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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1137 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2008
..DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT INDIANA BEACHES OF LAKE MICHIGAN
THE INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT
ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GARY INDIANA
TO EAST OF MICHIGAN CITY INDIANA THROUGH THE EVENING. THE
ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT TONIGHT.
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU ARE SWIMMING OR BATHING IN LAKE
MICHIGAN TODAY. STAY OUT OF THE WATER WHEN WAVES ARE BREAKING
ALONG THE SHORE.
RIP CURRENTS ARE CAUSED WHEN A NORTHERLY WIND PUSHES WATER OVER
THE NEAR SHORE SANDBARS. WATER RETURNING BACK TO THE LAKE CREATES
A STRONG CURRENT WHICH CAN SWEEP UNSUSPECTING SWIMMERS AND
BATHERS OFF THEIR FEET AND CARRY THEM INTO DEEP WATER.
FOR INFORMATION ON RIP CURRENTS GO TO WWW.RIPCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV
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