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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this rip current statement at Aug 21, 2010, 10:38 AM CDT for Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Aug 22, 2010, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2010, 10:38 AM CDT (15:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 22, 2010, 12:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2010, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties Lake County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 189 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 528 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
948 WHUS43 KLOT 211538 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1038 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 ...RIP CURRENT THREAT INCREASES THIS EVENING... .WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE IN SPEED THIS EVENING LEADING TO BUILDING WAVES. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. ILZ014-INZ001-002-212345- /O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0007.100822T0000Z-100823T0300Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 1038 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE IN SPEED THIS EVENING LEADING TO BUILDING WAVES. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE OF LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN INDIANA. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF COOK COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. 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 $$
9 follow-up statements
670 WHUS43 KLOT 212048 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 348 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 ILZ014-INZ001-002-220500- /O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0007.100822T0500Z-100823T0300Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 348 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE IN SPEED LATE THIS EVENING LEADING TO BUILDING WAVES. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE OF LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN INDIANA. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF COOK COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM $$ IZZI
707 WHUS43 KLOT 220145 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 845 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 ILZ014-INZ001-002-220945- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0007.100822T0500Z-100823T0300Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 845 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE IN SPEED LATE THIS EVENING LEADING TO BUILDING WAVES. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE OF LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN INDIANA. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF COOK COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. 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 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 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 $$ IZZI
318 WHUS43 KLOT 220805 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 305 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010 ILZ014-INZ001-002-221615- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100823T0300Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 305 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... PERSISTENT NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED LATER THIS MORNING...LEADING TO BUILDING WAVES. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE OF LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN INDIANA. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF COOK COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM $$
417 WHUS43 KLOT 220951 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 451 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010 ILZ014-INZ001-002-221800- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100823T0300Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 451 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... PERSISTENT NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED LATER THIS MORNING...LEADING TO BUILDING WAVES. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE OF LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN INDIANA. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF COOK COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. 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 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 $$
411 WHUS43 KLOT 221504 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1004 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010 ILZ014-INZ001-002-222315- /O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100823T0600Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 1004 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... PERSISTENT NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL LEAD TO HIGH WAVES TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE OF LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN INDIANA. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF COOK COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM $$
430 WHUS43 KLOT 222011 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 311 PM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010 ILZ014-INZ001-002-230415- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100823T0600Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 311 PM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WAVES THIS EVENING. THE WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF COOK COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. 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 $$
686 WHUS43 KLOT 230246 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 945 PM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010 ILZ014-INZ001-002-230900- /O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100823T0900Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 945 PM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY... NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WAVES INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF COOK COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM $$
478 WHUS43 KLOT 230820 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 320 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2010 ILZ014-INZ001-002-231500- /O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100823T1500Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 320 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FT ONTO THE BEACHES OF SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN UNTIL LATE MORNING. WAVES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF COOK COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. 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 $$
052 WHUS43 KLOT 231454 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 954 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2010 ILZ014-INZ001-002-231600- /O.EXP.KLOT.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100823T1500Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 954 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 5 TO 10 KTS AND WAVES HAVE SUBSIDED THIS MORNING...THUS THE RIP CURRENT ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 8:28 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Will | 11 hr |
| Aug 21, 10:05 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 48 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Indiana, 2010Rip Current Statements in Illinois, 2010Every rip current statement in 2010
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.