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 La Porte, Indiana   (46350) Friday, September 3 12:40 PM

County: La Porte  Wx Zone: INZ003  Fire Zone: INZ003  Forecast Office: KIWX  FIPS: 018091  Radar: KIWX  Lat: 41.50N  Lon: 86.71W 



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Rip Current Statement
Issued/Updated: 1053 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010
Effective: 300 AM GMT-5 FRI SEP 03 2010
Expiration: 900 PM GMT-5 SAT SEP 04 2010
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Rip Current Statement
Issued/Updated: 1053 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010
Effective: 300 AM GMT-5 FRI SEP 03 2010
Expiration: 900 PM GMT-5 SAT SEP 04 2010

INZ003-MIZ077-032300-
/O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-100905T0200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1053 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 /953 AM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010/

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS TODAY... CONTINUING AT LEAST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
CREATING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. ANYONE ENTERING
LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS DURING THESE CONDITIONS IS AT HIGH RISK OF
BEING SWEPT OUT TO DEEPER WATERS BY RIP CURRENTS. WAVES MAY ALSO
BE HIGH ENOUGH TO WASH OVER PIERS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
MAKING THESE DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY AND DROWN.

REMEMBER... TO AVOID GETTING IN THE SITUATION WHERE YOU WOULD
NEED TO ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...THE
SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WAVES.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW
RIP CURRENT HAZARD. ENTER THE WEB ADDRESS IN ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

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