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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 27, 2018, 4:33 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2018, 4:33 AM EDT (08:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
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700 WHUS43 KIWX 270833 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 433 AM EDT Fri Jul 27 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-271645- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0009.180727T0833Z-180727T1800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 433 AM EDT Fri Jul 27 2018 /333 AM CDT Fri Jul 27 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 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 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...Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph will result in waves of 3 to 5 feet into the early afternoon. Waves will then diminish to to 1 to 3 feet. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
306 WHUS43 KIWX 271504 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1104 AM EDT Fri Jul 27 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-271800- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-180727T1800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1104 AM EDT Fri Jul 27 2018 /1004 AM CDT Fri Jul 27 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph will result in waves of 3 to 5 feet into the early afternoon. Waves will then diminish to to 1 to 3 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
154 WHUS43 KIWX 271748 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 148 PM EDT Fri Jul 27 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-272100- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-180727T2100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 148 PM EDT Fri Jul 27 2018 /1248 PM CDT Fri Jul 27 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph will continue to diminish through the remainder of the afternoon. Waves of 3 to 5 feet will diminish to 1 to 3 feet by this evening. 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. && $$
597 WHUS43 KIWX 272104 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 504 PM EDT Fri Jul 27 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-272215- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-180727T2100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 504 PM EDT Fri Jul 27 2018 /404 PM CDT Fri Jul 27 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves will diminish to 1 to 3 feet through the evening. && $$
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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.