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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 9, 2017, 9:33 AM CDT for Lake County, Porter County, Indiana; Lake County, Illinois. It took effect at Jun 10, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2017, 9:33 AM CDT (14:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 10, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2017, 4:49 PM CDT
- In force
- 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 14:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 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
- 2213 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
964 WHUS43 KLOT 091433 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 933 AM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-092245- /O.NEW.KLOT.BH.S.0003.170610T1700Z-170611T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 933 AM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA BEACHES. * FORECAST WAVE HEIGHTS...UP TO 5 FEET. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND 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 INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. EXPOSED BEACHES ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WAVE AND CURRENT IMPACTS. IMPACTS AT BEACHES WITH PROTECTIVE BREAKWALLS OR JETTIES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE ORIENTATION OF STRUCTURES AS WELL AS WIND AND WAVE DIRECTION. FOR INFORMATION ON SWIM ADVISORIES OR BANS AT CHICAGO BEACHES VISIT: WWW.CPDBEACHES.COM. && $$
2 follow-up statements
618 WHUS43 KLOT 092013 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 313 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-100415- /O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0003.170610T1700Z-170611T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 313 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA BEACHES. * FORECAST WAVE HEIGHTS...UP TO 4 FEET. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. EXPOSED BEACHES ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WAVE AND CURRENT IMPACTS. IMPACTS AT BEACHES WITH PROTECTIVE BREAKWALLS OR JETTIES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE ORIENTATION OF STRUCTURES AS WELL AS WIND AND WAVE DIRECTION. FOR INFORMATION ON SWIM ADVISORIES OR BANS AT CHICAGO BEACHES VISIT: WWW.CPDBEACHES.COM. && $$
097 WHUS43 KLOT 092149 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 449 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017 ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-092300- /O.CAN.KLOT.BH.S.0003.170610T1700Z-170611T0900Z/ LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER- 449 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. WHILE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED, THE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN OFFSHORE LIKELY RESULTING IN LITTLE SIGNIFICANT WAVE ACTION AT THE BEACHES AND THEREFORE NOT POSE A SIGNIFICANT RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ - IZZI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 9:07 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 42 hr | |
| Jun 9, 3:16 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 36 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.