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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 12, 2013, 3:36 PM CDT for Lake County, Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Aug 13, 2013, 3:19 AM CDT. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013, 3:36 PM CDT (20:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 13, 2013, 3:19 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2013, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 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 20:37 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, 8.6 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
- 1813 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
708 WHUS43 KLOT 122036 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 336 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 ILZ006-014-130445- /O.NEW.KLOT.BH.S.0010.130813T0900Z-130814T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 336 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ILLINOIS LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ INZ001-002-130445- /O.NEW.KLOT.BH.S.0010.130813T0900Z-130814T1200Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 336 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ILLINOIS LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ MTF PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
8 follow-up statements
997 WHUS43 KLOT 122042 CCA CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 341 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 ILZ006-014-130500- /O.NEW.KLOT.BH.S.0010.130813T0900Z-130814T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 341 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ILLINOIS LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ INZ001-002-130500- /O.COR.KLOT.BH.S.0010.130813T0900Z-130814T1200Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 341 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE INDIANA LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ MTF PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
800 WHUS43 KLOT 130206 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 906 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 ILZ006-014-131015- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0010.130813T0900Z-130814T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 906 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ILLINOIS LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ INZ001-002-131015- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0010.130813T0900Z-130814T1200Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 906 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE INDIANA LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ BMD PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
992 WHUS43 KLOT 130819 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 319 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013 ILZ006-014-131630- /O.EXT.KLOT.BH.S.0010.130813T0819Z-130814T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 319 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED NOW THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ILLINOIS LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ INZ001-002-131630- /O.EXT.KLOT.BH.S.0010.130813T0819Z-130814T1200Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 319 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED NOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE INDIANA LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ MDB PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
336 WHUS43 KLOT 131428 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 928 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013 ILZ006-014-132230- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130814T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 928 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ILLINOIS LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ INZ001-002-132230- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130814T1200Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 928 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED NOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE INDIANA LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ MTF PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
882 WHUS43 KLOT 132046 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 346 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013 ILZ014-INZ001-002-140500- /O.EXT.KLOT.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130814T1500Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 346 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ ILZ006-140500- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130814T0900Z/ LAKE IL- 346 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ILLINOIS LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ MTF PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
541 WHUS43 KLOT 140938 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 438 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2013 ILZ006-141500- /O.NEW.KLOT.BH.S.0011.130814T0938Z-130814T1500Z/ LAKE IL- 438 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS EXTENDED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ ILZ014-INZ001-002-141500- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130814T1500Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 438 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE COOK COUNTY BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ RC PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
813 WHUS43 KLOT 141437 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 937 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2013 ILZ006-141545- /O.CAN.KLOT.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-130814T1500Z/ LAKE IL- 937 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. WAVES CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS SHORELINE...THUS THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ILZ014-INZ001-002-141800- /O.EXT.KLOT.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130814T1800Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 937 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE COOK COUNTY SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ RC/MTF PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
903 WHUS43 KLOT 141805 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 105 PM CDT WED AUG 14 2013 ILZ014-INZ001-002-141915- /O.EXP.KLOT.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130814T1800Z/ COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 105 PM CDT WED AUG 14 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... WAVES CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ACROSS ILLINOIS AND INDIANA SHORELINES. THUS THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MTF PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement 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 beach hazards statement went out at Aug 12, 3:12 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 3:12 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
312 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013
.DISCUSSION...
256 PM CDT
FORECAST CONCERNS THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUE TO CENTER ON SHRA/TSRA
TRENDS AND EVOLUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WEAK COLD FRONT
SAGS SOUTH ACROSS THE CWA...THEN SHIFT TO COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPS
ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION.
THIS AFTERNOON/TONIGHT...
WEAK COLD FRONT WAS SAGGING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS AT MID-AFTERNOON...WITH 19Z/2PM CDT SURFACE ANALYSIS
PLACING THE BOUNDARY ROUGHLY SOUTH OF WAUKEGAN...TO JUST EAST OF
STERLING...TO NEAR GALESBURG. SHRA/TSRA HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT SINCE LATE MORNING...LARGELY IN
RESPONSE TO A FAIRLY DENSE SHIELD OF THICK CIRRUS OFF CONVECTION TO
OUR SOUTHWEST ACROSS MISSOURI. HOWEVER...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHRA/TSRA HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP/INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER THE PAST
1-2 HOURS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS ANTICIPATED. EXPECTATION IS THAT
THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS FRONT
PUSHES INTO WEAKLY TO MODERATELY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE CWA. AREAS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...AND ALONG COMBINED FRONTAL/LAKE BREEZE BOUNDARY WORKING
SOUTH ALONG THE LAKE APPEAR TO BE FAVORED AREAS FOR CONTINUED GROWTH
GENERALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE CWA. SPC/RAP MESOANALYSIS
AT 19Z INDICATED EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR REMAINS IN THE 25-30 KT RANGE
SIMILAR TO THE 0-6 KM LAYER VALUE...ALONG WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED J/KG
OF DOWNDRAFT CAPE PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SURFACE FRONT ITSELF. THUS
WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS NOT LIKELY...A FEW OF THE STRONGER
CELLS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED 50-60 MPH WIND GUSTS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. ALSO...PWATS AROUND 1.5 INCHES IN MOIST AXIS WITHIN/AHEAD
OF FRONTAL ZONE COULD FAVOR SOME LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH FAIRLY
SLOW EASTERLY CELL MOVEMENT IF ANY SIGNIFICANT TRAINING OCCURS. AREA
OF STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST WITH THE FRONT INTO
THIS EVENING...WITH PRECIP ENDING FROM THE NORTH. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO NOTED FARTHER NORTH ACROSS WISCONSIN THIS
AFTERNOON...BENEATH DIGGING SHORT WAVE AND WITH SECONDARY COLD
FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THAT AREA. THIS SECONDARY FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH
INTO OUR FORECAST AREA TONIGHT...THOUGH SHRA/TSRA COVERAGE ACROSS WI
SHOULD DECREASE AS THE FRONT ARRIVES WITH UNFAVORABLE DIURNAL
ARRIVAL AFTER SUNSET. THUS HAVE EVENING POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...
THEN DRY ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL BE PUSHING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF
THE CWA TUESDAY MORNING...WITH VERY COOL AND BREEZY NORTH-NORTHEAST
LOW LEVEL FLOW DEVELOPING IN SOUTHEASTERN PERIPHERY OF EXPANSIVE
AREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WHICH WILL BE BUILDING SOUTHEAST FROM
CENTRAL CANADA. 850MB TEMPS COOL TO AROUND +8C BY EVENING...WITH LOW
LEVEL MODEL THERMAL PROGS SUGGESTING HIGHS MAY STRUGGLE TO BREAK 70
DEGREES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE WHILE MAKING ONLY
MID 70S WELL INLAND ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. SOME COLD-AIR STRATOCU
IS POSSIBLE...THOUGH DRYING LOW LEVELS ESPECIALLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON SHOULD ALLOW FOR A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE TO COUNTERACT THE
CANADIAN AIR. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE HIGH
CONTINUES TO SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO THE REGION...WITH THE WEAK
PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE VICINITY OF THE RIDGE AXIS THEN PROVIDING
LIGHT WINDS ALONG WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES FOR COOL OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES BOTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS ON BOTH
NIGHTS SHOULD EASILY REACH THE LOWER 50S AWAY FROM THE CHICAGO HEAT
ISLAND...WITH A FEW CHILLY UPPER 40S A GOOD BET IN SOME OF THE
TYPICALLY COLDER SPOTS IN THE OUTLYING SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS.
WEDNESDAY WILL AGAIN REMAIN A GOOD 7-12 DEGREES BELOW OUR MID-AUGUST
NORMALS WITH MID-70S FOR THE MOST PART UNDER THE COOL POOL ALOFT...
AND LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE AREAS AROUND 70 WITH A LAKE BREEZE
ENHANCEMENT OF THE DECREASING SYNOPTIC NORTHERLY FLOW. AT THIS TIME
IT APPEARS THAT RECORD LOW MAX TEMPS WHICH ARE GENERALLY IN THE MID
60S SHOULD NOT BE IN JEOPARDY TUE-WED...THOUGH RECORD LOWS FOR
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNING ARE IN THE LOW/MID 40S AT ROCKFORD
AND ITS NOT IMPOSSIBLE THAT A FEW RURAL SPOTS MAY APPROACH THESE LOW
TEMPS WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY MORNING.
THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
OVERALL...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN AN UPPER RIDGE
OVER THE WESTERN CONUS/ROCKIES REGION...AND BROAD UPPER TROUGHING
ACROSS EASTERN CANADA AND THE EASTERN CONUS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
SPRAWLING SURFACE HIGH OVER OUR REGION AT MID-WEEK TO CONTINUE TO
DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES
AND OHIO VALLEY REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. EXTENDED GUIDANCE THEN IS IN
FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT IN DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL UPPER TROUGHING AND
EVENTUALLY A WEAK CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER THE LOWER MISSOURI AND LOWER
OHIO VALLEYS NEXT WEEKEND. THIS KEEPS A WEST-EAST SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION TO OUR EAST...WITH
LITTLE QUALITY LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE RETURN FROM THE GULF EXCEPT FOR
FARTHER TO THE WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN/HIGH PLAINS. THIS GENERALLY
FOCUSES GREATER PROBABILITY FOR PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO REMAIN
WEST/SOUTH OF OUR IMMEDIATE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH
A VERY GRADUAL MODERATION IN TEMPS IN THE THURSDAY-MONDAY PERIOD
BACK TO ABOUT AVERAGE BY SUNDAY/MONDAY. SOME INCREASE IN LOW-CHANCE
POPS COULD BE ARGUED AS THE UPPER LOW/TROUGH DEVELOPS LATE IN THE
PERIOD...THOUGH APPEARS TO LOW/IFFY AT THIS DISTANCE HAND HAVE
MAINTAINED DRY FORECAST THROUGH THE EXTENDED.
RATZER
&&
.AVIATION...
//ORD AND MDW CONCERNS...UPDATED 20Z...
* SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
* WIND SHIFT TO NORTHEAST MID/LATE AFTERNOON.
* CHANCE OF MVFR CIGS OVERNIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. CMS
//DISCUSSION...UPDATED 18Z...
SEVERAL FORECAST CONCERNS THIS PERIOD WITH THE TWO PRIMARY
CONCERNS TSRA POTENTIAL AND WIND SHIFT...BOTH THIS AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST WI THROUGH NORTHWEST IL WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE TERMINALS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS
HAVE SHIFTED LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST WI AND WITH
PRECIP NOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST WI...
EXPECT THIS TO AID THE COLD FRONT/LAKE BREEZE TO ACCELERATE TO THE
SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SO WHILE WINDS PROBABLY WILL TURN
NORTHWEST AT ORD/MDW...NOT SURE THE DURATION WILL BE TOO LONG AS
WINDS WILL LIKELY SHIFT NORTHEAST SOONER RATHER THAN LATER BUT
WILL NEED TO MONITOR TRENDS INTO THE AFTERNOON.
SHORT TERM/HI RES GUIDANCE HAS BEEN IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH SHRA/
TSRA DEVELOPMENT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN IL AND THEN
SHIFTING IT SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE TERMINALS THROUGH MID/LATE
AFTERNOON BUT CURRENT ACTIVITY HAS DEVELOPED A LITTLE FURTHER
NORTH AND SO FAR HAS REMAINED ISOLATED. MAINTAINED PREVIOUS VCTS
TIMING BUT EXPECT THIS WILL NEED TO BE TWEAKED...IN PARTICULAR...
PRECIP MAY LINGER A BIT LONGER THEN CURRENTLY ADVERTISED.
MVFR CLOUDS ACROSS SOUTHERN WI ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST WI COULD
DRIFT SOUTH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT/LAKE BREEZE BUT CONFIDENCE
REGARDING ANY POTENTIAL MVFR CIGS LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND
THEIR DURATION IS LOW. A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLDER AIR ARRIVES
LATE TONIGHT AND AS THIS SPREADS ACROSS THE AREA...EXPECT SOME
LOWER CLOUD POTENTIAL...IN THE 1-2KFT RANGE BUT CIGS MAY BE
CONFINED CLOSER TO THE LAKE.
NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY
TURNING BACK NORTHWESTERLY UNTIL THAT SURGE OF COLDER AIR ARRIVES
AND TURNS WINDS BACK NORTH/NORTHEAST WITH SPEEDS 10-12KTS. AFTER
SUNRISE...LOW LEVELS BEGIN TO MIX WITH GUSTS 18-20KTS POSSIBLE
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. CMS
//ORD AND MDW CONFIDENCE...UPDATED 20Z...
* HIGH FOR SHRA/TSRA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...MEDIUM FOR DIRECT
IMPACTS AT ORD/MDW.
* HIGH FOR A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH/NORTHEAST MID/LATE
AFTERNOON...MEDIUM FOR TIMING.
* LOW FOR POTENTIAL MVFR CIGS OVERNIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* HIGH FOR WIND SPEEDS/GUSTS OVERNIGHT/TUESDAY. CMS
//OUTLOOK FOR ORD/MDW FOR 00Z WEDNESDAY-12Z MONDAY...UPDATED 12Z...
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...VFR. DAILY LAKE BREEZE WIND SHIFTS
EXPECTED.
RC
&&
.MARINE...
308 PM CDT
AN INITIAL WIND SHIFT TO NORTH/NORTHEAST IS OCCURRING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE LAKE LATE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH SCATTERED
GUSTY STORMS /GUST TO 33 KT AT NEARBY MDW AIRPORT/. THE PRIMARY
FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE LAKE EARLY THIS EVE...WITH A
SECONDARY MOMENTUM PUSH LATE THIS EVE. THIS WILL BOOST NORTHERLY
WINDS INTO THE 15 TO 25 KT CATEGORY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WAVES
WILL FOLLOW SUIT BUILDING QUICKLY LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO
INCH UP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LAKE THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN PREVAIL OVER THE LAKE BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE ITS INFLUENCE EVEN AS IT SETTLES JUST
SOUTH OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE
WEEK.
MTF
&&
.LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...NONE.
IN...NONE.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...LMZ743-LMZ744-LMZ745...4 AM TUESDAY TO 7
AM WEDNESDAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...LMZ740-LMZ741-LMZ742...4 AM TUESDAY TO 4
AM WEDNESDAY.
&&
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 1102 AM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 131615- 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- 1102 AM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 /1202 PM EDT MON AUG 12 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TWO THIRDS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...OR ROUGHLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MENDOTA TO EVANSTON ILLINOIS. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...THOUGH A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH...QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER INTO TONIGHT SOUTH OF THE ILLINOIS AND KANKAKEE RIVER VALLEYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT. && LMZ740>745-131615- 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- 1102 AM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 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 THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...THOUGH THE POTENTIAL MAY EXIST FOR A FEW STRONG STORMS WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WAVES HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. && LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-131615- 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- 1102 AM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTH HALF OF THE LAKE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 KT...MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && RATZER VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE) FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 3:08 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 42 hr | |
| Aug 12, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Jasper, Lake, Porter | 47 min |
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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.