825  
WHUS43 KLOT 180229  
CFWLOT  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
929 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
ILZ006-103-104-181030-  
/O.CON.KLOT.BH.S.0015.260918T1000Z-260918T2000Z/  
LAKE IL-NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-  
929 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT FRIDAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS EXPECTED AT  
LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...LAKE IL, NORTHERN COOK, AND CENTRAL COOK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING,  
ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF DANGEROUS  
SWIMMING CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK.  
 
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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