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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Northern Indiana

July 11, 2020

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhite42 min
Jul 11, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXWhite31 min
Jul 11, 3:48 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX36 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.