WHUS43 KIWX 170837
CFWIWX
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008
INZ003-MIZ077-171645-
/O.NEW.KIWX.LS.S.0027.080917T1400Z-080918T0300Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
437 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 /337 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2008/
...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...
HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE WILL BRING
AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...CREATING DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS. RIP CURRENTS ARE MORE LIKELY NEAR BREAK
WALLS...SANDBARS...JETTIES AND PIERS.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PEOPLE STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP
CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY
FROM THE BEACH...OUT TO DEEPER WATER. IF YOU GET CAUGHT IN A RIP
CURRENT...WADE OR SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS
PULL...AND THEN HEAD BACK TO SHORE.
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