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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Northern Indiana

June 6, 2010

NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Jun 6, 2010, 4:24 AM EDT. It took effect at Jun 6, 2010, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 2010, 4:24 AM EDT (08:24 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 6, 2010, 5:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 6, 2010, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

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

654 
WHUS43 KIWX 060824
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
424 AM EDT SUN JUN 6 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-061630-
/O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0003.100606T0900Z-100607T0300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
424 AM EDT SUN JUN 6 2010 /324 AM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

HIGH WAVES GENERATED BY BRISK NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ALONG THE
SHORELINE WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...CREATING
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. 

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
035 
WHUS43 KIWX 061540
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1140 AM EDT SUN JUN 6 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-062345-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-100607T0300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1140 AM EDT SUN JUN 6 2010 /1040 AM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

HIGH WAVES GENERATED BY BRISK NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ALONG THE
SHORELINE WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...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.

&&

$$
095 
WHUS43 KIWX 062325
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
725 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-070300-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-100607T0300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
725 PM EDT SUN JUN 6 2010 /625 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

HIGH WAVES GENERATED BY BRISK NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ALONG THE
SHORELINE WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 9:56 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXHillsdale49 min
Jun 5, 10:56 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXBranch21 min
Jun 5, 11:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien, Cass59 min
Jun 5, 11:33 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXBerrien, Cass27 min
Jun 5, 11:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Saint Joseph65 min
Jun 6, 12:00 AM EDTTornado WarningIWXCass, Saint Joseph30 min
Jun 6, 12:33 AM EDTTornado WarningIWXBranch, Saint Joseph27 min
Jun 6, 12:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBranch, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph54 min
Jun 6, 12:48 AM EDTTornado WarningIWXBranch, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph27 min
Jun 6, 1:00 AM EDTTornado WarningIWXBranch, Hillsdale30 min
Jun 6, 1:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXHillsdale62 min
Jun 6, 1:15 AM EDTTornado WarningIWXHillsdale30 min
Jun 5, 10:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX61 min
Jun 5, 11:56 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXLaPorte, Marshall, Starke42 min
Jun 6, 12:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Fulton, Pulaski, White56 min
Jun 6, 12:25 AM EDTTornado WarningIWXWhite35 min
Jun 6, 12:49 AM EDTTornado WarningIWXWhite41 min
Jun 6, 12:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall and 5 more23 min
Jun 6, 1:20 AM EDTTornado WarningIWXCass, Miami40 min
Jun 6, 1:47 AM EDTTornado WarningIWXGrant, Miami, Wabash35 min
Jun 6, 2:01 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXWhite3 hr
Jun 6, 3:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBlackford, Grant44 min
Jun 6, 3:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXJay34 min
Jun 6, 4:22 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX8 hr
Jun 6, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXMiami36 min

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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.