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Rip Current Statement 23, NWS Northern Indiana

September 12, 2010

NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Sep 12, 2010, 4:12 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 12, 2010, 4:12 AM EDT (08:12 UTC)
Expired: Sep 12, 2010, 12:00 PM EDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

801 
WHUS43 KIWX 120812
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
412 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-121600-
/O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0023.100912T0812Z-100912T1600Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
412 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 2010 /312 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS THIS MORNING...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 11, 10:45 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Elkhart, Grant and 9 more	5 hr
Sep 12, 5:07 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	IWX		29 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.