Alert archive / Indiana / Rip Current Statements in 2011
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this rip current statement at Jun 8, 2011, 5:17 PM CDT for Lake County, Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Jun 9, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2011, 5:17 PM CDT (22:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 9, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2011, 9:56 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties Lake County, IL, Lake County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 2045 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1537 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
267 WHUS43 KLOT 082217 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 517 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ILZ006-014-090900- /O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0001.110609T1200Z-110610T1200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 517 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL CREATE A MODERATE RISK FOR 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 && $$ INZ001-002-090900- /O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0001.110609T1200Z-110610T1200Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 517 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM && $$ 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
2 follow-up statements
923 WHUS43 KLOT 091011 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 511 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2011 ...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TONIGHT... ILZ006-014-091815- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0001.110609T1200Z-110610T1200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 511 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL CREATE A MODERATE RISK FOR 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 && $$ INZ001-002-091815- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0001.110609T1200Z-110610T1200Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 511 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM && $$ 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
734 WHUS43 KLOT 091456 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 956 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2011 INZ001-002-092300- /O.CAN.KLOT.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110610T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0002.110609T1800Z-110610T0200Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 956 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AND WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL CREATE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && $$ ILZ006-014-091600- /O.CAN.KLOT.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110610T1200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 956 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... WINDS AND WAVES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ILLINOIS SHORE. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 3:47 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 18 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Indiana, 2011Rip Current Statements in Illinois, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011
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.