Beach Hazards Statement for Lake Michigan: Waves 3 to 5 Feet

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Beach Hazards Statement
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
853 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-141800-
/O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130614T1800Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
853 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

…BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON…

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED…

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED.

* OVERVIEW…NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FT
FOR THE NORTHWEST INDIANA BEACHES AND 2 TO 4 FT ALONG THE
ILLINOIS 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 LAKEWARD.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE
LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER
STRUCTURE.


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