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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Northern Indiana

June 19, 2025Berrien County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 19, 2025, 7:58 AM EDT for Berrien County, Michigan. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2025, 7:58 AM EDT (11:58 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

County Berrien County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 262 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2025-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 447 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2025-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
447 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

663 
WHUS43 KIWX 191158
CFWIWX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
758 AM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

MIZ177-277-191800-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0002.250619T1200Z-250619T1800Z/
Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-
758 AM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming
  conditions expected. Waves 3 to 4 feet with isolated higher
  waves possible up to 5 feet.

* WHERE...Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
026 
WHUS43 KIWX 191449
CFWIWX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1049 AM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

MIZ177-277-191800-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250619T1800Z/
Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-
1049 AM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming
  conditions expected. Waves 3 to 4 feet early this afternoon,
  diminishing to 1 to 2 feet by this evening.

* WHERE...Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this 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.

&&

$$
083 
WHUS43 KIWX 191753
CFWIWX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
153 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

MIZ177-277-191900-
/O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-250619T1800Z/
Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-
153 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

Waves have diminished to 2 to 3 feet so the Beach Hazards
Statement will be allowed to expire.

$$

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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.