Message: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-IN124F00AD79F4.BeachHazardsStatement.124F00CAB140IN.IWXCFWIWX.7aec3934fa2a8592ec2eddf883daa1dd from
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.govSent: 04:53 EDT on 05-23-2013
Effective: 04:53 EDT on 05-23-2013
Expires: 20:00 EDT on 05-24-2013
Event: Beach Hazards Statement
Alert:
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...
* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...
* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...
* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH
AND WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW.
Instructions: DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP 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 SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.
Target Area:
La Porte
Forecast Office: NWS NorthernIndiana (Northern Indiana and Northeastern Ohio)
