Active Advisories: Statement
Currently
Reported at Valparaiso, Porter County Municipal Airport, IN
8:53 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012- 50°F10°C
Clear- Feels Like:50°F10°CDew Point:45°F7°CHumidity:82%
Winds: Calm Calm
Pressure:29.8 in1009 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Statement
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.
