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Beach Hazards Statement 12, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 27, 2018, 4:03 AM EDT. It took effect at Aug 27, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2018, 4:03 AM EDT (08:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 27, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
477 WHUS43 KIWX 270803 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 403 AM EDT Mon Aug 27 2018 MIZ077-271615- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0012.180827T1500Z-180828T2100Z/ Berrien- 403 AM EDT Mon Aug 27 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for Berrien County, which is in effect from 11 AM EDT this morning through Tuesday afternoon. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...South-southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph are expected late this morning through Tuesday afternoon. This will allow waves to build to 2 to 5 feet, likely creating currents and 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
820 WHUS43 KIWX 271435 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1035 AM EDT Mon Aug 27 2018 MIZ077-272245- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.180827T1500Z-180828T2100Z/ Berrien- 1035 AM EDT Mon Aug 27 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...South-southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph are expected late this morning through Tuesday afternoon. This will allow waves to build to 2 to 5 feet, likely creating currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
290 WHUS43 KIWX 271944 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 344 PM EDT Mon Aug 27 2018 MIZ077-280345- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180828T2100Z/ Berrien- 344 PM EDT Mon Aug 27 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...South to southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph are expected through Tuesday afternoon. This will allow waves of 2 to 5 feet, likely creating currents and 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. && $$
710 WHUS43 KIWX 280203 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1003 PM EDT Mon Aug 27 2018 MIZ077-281015- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180828T2100Z/ Berrien- 1003 PM EDT Mon Aug 27 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...South to southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph are expected through Tuesday afternoon. This will allow waves of 2 to 5 feet, likely creating currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
646 WHUS43 KIWX 280739 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 339 AM EDT Tue Aug 28 2018 MIZ077-281545- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180828T2100Z/ Berrien- 339 AM EDT Tue Aug 28 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...South to southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph are expected today. This will allow waves of 3 to 5 feet, likely creating currents and 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. && $$
610 WHUS43 KIWX 281436 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1036 AM EDT Tue Aug 28 2018 INZ003-282100- /O.EXA.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180828T2100Z/ La Porte- 936 AM CDT Tue Aug 28 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for dangerous swimming conditions, which is in effect until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...East to northeast of 10 to 15 mph will becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Waves of 2 to 4 feet this morning will subside to 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. These waves will likely create currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$ MIZ077-282100- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180828T2100Z/ Berrien- 1036 AM EDT Tue Aug 28 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...East to northeast of 10 to 15 mph will becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Waves of 3 to 5 feet this morning will subside to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. These waves will likely create currents and 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. && $$
045 WHUS43 KIWX 282110 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 510 PM EDT Tue Aug 28 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-282215- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180828T2100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 510 PM EDT Tue Aug 28 2018 /410 PM CDT Tue Aug 28 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 3:53 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 37 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.