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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Aug 15, 2010, 5:35 PM EDT. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 15, 2010, 5:35 PM EDT (21:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2010, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
976 WHUS43 KIWX 152135 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 535 PM EDT SUN AUG 15 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-160545- /O.CAN.KIWX.LS.S.0001.000000T0000Z-100816T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0015.100815T2135Z-100817T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 535 PM EDT SUN AUG 15 2010 /435 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
801 WHUS43 KIWX 160246 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1046 PM EDT SUN AUG 15 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-161100- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-100817T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1046 PM EDT SUN AUG 15 2010 /946 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ JC
124 WHUS43 KIWX 160801 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 401 AM EDT MON AUG 16 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-161615- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-100817T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 401 AM EDT MON AUG 16 2010 /301 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. 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. && $$ JC
858 WHUS43 KIWX 161446 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1046 AM EDT MON AUG 16 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-162300- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-100817T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1046 AM EDT MON AUG 16 2010 /946 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Hillsdale | 66 min |
| Aug 15, 4:21 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | IWX | 74 min | |
| Aug 15, 4:24 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 40 hr | |
| Aug 15, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Noble, Whitley | 59 min |
| Aug 15, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 68 min |
| Aug 15, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 60 min |
| Aug 15, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen | 33 min |
| Aug 15, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams | 65 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Michigan, 2010Rip Current Statements in Indiana, 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.