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Small Craft Advisory 65, NWS Chicago, IL

June 16, 2012

NWS Chicago, IL issued this small craft advisory at Jun 16, 2012, 2:18 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 16, 2012, 2:18 PM CDT (19:18 UTC)
Expired: Jun 17, 2012, 2:00 AM CDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jun 16, 1:58 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 1:58 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 11:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1124 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
171630-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
1124 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 /1224 PM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WHICH MAY PRODUCE
   CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
   BRIEF DOWNPOURS
   SMALL HAIL
   OCCASIONAL STRONG WINDS

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
  THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THIS EVENING.

  DISCUSSION:

THE FIRST OF TWO UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT
NORTH AND OUT OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS MORNING...PULLING A CLUSTER
OF SHOWERS AND THE OCCASIONAL CLAP OF THUNDER INTO SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS EVENING...A SECOND
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST FROM KANSAS AND BRING AN INCREASED
LIKELIHOOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
MAINLY SOUTH OF A VALPARAISO TO KANKAKEE TO PONTIAC LINE. THERE
WILL BE ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY CREATE CRITICAL
FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED BUT MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

LMZ740>745-171630-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY-
1124 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY...MAINLY DURING THE
FIRST PART OF THE MORNING. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL
CRAFT DURING MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-171630-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE
MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH
FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE
TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
1124 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE WILL BE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...MAINLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE LAKE TODAY...THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE LAKE
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE THERE WILL BE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND MUCH OF THE LAKE
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

SHEA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 1:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
117 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0116 PM     HAIL             SCHAUMBURG              42.03N 88.08W
06/16/2012  E0.25 INCH       COOK               IL   PUBLIC

&&

ACS

Local storm report, Jun 16, 1:24 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
124 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0115 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SW ARLINGTON HEIGHTS  42.08N 88.00W
06/16/2012  M0.75 INCH       COOK               IL   COCORAHS

            RAIN FELL IN THE PAST 15 MINUTES

&&

ACS

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 1:58 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
158 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

INZ010-011-019-161945-
BENTON IN-JASPER IN-NEWTON IN-
158 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 155 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR PERCY JUNCTION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

UP TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FORESMAN...           PERCY JUNCTION...     REMINGTON...
  BROOK...              COLLEGEVILLE...       RENSSELAER...
  PLEASANT RIDGE...     MCCOYSBURG...         HANGING GROVE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR
VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.

LAT...LON 4091 8698 4084 8698 4084 8699 4083 8709
      4078 8709 4071 8722 4086 8739 4113 8693
      4112 8693 4091 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 233DEG 27KT 4084 8720

RC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 3:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Iroquois	54 min
Jun 16, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		25 min
Jun 16, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Kankakee	51 min
Jun 16, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	LaSalle	34 min
Jun 16, 6:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Will	37 min
Jun 16, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Grundy, Kendall	34 min
Jun 16, 6:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Kankakee	4 hr
Jun 16, 1:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Jasper	47 min
Jun 16, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Lake, Porter	20 min
Jun 16, 4:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter	53 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.