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.
&&
$$
INZ001-002-131630-
/O.EXT.KLOT.BH.S.0010.130813T0819Z-130814T1200Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
319 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED
NOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE INDIANA LAKE MICHIGAN
BEACHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY
OUT OF THE WATER.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE INTO
DEEPER WATER.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE
LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE ALONG
THE PIER STRUCTURE.
&&
$$
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NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
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