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WHUS43 KIWX 052012
CFWIWX

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
412 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

INZ003-MIZ077-060000-
/O.CON.KIWX.LS.S.0023.000000T0000Z-080906T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
412 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008 /312 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2008/

...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS EVENING...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL SUPPORT AN INCREASED RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS. RIP CURRENTS ARE MORE LIKELY NEAR BREAK
WALLS...SANDBARS AND PIERS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY
FROM THE BEACH...OUT TO DEEPER WATER. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A
RIP CURRENT...WADE OR SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS
PULL...AND THEN HEAD BACK TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO
SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP CURRENT...SINCE THIS CAN EXHAUST
EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

$$

JC