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000 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. $$
