Beach Hazards Statement
NWS Northern Indiana ยท US
Updated
Details
Beach Hazards Statement Now In Effect Through Late Tuesday Night
- Event
- Beach Hazards Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Dangerous swimming conditions expected. Those visiting the beach should stay out of the water. *Waves of 2 to 4 feet. *Strong southward flowing longshore current expected. *Strong structural current near piers and breakwalls, especially on the north sides. *Rip currents possible within sandbars.
Where
Northern La Porte county.
When
Through late Tuesday night.
Impacts
Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers.
Instructions
Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers.
Affected areas
- Northern La Porte
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m9s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M33E1CEDA8TP3FNDPF6XAH61
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3081e0af8b083ea3eaf987aecde656ea6d469256.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Northern Indiana
- AWIPS ID
- CAPIWX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.3170
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | BHS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWIWX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS43 KIWX 220209 |
| NWSheadline | BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-260923T0900Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-23T05:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.372599ebf3a4726877bea51a608ac4ac7ca90cee.001.1,2026-09-21T10:55:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Northern La Porte
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 018091 |
| UGC | INZ103 |