Statement

355 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS ALONG THE LAKE AND PORTER
COUNTY SHORE OF INDIANA. 

ALL SWIMMERS SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER NOT ENTERING THE WATER
WHEN THERE IS A HIGH RIP CURRENT POTENTIAL. HEED THE ADVICE AND
INSTRUCTIONS OF LIFEGUARDS AND OTHER OFFICIALS...AND OBEY BEACH
CLOSURE SIGNS OR FLAGS.

IF A BEACH IS CLOSED DUE TO RIP CURRENTS THEN OTHER BEACHES IN
THE VICINITY ARE LIKELY TO BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ENTER THE
WATER AT THESE UNSUPERVISED AREAS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO
OFFICIAL POSTED BEACH CLOSING.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...

JETTIES AND PIERS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME QUICKLY EXHAUSTED TRYING TO FIGHT A STRONG RIP
CURRENT FLOWING OUTWARD FROM SHORE.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

436 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012 /536 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME COULD PRODUCE:
PEA SIZED HAIL
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING 
MODERATE RAINFALL AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS.

AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...PRIMARILY
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 88. THIS AFTERNOON...THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST
INDIANA...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEING SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 80 AND U.S. 30.

DISCUSSION:
A WEAK MID LEVEL IMPULSE ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
CENTERED OVER LAKE HURON WILL PASS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
VERY ISOLATED AND DISORGANIZED...AND NOT EXPECTING ANY SEVERE
STORMS TODAY.

THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING
ALONG THE LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY SHORES OF INDIANA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

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