034  
WHUS43 KIWX 280919  
CFWIWX  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
519 AM EDT SAT SEP 28 2024  
 
MIZ177-281030-  
/O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-240928T0900Z/  
NORTHERN BERRIEN-  
519 AM EDT SAT SEP 28 2024  
   
..BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED  
 
CONDITIONS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW HIGH SWIM RISK AND BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT  
CRITERIA. THERE IS A MODERATE SWIM RISK THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.  
BREAKING WAVES OF 2 TO 3 FEET AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THERE IS  
A MODERATE SWIM RISK AGAIN ON SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
 
 
MIZ277-281730-  
/O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-240928T1800Z/  
SOUTHERN BERRIEN-  
519 AM EDT SAT SEP 28 2024  
 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WAVES OF 3 TO 5  
FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 3 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES MAY  
SWAMP PIERS, PARTICULARLY EARLY THIS MORNING NEAR NEW BUFFALO,  
MI. STRONG CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHERN BERRIEN COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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 AFTER 2  
PM ET TODAY AS HIGH SWIM RISK CONDITIONS SUBSIDE. BREAKING WAVES  
AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED, THOUGH CURRENT STRENGTH SHOULD BE  
WEAKER AS WAVES CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. THERE IS A MODERATE SWIM  
RISK FORECASTED FOR SUNDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.  
DO NOT VENTURE OUT ON PIERS.  
 
 
 
 
 
INZ103-281730-  
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-240929T0000Z/  
NORTHERN LA PORTE-  
419 AM CDT SAT SEP 28 2024  
 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WAVES OF 3 TO 6  
FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES MAY  
SWAMP PIERS, PARTICULARLY EARLY THIS MORNING. LIFE-THREATENING  
CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED EVEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ONCE WAVE  
HEIGHTS DIMINISH SLIGHTLY.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS 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 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.  
 
 
 
 
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