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Beach Hazards Statement 16, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 21, 2017, 4:40 PM EDT. It took effect at Aug 22, 2017, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2017, 4:40 PM EDT (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 22, 2017, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
881 WHUS43 KIWX 212040 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 440 PM EDT MON AUG 21 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-220445- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0016.170822T1500Z-170823T2100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 440 PM EDT MON AUG 21 2017 /340 PM CDT MON AUG 21 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT AND WILL VEER TO THE WEST TUESDAY MORNING...THEN TO THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET TUESDAY MORNING...THEN TO 4 TO 7 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
721 WHUS43 KIWX 220222 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1022 PM EDT MON AUG 21 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-221030- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0016.170822T1500Z-170823T2100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1022 PM EDT MON AUG 21 2017 /922 PM CDT MON AUG 21 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET TUESDAY MORNING...THEN TO 4 TO 7 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
174 WHUS43 KIWX 220808 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 408 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-221615- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0016.170822T1500Z-170823T2100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 408 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017 /308 AM CDT TUE AUG 22 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST TODAY WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
822 WHUS43 KIWX 221453 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1053 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-222300- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0016.170822T1500Z-170823T2100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1053 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017 /953 AM CDT TUE AUG 22 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST TODAY WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
333 WHUS43 KIWX 222025 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 425 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-230430- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-170823T2100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 425 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017 /325 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...CONTINUED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT AND 3 TO 6 FEET WEDNESDAY. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
504 WHUS43 KIWX 230158 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 958 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-231000- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-170823T2100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 958 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017 /858 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...CONTINUED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
461 WHUS43 KIWX 230831 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 431 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-231645- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-170824T0100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 431 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2017 /331 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...BRISK NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET TODAY, WITH WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES 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. && $$
495 WHUS43 KIWX 231454 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1054 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-232300- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-170824T0100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1054 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2017 /954 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * HIGH WAVE ACTION EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...BRISK NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET TODAY, WITH WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. THESE WAVE HEIGHTS, COMBINED WITH LONGER WAVE PERIODS OF 5 TO 6 SECONDS AND A DIRECT ONSHORE APPROACH WILL LEAD TO STRONG CURRENT DEVELOPMENT. THE WAVE AND CURRENT COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ MCD
184 WHUS43 KIWX 232042 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 442 PM EDT WED AUG 23 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-240100- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-170824T0100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 442 PM EDT WED AUG 23 2017 /342 PM CDT WED AUG 23 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * HIGH WAVE ACTION EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES. WINDS AND WAVES WILL SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES 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. && $$
554 WHUS43 KIWX 240044 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 844 PM EDT WED AUG 23 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-240145- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-170824T0100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 844 PM EDT WED AUG 23 2017 /744 PM CDT WED AUG 23 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. THEREFORE...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 43 min |
| Aug 21, 1:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 45 min |
| Aug 21, 3:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski | 26 min |
| Aug 21, 3:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 24 min |
| Aug 21, 4:40 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 52 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2017Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 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.