Beach Hazards Statement

NWS Chicago IL · US

Updated

Details

Beach Hazards Statement Now In Effect Through Thursday Morning

Event: Beach Hazards Statement
Issued: 2026-09-23 08:23:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-23 08:23:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-23 16:30:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-24 17:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

High waves of 4 to 6 feet and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches.

Where

Lake IL, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties.

When

Through Thursday morning.

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

Lake County, IL

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Chicago IL
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-23 08:23:53 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~53s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M36NTDTS7PA0R04J9FKB5DQQ
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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.4359
WMO heading: XOUS53
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 53

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	BHS

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	CFWLOT
WMOidentifier	WHUS43 KLOT 230823
NWSheadline	BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.EXT.KLOT.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-260924T1700Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-24T12:00:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Lake County, IL

Name	Value
SAME	017097
UGC	ILZ006