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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Northern Indiana

June 28, 2012

NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Jun 28, 2012, 4:06 PM EDT. It was in force for 114 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 28, 2012, 4:06 PM EDT (20:06 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 114 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

150 
WHUS43 KIWX 282006
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
406 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

INZ003-MIZ077-282200-
/O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0008.120628T2006Z-120628T2200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
406 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /306 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* RISK...HIGH RISK THIS EVENING.

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER 6 PM.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
  DECREASING AFTER 6 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

559 
WHUS43 KIWX 282213
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
613 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

INZ003-MIZ077-282315-
/O.EXP.KIWX.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-120628T2200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
613 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /513 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...RIP CURRENT RISK HAS DECREASED...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OFF THE LAKE WILL HELP TO KICK UP
HIGHER WAVES THIS EVENING. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS
DIMINISHED.

SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE CURRENT WATER AND INCOMING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AS RIP CURRENTS CAN FORM QUICKLY AND WITHOUT
MUCH WARNING. 

&&

$$

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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.