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Rip Current Statement 21, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Sep 5, 2012, 4:39 PM EDT. It took effect at Sep 6, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2012, 4:39 PM EDT (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 6, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2012, 4:41 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
819 WHUS43 KIWX 052039 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 439 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012 INZ003-MIZ077-060445- /O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0021.120906T1200Z-120907T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 439 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012 /339 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2012/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * RISK...MODERATE * WAVES...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH * WINDS...2 TO 4 FEET 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
402 WHUS43 KIWX 060156 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 956 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012 INZ003-MIZ077-061000- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.120906T1200Z-120907T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 956 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012 /856 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2012/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * RISK...MODERATE * WAVES...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH * WINDS...2 TO 4 FEET PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
354 WHUS43 KIWX 060848 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 448 AM EDT THU SEP 6 2012 INZ003-MIZ077-070000- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.120906T1200Z-120907T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 448 AM EDT THU SEP 6 2012 /348 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2012/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RISK...MODERATE * WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 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. && $$
205 WHUS43 KIWX 062041 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 441 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012 INZ003-MIZ077-062145- /O.CAN.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-120907T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 441 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012 /341 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... WINDS AND WAVES CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS HAS ENDED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 12:17 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 10 hr |
| Sep 5, 12:07 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 113 min |
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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.