Rip Current Statement 20, NWS Northern Indiana

607 
WHUS43 KIWX 030201
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1001 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-031000-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0020.100903T0800Z-100905T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1001 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 /901 PM CDT THU SEP 2 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

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

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.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

292 
WHUS43 KIWX 030908
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
508 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-031715-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-100905T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
508 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 /408 AM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS TODAY... CONTINUING AT LEAST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
CREATING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. ANYONE ENTERING
LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS DURING THESE CONDITIONS IS AT HIGH RISK OF
BEING SWEPT OUT TO DEEPER WATERS BY RIP CURRENTS. WAVES MAY ALSO
BE HIGH ENOUGH TO WASH OVER PIERS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
MAKING THESE DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE AS WELL.

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 AND DROWN. 

REMEMBER... TO AVOID GETTING IN THE SITUATION WHERE YOU WOULD
NEED TO ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...THE
SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WAVES.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

903 
WHUS43 KIWX 031453
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1053 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-032300-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-100905T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1053 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 /953 AM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS TODAY... CONTINUING AT LEAST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
CREATING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. ANYONE ENTERING
LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS DURING THESE CONDITIONS IS AT HIGH RISK OF
BEING SWEPT OUT TO DEEPER WATERS BY RIP CURRENTS. WAVES MAY ALSO
BE HIGH ENOUGH TO WASH OVER PIERS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
MAKING THESE DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE AS WELL.

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 AND DROWN.

REMEMBER... TO AVOID GETTING IN THE SITUATION WHERE YOU WOULD
NEED TO ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...THE
SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WAVES.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

939 
WHUS43 KIWX 031917
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
317 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-040330-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-100905T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
317 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 /217 PM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON... CONTINUING AT LEAST THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING... CREATING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
ANYONE ENTERING LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS DURING THESE CONDITIONS IS AT
HIGH RISK OF BEING SWEPT OUT TO DEEPER WATERS BY RIP CURRENTS.
WAVES MAY ALSO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO WASH OVER PIERS THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS... MAKING THESE DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE AS WELL.

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 AND DROWN.

REMEMBER... TO AVOID GETTING IN THE SITUATION WHERE YOU WOULD
NEED TO ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...THE
SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WAVES.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

169 
WHUS43 KIWX 040151
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
951 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-041000-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-100905T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
951 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 /851 PM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A HIGH RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... LEADING TO EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. ANYONE ENTERING LAKE MICHIGAN
WATERS DURING THESE CONDITIONS IS AT HIGH RISK OF BEING SWEPT OUT
TO DEEPER WATERS BY RIP CURRENTS. WAVES MAY ALSO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO
WASH OVER PIERS... MAKING THESE DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE AS WELL.

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 AND DROWN.

REMEMBER... TO AVOID GETTING IN THE SITUATION WHERE YOU WOULD
NEED TO ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...THE
SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WAVES.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

289 
WHUS43 KIWX 040854
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
454 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-041700-
/O.EXT.KIWX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-100906T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
454 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010 /354 AM CDT SAT SEP 4 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

LARGE WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... LEADING TO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS. ANYONE ENTERING LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS DURING
THESE CONDITIONS IS AT HIGH RISK OF BEING SWEPT OUT TO DEEPER
WATERS BY RIP CURRENTS. WAVES MAY ALSO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO WASH OVER
PIERS... MAKING THESE DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE AS WELL.

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 AND DROWN.

REMEMBER... TO AVOID GETTING IN THE SITUATION WHERE YOU WOULD
NEED TO ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...THE
SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WAVES.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

749 
WHUS43 KIWX 041457
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1057 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-042300-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-100906T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1057 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010 /957 AM CDT SAT SEP 4 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

LARGE WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... LEADING TO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS. ANYONE ENTERING LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS DURING
THESE CONDITIONS IS AT HIGH RISK OF BEING SWEPT OUT TO DEEPER
WATERS BY RIP CURRENTS. WAVES MAY ALSO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO WASH
OVER PIERS... MAKING THESE DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE AS WELL.

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 AND DROWN.

REMEMBER... TO AVOID GETTING IN THE SITUATION WHERE YOU WOULD
NEED TO ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...THE
SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WAVES.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

282 
WHUS43 KIWX 041903
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
303 PM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-050315-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-100906T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
303 PM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010 /203 PM CDT SAT SEP 4 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

LARGE WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... LEADING TO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS. ANYONE ENTERING LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS DURING
THESE CONDITIONS IS AT HIGH RISK OF BEING SWEPT OUT TO DEEPER
WATERS BY RIP CURRENTS. WAVES MAY ALSO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO WASH
OVER PIERS... MAKING THESE DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE AS WELL.

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 AND DROWN.

REMEMBER... TO AVOID GETTING IN THE SITUATION WHERE YOU WOULD
NEED TO ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...THE
SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WAVES.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

244 
WHUS43 KIWX 050205
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1005 PM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-051000-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-100906T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1005 PM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010 /905 PM CDT SAT SEP 4 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

LARGE WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... LEADING TO
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. ANYONE ENTERING LAKE MICHIGAN
WATERS DURING THESE CONDITIONS IS AT HIGH RISK OF BEING SWEPT OUT
TO DEEPER WATERS BY RIP CURRENTS. WAVES MAY ALSO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO
CRASH ONTO PIERS... MAKING THESE DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE AS WELL.

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 AND DROWN.

REMEMBER... TO AVOID GETTING IN THE SITUATION WHERE YOU WOULD
NEED TO ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...THE
SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WAVES.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

225 
WHUS43 KIWX 050807
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
407 AM EDT SUN SEP 5 2010

INZ003-051500-
/O.EXT.KIWX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-100905T1500Z/
LA PORTE-
307 AM CDT SUN SEP 5 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE MORNING.
WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY...HOWEVER...THERE
CONTINUES TO BE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 AND DROWN.

REMEMBER... TO AVOID GETTING IN THE SITUATION WHERE YOU WOULD
NEED TO ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...THE
SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WAVES.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

MIZ077-051615-
/O.EXT.KIWX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-100905T1900Z/
BERRIEN-
407 AM EDT SUN SEP 5 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

LARGE WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS MORNING... WITH CONDITIONS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF RIP CURRENTS BECOMING LESS FAVORABLE THIS
AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 AND DROWN.

REMEMBER... TO AVOID GETTING IN THE SITUATION WHERE YOU WOULD
NEED TO ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...THE
SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WAVES.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$