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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
344 PM EDT FRI SEP 27 2024
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NORTHERN BERRIEN-
344 PM EDT FRI SEP 27 2024
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS EXPECTED BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT A STRONG SOUTHWARD
FLOWING LONGSHORE CURRENT AND STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS NEAR
PIERS, PARTICULARLY ON THE NORTH SIDE. WEAK RIP CURRENTS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITHIN SANDBARS.
* WHERE...NORTHERN BERRIEN COUNTY.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS INTO DEEPER WATER
AND HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF PIERS.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...THERE IS A MODERATE SWIM RISK FOR
SATURDAY. BREAKING WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
DO NOT VENTURE OUT ON PIERS.
A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO SHORE.
LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM
BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT DIFFICULT
TO RETURN TO SHORE.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP
YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.
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NORTHERN LA PORTE-
244 PM CDT FRI SEP 27 2024
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...LIFE-THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS EXPECTED. WAVES WILL
BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET THROUGH THE DAY, PEAKING TOWARDS THE
EVENING HOURS. WAVES OF 2 TO 5 FEET AND CURRENT ACTIVITY WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PIERS MAY BE HEAVILY SWAMPED
BY WAVES, ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. EXPECT A STRONG SOUTHWARD
FLOWING LONGSHORE CURRENT AND STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS NEAR
PIERS, PARTICULARLY ON THE NORTH SIDE. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE SANDBARS.
* WHERE...NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS INTO DEEPER WATER
AND HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF PIERS.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...THERE IS A MODERATE SWIM RISK FOR
SUNDAY. BREAKING WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
DO NOT VENTURE OUT ON PIERS.
A LONGSHORE CURRENT IS A LAKE CURRENT THAT MOVES PARALLEL TO
SHORE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS
FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM... MAKING IT
DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP
YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM THE SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER.
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SOUTHERN BERRIEN-
344 PM EDT FRI SEP 27 2024
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS EXPECTED.
EXPECT A STRONG SOUTHWARD FLOWING LONGSHORE CURRENT AND STRONG
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS NEAR PIERS, PARTICULARLY ON THE NORTH SIDE.
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITHIN SANDBARS.
* WHERE...SOUTHERN BERRIEN COUNTY.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS INTO DEEPER WATER
AND HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF PIERS.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...THERE IS A MODERATE SWIM RISK FOR
SATURDAY. BREAKING WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. THE WORST CONDITIONS TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE
FURTHER SOUTH IN THE COUNTY, PARTICULARLY NEAR NEW BUFFALO, MI.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
DO NOT VENTURE OUT ON PIERS.
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