LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
417 AM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012
COOK-
417 AM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012
…LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A LAKESHORE
FLOOD WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* LAKE SHORE FLOODING…THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY ARE
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES BY WEDNESDAY.
DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM…STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ON LAKE MICHIGAN FOR
A PROLONGED PERIOD FROM LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. AS A
RESULT…WAVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN END OF THE LAKE ARE EXPECTED
TO BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY…WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 20 FEET
POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY ALONG THE COOK COUNTY SHORELINE.
* TIMING…WAVES ARE FORECAST TO QUICKLY BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET BY
LATE MONDAY NIGHT…AND THESE LARGE WAVES COULD CONTINUE FOR A
PROLONGED PERIOD THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CONDITIONS
IMPROVE.
* IMPACTS…THESE LARGE WAVES COULD BATTER THE BEACHES AND SHORELINES
LEADING TO COASTAL EROSION AND FLOODING. SOME OF THE MORE
VULNERABLE SPOTS ALONG THE LAKE SHORE…INCLUDING THE CHICAGO
LAKE SHORE PATH COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED FROM THESE LARGE
WAVES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
LAKESHORE FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR
THE SHORE SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY…AND LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
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