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Forecast Warnings and Advisories Hour-by-hour Forecast
Chicago, Illinois (60601)  Lat: 41.85N, Lon: 87.65W
Wx Zone: ILZ014 ICAO Used: KMDW
Warnings, Watches and Advisories:
RIP CURRENT STATEMENT
Warning Issue Date: 1022 AM CDT THU SEP 02 2010
RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LARGE WAVES AND AN
INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR RIP CURRENT DEVELOPMENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
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. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS
AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IS ON THE BEACH...BUT IF YOU DO ENTER THE
WATER AND 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 EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
&&
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:
 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:
 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
 NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:
 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
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