Alert archive / Indiana / Rip Current Statements in 2011
Rip Current Statement 17, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this rip current statement at Sep 28, 2011, 4:28 PM CDT for Lake County, Porter County, Indiana; Lake County, Illinois. It took effect at Sep 29, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 69 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2011, 4:28 PM CDT (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 29, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2011, 10:09 AM CDT
- In force
- 69 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 21:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 796 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902 WHUS43 KLOT 282128 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 428 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2011 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-290530- /O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0017.110929T1800Z-111001T1100Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 428 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * RISK LEVEL...MODERATE FOR THE ILLINOIS SHORE. HIGH FOR THE INDIANA SHORE. * WAVES...WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT BY FRIDAY FOR THE ILLINOIS COASTAL WATERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT FOR THE INDIANA COASTAL WATERS. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
13 follow-up statements
928 WHUS43 KLOT 290808 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 308 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-291615- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.110929T1800Z-111001T1100Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 308 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * RISK LEVEL...MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA SHORE...BECOMING HIGH RISK OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. * WAVES...WAVES BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT BY FRIDAY FOR THE ILLINOIS COASTAL WATERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT BY FRIDAY FOR THE INDIANA COASTAL WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
051 WHUS43 KLOT 291623 CFWLOT URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1123 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 INZ002-300030- /O.NEW.KLOT.LS.W.0003.110930T0300Z-110930T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.110929T1800Z-111001T1100Z/ PORTER- 1123 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. * RIP CURRENT RISK LEVEL...MODERATE RISK THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HIGH RISK OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. * LAKESHORE FLOOD HAZARDS...HIGH WAVES MAY CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF ROADS...CREEKS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE LAKEFRONT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES...WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT ALONG THE LAKE. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR THE SHORE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && $$ ILZ006-014-INZ001-300030- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.110929T1800Z-111001T1100Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN- 1123 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * RISK LEVEL...MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA SHORE...BECOMING HIGH RISK OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. * WAVES...WAVES BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT BY FRIDAY FOR THE ILLINOIS COASTAL WATERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT BY FRIDAY FOR THE INDIANA COASTAL WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
604 WHUS43 KLOT 292331 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 631 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 INZ002-300745- /O.CON.KLOT.LS.W.0003.110930T0300Z-110930T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111001T1100Z/ PORTER- 631 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY... * RIP CURRENT RISK LEVEL...HIGH RISK OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. * LAKESHORE FLOOD HAZARDS...HIGH WAVES MAY CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF ROADS...CREEKS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE LAKEFRONT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES...WAVES BUILDING TO 17 TO 22 FT THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT ALONG THE LAKE. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR THE SHORE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && $$ ILZ006-014-INZ001-300745- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111001T1100Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN- 631 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH RISK OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. * WAVES...WAVES BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT BY FRIDAY FOR THE ILLINOIS COASTAL WATERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 17 TO 22 FT BY FRIDAY FOR THE INDIANA COASTAL WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
193 WHUS43 KLOT 300925 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 425 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 INZ002-301730- /O.CON.KLOT.LS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110930T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111001T1100Z/ PORTER- 425 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RIP CURRENT RISK LEVEL...HIGH RISK TODAY AND TONIGHT. * LAKESHORE FLOOD HAZARDS...HIGH WAVES MAY CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF ROADS...CREEKS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE LAKEFRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES...WAVES 15 TO 20 FT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. 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. A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT ALONG THE LAKE. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR THE SHORE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && $$ ILZ006-014-INZ001-301730- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111001T1100Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN- 425 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH RISK TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES 12 TO 16 FT TODAY FOR THE ILLINOIS COASTAL WATERS AND WAVES 14 TO 18 FT TODAY FOR THE INDIANA COASTAL WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
763 WHUS43 KLOT 301518 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1018 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 INZ002-302330- /O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLOT.LS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110930T2100Z/ PORTER- 1018 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * RIP CURRENT RISK LEVEL...HIGH RISK TODAY AND TONIGHT. * LAKESHORE FLOOD HAZARDS...HIGH WAVES MAY CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF ROADS...CREEKS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE LAKEFRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES...WAVES 15 TO 20 FT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. 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. A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT ALONG THE LAKE. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR THE SHORE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && $$ ILZ006-014-INZ001-302330- /O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN- 1018 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH RISK TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES 10 TO 16 FT TODAY FOR THE ILLINOIS LAKESHORE AND WAVES 14 TO 18 FT TODAY FOR THE LAKE COUNTY INDIANA LAKESHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
331 WHUS43 KLOT 301658 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1158 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 INZ002-010100- /O.CON.KLOT.LS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110930T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ PORTER- 1158 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENT RISK LEVEL...HIGH RISK TODAY AND TONIGHT. * LAKESHORE FLOOD HAZARDS...HIGH WAVES MAY CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF ROADS...CREEKS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE LAKEFRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES...WAVES 15 TO 20 FT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. 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. A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT ALONG THE LAKE. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR THE SHORE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && $$ ILZ014-INZ001-010100- /O.NEW.KLOT.LS.S.0002.110930T1700Z-110930T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ COOK-LAKE IN- 1158 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH RISK TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES 10 TO 16 FT TODAY FOR THE ILLINOIS LAKESHORE AND WAVES 14 TO 18 FT TODAY FOR THE LAKE COUNTY INDIANA LAKESHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && ...LOCALIZED LAKESHORE FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... WAVES OF 10 TO 16 FT TODAY ALONG THE ILLINOIS LAKESHORE AND 14 TO 18 FT ALONG THE INDIANA LAKESHORE MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING TO AREAS EXPOSED TO OR LESS PROTECTED AGAINST THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. MINOR FLOODING OF BIKE PATHS AND GRASSY AREAS NEAR LAKESHORE DRIVE IN CHICAGO HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. $$ ILZ006-010100- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ LAKE IL- 1158 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH RISK TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES 10 TO 14 FT TODAY. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
368 WHUS43 KLOT 302107 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 407 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 INZ002-010515- /O.EXP.KLOT.LS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110930T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ PORTER- 407 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH RISK TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WAVES...WAVES 10 TO 14 FT TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ ILZ014-INZ001-010515- /O.EXP.KLOT.LS.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110930T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ COOK-LAKE IN- 407 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH RISK TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WAVES...WAVES 10 TO 14 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF 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. && $$ ILZ006-010515- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ LAKE IL- 407 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH RISK TONIGHT...AND MODERATE RISK SATURDAY. * WAVES...WAVES 8 TO 12 FT TODAY SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
159 WHUS43 KLOT 010857 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 357 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 INZ001-002-011700- /O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T0600Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 357 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH. * WAVES...WAVES 8 TO 12 FT. 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. && $$ ILZ006-014-011700- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 357 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RISK LEVEL...MODERATE. * WAVES...WAVES 8 TO 12 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
746 WHUS43 KLOT 011532 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1032 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ILZ006-014-012345- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 1032 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * RISK LEVEL...MODERATE. * WAVES...WAVES 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. 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. && $$ INZ001-002-012345- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T0600Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 1032 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH. * WAVES...WAVES 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
173 WHUS43 KLOT 012053 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 353 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ILZ006-014-020500- /O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T1200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 353 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * RISK LEVEL...MODERATE. * WAVES...WAVES 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 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. && $$ INZ001-002-020500- /O.EXT.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T2100Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 353 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH. * WAVES...WAVES 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
750 WHUS43 KLOT 020225 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 925 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ILZ006-014-021030- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T1200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 925 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... * RISK LEVEL...MODERATE. * WAVES...WAVES 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 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. && $$ INZ001-002-021030- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T2100Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 925 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH. * WAVES...WAVES 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
990 WHUS43 KLOT 020843 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 343 AM CDT SUN OCT 2 2011 ILZ006-014-020945- /O.CAN.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T1200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 343 AM CDT SUN OCT 2 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$ INZ001-002-021645- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T2100Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 343 AM CDT SUN OCT 2 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * RISK LEVEL...HIGH. * WAVES...WAVES 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
341 WHUS43 KLOT 021509 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1009 AM CDT SUN OCT 2 2011 INZ001-002-021615- /O.CAN.KLOT.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-111002T2100Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 1009 AM CDT SUN OCT 2 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... WAVES HAVE SUBSIDED 2 TO 4 FT THIS MORNING AND THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS HAS DIMINISHED. THIS FORECAST WILL BE THE FINAL RIP CURRENT FORECAST FOR THE SEASON. RIP CURRENT FORECASTS WILL RESUME IN MAY 2012. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 3:37 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LOT | Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter | 45 hr |
| Sep 28, 3:33 AM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Sep 28, 3:33 AM CDT | Storm Watch | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Sep 28, 3:29 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 28 hr | |
| Sep 28, 3:29 PM CDT | Storm Warning | LOT | 45 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.