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Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Chicago, IL

September 24, 2010Lake County, Porter County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this rip current statement at Sep 24, 2010, 3:14 AM CDT for Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Sep 24, 2010, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 24, 2010, 3:14 AM CDT (08:14 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 24, 2010, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Sep 26, 2010, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL

Counties Lake County, IN, Porter County, IN

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 189 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2010-09-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 15 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2010-09-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
15 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1872 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

950 
WHUS43 KLOT 240814
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
314 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

INZ001-002-241615-
/O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0014.100924T1800Z-100926T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
314 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN WEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN
NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH 
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT TURN NORTH DURING THIS TIME. HIGH WAVES
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE INDIANA SHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS
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 FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

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

&&

$$
10 follow-up statements
414 
WHUS43 KLOT 241425
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
925 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

INZ001-002-242230-
/O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0014.100924T1800Z-100926T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
925 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN WEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN
NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT TURN NORTH DURING THIS TIME. HIGH WAVES
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE INDIANA SHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS
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 FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

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

&&

$$
071 
WHUS43 KLOT 241946
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
246 PM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

INZ001-002-250400-
/O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100926T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
246 PM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

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

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST TONIGHT...THEN WILL DIMINISH
ON SATURDAY WHILE SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. HIGH WAVES WILL AFFECT
THE INDIANA SHORE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...CREATING THE
POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS 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 FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

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

&&

$$
821 
WHUS43 KLOT 250319
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1019 PM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

INZ001-002-251130-
/O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100926T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
1019 PM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

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

A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL GENERATE SOME LARGE 
WAVES ON THE SHORES OF INDIANA. THESE WAVES COULD PRODUCE
DANGEROUS 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 FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

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

&&

$$
226 
WHUS43 KLOT 250854
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
354 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

INZ001-002-251700-
/O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100926T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
354 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

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

A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL GENERATE LARGE
WAVES ALONG INDIANA BEACHES. THESE WAVES COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS 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 FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

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

&&

$$
830 
WHUS43 KLOT 251421
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
921 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

INZ001-002-252230-
/O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100927T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
921 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

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

MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL GENERATE LARGE
WAVES ALONG INDIANA BEACHES. THESE WAVES COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS
RIP CURRENTS. THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF NORTH FETCH WILL RESULT IN
WAVES BEING SLOW TO SUBSIDE...WHICH WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS INTO SUNDAY.

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 FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

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

&&

$$
787 
WHUS43 KLOT 252027
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
327 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

INZ001-002-260430-
/O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100927T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
327 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

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

MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL GENERATE LARGE
WAVES ALONG INDIANA BEACHES. THESE WAVES COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS
RIP CURRENTS. THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF NORTH FETCH WILL RESULT IN
WAVES BEING SLOW TO SUBSIDE...WHICH WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS INTO SUNDAY.

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 FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

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

&&

$$
141 
WHUS43 KLOT 260124
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
824 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

INZ001-002-260930-
/O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100927T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
824 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

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

MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL GENERATE LARGE
WAVES ALONG INDIANA BEACHES. THESE WAVES COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS
RIP CURRENTS. THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF NORTH FETCH WILL RESULT IN
WAVES BEING SLOW TO SUBSIDE...WHICH WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS INTO SUNDAY.

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 FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

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

&&

$$
249 
WHUS43 KLOT 260820
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
320 AM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010

INZ001-002-261630-
/O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100927T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
320 AM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010

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

MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL GENERATE LARGE
WAVES ALONG INDIANA BEACHES. THESE WAVES COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS
RIP CURRENTS. THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF NORTH FETCH WILL RESULT IN
WAVES BEING SLOW TO SUBSIDE...WHICH WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS INTO SUNDAY.

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 FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

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

&&

$$
257 
WHUS43 KLOT 261511
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1011 AM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010

INZ001-002-262315-
/O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100927T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
1011 AM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

WHILE WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED...A PERSISTENT NORTH TO NORTHEAST FETCH
WILL MAINTAIN THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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 FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

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

&&

$$
358 
WHUS43 KLOT 270027
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
727 PM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010


INZ001-002-270130-
/O.EXP.KLOT.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100927T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
727 PM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

THE WAVES HAVE DIMINISHED TO 4 FEET OR LESS. THE THREAT FOR
MODERATE RIP CURRENTS HAS DIMINISHED. THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED
RIP CURRENT OR TWO FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. SWIMMERS SHOULD USE
CAUTION.


&&

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.