Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Northern Indiana

Issued

Jun 16, 2010, 2:27 PM EDT (18:27 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2010, 9:00 PM EDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Northern Indiana

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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
227 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-170100-
/O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0004.100616T1827Z-100617T0100Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
227 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 /127 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

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

&&

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. 

&&

$$

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