Alert archive / Indiana / Beach Hazards Statements in 2018
Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 29, 2018, 2:13 AM EDT. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2018, 2:13 AM EDT (06:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2018, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
206 WHUS43 KIWX 290613 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 213 AM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-291415- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0013.180829T0613Z-180830T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 213 AM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018 /113 AM CDT Wed Aug 29 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect through late tonight. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves will build to 2 to 5 feet today into tonight creating hazardous 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
667 WHUS43 KIWX 291424 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1024 AM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-292230- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-180830T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1024 AM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018 /924 AM CDT Wed Aug 29 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves will build to 3 to 5 feet today into tonight creating dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
529 WHUS43 KIWX 291939 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 339 PM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-300345- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-180830T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 339 PM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018 /239 PM CDT Wed Aug 29 2018/ ...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...Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight will create very dangerous swimming conditions. Life threatening waves and currents are 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. && $$
555 WHUS43 KIWX 300208 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1008 PM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-300800- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-180830T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1008 PM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018 /908 PM CDT Wed Aug 29 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ THURSDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight will create very dangerous swimming conditions. Life threatening waves and currents are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 91 min | |
| Aug 29, 2:13 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 26 hr | |
| Aug 29, 6:48 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 42 min | |
| Aug 29, 10:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Pulaski and 1 more | 58 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2018Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2018Every beach hazards statement in 2018
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.