Rip Current Statement 21, NWS Northern Indiana

930 
WHUS43 KIWX 060150
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
950 PM EDT SUN SEP 5 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-061000-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.100906T1200Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
950 PM EDT SUN SEP 5 2010 /850 PM CDT SUN SEP 5 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON MONDAY AND A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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

&&

$$

251 
WHUS43 KIWX 060858
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
458 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-061700-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.100906T1200Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
458 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 /358 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 

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

&&

$$

020 
WHUS43 KIWX 061454
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1054 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-062300-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1054 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 /954 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2010/

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT AND A HIGH RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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

&&

$$

448 
WHUS43 KIWX 062023
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
423 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-070430-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
423 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 /323 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010/

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT AND A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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

&&

$$

078 
WHUS43 KIWX 070157
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
957 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-071000-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
957 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 /857 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010/

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT AND A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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

&&

$$

385 
WHUS43 KIWX 070912
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
512 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-071715-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
512 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 /412 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010/

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

LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
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.THE WAVES WILL 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 THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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.

PEOPLE ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER AND GET CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT... TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ESCAPE
THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...THEN 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

&&

$$

932 
WHUS43 KIWX 070934 CCA
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
533 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-071800-
/O.COR.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
533 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 /433 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010/

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

LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
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. THE WAVES WILL 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 THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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.

PEOPLE ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER AND GET CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT... TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ESCAPE
THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...THEN 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

&&

$$

554 
WHUS43 KIWX 071446
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1046 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-072300-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1046 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 /946 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010/

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

LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
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. THE WAVES WILL
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 THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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.

PEOPLE ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER AND GET
CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL
YOU ESCAPE THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...THEN 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 071940
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
340 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-080345-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
340 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 /240 PM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...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. THE WAVES WILL ALSO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO CRASH ONTO
PIERS...MAKING THESE DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE AS WELL. ANYONE
ENTERING THE WATER COULD ALSO PLACE THE LIVES OF RESCUERS IN
JEOPARDY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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.

PEOPLE ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
THE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER AND GET CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT... TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ESCAPE
THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...THEN 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

&&

$$

MURPHY

140 
WHUS43 KIWX 080227
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1027 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-081030-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1027 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 /927 PM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

LARGE WAVES WILL CAUSE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...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. THE WAVES WILL ALSO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO CRASH ONTO
PIERS...MAKING THESE DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE AS WELL. ANYONE
ENTERING THE WATER COULD ALSO PLACE THE LIVES OF RESCUERS IN
JEOPARDY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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.

PEOPLE ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
THE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER AND GET CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT... TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU
ESCAPE THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...THEN 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

&&

$$

488 
WHUS43 KIWX 080759
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
359 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-081600-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
359 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 /259 AM CDT WED SEP 8 2010/

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

3 TO 6 FOOT WAVES WITH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP
CURRENTS TODAY...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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS TODAY...BUT
IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER AND GET CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... TRY
TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ESCAPE THE FORCE OF THE RIP
CURRENT...THEN 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

&&

$$

197 
WHUS43 KIWX 080931 CCA
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
531 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-081800-
/O.COR.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
531 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 /431 AM CDT WED SEP 8 2010/

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

3 TO 6 FOOT WAVES WITH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP
CURRENTS TODAY...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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

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.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS TODAY...BUT
IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER AND GET CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... TRY
TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ESCAPE THE FORCE OF THE RIP
CURRENT...THEN 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

&&

$$

057 
WHUS43 KIWX 081438
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1038 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-082245-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1038 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 /938 AM CDT WED SEP 8 2010/

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

3 TO 6 FOOT WAVES WITH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP
CURRENTS TODAY...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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

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.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS TODAY...BUT
IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER AND GET CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...
TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ESCAPE THE FORCE OF THE
RIP CURRENT...THEN 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

&&

$$

662 
WHUS43 KIWX 081934
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
334 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-090345-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
334 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 /234 PM CDT WED SEP 8 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM
CDT/ TONIGHT...

3 TO 6 FOOT WAVES WITH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP
CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON...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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

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.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS TODAY...BUT
IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER AND GET CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...
TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ESCAPE THE FORCE OF THE
RIP CURRENT...THEN 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

&&

$$

906 
WHUS43 KIWX 090101
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
901 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-090400-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-100909T0400Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
901 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 /801 PM CDT WED SEP 8 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM
CDT/ TONIGHT...

3 TO 4 FOOT WAVES GENERATED BY STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS EARLIER
TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STRONG RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH THIS 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

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.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS TODAY...BUT
IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER AND GET CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...
TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ESCAPE THE FORCE OF THE
RIP CURRENT...THEN 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

&&

$$