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NOUS43 KLOT 241508
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
900 AM CDT FRI MAR 24 2013
...THIS IS SAFE BOATING WEEK...
...BOATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE...
THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL CAN BE EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS ON THE WATER THAN
ON LAND. BOATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AFFECTS
JUDGMENT...VISION...BALANCE AND COORDINATION. THESE IMPAIRMENTS CAN
INCREASE THE RISK OF BEING INVOLVED INA BOATING ACCIDENT...FOR BOTH
PASSENGERS AND BOAT OPERATORS. ALCOHOL IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN
ABOUT A THIRD OF ALL RECREATIONAL BOATING FATALITIES.
IT IS ILLEGAL TO OPERATE ANY BOAT OR WATERCRAFT WHILE UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS IN EVERY STATE. PENALTIES CAN INCLUDE
FINES...SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE AND EVEN
JAIL TIME.
EVERY BOATER NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THE RISKS OF BOATING UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS.
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NOUS43 KLOT 231521
PNSLOT
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
900 AM CDT THU MAR 23 2013
...THIS IS SAFE BOATING WEEK...
...THUNDERSTORM SAFETY...
THE FOLLOWING IS A SAFE BOATING MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL SAFE
BOATING COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE A MARINERS WORST NIGHTMARE. THEY CAN DEVELOP
QUICKLY AND CREATE DANGEROUS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS. THUNDERSTORMS
CAN BRING SHIFTING AND GUSTY WINDS...LIGHTNING...WATERSPOUTS...AND
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH CAN TURN A DAYS PLEASURE INTO A NIGHTMARE
OF DISTRESS.
THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES FOR LIGHTNING BUT ALL
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING. A LIGHTNING STRIKE TO A VESSEL CAN
BE CATASTROPHIC...ESPECIALLY IF IT RESULTS IN A FIRE OR LOSS OF
ELECTRONICS. IF YOU BOAT HAS A CABIN...THEN STAY INSIDE AND AVOID
TOUCHING METAL OR ELECTRICAL DEVICES. IF YOUR BOAT DOES NOT HAVE A
CABIN...STAY AS LOW AS YOU CAN IN THE BOAT.
BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN THUNDERSTORM CONDITIONS EXIST
AND HAVE A PLAN OF ESCAPE. MARINERS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE...AS
AT TIMES THEY MAY BE UNABLE TO REACH PORT QUICKLY. IT IS THEREFORE
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED YOU DO NOT VENTURE OUT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE A
POSSIBILITY. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT AND RECOGNIZE THUNDERSTORMS
NEARBY...HEAD TO PORT OR SAFE SHELTER AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
ULTIMATELY...BOATING SAFETY BEGINS ASHORE WITH PLANNING AND
TRAINING. KEEP IN MIND THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE USUALLY BRIEF SO
WAITING IT OUT IS BETTER THAN RIDING IT OUT.
THIS MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND
THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL. VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING
COUNCIL AT WWW.SAFEBOATINGCOUNCIL.ORG.
$$
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NWUS53 KLOT 221749
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1249 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1244 PM HEAVY RAIN ELBURN 41.89N 88.47W
05/22/2013 M0.85 INCH KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SINCE MIDNIGHT WITH 0.65 INCHES FROM 1100 AM
TO 1245 PM.
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NWUS53 KLOT 221723
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1223 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1220 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNE HARWOOD HEIGHTS 41.99N 87.79W
05/22/2013 E0.65 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS
RAINFALL IN 10 MINUTES.
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NWUS53 KLOT 221650
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1150 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1135 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNW BURNHAM 41.66N 87.56W
05/22/2013 M0.86 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS
RAIN FELL IN 30 MINUTES.
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NOUS43 KLOT 221532
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
900 AM CDT WED MAR 22 2013
...THIS IS SAFE BOATING WEEK...
...HYPOTHERMIA...
THE FOLLOWING IS A SAFE BOATING MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL SAFE
BOATING COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
AFTER A LONG WINTER...THOUGHTS NATURALLY TURN TOWARD WARM WEATHER
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. UNSEASONABLY WARM AFTERNOONS OF THE SPRING
FREQUENTLY ATTRACT BOATERS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ENTHUSIASTS TO OUR
BEAUTIFUL LAKES...RIVERS...STREAMS AND COASTAL WATERS.
THOSE VENTURING OUT NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE DANGERS POSED BY LOW
WATER TEMPERATURES. ON WARM DAYS...IT IS EASY TO OVERLOOK THE FACT
THAT WATER TEMPERATURE MAY BE MUCH LOWER THAN THE AIR TEMPERATURE.
FURTHERMORE...SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE FED BY COLD RUNOFF FROM
THE MELTING OF SNOW UPSTREAM.
IMMERSION IN COLD WATER CAN RAPIDLY BECOME LIFE THREATENING. SHOULD
YOUR CRAFT CAPSIZE...OR YOU FALL IN A SWIFT RIVER...HYPOTHERMIA IN
WATER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S AND 40S CAN OCCUR IN JUST A
MATTER OF MINUTES. IN FACT...THE HUMAN BODY CANNOT SURVIVE IN WATER
TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S AND 60S FOR VERY LONG AS WATER CONDUCTS BODY
HEAT AWAY 26 TIMES FASTER THAN AIR OF THE SAME TEMPERATURE. THE COLD
WATER RAPIDLY CAUSES EXTREMITIES TO BECOME NUMB...WEAKENING THE
ABILITY OF MUSCLES TO WORK EFFECTIVELY.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE URGES THE FOLLOWING SAFETY MEASURES TO
PROTECT YOURSELF AND MAXIMIZE YOUR ENJOYMENT OF OUR NATIONS
WATERWAYS.
CONSIDER POSTPONING SMALL CRAFT BOATING ACTIVITIES UNTIL WATER
TEMPERATURES BECOME WARMER IN LATE SPRING AND SUMMER. KEEP IN MIND
THAT EVEN UNSEASONABLY WARM AIR TEMPERATURES ON MILD SPRING AND FALL
AFTERNOONS CAN DROP RAPIDLY LATER IN THE DAY.
WHEN YOU DO BOAT...CANOE...OR KAYAK...WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE
GEAR AND CLOTHING IN THE EVENT OF EXPOSURE...ACCIDENT OR CAPSIZE.
REMEMBER NO MATTER THE SEASON...WHEN YOU ARE ON THE WATER ALWAYS
WEAR A LIFE JACKET.
ALWAYS FILE A FLOAT PLAN...LETTING A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND
KNOW YOUR PLANS...YOUR BOATS COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY...AND THE
PHYSICAL DETAILS OF YOUR CRAFT...ALL OF WHICH WILL ASSIST RESCUE
PERSONNEL IN THE EVENT YOU GET INTO TROUBLE.
SAFE BOATING IS NO ACCIDENT. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO THINK SAFETY
FIRST AND PLAN APPROPRIATELY FOR WEATHER AND WATER CONDITIONS BEFORE
HEADING OUT ON OUR OCEANS...LAKES...RIVERS...AND STREAMS.
THIS MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND
THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL. VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING
COUNCIL AT WWW.SAFEBOATINGCOUNCIL.ORG.
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