Active Advisories: Statement
Currently
Reported at Gary Regional, IN
9:45 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012- 54°F12°C
Light Rain- Feels Like:54°F12°CDew Point:50°F10°CHumidity:88%
Winds:NE 16 mph G 2826 kph G 45
Pressure:29.88 in1012 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Statement
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.
