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Beach Hazards Statement 14, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 5, 2018, 4:13 AM EDT. It took effect at Sep 6, 2018, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2018, 4:13 AM EDT (08:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 6, 2018, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
931 WHUS43 KIWX 050813 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 413 AM EDT Wed Sep 5 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-051615- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0014.180906T0600Z-180906T1800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 413 AM EDT Wed Sep 5 2018 /313 AM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from late tonight through Thursday afternoon. * 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 by early Thursday morning 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
604 WHUS43 KIWX 051436 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 5 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-052245- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0014.180906T0600Z-180906T1800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1036 AM EDT Wed Sep 5 2018 /936 AM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves will build to 3 to 5 feet by early Thursday morning creating hazardous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
590 WHUS43 KIWX 051947 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 347 PM EDT Wed Sep 5 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-060400- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0014.180906T0600Z-180906T1800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 347 PM EDT Wed Sep 5 2018 /247 PM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * 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 by early Thursday morning 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. && $$
170 WHUS43 KIWX 060212 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1012 PM EDT Wed Sep 5 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-061015- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0014.180906T0600Z-180906T1800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1012 PM EDT Wed Sep 5 2018 /912 PM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves 3 to 6 feet creating hazardous swimming conditions, subsiding Thursday afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
884 WHUS43 KIWX 060810 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 410 AM EDT Thu Sep 6 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-061800- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-180906T1800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 410 AM EDT Thu Sep 6 2018 /310 AM CDT Thu Sep 6 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS 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...Waves 3 to 5 feet are creating hazardous swimming conditions. Waves will subside this afternoon. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 4:12 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 34 hr | |
| Sep 5, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 48 min |
| Sep 5, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko | 23 min |
| Sep 5, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 25 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.