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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at May 27, 2010, 3:25 AM EDT. It took effect at May 27, 2010, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2010, 3:25 AM EDT (07:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2010, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 28, 2010, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
031 WHUS43 KIWX 270725 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 325 AM EDT THU MAY 27 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-271600- /O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0001.100527T1500Z-100529T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 325 AM EDT THU MAY 27 2010 /225 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
5 follow-up statements
977 WHUS43 KIWX 271816 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 216 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-280315- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-100529T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 216 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2010 /116 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
350 WHUS43 KIWX 271950 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 350 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-280400- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-100529T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 350 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2010 /250 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
673 WHUS43 KIWX 280750 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED TEXT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 346 AM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-281700- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-100529T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 346 AM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 /246 AM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
523 WHUS43 KIWX 281401 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1001 AM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-282215- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-100529T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1001 AM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 /901 AM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
239 WHUS43 KIWX 281924 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 324 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-290000- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-100529T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 324 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 /224 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams | 32 min |
| May 27, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 24 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Indiana, 2010Rip Current Statements in Michigan, 2010Every rip current statement in 2010
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.