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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Jun 22, 2011, 4:11 AM EDT. It took effect at Jun 22, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2011, 4:11 AM EDT (08:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 22, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
118 WHUS43 KIWX 220811 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 411 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 MIZ077-221615- /O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0003.110622T1600Z-110623T0800Z/ BERRIEN- 411 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK...MODERATE. * WAVES...1 TO 2 BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. * WINDS...10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. 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. && $$ JC
3 follow-up statements
758 WHUS43 KIWX 221447 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1047 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 MIZ077-222300- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0003.110622T1600Z-110623T0800Z/ BERRIEN- 1047 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK...MODERATE. * WAVES...1 TO 2 BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. * WINDS...10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
857 WHUS43 KIWX 222011 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 411 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 MIZ077-230415- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-110623T0800Z/ BERRIEN- 411 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK...MODERATE. * WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS 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. && $$
453 WHUS43 KIWX 230819 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 419 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2011 MIZ077-231630- /O.EXP.KIWX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-110623T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0004.110623T0819Z-110624T0800Z/ BERRIEN- 419 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK...MODERATE. * WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET. * WINDS...15 TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ INZ003-231630- /O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0004.110623T0819Z-110624T0800Z/ LA PORTE- 319 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK...MODERATE. * WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET. * WINDS...15 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 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. && $$ JC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 57 min |
| Jun 21, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 65 min |
| Jun 21, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien, Cass | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Hillsdale | 30 min |
| Jun 22, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch | 27 min |
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Rip 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.