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Coastal Hazard Message

National Weather Service Chicago IL

418 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025



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Lake IL-Northern Cook-Central Cook-

418 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025



...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH

THURSDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake

  Michigan beaches. Waves 3 to 6 feet expected.



* WHERE...Lake IL, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties.



* WHEN...From this evening through Thursday morning.



* IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening,

  especially for inexperienced swimmers. For information on swim

  advisories or bans at Chicago beaches: www. cpdbeaches. com.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions

and do not venture out onto piers, jetties, breakwalls, or other

shoreline structures.



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INZ001-002-191730-

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Lake IN-Porter-

418 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025



...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake

  Michigan beaches. Waves 3 to 6 feet expected.



* WHERE...Lake IN and Porter Counties.



* WHEN...From 4 PM CDT this afternoon through Thursday morning.



* IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening, 

  especially for inexperienced swimmers.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Increasing winds and building waves will

  result in steadily deteriorating conditions late this afternoon,

  with the worst swimming conditions expected after sunset.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions

and do not venture out onto piers, jetties, breakwalls, or other

shoreline structures.



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