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Rip Current Statement 10, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Jul 10, 2012, 4:11 AM EDT. It took effect at Jul 10, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2012, 4:11 AM EDT (08:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 10, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2012, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
682 WHUS43 KIWX 100811 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 411 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 INZ003-MIZ077-101630- /O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0010.120710T1500Z-120711T0800Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 411 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 /311 AM CDT TUE JUL 10 2012/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK...MODERATE RISK THROUGH TONIGHT. * WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST LATE 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
325 WHUS43 KIWX 101510 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1110 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 INZ003-MIZ077-102315- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-120711T0800Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1110 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 /1010 AM CDT TUE JUL 10 2012/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK...MODERATE RISK THROUGH TONIGHT. * WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
435 WHUS43 KIWX 102101 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 501 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 INZ003-MIZ077-110500- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-120711T0800Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 501 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 /401 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2012/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... * RISK...MODERATE RISK THROUGH TONIGHT. * WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS 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. && $$
476 WHUS43 KIWX 110258 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1058 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 INZ003-MIZ077-110800- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-120711T0800Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1058 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 /958 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2012/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... * RISK...MODERATE RISK THROUGH TONIGHT. * WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING EAST AND DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
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.