WHUS43 KIWX 281956 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 356 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008 INZ003-MIZ077-290300- /O.CON.KIWX.LS.S.0028.000000T0000Z-080929T0300Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 356 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008 /256 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008/ ...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...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. $$