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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 8, 2017, 8:14 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2017, 8:14 AM EDT (12:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
686 WHUS43 KIWX 081214 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 814 AM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017 INZ003-MIZ077-081800- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0006.170708T1214Z-170708T1800Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 814 AM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017 /714 AM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING BUT LINGERING HIGH WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:27 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 23 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:21 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 6 hr | |
| Jul 8, 8:15 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 6 hr | |
| Jul 8, 9:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 64 hr |
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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.