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EXPIRED8/17/2025 10:36:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
8/17/2025 10:36:00 AM until 8/17/2025 6:45:00 PM
Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
Do not venture out on piers.
* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions expected, especially by
late afternoon as winds shift to the north.
*Waves of 1 to 2 feet will build to 3 to 4 feet through the
day.
*Life-threatening rip and structural currents are expected.
Structural currents will be especially strong on the north
side of piers and breakwalls.
*A strong southward flowing longshore current is expected by
the afternoon.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan,
Southern Berrien county.
* WHEN...From noon EDT /11 AM CDT/ today through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water
and high waves can sweep people off piers.