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WHUS43 KLOT 022034
CFWLOT
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
334 PM CDT THU SEP 2 2010
ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-030445-
/O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0009.100903T1200Z-100905T1200Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
334 PM CDT THU SEP 2 2010
...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
THE NORTHWEST GALES WILL PRODUCE LARGE WAVES FRIDAY AND THE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WAVES
WILL COULD PRODUCE MODERATE RIP CURRENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A MODERATE 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.
&&
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
$$
000
WHUS43 KLOT 022034
CFWLOT
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
334 PM CDT THU SEP 2 2010
ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-030445-
/O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0009.100903T1200Z-100905T1200Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
334 PM CDT THU SEP 2 2010
...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
THE NORTHWEST GALES WILL PRODUCE LARGE WAVES FRIDAY AND THE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WAVES
WILL COULD PRODUCE MODERATE RIP CURRENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
&&
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
$$
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