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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at May 24, 2012, 4:41 AM EDT. It took effect at May 24, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2012, 4:41 AM EDT (08:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 24, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 25, 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.
732 WHUS43 KIWX 240841 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 441 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 INZ003-MIZ077-241645- /O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0002.120524T1500Z-120525T0800Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 441 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 /341 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK...MODERATE * WAVES...BUILDING TO 2 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
670 WHUS43 KIWX 241937 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 337 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 INZ003-MIZ077-250345- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120525T0800Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 337 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 /237 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK...MODERATE * WAVES...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...DECREASING THIS EVENING PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 4:39 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 23 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.