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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 9, 2020, 10:39 PM EDT. It took effect at Jul 10, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2020, 10:39 PM EDT (02:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 10, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2020, 4:11 AM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
145 WHUS43 KIWX 100239 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1039 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020 MIZ077-101045- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0006.200710T1500Z-200711T0900Z/ Berrien- 1039 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for dangerous swimming conditions, which is in effect from Friday morning through late Friday night. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... Southwest winds will shift to the northwest and increase to 15 to 25 mph Friday afternoon before diminishing to 10 to 20 mph Friday night. This will result in waves building to 3 to 6 feet Friday afternoon into Friday 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
366 WHUS43 KIWX 100840 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana Issued by National Weather Service Chicago IL 440 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 INZ003-101645- /O.EXB.KIWX.BH.S.0006.200710T1500Z-200711T1200Z/ La Porte- 340 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for dangerous swimming conditions, which is in effect from 10 AM CDT this morning through Saturday morning. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... Southwest winds will shift to the northwest and increase to 15 to 25 mph Friday afternoon before diminishing to 10 to 20 mph Friday night. This will result in waves building to 3 to 6 feet Friday afternoon into Friday evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$ MIZ077-101645- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0006.200710T1500Z-200711T1200Z/ Berrien- 440 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... Southwest winds will shift to the northwest and increase to 15 to 25 mph Friday afternoon before diminishing to 10 to 20 mph Friday night. This will result in waves building to 3 to 6 feet Friday afternoon into Friday 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. && $$
756 WHUS43 KIWX 101153 AAA CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Northern Indiana 753 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-102000- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.200710T1500Z-200711T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 753 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 /653 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Light southwest winds will shift to the northwest and increase to 15 to 25 mph this afternoon before diminishing to 10 to 20 mph tonight. This will result in waves building to 3 to 6 feet Friday afternoon into Friday evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
117 WHUS43 KIWX 101432 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1032 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-102245- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.200710T1500Z-200711T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1032 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 /932 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Light southwest winds will shift to the northwest and increase to 15 to 25 mph this afternoon before diminishing to 10 to 20 mph tonight. This will result in waves building to 3 to 6 feet this afternoon and 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. && $$
692 WHUS43 KIWX 101936 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 336 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-110345- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-200711T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 336 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 /236 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph will create 3 to 5 foot waves this afternoon into tonight. This will result in dangerous swimming conditions along Lake Michigan beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
474 WHUS43 KIWX 110234 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1034 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-111045- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-200711T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1034 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 /934 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... * 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 early Saturday morning. This will result in dangerous swimming conditions along Lake Michigan beaches. 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. && $$
912 WHUS43 KIWX 110811 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 411 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-110915- /O.CAN.KIWX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-200711T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 411 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020 /311 AM CDT Sat Jul 11 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has cancelled the Beach Hazards Statement. Winds and waves have decreased and the Beach Hazards Statement is no longer in effect. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Berrien, Cass | 63 min |
| Jul 10, 3:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 23 min |
| Jul 10, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Hillsdale | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 10:39 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 24 hr |
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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.