Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/exp/flowlines.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/exp/flowlines.m	(revision 20511)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/exp/flowlines.m	(revision 20512)
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@
 
 	%velocity of the current triangle and norm it
-	ut=u(tria); vt=v(tria); normv=sqrt(ut.^2+vt.^2);
+	ut=u(tria); vt=v(tria); normv=max(eps,sqrt(ut.^2+vt.^2));
 	ut=ut./normv;vt=vt./normv;
 
@@ -138,5 +138,5 @@
 
 	%velocity of the current triangle and norm it
-	ut=-u(tria); vt=-v(tria); normv=sqrt(ut.^2+vt.^2);
+	ut=-u(tria); vt=-v(tria); normv=max(eps,sqrt(ut.^2+vt.^2));
 	ut=ut./normv;vt=vt./normv;