Rip Current Statement 17, NWS Northern Indiana

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
407 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011

INZ003-MIZ077-210415-
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LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
407 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 /307 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2011/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* RISK...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS EVENING.

* WAVES...WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET THIS
          EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO 
          MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...PRIMARILY ONSHORE 10 TO 15 MPH...GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF
SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...IN THE WAKE OF STRONG
ONSHORE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER
THIS AFTERNOON. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH
LATER THIS EVENING...AS THE WAVES CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. THE RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL RETURN SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
AFTERNOON.  

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.

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