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WHUS43 KLOT 221511
CFWLOT

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1011 AM CDT MON JUL 22 2013

ILZ006-014-INZ001-002-222315-
/O.CON.KLOT.LS.S.0001.130723T2000Z-130724T1500Z/
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
1011 AM CDT MON JUL 22 2013

...UNSEASONABLY LARGE WAVES LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A STRONG SUMMER COLD FRONT ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT OVER THE LAKE AND
NEAR THE LAKE SHORE. THE STRONG WINDS BLOWING DOWN THE FULL LENGTH
OF THE LAKE AND COOLER AIR MOVING OVER THE WARMER LAKE WATERS WILL
RESULT IN UNUSUALLY LARGE WAVES FOR SUMMER. CURRENT INDICATIONS
ARE THAT WAVES COULD BUILD UP TO OR SLIGHTLY OVER 10
FT...PARTICULARLY FROM CHICAGO SOUTH INTO THE NORTHWEST INDIANA
SHORE LINE. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL INUNDATE THE TYPICALLY LARGE
WAVE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS ALONG THE SHORE...INCLUDING A FEW SPOTS
ALONG THE CHICAGO LAKE FRONT BIKE PATH. DO NOT VENTURE OUT ONTO
BREAK WALLS OR TOO CLOSE TO THE BREAKING WAVES AS OCCASIONAL ROGUE
WAVES COULD REACH UP TO AROUND 15 FEET AND POTENTIALLY SWEEP YOU
OUT INTO THE LAKE.

IN ADDITION...THE LARGE WAVES WILL MAKE VENTURING INTO THE LAKE
VERY DANGEROUS...EVEN FOR EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PLEASE REFER TO
THE SURF ZONE FORECAST (CHISRFLOT) AND BEACH HAZARD STATEMENTS
(CHICFWLOT) FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THE ANTICIPATED LARGE
WAVES.

$$

JEE

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