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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 5, 2018, 3:51 PM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2018, 3:51 PM EDT (19:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2018, 5:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
554 WHUS43 KIWX 051951 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 351 PM EDT Tue Jun 5 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-060400- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0003.180605T1951Z-180606T0500Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 351 PM EDT Tue Jun 5 2018 /251 PM CDT Tue Jun 5 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT /MIDNIGHT CDT/ WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for dangerous swimming conditions, which is in effect until 1 AM EDT /midnight CDT/ Wednesday. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves of 2 to 4 feet and northeast winds of 10 to 15 mph will lead to strong rip and structural current development. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
491 WHUS43 KIWX 060141 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 941 PM EDT Tue Jun 5 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-060900- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-180606T0900Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 941 PM EDT Tue Jun 5 2018 /841 PM CDT Tue Jun 5 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves of 3 to 5 feet and northeast winds of 10 to 15 mph will lead to strong rip and structural current development. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
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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.