EDT FRI AUG 11 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-112300- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0014.170812T1200Z-170813T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1054 AM EDT FRI AUG 11 2017 /954 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ON SATURDAY WILL ALLOW WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET, BEFORE SUBSIDING SATURDAY EVENING. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES DURING THIS TIME. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
682 WHUS43 KIWX 112057 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 457 PM EDT FRI AUG 11 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-120500- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0014.170812T1200Z-170813T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 457 PM EDT FRI AUG 11 2017 /357 PM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ON SATURDAY WILL ALLOW WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET, BEFORE SUBSIDING SATURDAY EVENING. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
400 WHUS43 KIWX 120247 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1047 PM EDT FRI AUG 11 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-121100- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0014.170812T1200Z-170813T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1047 PM EDT FRI AUG 11 2017 /947 PM CDT FRI AUG 11 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 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...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY WILL ALLOW WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET, BEFORE SUBSIDING SATURDAY EVENING. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES DURING THIS TIME. 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. && $$
089 WHUS43 KIWX 120817 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 417 AM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-121630- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0014.170812T1200Z-170813T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 417 AM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017 /317 AM CDT SAT AUG 12 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET, BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
929 WHUS43 KIWX 121447 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1047 AM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-122300- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170813T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1047 AM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017 /947 AM CDT SAT AUG 12 2017/ ...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 WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BE 3 TO 5 FEET AND WILL SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES DURING THIS TIME. 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. && $$
633 WHUS43 KIWX 121948 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 348 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-130300- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170813T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 348 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017 /248 PM CDT SAT AUG 12 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BE 3 TO 5 FEET AND WILL SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES DURING THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
363 WHUS43 KIWX 130310 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1110 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-130415- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170813T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1110 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017 /1010 PM CDT SAT AUG 12 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 10:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 10:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 25 min |
| Aug 11, 12:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski | 40 min |
| Aug 11, 10:54 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 36 hr | |
| Aug 11, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 31 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2017Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2017Every beach hazards statement in 2017
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.