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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 4, 2025, 3:40 PM EDT for Berrien County, Michigan; LaPorte County, Indiana. It took effect at Sep 5, 2025, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2025, 3:40 PM EDT (19:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 5, 2025, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2025, 4:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 48 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 19:39 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, 7.7 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1191 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
328 WHUS43 KIWX 041940 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 340 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 INZ103-MIZ177-277-050345- /O.CAN.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-250904T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0013.250905T0900Z-250906T0900Z/ Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 340 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025 /240 PM CDT Thu Sep 4 2025/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. Waves 5 to 10 feet. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through late Friday 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
349 WHUS43 KIWX 050828 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 428 AM EDT Fri Sep 5 2025 INZ103-MIZ177-277-051630- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.250905T0900Z-250906T0900Z/ Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 428 AM EDT Fri Sep 5 2025 /328 AM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. Waves 5 to 10 feet. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers. && $$
617 WHUS43 KIWX 051454 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1054 AM EDT Fri Sep 5 2025 INZ103-MIZ177-277-052300- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250906T0900Z/ Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 1054 AM EDT Fri Sep 5 2025 /954 AM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025/ ...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 5 to 9 feet. * WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...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. && $$
803 WHUS43 KIWX 051938 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 338 PM EDT Fri Sep 5 2025 MIZ177-277-060345- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250907T2100Z/ Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 338 PM EDT Fri Sep 5 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers. && $$ INZ103-060345- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250906T0900Z/ Northern La Porte- 238 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025 ...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. * WHERE...Northern La Porte county. * WHEN...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. && $$
659 WHUS43 KIWX 060225 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1025 PM EDT Fri Sep 5 2025 INZ103-060900- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250906T0900Z/ Northern La Porte- 925 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Northern La Porte county. * WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers. && $$ MIZ177-277-061030- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250907T2100Z/ Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 1025 PM EDT Fri Sep 5 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * 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. && $$
021 WHUS43 KIWX 060905 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 505 AM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025 INZ103-061600- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250906T1600Z/ Northern La Porte- 405 AM CDT Sat Sep 6 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions expected. -Waves of 3 to 4 feet subside to 2 to 3 feet this afternoon. -Life-threatening rip and structural currents are expected. * WHERE...Northern La Porte county. * WHEN...Until 11 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers. && $$ MIZ177-277-061715- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250907T2100Z/ Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 505 AM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions expected. -Waves of 3 to 5 feet subside to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon into tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Sunday morning will subside to 2 to 3 feet by the afternoon. -Life-threatening rip and structural currents are expected. * WHERE...Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * 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. && $$
650 WHUS43 KIWX 061602 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1202 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025 INZ103-061715- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250906T1600Z/ Northern La Porte- 1102 AM CDT Sat Sep 6 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... Waves have subsided this morning, though a moderate swim risk remains in effect for the La Porte County beaches through Sunday with expected waves up to 3 ft. $$ MIZ177-277-070015- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250907T2100Z/ Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 1202 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. Waves 2 to 5 feet. * WHERE...Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * 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. && $$
011 WHUS43 KIWX 061934 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 334 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025 MIZ177-277-070345- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250907T2100Z/ Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 334 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. Waves 3 to 4 feet. * WHERE...Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers. && $$
488 WHUS43 KIWX 070212 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1012 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025 MIZ177-277-071015- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250907T2100Z/ Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 1012 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by waves. * WHERE...Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * 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. && $$
426 WHUS43 KIWX 070830 CFWIWX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 430 AM EDT Sun Sep 7 2025 MIZ177-277-070930- /O.CAN.KIWX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-250907T2100Z/ Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 430 AM EDT Sun Sep 7 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Waves have dropped below 3 feet this morning. While there is a possibility that waves reach and surpass 3 feet by a couple of inches this afternoon, the time period that this would occur is shortlived. Therefore the Beach Hazard Statement has been cancelled. A moderate swim risk remains for today given lingering currents and invigorated waves. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton | 28 min |
| Sep 3, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 4:10 AM EDT | Gale Warning | IWX | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.