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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Northern Indiana

June 22, 2020

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 22, 2020, 5:41 AM EDT. It took effect at Jun 23, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 22, 2020, 5:41 AM EDT (09:41 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 23, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 23, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted.

544 
WHUS43 KIWX 220941
CFWIWX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
541 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020

INZ003-MIZ077-221745-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0005.200623T1500Z-200623T2100Z/
La Porte-Berrien-
541 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 /441 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2020/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from Tuesday morning 
through Tuesday afternoon. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... 

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions
  expected Tuesday morning and afternoon. Northwest winds 15 to 
  25 mph will result in waves between 3 and 5 feet Tuesday, then 
  subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Tuesday 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
641 
WHUS43 KIWX 221432
CFWIWX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1032 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020

INZ003-MIZ077-222245-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0005.200623T1500Z-200623T2100Z/
La Porte-Berrien-
1032 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 /932 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2020/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions 
  expected Tuesday morning and afternoon. Northwest winds 15 to 
  25 mph will result in waves between 3 and 5 feet Tuesday, then 
  subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Tuesday 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.

&&

$$
492 
WHUS43 KIWX 221938
CFWIWX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
338 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020

INZ003-MIZ077-230345-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0005.200623T1500Z-200623T2100Z/
La Porte-Berrien-
338 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 /238 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2020/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions
  expected Tuesday. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph will result in
  waves between 3 and 5 feet Tuesday. The waves will subside to 1
  to 3 feet Tuesday 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.

&&

$$
668 
WHUS43 KIWX 230255
CFWIWX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1055 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020

INZ003-MIZ077-231100-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0005.200623T1500Z-200623T2100Z/
La Porte-Berrien-
1055 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 /955 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2020/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions 
  expected Tuesday. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph will result in 
  waves between 3 and 5 feet Tuesday. The waves will subside to 
  1 to 3 feet Tuesday 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.

&&

$$
826 
WHUS43 KIWX 230805
CFWIWX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
405 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2020

INZ003-MIZ077-231615-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0005.200623T1500Z-200623T2100Z/
La Porte-Berrien-
405 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2020 /305 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2020/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT
/10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions
  expected Tuesday. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph will result in
  waves between 3 and 6 feet Tuesday. The waves will subside to 1
  to 3 feet Tuesday 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.

&&

$$
934 
WHUS43 KIWX 231449
CFWIWX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1049 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2020

INZ003-MIZ077-232100-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0005.200623T1500Z-200623T2100Z/
La Porte-Berrien-
1049 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2020 /949 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2020/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS 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...Dangerous swimming conditions
  expected Tuesday. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph will result in
  waves between 4 and 6 feet through this afternoon, subsiding
  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.

&&

$$
555 
WHUS43 KIWX 232109
CFWIWX

Lakeshore Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
509 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2020

INZ003-MIZ077-232215-
/O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-200623T2100Z/
La Porte-Berrien-
509 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2020 /409 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2020/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

Wave heights and currents will subside through the evening hours. 
However, dangerous currents may exist at any time near piers, 
breakwalls, and river outlets.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien15 min
Jun 22, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass33 min
Jun 22, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien, Cass27 min
Jun 22, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBerrien32 min
Jun 22, 5:41 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX35 hr
Jun 22, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX44 min
Jun 22, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte31 min
Jun 22, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX67 min
Jun 22, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSaint Joseph36 min
Jun 22, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSaint Joseph27 min
Jun 22, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPulaski20 min
Jun 22, 7:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPulaski18 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.