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Rip Current Statement 25, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Sep 25, 2011, 5:25 AM EDT. It took effect at Sep 26, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2011, 5:25 AM EDT (09:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 26, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2011, 3:11 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
826 WHUS43 KIWX 250925 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 525 AM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011 INZ003-MIZ077-251730- /O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0025.110926T0600Z-110926T1600Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 525 AM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011 /425 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * RISK...HIGH RISK. * WAVES...1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING EAST 20 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
627 WHUS43 KIWX 251445 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1045 AM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011 INZ003-MIZ077-252245- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0025.110926T0600Z-110926T1600Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1045 AM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011 /945 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * RISK...HIGH RISK. * WAVES...1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING EAST 20 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
612 WHUS43 KIWX 251911 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 311 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011 INZ003-MIZ077-252015- /O.CAN.KIWX.RP.S.0025.110926T0600Z-110926T1600Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 311 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011 /211 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN HIGHEST WAVES ALONG THE BERRIEN AND LAPORTE COUNTY SHORELINE STAYING OFFSHORE WITH WAVES AT THE BEACHES AND IN THE SURF ZONE ONLY EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FEET. WINDS SHOULD BECOME SOUTHERLY AND DIMINISH ON MONDAY. REMEMBER... EVEN DURING A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS STRONG CURRENTS CAN OCCUR NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES. INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD HAVE A FLOTATION DEVICE WITH THEM IN THE WATER. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 5:10 AM EDT | Gale Watch | IWX | 6 hr | |
| Sep 25, 10:46 AM EDT | Gale Warning | IWX | 24 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.