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Beach Hazards Statement 16, NWS Chicago, IL

September 11, 2013Lake County, Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 11, 2013, 3:05 PM CDT for Lake County, Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Sep 12, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 11, 2013, 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 12, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Sep 14, 2013, 5:00 AM 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 20:07 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, 8.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2013-09-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 44 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2013-09-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -91 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
44 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-161 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1870 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

166 
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
305 PM CDT WED SEP 11 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-120415-
/O.NEW.KLOT.BH.S.0016.130912T1800Z-130914T1000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
305 PM CDT WED SEP 11 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
 

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.


* OVERVIEW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY.
  THESE WINDS WILL ALLOW WAVES TO BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE
  ILLINOIS AND INDIANA SHORES DURING THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY AND
  TO 5 TO 8 FT BY FRIDAY. HOWEVER...WAVES MAY BE LOWER AT BEACHES
  PROTECTED BY BREAKWALLS...BUT SWIMMERS SHOULD STILL EXERCISE
  CAUTION AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF LIFEGUARDS.

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.

&&

$$

KJB

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10 follow-up statements
190 
WHUS43 KLOT 120306
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1006 PM CDT WED SEP 11 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-121115-
/O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0016.130912T1800Z-130914T1000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
1006 PM CDT WED SEP 11 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. 
  THESE WINDS WILL ALLOW WAVES TO BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE 
  ILLINOIS AND INDIANA SHORES DURING THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY 
  AND TO 5 TO 8 FT BY FRIDAY. HOWEVER...WAVES MAY BE LOWER AT 
  BEACHES PROTECTED BY BREAKWALLS...BUT SWIMMERS SHOULD STILL 
  EXERCISE CAUTION AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF LIFEGUARDS. 

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.

&&

$$

IZZI

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548 
WHUS43 KLOT 120850
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
350 AM CDT THU SEP 12 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-121700-
/O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0016.130912T1800Z-130914T1000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
350 AM CDT THU SEP 12 2013

OVERVIEW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL BUILD WAVES UP TO 8 FT 
TONIGHT. WHILE WAVES MAY NOT BE AS LARGE AT BEACHES PROTECTED 
BY BREAK-WALLS SWIMMERS SHOULD STILL EXERCISE CAUTION. 

ALL CITY OF CHICAGO AND INDIANA NATIONAL LAKESHORE BEACHES HAVE
OFFICIALLY BEEN CLOSED FOR THE SEASON AS OF THE END OF THE
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY.

YOU AND YOU ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL
SAFETY AS THERE WILL NOT BE ANY LIFEGUARDS...DISPLAY OF FLAGS
INDICATING HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS OR OTHER NOTIFICATION THAT
IT IS DANGEROUS TO ENTER THE WATER.

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. 

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 BREAK-WALLS WHERE
LONG-SHORE 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...

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THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
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DISCLAIMER: NWS FACEBOOK...TWITTER AND YOUTUBE SITES ARE NOT
CONSIDERED OFFICIAL MEANS OF DISSEMINATING WEATHER INFORMATION
AND SHOULD NOT BE COUNTED ON AS SUCH.

OFFICIAL NWS.NOAA.GOV WEB SITES ARE MOST RELIABLE IN PROVIDING
TIMELY DELIVERY OF DATA AND PRODUCTS BUT EVEN THESE SOURCES
CANNOT BE GUARANTEED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE INTERNET.
041 
WHUS43 KLOT 121528
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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1028 AM CDT THU SEP 12 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-122330-
/O.EXT.KLOT.BH.S.0016.130913T0000Z-130914T1000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
1028 AM CDT THU SEP 12 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES.

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 BREAK-WALLS WHERE LONG-
SHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG
THE PIER STRUCTURE.

&&

$$

RATZER

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:
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953 
WHUS43 KLOT 122001
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
301 PM CDT THU SEP 12 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-130415-
/O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0016.130913T0000Z-130914T1000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
301 PM CDT THU SEP 12 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES.

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 BREAK-WALLS WHERE LONG-
SHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG
THE PIER STRUCTURE.

&&

$$

RATZER

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:
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WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
286 
WHUS43 KLOT 130252
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
952 PM CDT THU SEP 12 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-131100-
/O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130914T1000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
952 PM CDT THU SEP 12 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES.

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 BREAK-WALLS WHERE LONG-
SHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG
THE PIER STRUCTURE.

&&

$$

IZZI

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:
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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
152 
WHUS43 KLOT 130850
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
350 AM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-131700-
/O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130914T1000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
350 AM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES.

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 BREAK-WALLS WHERE LONG-
SHORE 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...

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THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
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581 
WHUS43 KLOT 131442
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
942 AM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-132245-
/O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130914T1000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
942 AM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES.

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 BREAK-WALLS WHERE LONG-
SHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG
THE PIER STRUCTURE.

&&

$$

JEE

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THEN AFTER DOING THE SURVEY VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
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WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
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005 
WHUS43 KLOT 132055
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
355 PM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-140500-
/O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130914T1000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
355 PM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES.

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 BREAK-WALLS WHERE LONG-
SHORE 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
541 
WHUS43 KLOT 140222
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
922 PM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-141000-
/O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130914T1000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
922 PM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES.

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 BREAK-WALLS WHERE LONG-
SHORE 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:
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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
199 
WHUS43 KLOT 140953
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
453 AM CDT SAT SEP 14 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-141100-
/O.EXP.KLOT.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-130914T1000Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
453 AM CDT SAT SEP 14 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

WAVES CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ALONG ILLINOIS AND INDIANA
COASTAL AREAS...AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK.
THUS THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

MTF

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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 Sep 11, 3:01 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 3:01 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
301 PM CDT WED SEP 11 2013

.DISCUSSION...
249 PM CDT

SYNOPSIS...A COUPLE OF COLD FRONTS PASS THROUGH THE REGION BRINGING
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND MUCH COOLER AIR TO THE REGION.

TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A COLD FRONT IS OVER NORTHERN IL AND STRETCHES INTO CENTRAL MI.
SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS ARE FIRING ALONG THE FRONT...WITH THE
STRONGER STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS BOUNDARIES OVER NORTHERN
IL.  THE TWO MAIN BOUNDARIES APPEAR TO BE THE LAKE BREEZE OVER
NORTHERN COOK COUNTY AND AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THE NORTHERN
SHOWERS THAT STRETCHES FROM PAW PAW TO ELMHURST.  EXPECTING MUCH OF
THE SAME THIS AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.  THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER
AREAS OF FORCING.  LATEST RAP ANALYSIS INDICATE CAPE VALUES UP TO
2000 J/KG OVER THE REGION.  THE BEST 0-6 KM SHEAR IS NORTH OF I-88
WHERE SHOWERS HAVE STABILIZED THE ENVIRONMENT.   AREAS SOUTH OF I-88
AND THE COLD FRONT REMAIN RELATIVELY CLEAR WITH LOW LEVEL LAPSE
RATES AT OR ABOVE 9C/KM BUT UPPER LEVEL LAPSE RATES REMAIN WEAK
AROUND 6C/KM.  SHEAR IS ALSO LESS THAN DESIRABLE SO EXPECTING
SHOWERS AND STORMS TO DEVELOP AS THE FRONT SINKS SOUTH...BUT NOT
ANTICIPATING ANY WELL ORGANIZED STORMS.  MAIN THREAT REMAINS
ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS OR A DOWNBURST GIVEN PWAT VALUES 1.5+ WHICH
IS +2SD ABOVE NORMAL FOR SEPTEMBER.  SOUNDINGS ALSO FEATURE INVERTED
VS BELOW 700MB.  WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY GIVEN THE
MARGINAL CONDITIONS AND WEAK FORCING.

EXPECTING THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED PRECIP TO MOVE SOUTH OF I-88 LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO THE SOUTH
OVERNIGHT.  EXPECTING SKIES TO THIN OVERNIGHT AND TEMPS TO DROP TO
AROUND 60 NORTH OF I-88 AND THEN INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S ALONG AND
SOUTH OF I-80...AND DOWNTOWN.

THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THE TROUGH AXIS OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES OVER THE REGION
TOMORROW ALONG WITH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT.  NOT EXPECTING ANY
PRECIP WITH THE SECONDARY FRONT...BUT TEMPS WILL FALL.  GUIDANCE
SUGGESTS 850MB TEMPS WILL BE -2 TO 6 DEGREES C BY FRIDAY MORNING.
GIVEN THAT LAKE WATER TEMPS ARE AROUND 21 DEGREES C LAKE EFFECT RAIN
BECOMES A CONCERN THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.  WINDS TURN OUT OF
THE NORTHEAST AHEAD OF THE BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE...WHICH CREATE AN
ELONGATED FETCH DOWN THE LAKE.  AS SUCH HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE TO
CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS OVER LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES IN IL THURSDAY
NIGHT. WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY...THEREFORE SHIFTED THE
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER WESTERN COOK COUNTY AND NORTHERN IN FRIDAY.
THE SHOWERS SHOULD DISSIPATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPS WARM ALOFT
DUE TO THE BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE.

TEMPS LATE THIS WEEK WILL BE MUCH MORE FALL LIKE...AND BELOW
NORMAL.  THURSDAYS HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S...AND
FRIDAYS HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S.  OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL
BE IN THE 50S THURSDAY AND 40S ON FRIDAY.

EXTENDED...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS OVER TEXAS WHILE THE NOW MOBILE UPPER
LEVEL LOW WEAKENS AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY NIGHT.  A SHORTWAVE TROUGH
PASSES OVER SOUTHERN WI/NORTHERN IL SATURDAY NIGHT THEN THE TROUGH
AXIS OF A LOW OVER HUDSON BAY ROTATES OVER THE REGION SUNDAY.
RIDGING FOLLOWS BEHIND THE TROUGH INTO MID NEXT WEEK.

AT THE SURFACE THE EXTENDED BEGINS WITH HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH PASSES OVER THE REGION SUNDAY
BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN
BEHIND THE TROUGH MONDAY WITH A RETURN TO DRY CONDITIONS.  THE HIGH
SHIFTS EAST AND A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MAY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.  OVERALL NOT SEEING
A GOOD CHANCE FOR THE SOAKING RAIN WE NEED.

BELOW NORMAL TEMPS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH HIGH TEMPS IN
THE LOW 70S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 50S.  A WARM UP TO MORE
SEASONAL TEMPS IS EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

JEE

&&

.AVIATION...

//ORD AND MDW CONCERNS...UPDATED 20Z...

* CONVECTIVE CHANCES AS A COLD FRONT SAGS ACROSS THE REGION THIS
  AFTERNOON. APPEARS BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG
  AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ARR TO MDW...BUT CANNOT COMPLETELY RULE
  OUT SOMETHING FARTHER NORTH.
* WIND TRENDS THIS AFTERNOON...MULTIPLE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES IN THE
  AREA HAVE LED TO VERY MESSY WIND FIELD. WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY
  BE LESS THAN 10 KT OUTSIDE THE INFLUENCE OF CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW.

BMD

//DISCUSSION...UPDATED 18Z...

MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS THIS AFTERNOON REVOLVE AROUND THE DETAILS OF
A COLD FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY VERY DIFFUSE AND UNORGANIZED...
STRETCHING ROUGHLY FROM NEAR MKE SOUTHWEST TO MLI. LIGHT RETURNS
ARE SHOWING UP ON RADAR INDICATING A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE
FRONT...AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THERE IS SOME VERTICAL
GROWTH...BUT THICK MID LEVEL CLOUD CANOPY ADVECTING OVER THE AREA
WILL ONLY INHIBIT FURTHER DESTABILIZATION THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH
ALREADY WAS A CONCERN LEADING UP TO THIS POINT. IN ADDITION TO THE
MEAGER INSTABILITY...FORCING IS VERY WEAK...MAINLY ASSOCIATED WITH
THE VERY MODEST CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT ITSELF. LITTLE IF ANY
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT IS NOTED THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERAL HI-RES
MODELS SEEM TO FALL IN TWO CAMPS...SHOWING THE CURRENT ACTIVITY TO
OUR WEST INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
HOURS...OR THE CURRENT ACTIVITY TO OUR WEST STAYING AS IS OR
FADING. GIVEN THE AFOREMENTIONED LACK OF FORCING...LEANING TOWARDS
THE FRONT MORE OR LESS REMAINING QUIET AS IT IS NOW AS IT MOVES
OVER THE TERMINALS. IF THE FRONT WERE TO LIGHT UP LATER TODAY...IT
MAY BE SOUTH OF THE TERMINALS AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO MORE
UNSTABLE AIRMASS. WITH THAT IN MIND...REMOVED THUNDER MENTION FROM
THE TERMINALS...EXCEPT FOR GYY WHICH SEEM TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE
FOR POSSIBLY SEEING SOMETHING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. OVERALL
CONFIDENCE IN THE EVOLUTION THE NEXT FEW HOURS IS PRETTY LOW AND
WILL HAVE TO MONITOR RADAR TRENDS CLOSELY FOR FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS.

BMD

//ORD AND MDW CONFIDENCE...UPDATED 20Z...

* MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN CONVECTIVE TRENDS ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE THAT TSRA WILL STAY SOUTH OF
  ORD.
* HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONDITIONS OUTSIDE THE INFLUENCE OF
  SHRA/TSRA.
* LOW CONFIDENCE IN WIND DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON. MEDIUM
  CONFIDENCE IN WINDS STAYING LESS THAN 10 KT OUTSIDE THE
  INFLUENCE OF AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY.

BMD

//OUTLOOK FOR ORD/MDW FOR 00Z FRIDAY-12Z WEDNESDAY...UPDATED 12Z...

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...LAKE EFFECT STRATOCU CLOUDS MAY REACH
FAR ENOUGH INLAND TO PRODUCE MVFR CEILINGS.

SATURDAY...VFR. WX NIL.

SUNDAY...PREVAILING VFR. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY..VFR. WX NIL.

TRS

&&

.MARINE...
142 PM CDT

A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH DOWN THE LAKE TONIGHT AS
LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM ONTARIO INTO QUEBEC. THE WINDS BEHIND THIS
FRONT WILL BECOME NORTHERLY UP TO 25 KT INTO THURSDAY. THESE
NORTHERLY WINDS MAY INCREASE A BIT MORE CLOSER TO 30KT FOR A PERIOD
LATER THURSDAY AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS
DROPS ACROSS THE LAKE AHEAD OF A CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE
WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED OUT OF THE NORTH INTO FRIDAY
BEFORE THE SURFACE HIGH CENTERS ITSELF OVER THE LAKE BY FRIDAY
EVENING...LEADING TO A PERIOD OF LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. FOLLOWING
THE PASSAGE OF THIS HIGH...THE WINDS SHOULD BECOME SOUTHERLY AGAIN
FOR SATURDAY...BEFORE YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT LIKELY DROPS SOUTH
ACROSS THE LAKE LATER IN THE WEEKEND SETTING UP ANOTHER PERIOD OF
STRONGER NORTHERLY FLOW.

THESE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL LEAD TO SOME HIGH WAVES OF 6 TO 10
FT ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...INCLUDING THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. THEREFORE A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEAR SHORES
FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

THERE IS ALSO A SMALL THREAT FOR SOME WATER SPOUTS LATE THURSDAY AND
INTO FRIDAY. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS TO BE A SMALL WINDOW AS UPPER
LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO WARM QUICKLY EARLY
FRIDAY...LIMITING THE OVERALL DEPTH OF THE INSTABILITY. IN SPITE OF
THIS...WE WILL MAINTAIN THE CHANCES FOR SOME ISOLATED WATER SPOUTS.

KJB

&&

.LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...ILZ006-ILZ014...1 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM
     SATURDAY.

IN...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...INZ001-INZ002...1 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM
     SATURDAY.

LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...LMZ740-LMZ741-LMZ742-LMZ743-LMZ744-
     LMZ745...1 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM SATURDAY.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 11, 11:07 AM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1107 AM CDT WED SEP 11 2013

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
121615-
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-
1107 AM CDT WED SEP 11 2013 /1207 PM EDT WED SEP 11 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW OF WHICH MAY PRODUCE:
  LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

 AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 88 LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING AND AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

  DISCUSSION:

A COLD FRONT IS SLOWLY SAGGING INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS. A SERIES
OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA TODAY
WHICH MAY TRIGGER SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE
COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING HELPING TO PUSH THE FRONT FURTHER
SOUTH WHILE BRINGING INCREASED CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS FROM
INTERSTATE 80 SOUTH. INSTABILITY WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA
AND WIND SHEAR WILL BE MAXIMIZED NEAR THE FRONT. CONVERGENCE ALONG
THE FRONT ITSELF IS WEAK THEREFORE NOT EXPECTING WIDESPREAD
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SHEAR AND
INSTABILITY VALUES WILL SUPPORT AT LEAST AN ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT
WITH LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS/DOWNBURSTS POSSIBLE. COVERAGE
OF STORMS MAY BE SLOW TO INCREASE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THEN
INCREASE AS STRONGER FORCING ARRIVES INTO THE EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

LMZ740>745-121615-
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-
1107 AM CDT WED SEP 11 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 FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW
STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 KT AND LARGE
HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE INDIANA AND ILLINOIS
NEARSHORE WATERS. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-121615-
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-
1107 AM CDT WED SEP 11 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 KT AND LARGE HAIL.

THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE LAKE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

&&

JEE

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 11, 2:49 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOT62 hr
Sep 11, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTDuPage21 min
Sep 11, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTCook, DuPage, Will45 min
Sep 11, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLOT95 min
Sep 11, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTWill32 min
Sep 11, 4:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOTLake29 min

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Sources

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