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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Chicago, IL

October 29, 2012Lake County, Porter County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this high wind warning at Oct 29, 2012, 12:13 PM CDT for Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 8:56 PM CDT. It was in force for 22 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Oct 29, 2012, 12:13 PM CDT (17:13 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 29, 2012, 8:56 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 30, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
22 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 17:15 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 30, 1:34 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 501 Wnw New Chicago, INREPORTED AT INDOT STATION IN001
Oct 30, 5:40 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGDune Acres, IN12-14 INCH DIAMETER TREE BLOCKING ROUTE 49, INSIDE INDIANA DUNES STATE PARK IN CHESTERTON. ALSO 3 SMALL TREES DOWN ACROSS IDSP ROADS.
Oct 30, 6:34 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 501 Wnw New Chicago, INREPORTED AT INDOT STATION IN001
Oct 30, 7:30 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 50Chesterton, INNEAR INDIANA DUNES. ALSO ESTIMATED WAVES AT 8 TO 12 FT.
Oct 30, 9:00 AM CDTCOASTAL FLOOD4 Ene Dune Acres, INWATER UP TO THE STAIRS THAT LEAD TO THE BEACH AT BROADWAY ST AND LAKE FRONT DR. BEACH AT THIS LOCATION IN BEVERLY SHORES IS APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS WIDE.
Oct 30, 9:30 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGDune Acres, IN12 VEHICLE STORAGE BUILDING AT INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKE SHORE HQ HAD ROOF TORN OFF AND REAR WALL COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO 4 VEHICLES.
Oct 30, 10:45 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 Wnw Gary, IN
Oct 30, 11:45 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 Wnw Gary, INMEASURED AT GARY AIRPORT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2012-10-29Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2012-10-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -37 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
920 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 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.

232 
WWUS73 KLOT 291713
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1213 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY...

INZ001-002-300115-
/O.UPG.KLOT.HW.A.0001.121030T0600Z-121031T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.HW.W.0002.121030T1200Z-121031T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.121029T2200Z-121030T1200Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO
1213 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
CDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING AND WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE
  WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING INTO TUESDAY WITH SUSTAINED
  SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS REACHING 50 TO 60 MPH BY
  DAYBREAK AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE
  ABATING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE SHORES OF LAKE
  MICHIGAN.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND
  DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN
  THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. THE
  STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS...SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 80.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

ILZ014-300115-
/O.UPG.KLOT.HW.A.0001.121030T0600Z-121031T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.121030T0600Z-121031T0000Z/
COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHICAGO
1213 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKE
  MICHIGAN SHORE.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND
  DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. HIGH RISE
  BUILDINGS NEAR THE LAKE INCLUDING TALLER BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN
  CHICAGO WILL EXPERIENCE EVEN STRONGER WINDS...POTENTIALLY WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH...JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET
  ABOVE THE GROUND. BE CERTAIN EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
  MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST
  TO WEST HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

ILZ006-300115-
/O.EXB.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.121030T0600Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAUKEGAN
1213 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKE
  MICHIGAN SHORE.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND
  DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN
  EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED.
  THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

INZ010-011-300115-
/O.EXB.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.121030T0600Z-121031T0000Z/
NEWTON-JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER
1213 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND
  DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN
  EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED.
  THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

MTF/RC
8 follow-up statements
651 
WWUS73 KLOT 292043
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
343 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

INZ001-002-300445-
/O.EXT.KLOT.HW.W.0002.121030T0900Z-121031T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.121029T2043Z-121030T0900Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO
343 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING AND WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 50 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
  INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF
  30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS REACHING 50 TO 60 MPH. THESE HIGHER WINDS
  WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE ABATING.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND 
  DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE 
  CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS ARE 
  SECURED. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS...SUCH 
  AS INTERSTATE 80. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

ILZ006-014-300445-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.121030T0600Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...CHICAGO
343 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKE
  MICHIGAN SHORE.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. HIGH RISE 
  BUILDINGS NEAR THE LAKE INCLUDING TALLER BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN 
  CHICAGO WILL EXPERIENCE EVEN STRONGER WINDS...POTENTIALLY WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH...JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET 
  ABOVE THE GROUND. BE CERTAIN EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE 
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED. THE STRONG NORTHERLY 
  WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY 
  ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

INZ010-011-300445-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.121030T0600Z-121031T0000Z/
NEWTON-JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER
343 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN 
  EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED. 
  THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

BEACHLER
173 
WWUS73 KLOT 300156
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
856 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

INZ001-002-301000-
/O.CAN.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121030T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KLOT.HW.W.0002.121030T0156Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO
856 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT.

* TIMING AND WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AND BEGIN TO ABATE EARLY
  TUESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE SHORE OF
  LAKE MICHIGAN.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN
  THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. THE
  STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS...SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ILZ006-014-301000-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.121030T0600Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...CHICAGO
856 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE 
  LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. HIGH RISE
  BUILDINGS NEAR THE LAKE INCLUDING TALLER BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN
  CHICAGO WILL EXPERIENCE EVEN STRONGER WINDS...POTENTIALLY WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH...JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET
  ABOVE THE GROUND. BE CERTAIN EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
  MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST
  TO WEST HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

INZ010-011-301000-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.121030T0600Z-121031T0000Z/
NEWTON-JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER
856 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN
  EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED.
  THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$
218 
WWUS73 KLOT 300907
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
407 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

INZ001-002-301715-
/O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO
407 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING AND WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND BEGIN TO ABATE EARLY THIS EVENING. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN WIND DAMAGE... 
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE 
  CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS ARE 
  SECURED. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS...SUCH 
  AS INTERSTATE 80. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

INZ019-301715-
/O.EXA.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FOWLER
507 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE 
  LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN
  EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED.
  THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

ILZ006-014-301715-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...CHICAGO
407 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...TODAY UNTIL EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE 
  LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. HIGH RISE
  BUILDINGS NEAR THE LAKE INCLUDING TALLER BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN
  CHICAGO WILL EXPERIENCE EVEN STRONGER WINDS...POTENTIALLY WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH...JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET
  ABOVE THE GROUND. BE CERTAIN EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
  MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST
  TO WEST HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

INZ010-011-301715-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
NEWTON-JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER
407 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN
  EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED.
  THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

MDB
414 
WWUS73 KLOT 301554
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1054 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

INZ001-002-310000-
/O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO
1054 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING AND WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 50 AND 65
  MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKEFRONT. FARTHER
  INLAND...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL
  SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...AND EVEN
  MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. BE CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE
  TO THE HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY
  ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO
  WEST HIGHWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ILZ006-014-310000-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...CHICAGO
1054 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING 
NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY INTO THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS COULD GUST TO LOCALLY OVER 45 MPH RIGHT
  ALONG THE LAKE SHORE...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE CHICAGO LAKE
  FRONT. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
  NEAR THE LAKE INCLUDING TALLER BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO
  WILL EXPERIENCE EVEN STRONGER WINDS...POTENTIALLY WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH...JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET
  ABOVE THE GROUND. BE CERTAIN EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED...INCLUDING ROOFTOP AND
  BALCONY FURNITURE ND PLANTERS...AS WELL LOOSE BUILDING
  MATERIALS. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

INZ010-011-019-310000-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
1054 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 /1154 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012/

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

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN
  EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED.
  THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

IZZI
247 
WWUS73 KLOT 301619 CCA
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1118 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

INZ001-002-310000-
/O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO
1118 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING AND WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 50 AND 65
  MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKEFRONT. FARTHER
  INLAND...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL
  SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...AND EVEN
  MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. BE CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE
  TO THE HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY
  ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO
  WEST HIGHWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ILZ006-014-310000-
/O.COR.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...CHICAGO
1118 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING 
NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY INTO THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS COULD GUST TO LOCALLY OVER 45 MPH RIGHT
  ALONG THE LAKE SHORE...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE CHICAGO LAKE
  FRONT. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
  NEAR THE LAKE INCLUDING TALLER BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO
  WILL EXPERIENCE EVEN STRONGER WINDS...POTENTIALLY WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH...JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET
  ABOVE THE GROUND. BE CERTAIN EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED...INCLUDING ROOFTOP AND
  BALCONY FURNITURE AND PLANTERS...AS WELL LOOSE BUILDING
  MATERIALS. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

INZ010-011-019-310000-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
1118 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 /1218 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012/

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

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE...
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN
  EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS SECURED.
  THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

IZZI
724 
WWUS73 KLOT 301910
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
210 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

ILZ006-014-INZ010-011-019-302015-
/O.CAN.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...CHICAGO...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER...FOWLER
210 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 /310 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WHILE NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCASIONALLY GUST
TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...WINDS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA SO THE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

INZ001-002-310000-
/O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO
210 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING AND WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO
  BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKEFRONT THIS
  AFTERNOON. FARTHER INLAND...WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
  WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN WIND DAMAGE... 
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...AND EVEN 
  MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. BE CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE 
  TO THE HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY 
  ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO 
  WEST HIGHWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IZZI
490 
WWUS73 KLOT 302019
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
319 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

INZ001-002-310430-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0012.121031T0000Z-121031T0900Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO
319 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING NEAR THE LAKE...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY NEAR THE LAKE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO
  BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKEFRONT LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE
  TONIGHT...HOWEVER OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  INTO THE EARLY PORTIONS OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN WIND DAMAGE... 
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...AND EVEN 
  MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. BE CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE 
  TO THE HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY 
  ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO 
  WEST HIGHWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

IZZI
340 
WWUS73 KLOT 302343
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
643 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

INZ001-002-310745-
/O.EXP.KLOT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0012.121031T0000Z-121031T0900Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO
643 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY 
   NEAR THE LAKE...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND TIMING...SUSTAINED WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING TO GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
  OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN WIND DAMAGE... 
  INCLUDING DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...AND EVEN 
  MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. BE CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE 
  TO THE HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY 
  ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO 
  WEST HIGHWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

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