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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1052 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009
INZ003-MIZ077-302100-
/O.EXT.KIWX.LS.S.0021.000000T0000Z-090930T2100Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1052 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 /952 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2009/
..INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY
HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE WILL
SUPPORT A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON FROM MICHIGAN
CITY NORTH TO BENTON HARBOR CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS. RIP CURRENTS ARE MORE LIKELY NEAR BREAK WALLS...
SANDBARS...JETTIES AND PIERS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
IMPROVE LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU 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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