Rip Current Statement 13, NWS Northern Indiana

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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
903 AM EDT FRI AUG 6 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-062000-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-100806T2000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
903 AM EDT FRI AUG 6 2010 /803 AM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS TODAY...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A MODERATE 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.

&&

$$

JC

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CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
359 PM EDT FRI AUG 6 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-070400-
/O.EXT.KIWX.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-100807T0600Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
359 PM EDT FRI AUG 6 2010 /259 PM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/
SATURDAY...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS. INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE LIFEGUARDS
HAVE CLOSED THE BEACHES DUE TO CONTINUED STRONG RIP CURRENTS. 

REPEATING...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.

&&

$$

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CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
959 PM EDT FRI AUG 6 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-070600-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-100807T0600Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
959 PM EDT FRI AUG 6 2010 /859 PM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/
SATURDAY...

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS INTO EARLY THIS MORNING...

GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...
CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL
LAKESHORE LIFEGUARDS CLOSED THE BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO
CONTINUED STRONG 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.

&&

$$