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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Northern Indiana

July 15, 2017

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 15, 2017, 4:05 PM EDT. It took effect at Jul 16, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 15, 2017, 4:05 PM EDT (20:05 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 16, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired: Jul 17, 2017, 5:00 AM EDT
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted.

282 
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CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
405 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2017

INZ003-MIZ077-160415-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0008.170716T1800Z-170717T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
405 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2017 /305 PM CDT SAT JUL 15 2017/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS, WHICH 
IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING RESULTING IN WAVE HEIGHTS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
  THESE HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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

550 
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CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
949 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2017

INZ003-MIZ077-161000-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.170716T1800Z-170717T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
949 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2017 /849 PM CDT SAT JUL 15 2017/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING RESULTING IN WAVE HEIGHTS BUILDING TO 4 
  TO 7 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE 
  SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

336 
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CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
349 AM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017

INZ003-MIZ077-161600-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.170716T1800Z-170717T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
349 AM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017 /249 AM CDT SUN JUL 16 2017/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM
CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...INCREASING NORTH WINDS THIS
  AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET. THESE HIGH
  WAVES WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE WAVES ARE
  WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. 
 
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.

&&

$$

153 
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CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1029 AM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017

INZ003-MIZ077-162230-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.170716T1800Z-170717T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1029 AM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017 /929 AM CDT SUN JUL 16 2017/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM
CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...INCREASING NORTH WINDS THIS 
  AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET. THESE HIGH 
  WAVES WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE WAVES 
  ARE WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

373 
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CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
334 PM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017

INZ003-MIZ077-170345-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-170717T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
334 PM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017 /234 PM CDT SUN JUL 16 2017/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...INCREASING NORTH WINDS THIS 
  AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET. THESE HIGH 
  WAVES WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE WAVES 
  ARE WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

517 
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CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1047 PM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017

INZ003-MIZ077-170900-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-170717T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1047 PM EDT SUN JUL 16 2017 /947 PM CDT SUN JUL 16 2017/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT /4 AM
CDT/ MONDAY...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL SUBSIDE
  TO 3 TO 5 FEET TOWARD DAYBREAK MONDAY. THESE HIGH WAVES WILL
  LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS INTO EARLY MONDAY 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 15, 4:04 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	IWX		37 hr

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2017 Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2017 Every 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.