Rip Current Statement 24, NWS Northern Indiana

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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1036 PM EDT SUN SEP 12 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-131045-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0024.100913T0400Z-100914T2300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1036 PM EDT SUN SEP 12 2010 /936 PM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010/

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

INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN EXTENDED
PERIOD FOR A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

SHORE PARALLEL WINDS WILL INCREASE AND VEER WEST OVERNIGHT AND
THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAYTIME ON MONDAY. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE
VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. WITH AN
ONSHORE COMPONENT FLOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AND SURF ZONE WAVE
HEIGHTS GENERALLY INTO THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE...MODERATE RIP
CURRENTS WILL BECOME EVEN MORE LIKELY AND POSE A RISK ANYWHERE
ALONG THE SHORELINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

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

$$

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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
421 AM EDT MON SEP 13 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-131600-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-100914T2300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
421 AM EDT MON SEP 13 2010 /321 AM CDT MON SEP 13 2010/

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

INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN EXTENDED
PERIOD FOR A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

SHORE PARALLEL WINDS WILL INCREASE AND VEER NORTHWEST TODAY. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BECOME EVEN MORE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS.
WITH ONSHORE FLOW TODAY AND TUESDAY AND SURF ZONE WAVE HEIGHTS
GENERALLY INTO THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE...MODERATE RIP CURRENTS WILL BECOME
MORE LIKELY AND POSE A RISK ANYWHERE ALONG THE SHORELINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

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

$$

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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1030 AM EDT MON SEP 13 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-132230-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-100914T2300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1030 AM EDT MON SEP 13 2010 /930 AM CDT MON SEP 13 2010/

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

INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN EXTENDED
PERIOD FOR A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

SHORE PARALLEL WINDS WILL INCREASE AND VEER NORTHWEST TODAY. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BECOME EVEN MORE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS.
WITH ONSHORE FLOW TODAY AND TUESDAY AND SURF ZONE WAVE HEIGHTS
GENERALLY INTO THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE...MODERATE RIP CURRENTS WILL
BECOME MORE LIKELY AND POSE A RISK ANYWHERE ALONG THE SHORELINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

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

$$

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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
354 PM EDT MON SEP 13 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-140400-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-100914T2300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
354 PM EDT MON SEP 13 2010 /254 PM CDT MON SEP 13 2010/

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

INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN EXTENDED
PERIOD FOR A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS TO 15 MPH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WILL
GENERATE WAVE HEIGHTS GENERALLY INTO THE 2 TO 3 FOOT RANGE THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...ALONG WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR POTENTIALLY
DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

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

$$

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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1021 PM EDT MON SEP 13 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-140330-
/O.CAN.KIWX.RP.S.0024.000000T0000Z-100914T2300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1021 PM EDT MON SEP 13 2010 /921 PM CDT MON SEP 13 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

WIND SPEED AND WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE SUBSIDED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN LAKE
MICHIGAN...ENDING THE ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

&&

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

$$