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Beach Hazards Statement 17, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 30, 2017, 4:43 PM EDT. It took effect at Aug 31, 2017, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2017, 4:43 PM EDT (20:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 31, 2017, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
019 WHUS43 KIWX 302043 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 443 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-310445- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0017.170831T0900Z-170831T1600Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 443 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2017 /343 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT CAUSING WINDS TO PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTH RESULTING IN WAVES BUILDING TO 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
722 WHUS43 KIWX 310154 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 954 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-311000- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0017.170831T0900Z-170831T1600Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 954 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2017 /854 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT CAUSING WINDS TO PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTH RESULTING IN WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
629 WHUS43 KIWX 310838 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 438 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2017 INZ003-311645- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0017.170831T0900Z-170831T2100Z/ LA PORTE- 338 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET TODAY. 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. && $$ MIZ077-311600- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0017.170831T0900Z-170831T1600Z/ BERRIEN- 438 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
833 WHUS43 KIWX 311936 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 336 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2017 INZ003-010345- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-170901T0600Z/ LA PORTE- 236 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BROUGHT WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET TO THE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT AND THUS WAVES AT THE BEACH WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. A NORTH- NORTHEAST WAVE DIRECTION WILL LEAD TO STRONG LONGSHORE AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS. LONG WAVE PERIODS OF 6 TO 7 SECONDS WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. 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. && $$ MCD
290 WHUS43 KIWX 010200 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1000 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2017 INZ003-010600- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-170901T0600Z/ LA PORTE- 900 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A NORTHEAST WAVE DIRECTION WILL LEAD TO STRONG LONGSHORE AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS. LONG WAVE PERIODS OF 6 TO 8 SECONDS WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
620 WHUS43 KIWX 010558 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 158 AM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017 INZ003-011200- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-170901T1200Z/ LA PORTE- 1258 AM CDT FRI SEP 1 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET TOWARD DAYBREAK. A NORTHEAST WAVE DIRECTION WILL LEAD TO STRONG LONGSHORE AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS. LONG WAVE PERIODS OF 6 TO 8 SECONDS WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 12:02 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Steuben | 10 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:42 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 43 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.