Warning Vector

Beach Hazards Statement

NWS Chicago IL ยท US

Ended

Details

Beach Hazards Statement In Effect From 10 PM CDT This Evening Through Saturday Afternoon... ...Previous Beach Hazards Statement Has Expired

Event
Beach Hazards Statement
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 3 to 6 ft expected.

Where

Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties.

When

From 10 PM CDT this evening through Saturday afternoon.

Impacts

Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers.

Instructions

Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions and do not venture out onto piers, jetties, breakwalls, or other shoreline structures.

Affected areas

  • Northern Cook
  • Central Cook

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Chicago IL

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~40s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
Ended
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2V1TAJGR6BCZJBJHSCEHRRC
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3e4b00f1b35304fb458c1b9ad0370da34224955c.002.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Chicago IL
AWIPS ID
CAPLOT
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.3367
WMO heading
XOUS53
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
53

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceBHS

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierCFWLOT
WMOidentifierWHUS43 KLOT 182002
NWSheadlineBEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...PREVIOUS BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXP.KLOT.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260918T2000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-18T15:00:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6800ca71c0db9abaffe7c4431296e5588789d92b.001.1,2026-09-18T09:38:00-05:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.473872a1198e7f36ff1f4f1e28d93854780b24c5.001.1,2026-09-18T03:33:00-05:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.10a5b2132be695eb29db1c895de4711bd00a9342.001.1,2026-09-17T21:29:00-05:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e1d84d7286193cc78a2067a30f43e8a9d6b2aae8.001.1,2026-09-17T14:39:00-05:00
Locations

Location data

  • Northern Cook
  • Central Cook
NameValue
SAME017031
UGCILZ103
UGCILZ104