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Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Aug 8, 2011, 5:12 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2011, 5:12 AM EDT (09:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
600 WHUS43 KIWX 080912 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 512 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2011 INZ003-MIZ077-081500- /O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0014.110808T0912Z-110808T1500Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 512 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2011 /412 AM CDT MON AUG 8 2011/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... * RISK...MODERATE RISK THIS MORNING. * WAVES...2 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET. * WINDS...NORTH AROUND 15 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
515 WHUS43 KIWX 081446 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1046 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2011 INZ003-MIZ077-090100- /O.EXT.KIWX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-110809T0100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1046 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2011 /946 AM CDT MON AUG 8 2011/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * RISK...MODERATE RISK THROUGH MID EVENING. * WAVES...2 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET BY LATE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH AROUND 15 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
902 WHUS43 KIWX 082040 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 440 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2011 INZ003-MIZ077-090100- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-110809T0100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 440 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2011 /340 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * RISK...MODERATE RISK THROUGH MID EVENING. * WAVES...2 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET BY LATE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. 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 7, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Starke | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 8:52 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | IWX | 5 hr | |
| Aug 7, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, Noble | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 9:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Whitley | 51 min |
| Aug 8, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 39 min |
| Aug 8, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | White | 41 min |
| Aug 8, 7:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass, White | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 7:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami | 46 min |
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.