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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
418 AM EDT TUE JUN 22 2021
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LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
418 AM EDT TUE JUN 22 2021 /318 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2021/
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT /5 AM
CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...BREAKING WAVES OF 3 TO 4 FEET THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE
TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE LIKELY
EARLY THIS MORNING, AND BUT SHOULD BECOME WEAKER OR LESS
PREVALENT THROUGH THE DAY AS WAVES CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE.
* WHERE...IN INDIANA, LA PORTE COUNTY. IN MICHIGAN, BERRIEN
COUNTY.
* WHEN...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. MODERATE SWIM RISK CONTINUES
THROUGH THE DAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS INTO DEEPER
WATER AND HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF PIERS.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE
EARLY THIS MORNING. MODERATE SWIM RISK CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE DAY IN BOTH COUNTIES AS WAVES SUBSIDE. DANGEROUS
CURRENTS MAY BE PRESENT DESPITE LOWER WAVE HEIGHT ACTIVITY,
ESPECIALLY NEAR PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU GO TO THE BEACH, HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH
PATROL. DO NOT VENTURE OUT ON PIERS AS WAVES CAN WASH YOU INTO THE
WATER.
A MODERATE SWIM RISK MEANS BREAKING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS AREAS LIKE PIERS, BREAKWALLS,
AND RIVER OUTLETS.
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