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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS Northern Indiana

September 23, 2010

NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Sep 23, 2010, 10:27 PM EDT. It took effect at Sep 24, 2010, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 23, 2010, 10:27 PM EDT (02:27 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 24, 2010, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 26, 2010, 11:00 AM EDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

910 
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1027 PM EDT THU SEP 23 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-241030-
/O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0027.100924T1500Z-100925T2200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1027 PM EDT THU SEP 23 2010 /927 PM CDT THU SEP 23 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...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

$$
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724 
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
551 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-241800-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0027.100924T1500Z-100925T2200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
551 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 /451 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010/

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

WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...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

$$
886 
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
936 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-242145-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0027.100924T1500Z-100925T2200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
936 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 /836 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010/

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

WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...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

$$
513 
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
427 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-250430-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-100925T2200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
427 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 /327 PM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010/

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

WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL DIMINISH TO 4 TO 7 FEET EARLY
SATURDAY...AND THEN TO 3 TO 5 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. 

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

$$
837 
WHUS43 KIWX 250227
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1027 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-251030-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-100925T2200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1027 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 /927 PM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010/

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

WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL DIMINISH TO 4 TO 7 FEET EARLY
SATURDAY...AND THEN TO 3 TO 5 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

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

$$
585 
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
438 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-251645-
/O.EXT.KIWX.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-100926T0100Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
438 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010 /338 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010/

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

POUNDING WAVES OF 4 TO 7 TODAY WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO AROUND 3 FEET BY DAYBREAK
SUNDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

$$
427 
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
518 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-251745-
/O.COR.KIWX.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-100926T0100Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
518 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010 /418 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010/

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

POUNDING WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET TODAY WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO AROUND 3 FEET BY
DAYBREAK SUNDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

$$
939 
WHUS43 KIWX 251306
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
906 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-252115-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-100926T0100Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
906 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010 /806 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

POUNDING WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET TODAY WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO AROUND 3 FEET BY
DAYBREAK SUNDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

$$
348 
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
425 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-260430-
/O.EXT.KIWX.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-100926T1300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
425 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010 /325 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010/

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

WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

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

$$
885 
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1049 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-261100-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-100926T1300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1049 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010 /949 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/
SUNDAY...

WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

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

$$
854 
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
520 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-261500-
/O.EXT.KIWX.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-100926T1500Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
520 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 2010 /420 AM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING...

WAVES OF 4 TO 5 FEET WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 4 FEET BY LATE
MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY
OF OBSTRUCTIONS SUCH AS PIERS AND SANDBARS. 

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

$$
672 
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1055 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-261600-
/O.EXP.KIWX.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-100926T1500Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1055 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 2010 /955 AM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING...

WAVES HAVE SUBSIDED TO 1 TO 2 FEET AS NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE
RELAXED ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE. RIP CURRENT RISK HAS
DECREASED AND WILL THEREFORE BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

&&

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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