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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 9, 2020, 4:07 AM EDT. It took effect at Sep 10, 2020, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2020, 4:07 AM EDT (08:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 10, 2020, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
978 WHUS43 KIWX 090807 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 407 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-091615- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0021.200910T0800Z-200911T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 407 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2020 /307 AM CDT Wed Sep 9 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for dangerous swimming conditions, which is in effect from late tonight through Thursday evening. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Northeast winds 15 to 30 mph Thursday with waves increasing to 3 to 6 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
356 WHUS43 KIWX 091430 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1030 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-092000- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0021.200910T0800Z-200911T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1030 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2020 /930 AM CDT Wed Sep 9 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Northeast winds 15 to 30 mph Thursday with waves increasing to 3 to 6 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
567 WHUS43 KIWX 091943 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 343 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-100345- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0021.200910T0800Z-200911T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 343 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2020 /243 PM CDT Wed Sep 9 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Northeast winds 15 to 30 mph Thursday with waves increasing to 3 to 6 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. && $$
359 WHUS43 KIWX 100242 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1042 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-101045- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0021.200910T0800Z-200911T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1042 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2020 /942 PM CDT Wed Sep 9 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Northeast winds 15 to 30 mph Thursday with waves increasing to 3 to 6 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
616 WHUS43 KIWX 100738 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 338 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-101545- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0021.200910T0800Z-200911T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 338 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2020 /238 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...North to Northeast winds 15 to 30 mph today with waves 3 to 5 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. && $$
810 WHUS43 KIWX 101422 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1022 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-110000- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200911T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1022 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2020 /922 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...North to Northeast winds 15 to 30 mph today with waves 3 to 6 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
345 WHUS43 KIWX 102359 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 759 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-110100- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200911T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 759 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2020 /659 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... Waves have diminished, so the Beach Hazards Statement will be allowed to expire. However, caution should still be taken due to a Moderate Swim Risk continuing through the evening with potentially dangerous currents persisting. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski, White | 59 min |
| Sep 8, 10:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Pulaski, White | 112 min |
| Sep 8, 10:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Starke | 23 min |
| Sep 8, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton | 29 min |
| Sep 8, 10:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Marshall | 24 min |
| Sep 8, 11:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Marshall | 28 min |
| Sep 8, 11:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 25 min |
| Sep 9, 4:03 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 37 hr |
Nearby
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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.