OVWA Region 2 Weather Advisory from the National Weather Service for the following counties: LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1227 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2014 /1127 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2014/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * 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... WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... CAUSING DANGEROUS 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 INTO DEEPER WATER. 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. 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 && Stay tuned to the Ohio Valley Weather Authority Region 2 for further updates.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 04:28:35 +0000
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