Active Advisories: Marine Warning Heat Advisory Excessive Heat Warning Air Quality Alert Statement Coastal Flood Statement Air Quality Index Coastal Flood Advisory Flood Watch Fire Weather Watch Wind Advisory Flood Warning Lake Wind Advisory
Currently
Reported at Gary Regional, IN
6:45 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012- 54°F12°C
Overcast- Feels Like:54°F12°CDew Point:48°F9°CHumidity:82%
Winds:NNW 17 mph G 2927 kph G 47
Pressure:29.77 in1008 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Marine Warning
AMZ651-670-671-011245- /O.CON.KMFL.MA.W.0126.000000T0000Z-120601T1245Z/ 814 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EDT... FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS... COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF FL OUT 20 NM WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF FL FROM WEST PALM BEACH TO DEERFIELD BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM EXCLUDING THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF BAHAMAS AT 810 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS FROM 93 NM NORTHEAST OF TRIUMPH REEF TO 7 NM SOUTHEAST OF PACIFIC REEF...MOVING EAST AT 10 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE WATER...BOATERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WIND AND HIGH WAVES. MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR OR STAY CLOSE TO SHORE UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. YOUR BEST COURSE OF EVASIVE ACTION IF THREATENED BY A WATERSPOUT IS TO MOVE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE FROM ITS APPARENT MOVEMENT. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COAST GUARD. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI. && LAT...LON 2583 7913 2493 7979 2535 8021 2666 7945 2665 7904 TIME...MOT...LOC 1212Z 285DEG 8KT 2661 7894 2530 8002
Heat Advisory
AZZ501>509-011815- /O.EXT.KTWC.HT.Y.0003.120601T2000Z-120602T0200Z/ WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS... NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL... PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA... BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD 303 AM MST FRI JUN 1 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 107 TO 111 IN LOWER WESTERN DESERTS...AND 101 TO 107 IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN VALLEY LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...NEAR RECORD HEAT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THESE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK... SCHEDULE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. &&
Excessive Heat Warning
AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031>033-020300- /O.CON.KPSR.EH.W.0007.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 302 AM MST FRI JUN 1 2012 /302 AM PDT FRI JUN 1 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS AND LOWER DESERTS OF FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. CITIES INCLUDE...THE PHOENIX METRO AREA...YUMA...EL CENTRO...CASA GRANDE...WICKENBURG...PARKER AND BLYTHE. * TEMPERATURES...RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. FROM AROUND 112 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO AS HIGH AS 114 DEGREES ACROSS SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES THIS HOT WILL MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS CONSIDERABLY MORE DIFFICULT. HEAT STROKE WILL BE MORE LIKELY FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE HEAT CAN CAUSE UNDUE HEALTH DIFFICULTIES TO THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. &&
Air Quality Alert
...HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA FRIDAY... THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN OZONE HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA FOR FRIDAY. THIS MEANS THAT FORECAST WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH EXISTING OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN LOCAL MAXIMUM 8-HOUR OZONE CONCENTRATIONS THAT POSE A HEALTH RISK. ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS INCREASE AS AIR QUALITY DETERIORATES. OZONE IS AN AIR CONTAMINANT WHICH CAN CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. A DECREASE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS RECOMMENDED. IF IT IS A REGULARLY SCHEDULED WORK DAY...YOU ARE URGED TO CAR POOL... TELECOMMUTE...OR USE MASS TRANSIT. THE USE OF GASOLINE-POWERED EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE REDUCED OR DONE LATE IN THE DAY. FOR DETAILS ON THIS HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY... VISIT THE ADEQ INTERNET SITE AT WWW.AZDEQ.GOV OR CALL 602-771-2367 FOR RECORDED FORECAST INFORMATION.
Statement
1039 AM PDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH AND LOVERS POINT. THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO AVOID OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME WHEN VISITING STILLWATER COVE AND LOVERS POINT. STILLWATER COVE AND LOVERS POINT REMAIN OPEN AND ALL OTHER MONTEREY BEACHES REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. * LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH AND LOVERS POINT. * TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS. * SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 6363. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS TIME. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. &&
Coastal Flood Statement
710 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE SHORELINE OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1/2 TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * TIMING...DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THRESHOLDS MAY BE TOUCHED OR SLIGHTLY EXCEEDED ALONG VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.
Air Quality Index
425 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 THE FORECAST FRIDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.
Coastal Flood Advisory
713 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT SATURDAY... * LOCATION...THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER AND ITS TIDAL TRIBUTARIES. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE TIME OF TONIGHT'S HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WORKS ITS WAY UP THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER FROM ABOUT 900 PM UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROADS CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER CASE). &&
Flood Watch
449 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...COASTAL BROWARD...COASTAL COLLIER...COASTAL MIAMI DADE...COASTAL PALM BEACH...FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE... GLADES...HENDRY...INLAND BROWARD...INLAND COLLIER...INLAND MIAMI DADE...INLAND PALM BEACH...MAINLAND MONROE...METRO BROWARD...METRO MIAMI DADE AND METRO PALM BEACH. * THROUGH MIDNIGHT * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. WHEN COMBINED WITH RECENT RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA, THESE FORECAST AMOUNTS MAY RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. &&
Fire Weather Watch
352 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 /252 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF THE INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 25 TO 30 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH AROUND 7 HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...75 OR HIGHER IN JEFFERSON AND MADISON COUNTIES. * ERC...GENERALLY 35 OR HIGHER FROM LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES WESTWARD AND ABOVE 20 IN JEFFERSON AND MADISON COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. &&
Wind Advisory
...WINDS DECREASED ACROSS LANAI BUT INCREASED ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... HIZ028-011745- /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0025.120601T0433Z-120602T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 633 PM HST THU MAY 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. &&
Flood Warning
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER... AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...EMMET RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES . && IAC063-020830- /O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0000Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120531T0715Z.120604T0000Z.NO/ 330 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD. * UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 3:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER FROM THE RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF VALLEY DRIVE. && LAT...LON 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 4326 9483
Lake Wind Advisory
SCZ045-011600- /O.NEW.KCHS.LW.Y.0018.120601T1600Z-120602T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 359 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE MOULTRIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND CHOPPY WAVES CAN CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS. &&
