Beach Hazards Statement for Lake; Northern Cook; Central Cook
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Central Cook, Lake, Northern Cook
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Likely
What is happening
What: High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 3 to 6 ft expected. Impacts: Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers. For information on swim advisories or bans at Chicago beaches: www. cpdbeaches. com. Where: Lake IL, Northern Cook...
What the bulletin says to do
Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions and do not venture out onto piers, jetties, breakwalls, or other shoreline structures.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 3 to 6 ft expected. * WHERE...Lake IL, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers. For information on swim advisories or bans at Chicago beaches: www. cpdbeaches. com.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Beach Hazards Statement issued September 4 at 12:41PM CDT until September 4 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Chicago IL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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