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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 1, 2013, 3:46 AM CDT for Lake County, Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Sep 2, 2013, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2013, 3:46 AM CDT (08:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 2, 2013, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2013, 9:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties Lake County, IL, Lake County, IN, Porter County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 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
- 3495 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1010 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
235 WHUS43 KLOT 010846 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 346 AM CDT SUN SEP 1 2013 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-011645- /O.NEW.KLOT.BH.S.0013.130902T0900Z-130904T0000Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 346 AM CDT SUN SEP 1 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...ALONG THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. * 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. && $$ BEACHLER PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
9 follow-up statements
020 WHUS43 KLOT 011507 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1007 AM CDT SUN SEP 1 2013 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-012315- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0013.130902T0900Z-130904T0000Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 1007 AM CDT SUN SEP 1 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE COOK COUNTY SHORE. * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FT BY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ 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
001 WHUS43 KLOT 012231 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 531 PM CDT SUN SEP 1 2013 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-020645- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0013.130902T0900Z-130904T0000Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 531 PM CDT SUN SEP 1 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVES EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT AND THEN TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING...ALTHOUGH THEY WILL PERSIST FROM OUT OF THE NORTH THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN TUESDAY AND BECOME NORTHEASTERLY DURING THE MID AND LATE HOURS. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FT BY MONDAY MORNING WITH THESE HIGH WAVES PERSISTING INTO LATE MONDAY NIGHT. AS WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY THE WAVES WILL ALSO BE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT MANY OF THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA BEACHES. OBEY ANNOUNCED OR POSTED RESTRICTIONS ON ENTERING THE WATER. THOSE THAT WILL BE VISITING BEACHES WHERE THERE ARE NO LIFEGUARDS OR OTHER SUPERVISORY OFFICIALS PRESENT ARE STRONGLY URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME CHICAGO BEACHES ARE PROTECTED BY SUBMERGED STRUCTURES THAT CALM WAVE ACTION OFFSHORE FROM THE BEACH. OTHER BEACHES ARE PROTECTED BY LAND SPITS OR OTHER BREAKWALL-TYPE STRUCTURES. IF ENTERING THE WATER IS ALLOWED AT A BEACH THEN BATHERS AND SWIMMERS SHOULD STAY WELL AWAY FROM SPITS AND BREAKWALLS AS THIS IS WHERE STRONG RIP CURRENTS WOULD MOST LIKELY OCCUR. 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 QUICKLY 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 ALSO QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
595 WHUS43 KLOT 020441 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1141 PM CDT SUN SEP 1 2013 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-021245- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0013.130902T0900Z-130904T0000Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 1141 PM CDT SUN SEP 1 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * HIGH WAVES EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT AND THEN TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING... ALTHOUGH THEY WILL PERSIST FROM THE NORTH INTO TUESDAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN TUESDAY AND BECOME NORTHEASTERLY DURING THE EVENING. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FT BY MONDAY MORNING WITH THESE HIGH WAVES PERSISTING INTO LATE MONDAY NIGHT. AS WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY THE WAVES WILL ALSO BE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT MANY OF THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA BEACHES. OBEY ANNOUNCED OR POSTED RESTRICTIONS ON ENTERING THE WATER. THOSE THAT WILL BE VISITING BEACHES WHERE THERE ARE NO LIFEGUARDS OR OTHER SUPERVISORY OFFICIALS PRESENT ARE STRONGLY URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME CHICAGO BEACHES ARE PROTECTED BY SUBMERGED STRUCTURES THAT CALM WAVE ACTION OFFSHORE FROM THE BEACH. OTHER BEACHES ARE PROTECTED BY LAND SPITS OR OTHER BREAKWALL-TYPE STRUCTURES. IF ENTERING THE WATER IS ALLOWED AT A BEACH THEN BATHERS AND SWIMMERS SHOULD STAY WELL AWAY FROM SPITS AND BREAKWALLS AS THIS IS WHERE STRONG RIP CURRENTS WOULD MOST LIKELY OCCUR. 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 QUICKLY 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 ALSO QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ BEACHLER 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
052 WHUS43 KLOT 020905 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 405 AM CDT MON SEP 2 2013 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-021715- /O.EXT.KLOT.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-130903T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 405 AM CDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. * HIGH WAVES EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. HIGHEST WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FT WILL BE OBSERVED TODAY...SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT MANY OF THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA BEACHES. OBEY ANNOUNCED OR POSTED RESTRICTIONS ON ENTERING THE WATER. THOSE THAT WILL BE VISITING BEACHES WHERE THERE ARE NO LIFEGUARDS OR OTHER SUPERVISORY OFFICIALS PRESENT ARE STRONGLY URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME CHICAGO BEACHES ARE PROTECTED BY SUBMERGED STRUCTURES THAT CALM WAVE ACTION OFFSHORE FROM THE BEACH. OTHER BEACHES ARE PROTECTED BY LAND SPITS OR OTHER BREAKWALL-TYPE STRUCTURES. IF ENTERING THE WATER IS ALLOWED AT A BEACH THEN BATHERS AND SWIMMERS SHOULD STAY WELL AWAY FROM SPITS AND BREAKWALLS AS THIS IS WHERE STRONG RIP CURRENTS WOULD MOST LIKELY OCCUR. 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 QUICKLY 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 ALSO QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ RODRIGUEZ 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
255 WHUS43 KLOT 021451 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 951 AM CDT MON SEP 2 2013 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-022300- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-130903T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 951 AM CDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. * HIGH WAVES EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. HIGHEST WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FT WILL BE OBSERVED TODAY...SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT MANY OF THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA BEACHES. OBEY ANNOUNCED OR POSTED RESTRICTIONS ON ENTERING THE WATER. THOSE THAT WILL BE VISITING BEACHES WHERE THERE ARE NO LIFEGUARDS OR OTHER SUPERVISORY OFFICIALS PRESENT ARE STRONGLY URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME CHICAGO BEACHES ARE PROTECTED BY SUBMERGED STRUCTURES THAT CALM WAVE ACTION OFFSHORE FROM THE BEACH. OTHER BEACHES ARE PROTECTED BY LAND SPITS OR OTHER BREAKWALL-TYPE STRUCTURES. IF ENTERING THE WATER IS ALLOWED AT A BEACH THEN BATHERS AND SWIMMERS SHOULD STAY WELL AWAY FROM SPITS AND BREAKWALLS AS THIS IS WHERE STRONG RIP CURRENTS WOULD MOST LIKELY OCCUR. 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 QUICKLY 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 ALSO QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ JEE 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
251 WHUS43 KLOT 022124 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 424 PM CDT MON SEP 2 2013 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-030530- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-130903T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 424 PM CDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY... * DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * HIGH WAVES EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. * OVERVIEW...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN RESPONSE...WAVES WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT MANY OF THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA BEACHES. OBEY ANNOUNCED OR POSTED RESTRICTIONS ON ENTERING THE WATER. THOSE THAT WILL BE VISITING BEACHES WHERE THERE ARE NO LIFEGUARDS OR OTHER SUPERVISORY OFFICIALS PRESENT ARE STRONGLY URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER THE REST OR TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME CHICAGO BEACHES ARE PROTECTED BY SUBMERGED STRUCTURES THAT CALM WAVE ACTION OFFSHORE FROM THE BEACH. OTHER BEACHES ARE PROTECTED BY LAND SPITS OR OTHER BREAKWALL-TYPE STRUCTURES. IF ENTERING THE WATER IS ALLOWED AT A BEACH THEN BATHERS AND SWIMMERS SHOULD STAY WELL AWAY FROM SPITS AND BREAKWALLS AS THIS IS WHERE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR. 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 QUICKLY 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 ALSO QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
206 WHUS43 KLOT 030214 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 914 PM CDT MON SEP 2 2013 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-030900- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-130903T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 914 PM CDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY... * DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * HIGH WAVES EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. OVERVIEW...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. IN RESPONSE...WAVES BE SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT VENTURE INTO THE LAKE TONIGHT AS DANGEROUSLY HIGH WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN ALSO QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
513 WHUS43 KLOT 030831 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 331 AM CDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ILZ006-014-030945- /O.CAN.KLOT.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-130903T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 331 AM CDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. $$ INZ001-002-031500- /O.EXT.KLOT.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-130903T1500Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 331 AM CDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * HIGH WAVES EXPECTED. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. OVERVIEW...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN DIMINISH THROUGH MID DAY. IN RESPONSE...WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT VENTURE INTO THE LAKE TONIGHT AS DANGEROUSLY HIGH WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN ALSO QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$ RODRIGUEZ 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
615 WHUS43 KLOT 031445 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 945 AM CDT TUE SEP 3 2013 INZ001-002-031545- /O.CAN.KLOT.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-130903T1500Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 945 AM CDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. WINDS AND WAVES HAVE SUBSIDED SUCH THAT THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS HAS DIMINISHED. $$ JEE 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 3:47 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 54 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:27 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Grundy, Kendall | 55 min |
| Sep 1, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle | 46 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2013Beach Hazards Statements in Illinois, 2013Every beach hazards statement in 2013
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.