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Rip Current Statement 18, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Aug 20, 2011, 4:07 PM EDT. It took effect at Aug 21, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2011, 4:07 PM EDT (20:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 21, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2011, 5:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
780
WHUS43 KIWX 202007
CFWIWX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
407 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011
INZ003-MIZ077-210415-
/O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0018.110821T1800Z-110822T1800Z/
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-110820T2300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
407 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 /307 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2011/
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
* RISK...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS EVENING.
* WAVES...WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET THIS
EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...PRIMARILY ONSHORE 10 TO 15 MPH...GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF
SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...IN THE WAKE OF STRONG
ONSHORE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER
THIS AFTERNOON. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH
LATER THIS EVENING...AS THE WAVES CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. THE RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL RETURN SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
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.
&&
$$5 follow-up statements
181 WHUS43 KIWX 210219 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1019 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 INZ003-MIZ077-211030- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0018.110821T1800Z-110822T1800Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1019 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 /919 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2011/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * RISK...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES...WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.. * WINDS...PRIMARILY ONSHORE 5 TO 15 MPH...GUSTS TO 20 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
624 WHUS43 KIWX 210919 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 519 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 INZ003-MIZ077-211730- /O.EXT.KIWX.RP.S.0018.110821T1800Z-110822T0900Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 519 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 /419 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2011/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. * WINDS...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. 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. && $$
421 WHUS43 KIWX 211512 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1112 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 INZ003-MIZ077-212315- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0018.110821T1800Z-110822T0900Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1112 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 /1012 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2011/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
514 WHUS43 KIWX 211938 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 338 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 INZ003-MIZ077-220345- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-110822T0900Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 338 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 /238 PM CDT SUN AUG 21 2011/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET....SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET BY DAYBREAK. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK. 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. && $$
718 WHUS43 KIWX 220255 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1055 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 INZ003-220400- /O.CAN.KIWX.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-110822T0900Z/ LA PORTE- 955 PM CDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... * RISK...LOW. * WAVES...1 TO 3 FEET. $$ MIZ077-220900- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-110822T0900Z/ BERRIEN- 1055 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY... * RISK...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET....SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK. 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 20, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 20, 3:06 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | IWX | 4 hr | |
| Aug 20, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | White | 63 min |
| Aug 20, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, Miami | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Wells | 67 min |
| Aug 20, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams | 52 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Indiana, 2011Rip Current Statements in Michigan, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.