Rip Current Statement 25, NWS Northern Indiana

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CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
937 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-160945-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0025.100916T1500Z-100917T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
937 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 /837 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. WEST WINDS WILL VEER TO
THE NORTH NORTHWEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST TO AROUND
30 KNOTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN WAVES BUILDING IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...BRINGING AN INCREASED RISK OF DEADLY
RIP CURRENTS.

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

$$

SAW

434 
WHUS43 KIWX 160854
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
454 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-161700-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0025.100916T1500Z-100917T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
454 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 /354 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... CREATING DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS. WEST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON AND GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN
WAVES BUILDING IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET...BRINGING AN INCREASED RISK OF
DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY 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.

WITH WAVES IN EXCESS OF 6 FEET...IT MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND OUT OF A RIP CURRENT. FOR THIS
REASON...PEOPLE ARE STRONGLY URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT. IF YOU DO GET INTO THE WATER AND BECOME CAUGHT IN A
RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL
YOU ARE OUT OF THE CURRENT...THEN SWIM TOWARD SHORE. 

&&

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

$$

957 
WHUS43 KIWX 161449
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1049 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-162300-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0025.100916T1500Z-100917T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1049 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 /949 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... CREATING
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. WEST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH
NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH. THIS WILL
RESULT IN WAVES BUILDING IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET...BRINGING AN
INCREASED RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY 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.

WITH WAVES IN EXCESS OF 6 FEET...IT MAY BE DIFFICULT OR
IMPOSSIBLE TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND OUT OF A RIP CURRENT.
FOR THIS REASON...PEOPLE ARE STRONGLY URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE
WATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. IF YOU DO GET INTO THE WATER AND BECOME
CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF THE CURRENT...THEN SWIM TOWARD SHORE.

&&

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

$$

641 
WHUS43 KIWX 162007
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
407 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-170415-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-100917T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
407 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 /307 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH. THIS WILL
RESULT IN WAVES BUILDING IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET...BRINGING AN
INCREASED RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY 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.

WITH WAVES IN EXCESS OF 6 FEET...IT MAY BE DIFFICULT OR
IMPOSSIBLE TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND OUT OF A RIP CURRENT.
FOR THIS REASON...PEOPLE ARE STRONGLY URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE
WATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. IF YOU DO GET INTO THE WATER AND BECOME
CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF THE CURRENT...THEN SWIM TOWARD SHORE.

&&

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

$$

009 
WHUS43 KIWX 170158
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
958 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-170900-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-100917T0900Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
958 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 /858 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/
FRIDAY...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH. THIS WILL
RESULT IN WAVES BUILDING IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET...BRINGING AN
INCREASED RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DEADLY 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.

WITH WAVES IN EXCESS OF 6 FEET...IT MAY BE DIFFICULT OR
IMPOSSIBLE TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND OUT OF A RIP CURRENT.
FOR THIS REASON...PEOPLE ARE STRONGLY URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE
WATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. IF YOU DO GET INTO THE WATER AND BECOME
CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF THE CURRENT...THEN SWIM TOWARD SHORE.

&&

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

$$