Alert archive / Indiana / Rip Current Statements in 2012
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this rip current statement at May 31, 2012, 3:28 AM CDT for Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at May 31, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 47 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2012, 3:28 AM CDT (08:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 31, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2012, 11:48 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties Lake County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 189 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
178 WHUS43 KLOT 310828 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 328 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ILZ014-INZ001-002-311630- /O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0001.120531T1800Z-120602T0300Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 328 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
167 WHUS43 KLOT 311515 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1015 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ILZ014-INZ001-002-312315- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0001.120531T1800Z-120602T0300Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 1015 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS ALONG THE COOK COUNTY SHORE OF ILLINOIS AS WELL AS THE SHORES OF LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES OF INDIANA. DUE TO PERSISTENT STRONG NORTHEAST AND NORTH WINDS TODAY INTO FRIDAY...AND THE HIGH WAVES THE SE WINDS WILL GENERATE... CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ILLINOIS SHORE AS WELL AS ALL OF THE INDIANA SHORE TODAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALL SWIMMERS SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER NOT ENTER THE WATER DURING PERIODS OF HIGH RIP CURRENT POTENTIAL. HEED THE ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS OF LIFEGUARDS AND OTHER OFFICIALS...AND OBEY BEACH CLOSURE SIGNS OR FLAGS. IF A BEACH IS CLOSED DUE TO RIP CURRENTS THEN OTHER BEACHES IN THE VICINITY ARE LIKELY TO BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER AT THESE UNSUPERVISED AREAS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL POSTED BEACH CLOSING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME QUICKLY EXHAUSTED TRYING TO FIGHT A STRONG RIP CURRENT FLOW OUTWARDS FROM THE SHORE. $$
903 WHUS43 KLOT 312031 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 331 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ILZ014-010445- /O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120601T2100Z/ COOK- 331 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... DUE TO PERSISTENT STRONG NORTHEAST AND NORTH WINDS TODAY INTO FRIDAY...AND THE HIGH WAVES THE SE WINDS WILL GENERATE... CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ILLINOIS SHORE AS WELL AS ALL OF THE INDIANA SHORE TODAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALL SWIMMERS SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER NOT ENTER THE WATER DURING PERIODS OF HIGH RIP CURRENT POTENTIAL. HEED THE ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS OF LIFEGUARDS AND OTHER OFFICIALS...AND OBEY BEACH CLOSURE SIGNS OR FLAGS. IF A BEACH IS CLOSED DUE TO RIP CURRENTS THEN OTHER BEACHES IN THE VICINITY ARE LIKELY TO BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER AT THESE UNSUPERVISED AREAS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL POSTED BEACH CLOSING. 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. 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 QUICKLY EXHAUSTED TRYING TO FIGHT A STRONG RIP CURRENT FLOW OUTWARDS FROM THE SHORE. $$ INZ001-002-010445- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120602T0300Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 331 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... DUE TO PERSISTENT STRONG NORTHEAST AND NORTH WINDS TODAY INTO FRIDAY...AND THE HIGH WAVES THE SE WINDS WILL GENERATE... CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ILLINOIS SHORE AS WELL AS ALL OF THE INDIANA SHORE TODAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALL SWIMMERS SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER NOT ENTER THE WATER DURING PERIODS OF HIGH RIP CURRENT POTENTIAL. HEED THE ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS OF LIFEGUARDS AND OTHER OFFICIALS...AND OBEY BEACH CLOSURE SIGNS OR FLAGS. IF A BEACH IS CLOSED DUE TO RIP CURRENTS THEN OTHER BEACHES IN THE VICINITY ARE LIKELY TO BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER AT THESE UNSUPERVISED AREAS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL POSTED BEACH CLOSING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME QUICKLY EXHAUSTED TRYING TO FIGHT A STRONG RIP CURRENT FLOW OUTWARDS FROM THE SHORE. $$
812 WHUS43 KLOT 312051 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 351 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ILZ014-312200- /O.CAN.KLOT.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120601T2100Z/ COOK- 351 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR COOK COUNTY. HOWEVER...THERE STILL IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COOK COUNTY SHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ONLY STRONG SWIMMERS SHOULD CONSIDER ENTERING THE WATER DURING PERIODS OF INCREASED RIP CURRENT POTENTIAL. HEED THE ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS OF LIFEGUARDS AND OTHER OFFICIALS...AND OBEY BEACH CLOSURE SIGNS OR FLAGS. IF A BEACH IS CLOSED DUE TO RIP CURRENTS THEN OTHER BEACHES IN THE VICINITY ARE LIKELY TO BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER AT THESE UNSUPERVISED AREAS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL POSTED BEACH CLOSING. 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. 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 QUICKLY EXHAUSTED TRYING TO FIGHT A STRONG RIP CURRENT FLOWING OUTWARD FROM SHORE. $$ INZ001-002-010500- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120602T0300Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 351 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE INDIANA BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. ALL SWIMMERS SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER NOT ENTERING THE WATER WHEN THERE IS A HIGH RIP CURRENT POTENTIAL. HEED THE ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS OF LIFEGUARDS AND OTHER OFFICIALS...AND OBEY BEACH CLOSURE SIGNS OR FLAGS. IF A BEACH IS CLOSED DUE TO RIP CURRENTS THEN OTHER BEACHES IN THE VICINITY ARE LIKELY TO BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER AT THESE UNSUPERVISED AREAS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL POSTED BEACH CLOSING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME QUICKLY EXHAUSTED TRYING TO FIGHT A STRONG RIP CURRENT FLOWING OUTWARD FROM SHORE. $$
316 WHUS43 KLOT 011410 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 910 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 INZ001-002-012215- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120602T0300Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 910 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ALL SWIMMERS SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER NOT ENTERING THE WATER WHEN THERE IS A HIGH RIP CURRENT POTENTIAL. HEED THE ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS OF LIFEGUARDS AND OTHER OFFICIALS...AND OBEY BEACH CLOSURE SIGNS OR FLAGS. IF A BEACH IS CLOSED DUE TO RIP CURRENTS THEN OTHER BEACHES IN THE VICINITY ARE LIKELY TO BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER AT THESE UNSUPERVISED AREAS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL POSTED BEACH CLOSING. 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. 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 QUICKLY EXHAUSTED TRYING TO FIGHT A STRONG RIP CURRENT FLOWING OUTWARD FROM SHORE. $$ ILZ014-012215- COOK- 910 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... HOWEVER...THERE STILL IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COOK COUNTY SHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ONLY STRONG SWIMMERS SHOULD CONSIDER ENTERING THE WATER DURING PERIODS OF INCREASED RIP CURRENT POTENTIAL. HEED THE ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS OF LIFEGUARDS AND OTHER OFFICIALS...AND OBEY BEACH CLOSURE SIGNS OR FLAGS. IF A BEACH IS CLOSED DUE TO RIP CURRENTS THEN OTHER BEACHES IN THE VICINITY ARE LIKELY TO BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER AT THESE UNSUPERVISED AREAS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL POSTED BEACH CLOSING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME QUICKLY EXHAUSTED TRYING TO FIGHT A STRONG RIP CURRENT FLOWING OUTWARD FROM SHORE. $$
358 WHUS43 KLOT 012014 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 314 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 INZ001-002-020415- /O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120602T0900Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 314 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... IF A BEACH IS CLOSED DUE TO RIP CURRENTS THEN OTHER BEACHES IN THE VICINITY ARE LIKELY TO BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER AT THESE UNSUPERVISED AREAS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL POSTED BEACH CLOSING. 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. 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 QUICKLY EXHAUSTED TRYING TO FIGHT A STRONG RIP CURRENT FLOWING OUTWARD FROM SHORE. $$
252 WHUS43 KLOT 020303 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1003 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 INZ001-002-020900- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120602T0900Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 1003 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY... ALL SWIMMERS SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER NOT ENTERING THE WATER WHEN THERE IS A HIGH RIP CURRENT POTENTIAL. HEED THE ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS OF LIFEGUARDS AND OTHER OFFICIALS...AND OBEY BEACH CLOSURE SIGNS OR FLAGS. IF A BEACH IS CLOSED DUE TO RIP CURRENTS THEN OTHER BEACHES IN THE VICINITY ARE LIKELY TO BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER AT THESE UNSUPERVISED AREAS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL POSTED BEACH CLOSING. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME QUICKLY EXHAUSTED TRYING TO FIGHT A STRONG RIP CURRENT FLOWING OUTWARD FROM SHORE. $$
011 WHUS43 KLOT 020855 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 355 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012 INZ001-002-021700- /O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120603T0300Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 355 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS ALONG THE LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY SHORE OF INDIANA. ALL SWIMMERS SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER NOT ENTERING THE WATER WHEN THERE IS A HIGH RIP CURRENT POTENTIAL. HEED THE ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS OF LIFEGUARDS AND OTHER OFFICIALS...AND OBEY BEACH CLOSURE SIGNS OR FLAGS. IF A BEACH IS CLOSED DUE TO RIP CURRENTS THEN OTHER BEACHES IN THE VICINITY ARE LIKELY TO BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER AT THESE UNSUPERVISED AREAS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL POSTED BEACH CLOSING. 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. 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 QUICKLY EXHAUSTED TRYING TO FIGHT A STRONG RIP CURRENT FLOWING OUTWARD FROM SHORE. $$ BEACHLER
508 WHUS43 KLOT 021648 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1148 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012 INZ001-002-021800- /O.CAN.KLOT.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120603T0300Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 1148 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 9:45 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 3 days |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Indiana, 2012Rip Current Statements in Illinois, 2012Every rip current statement in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.