Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Northern Indiana

051 
WHUS43 KIWX 291436
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1036 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

INZ003-MIZ077-292245-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0003.120530T0900Z-120531T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1036 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 /936 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* RISK...HIGH

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN TO 3 TO 
  5 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 10 
  TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH MIDDAY 
  WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. DANGEROUS POUNDING SURF AND
LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. PEOPLE VISITING THE
BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

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.

&&

$$

742 
WHUS43 KIWX 291954
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
354 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

INZ003-MIZ077-300400-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0003.120530T0900Z-120531T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
354 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 /254 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* RISK...HIGH 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5
  FEET ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. DANGEROUS POUNDING SURF AND
LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. PEOPLE VISITING THE
BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

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.

&&

$$

749 
WHUS43 KIWX 300229
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1029 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

INZ003-MIZ077-301030-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0003.120530T0900Z-120531T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1029 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 /929 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/
WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* RISK...HIGH

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 
  FEET ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. DANGEROUS POUNDING SURF AND
LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. PEOPLE VISITING THE
BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

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.

&&

$$

672 
WHUS43 KIWX 300809
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
409 AM EDT WED MAY 30 2012

INZ003-MIZ077-301630-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0003.120530T0900Z-120531T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
409 AM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 /309 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012/

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

* RISK...MODERATE

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 WITH 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 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.

&&

$$

341 
WHUS43 KIWX 301419
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1019 AM EDT WED MAY 30 2012

INZ003-MIZ077-302230-
/O.EXT.KIWX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-120531T0600Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1019 AM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 /919 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012/

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

* RISK...MODERATE

* WAVES...1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS
  EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

378 
WHUS43 KIWX 302052
CFWIWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
452 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012

INZ003-MIZ077-310500-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-120531T0600Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
452 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 /352 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...

* RISK...MODERATE

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH
  THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$