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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 11, 2020, 3:46 PM EDT. It took effect at Jul 12, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2020, 3:46 PM EDT (19:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 12, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2020, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
346 WHUS43 KIWX 111946 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 346 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-120400- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0007.200712T1800Z-200713T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 346 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020 /246 PM CDT Sat Jul 11 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves will build to between 3 and 5 feet Sunday afternoon into Sunday night. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
627 WHUS43 KIWX 120231 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1031 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-121045- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0007.200712T1800Z-200713T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1031 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020 /931 PM CDT Sat Jul 11 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves will build to between 3 and 6 feet Sunday afternoon into Sunday night. This will result in dangerous swimming conditions along Lake Michigan beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
377 WHUS43 KIWX 120811 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 411 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-121615- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0007.200712T1600Z-200713T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 411 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2020 /311 AM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves will build to between 3 and 6 feet Sunday afternoon into Sunday night. 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. && $$
795 WHUS43 KIWX 121436 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1036 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-122245- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0007.200712T1600Z-200713T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1036 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2020 /936 AM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves will build to between 3 and 6 feet this afternoon into tonight. This will result in dangerous swimming conditions along Lake Michigan beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
269 WHUS43 KIWX 121916 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 316 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-130330- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-200713T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 316 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2020 /216 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves will build to between 3 and 6 feet 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. && $$
361 WHUS43 KIWX 130253 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1053 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-130800- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-200713T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1053 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2020 /953 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ MONDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Waves 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to 1 to 3 feet toward daybreak. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
680 WHUS43 KIWX 130752 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 352 AM EDT Mon Jul 13 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-130900- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-200713T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 352 AM EDT Mon Jul 13 2020 /252 AM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING... Wave heights are falling so the Beach Hazards Statement will be allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 42 min |
| Jul 11, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | White | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 3:48 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 36 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2020Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2020Every beach hazards statement in 2020
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.