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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this rip current statement at Jul 26, 2012, 1:54 PM CDT for Lake County, Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Jul 27, 2012, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2012, 1:54 PM CDT (18:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 27, 2012, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 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 18:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 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
- 98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -223 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1355 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
410 WHUS43 KLOT 261854 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 154 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-270300- /O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0006.120727T2100Z-120729T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 154 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE INCREASING TO 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. && $$ IZZI
7 follow-up statements
147 WHUS43 KLOT 271139 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 639 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-272130- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0006.120727T2100Z-120729T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 639 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE INCREASING TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
750 WHUS43 KLOT 271900 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 200 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-280300- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0006.120727T2100Z-120729T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 200 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THERE IS A MODERATE INCREASING TO 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. && $$
431 WHUS43 KLOT 280252 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 952 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-281100- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120729T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 952 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ BEACHLER
164 WHUS43 KLOT 280825 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 325 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-281800- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120729T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 325 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE LONG NORTH FETCH OVER THE LAKE... WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL MAINTAIN AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE ALONG THE ILLINOIS SHORE NORTH OF CHICAGO BY THIS EVENING AND ALONG THE SHORES FROM CHICAGO SOUTH AND EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$
007 WHUS43 KLOT 281521 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1021 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-282330- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120729T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 1021 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
205 WHUS43 KLOT 282007 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 307 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-290200- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120729T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 307 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... 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. && $$
447 WHUS43 KLOT 290137 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 837 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-290245- /O.EXP.KLOT.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120729T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 837 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WAVES AND THE SUBSEQUENT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAVE SUBSIDED. $$ IZZI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 12:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Lee, Ogle, Winnebago | 57 min |
| Jul 26, 1:09 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, Lee, McHenry and 2 more | 111 min |
| Jul 26, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Jul 26, 1:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 40 min |
| Jul 26, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee, Ogle | 24 min |
| Jul 26, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Lee, Ogle | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 25 min |
| Jul 26, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Jul 26, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Iroquois | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 2:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lake, Porter | 33 min |
| Jul 26, 3:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Jasper, Lake, Newton | 67 min |
| Jul 26, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lake | 27 min |
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.