...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...
* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...
* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...
* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AT LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTY BEACHES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT... RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
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