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Excessive Heat Warning 1, NWS Northern Indiana

June 27, 20126 counties in Ohio; 18 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this excessive heat warning at Jun 27, 2012, 1:53 PM EDT for 6 counties in Ohio; 18 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Jun 28, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 27, 2012, 1:53 PM EDT (17:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 28, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 28, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
All 24 counties

Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Noble County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Allen County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:51 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 217 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -34 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2110 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

888 
WWUS73 KIWX 271753
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
153 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012

...RECORD BREAKING HEAT EXPECTED THURSDAY...

.TORRID UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL EXPAND
EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND BRING THE HOTTEST WEATHER SINCE 1988.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE
100S.

INZ008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-
280400-
/O.UPG.KIWX.HT.Y.0003.120628T1400Z-120629T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.EH.W.0001.120628T1500Z-120629T0000Z/
NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-
BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...
ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
153 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 /1253 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM
CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 103 TO
   107 DEGREES THURSDAY.

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

 * RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$

INZ003>007-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-280400-
/O.EXT.KIWX.HT.Y.0003.120628T1500Z-120629T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON
153 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 /1253 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012/

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM
EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...

THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL EXCEED 100 
   DEGREES THURSDAY. 

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
038 
WWUS73 KIWX 280259
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1059 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012

...RECORD BREAKING HEAT EXPECTED THURSDAY...

.TORRID UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL EXPAND
EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND BRING THE HOTTEST WEATHER SINCE
1988. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER TO
MIDDLE 100S.

INZ008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-
281100-
/O.CON.KIWX.EH.W.0001.120628T1500Z-120629T0000Z/
NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-
BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...
ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
1059 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 /959 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM
CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 103 TO 
   107 DEGREES THURSDAY. 

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

 * RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$

INZ003>007-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-281100-
/O.CON.KIWX.HT.Y.0003.120628T1500Z-120629T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON
1059 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 /959 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL EXCEED 100 
   DEGREES THURSDAY. 

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

&&

$$
294 
WWUS73 KIWX 280759
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
359 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

...RECORD BREAKING HEAT EXPECTED TODAY...

.TORRID UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL EXPAND
EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND BRING THE HOTTEST WEATHER SINCE
1988. HIGH TEMPERATURES BY LATE AFTERNOON WILL WARM INTO THE
LOWER TO MIDDLE 100S.

INZ008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-
281600-
/O.CON.KIWX.EH.W.0001.120628T1500Z-120629T0000Z/
NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-
BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...
ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
359 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /259 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM
CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 102 TO
   106 DEGREES THURSDAY.

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

 * RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$

INZ003>007-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-281600-
/O.CON.KIWX.HT.Y.0003.120628T1500Z-120629T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON
359 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /259 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL EXCEED 100 
   DEGREES THURSDAY. 

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

&&

$$
284 
WWUS73 KIWX 281511
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1111 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

...RECORD BREAKING HEAT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.TORRID UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL EXPAND
EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND BRING THE HOTTEST WEATHER SINCE
1988. HIGH TEMPERATURES BY LATE AFTERNOON WILL WARM INTO THE
LOWER TO MIDDLE 100S.

INZ008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-
290000-
/O.CON.KIWX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/
NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-
BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...
ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
1111 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /1011 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 102 TO
   106 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

 * RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$

INZ003>007-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-290000-
/O.CON.KIWX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON
1111 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /1011 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM THE
   UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

&&

$$
473 
WWUS73 KIWX 281522 AAB
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1122 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

...RECORD BREAKING HEAT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.TORRID UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL EXPAND
EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND BRING THE HOTTEST WEATHER SINCE
1988. HIGH TEMPERATURES BY LATE AFTERNOON WILL WARM INTO THE
LOWER TO MIDDLE 100S.

INZ008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-
290000-
/O.CON.KIWX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/
NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-
BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...
ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
1122 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /1022 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 102 TO 
   106 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

 * RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$

MIZ077-290000-
/O.EXA.KIWX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/
BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN
1122 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM THE 
   UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

&&

$$

INZ003>007-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-290000-
/O.CON.KIWX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON
1122 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /1022 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM THE 
   UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

&&

$$
222 
WWUS73 KIWX 282033
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
433 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

...RECORD BREAKING HEAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING...

.TEMPERATURES WILL DROP VERY SLOWLY TONIGHT. VERY HOT CONDITIONS
WILL LAST THROUGH THE EVENING.

INZ008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-
290000-
/O.CON.KIWX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/
NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-
BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...
ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
433 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /333 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO
   109 DEGREES THROUGH THE EVENING.

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

 * RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. KNOW
THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR
LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$

INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-290000-
/O.CON.KIWX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...
CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...
MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...
JONESVILLE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...
SWANTON
433 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /333 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM THE 100
   TO 107 THROUGH THIS EVENING.

IMPACTS...

 * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. KNOW THE
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEATSTROKE. WEAR LIGHT
WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY
OF WATER.

&&

$$
737 
WWUS73 KIWX 290008
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
808 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012


INZ008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-
290115-
/O.EXP.KIWX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/
NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-
BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...
ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
808 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /708 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * TEMPERATURES ARE BEGINNING TO DROP ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL
   COOL INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S OVERNIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON
   FRIDAY WILL BE A BIT COOLER BUT ARE STILL EXPECTED TO REACH
   INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S.

IMPACTS...

 * HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY FROM 100 TO 107 WITH HIGHER HEAT INDEX
   VALUES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX 
   FOR MORE INFORMATION. 

&&

$$

INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-290115-
/O.EXP.KIWX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...
CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...
MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...
JONESVILLE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...
SWANTON
808 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 /708 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/

...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * TEMPERATURES ARE BEGINNING TO DROP ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL
   COOL INTO THE LOW 70S OVERNIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY
   WILL BE A BIT COOLER BUT ARE STILL EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE
   LOW TO MID 90S...EXCEPT FOR AREAS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WHICH
   WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S.

IMPACTS...

 * HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY IN THE 95 TO 102 DEGREE RANGE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX 
   FOR MORE INFORMATION. 

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this excessive heat warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this excessive heat warning went out at Jun 27, 6:46 AM EDT, 7 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 6:46 AM EDT, 7 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
646 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2012

.AVIATION...
12Z TAFS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS MID TO LATE MORNING AS SFC GRADIENT
STRENGTHENS DUE TO DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE. STRONGEST GRADIENT TO
AFFECT KSBN THIS AFTERNOON WHERE SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. VFR CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS FORECAST
PERIOD.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 429 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2012/

SHORT TERM...
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...A LARGE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AREA
WILL DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TODAY...WITH SW RETURN
FLOW BEGINNING. MUCH WARMER AIR UPSTREAM WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO
THE FCST AREA. FAVORED THE WARMER NAM/MET. THE NAM STILL LOOKS TOO
COLD GIVEN THIS EXTREME DROUGHT TYPE EVENT THAT IS SETTING SOME ALL
TIME RECORDS WELL UPSTREAM. ALSO...REMARKABLE DIURNAL SPREADS OVER
50F HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED IN SOME UPSTREAM LOCATIONS. THEREFORE...
KEPT HIGHS ABOVE GUIDANCE TODAY...AND AGAIN THURSDAY. HAVE INCLUDED
RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH WORDING AT BOTH SOUTH BEND AND FT WAYNE.
ALSO...GIVEN VERY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THIS EVENT...HAVE ALSO ISSUED A
HEAT ADVISORY GIVEN BOTH AIR TEMPERATURE AND HEAT INDEX VALUES
TOPPING 100 DEGREES. KEPT THUNDER OUT THURSDAY. MASSIVE CONVECTIVE
INHIBITION OF 300 TO 400 J/KG WITH DEEP MIXING OUT OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE.

LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

CONTINUED DRY/HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN STORY IN
THE EXTENDED.

MEAN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BECOME SLIGHTLY SUPPRESSED BY FRIDAY
ACROSS CENTRAL/NORTH CENTRAL CONUS AS PHASING UPPER LEVEL LOWS
REINFORCE SOUTHEAST CANADIAN NEGATIVE HEIGHT ANOMALY. A WEAK SFC
ANTICYCLONE IS EXPECTED FRIDAY IN THE WAKE OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY
PASSAGE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WEAK GRADIENT AND WARM LOW
LEVEL AIR MASS IN PLACE SHOULD SUPPORT LAKE BREEZE FORMATION. OTHER
THAN SOME RELIEF FROM LAKE BREEZE...MOST OF AREA WILL EXPERIENCE
ANOTHER DAY OF MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. BASED ON LATEST SET
OF LOW LEVEL THERMAL PROGS AND FAIRLY DEEP MIXING ACROSS THE
SOUTH...CONTINUED TREND OF NUDGING UP HIGHS ON FRIDAY...WITH VERY
DRY CONDITIONS SUPPORTING NEAR SFC SUPERADIABATIC LAPSE RATES. HIGHS
AROUND 100 SHOULD ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH. SOME
SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEW POINTS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY IN COMPARISON TO
THURSDAY WITH REMNANTS OF WEAK LOW LEVEL MOISTURE POOLING WITH THE
FRONT SETTLING ACROSS THE AREA...BUT WITH RECENT MOIST BIASES IN
MOS/RAW MODEL GUIDANCE...GOING MID TO UPPER 60S DEW POINTS MAY BE
TOO HIGH. AT THIS TIME WILL NOT EXTEND HEAT ADVISORY INTO FRIDAY
GIVEN THESE UNCERTAINTIES...BUT PORTIONS OF THE AREA MAY NEED
ANOTHER HEAT ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN TERMS OF
PRECIP...SLIGHTLY COOLER MID LEVEL PROFILES SHOULD PROVIDE LESS
CAPPING CONCERNS IN COMPARISON TO THURSDAY BUT EVEN WEAKER MID/UPPER
LEVEL FORCING EXPECTED BY FRIDAY. NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE
DISCUSSION THAT CONVECTION COULD DEVELOP WEST OF THE AREA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER LOW MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE
MID MS RIVER VALLEY AT NOSE OF STRONGER SWRLY FLOW...BUT GIVEN
AFOREMENTIONED LACK OF STRONG MID LEVEL FORCING AND ONGOING DRY
CONDITIONS/LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONSIDERATIONS...WILL CONTINUE WITH A
DRY FORECAST.

ANOTHER SHORT WAVE IS EXPECTED RIDE UPPER RIDGE ACROSS NORTHERN
PLAINS SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT...TAKING ANOTHER WEAK COOL FRONT
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION SUNDAY/EARLY MONDAY. WITH BULK OF
UPPER FORCING REMAINING ACROSS UPPER GREAT LAKES AND LACK OF
SIGNIFICANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURN...WILL KEEP THIS FRONTAL
PASSAGE DRY AT THIS TIME. TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO TREND BACK TO NEAR
NORMAL TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD WITH BRIEF SHOT OF COOL AIR
ADVECTION BEHIND THIS FRONT.

&&

FIRE WEATHER...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY. COMBINATION
OF HIGHS FROM 100 TO 105 AND DEW POINTS FROM THE UPPER 50S TO
LOWER 60S WILL PRODUCE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF
BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. WESTERLY WINDS OFF LAKE MICHIGAN TO
PROVIDE SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY DOWNWIND OF THE
LAKE AND HAVE NOT EXTENDED THE WATCH AT THIS TIME.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR INZ005>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034.

     HEAT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
     THURSDAY FOR INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034.

MI...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR MIZ078>081.

OH...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025.

     HEAT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR OHZ001-002-004-
     005-015-016-024-025.

LM...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...SKIPPER
LONG TERM...MARSILI
AVIATION...MARSILI
FIRE WEATHER...MARSILI
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 5:39 AM EDT, 8 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
539 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2012

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-280945-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-
PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-
MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN-
CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-
HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...
WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...
BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
539 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 /439 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RISK TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

HEAT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED TO REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS. PEAK
AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS OF AROUND 105 DEGREES ARE ALSO EXPECTED.

THE FIRE DANGER RISK WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON THURSDAY DUE TO
THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS...AND
INCREASING WEST WINDS.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH INTO THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTH OF ROUTE 24.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

LMZ043-046-280945-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
539 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 4:35 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryIWXAllen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more39 hr
Jun 27, 2:16 PM EDTRed Flag WarningIWXAllen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more30 hr

Nearby

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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.