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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 20, 2017, 6:36 PM EDT. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2017, 6:36 PM EDT (22:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2017, 10:02 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
512 WHUS43 KIWX 202236 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 636 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-210300- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0003.170620T2236Z-170621T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 636 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2017 /536 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS, WHICH IS 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...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS EARLY THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
827 WHUS43 KIWX 210202 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1002 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-210315- /O.CAN.KIWX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170621T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1002 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2017 /902 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 9:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski | 23 min |
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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.