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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 25, 2023, 9:52 AM CDT for LaPorte County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan. It took effect at Aug 26, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2023, 9:52 AM CDT (14:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 26, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2023, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties LaPorte County, IN, Berrien County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 244 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3366 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 992 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
502 WHUS43 KIWX 251452 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1052 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 INZ103-MIZ177-277-252300- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0013.230826T2100Z-230827T0900Z/ Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 1052 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 /952 AM CDT Fri Aug 25 2023/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. Waves increase from 2 to 3 feet Saturday morning, to 3 to 5 feet by late Saturday afternoon. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers. && $$
6 follow-up statements
657 WHUS43 KIWX 251901 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 301 PM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 INZ103-MIZ177-277-260315- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.230826T2100Z-230827T0900Z/ Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 301 PM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 /201 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2023/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. Waves increase from 2 to 3 feet Saturday morning, to 3 to 5 feet by late Saturday afternoon. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers. && $$
325 WHUS43 KIWX 260106 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 906 PM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 INZ103-MIZ177-277-260915- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.230826T2100Z-230827T0900Z/ Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 906 PM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 /806 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2023/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. Waves increase from 2 to 3 feet Saturday morning, to 3 to 5 feet by late Saturday afternoon. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers. && $$
447 WHUS43 KIWX 260742 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 342 AM EDT Sat Aug 26 2023 INZ103-MIZ177-277-261600- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.230826T2100Z-230827T0900Z/ Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 342 AM EDT Sat Aug 26 2023 /242 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2023/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...From this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers. && $$
424 WHUS43 KIWX 261453 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1053 AM EDT Sat Aug 26 2023 INZ103-MIZ177-277-262300- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.230826T2100Z-230827T0900Z/ Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 1053 AM EDT Sat Aug 26 2023 /953 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2023/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet late this afternoon into tonight. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...From 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers. && $$
106 WHUS43 KIWX 262020 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 420 PM EDT Sat Aug 26 2023 INZ103-MIZ177-277-270430- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.230826T2100Z-230827T0900Z/ Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 420 PM EDT Sat Aug 26 2023 /320 PM CDT Sat Aug 26 2023/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet into tonight. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...From 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers. && $$
929 WHUS43 KIWX 270120 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 920 PM EDT Sat Aug 26 2023 INZ103-MIZ177-277-270900- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-230827T0900Z/ Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 920 PM EDT Sat Aug 26 2023 /820 PM CDT Sat Aug 26 2023/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. Waves 3 to 6 feet. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...From 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaGrange | 24 min |
| Aug 25, 9:47 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 42 hr | |
| Aug 24, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 39 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2023Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2023Every beach hazards statement in 2023
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.