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| Sunrise 6:33AM | Sunset 6:53PM | Sunday September 19, 2021 11:21 PM CDT (04:21 UTC) | Moonrise 6:45PM | Moonset 4:50AM | Illumination 98% |  |
LMZ743 Calumet Harbor To Gary-gary To Burns Harbor- Burns Harbor To Michigan City- 950 Pm Cdt Sun Sep 19 2021
.small craft advisory in effect from Monday morning through Tuesday morning...
Rest of tonight..South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Chance of showers and slight chance of Thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 ft or less.
Monday..South winds to 30 kt. Showers likely and slight chance of Thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
Monday night..South winds to 30 kt. Slight chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance of Thunderstorms through the night. Showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Tuesday..West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Rain showers likely and a chance of Thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.small craft advisory in effect from Monday morning through Tuesday morning...
Rest of tonight..South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Chance of showers and slight chance of Thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 ft or less.
Monday..South winds to 30 kt. Showers likely and slight chance of Thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
Monday night..South winds to 30 kt. Slight chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance of Thunderstorms through the night. Showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
Tuesday..West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Rain showers likely and a chance of Thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon.
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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
950 PM CDT Sun Sep 19 2021
For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan
Waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights, which
is the average of the highest 1/3 of the waves, along with the
average height of the highest 10 percent of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.
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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Hammond, IN
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Area Discussion for - Chicago, IL
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville, IL 649 PM CDT Sun Sep 19 2021
SHORT TERM. 340 PM CDT
Through Tuesday evening .
Active weather will move in during this period as the forecasted upper wave moves through tonight, followed by surface cold front early Tuesday morning. Southerly flow continues to pump warm, moist air into our region, allowing temperatures to bump up to the upper 80s / lower 90s. The wave has moved into southern Illinois, a bit faster than originally thought, with showers and thunderstorms moving up from the south. The wave is expected to enter my southern forecast area (Ford, Iroquois, Benton counties) as early as 9 to 10 PM this evening, but the main wave and precipitation will be just after midnight. With precipitable water values of 1.5 to 2" associated with this wave, some of these showers and storms are expected to produce heavy rainfall. The wave will move northeast of us by early Monday afternoon, taking the majority of the precipitation with it, although some lingering isolated showers may pop up in the afternoon. High temperatures will be slightly lower than today due to precipitation and cloud cover, with highs in the upper 70s / lower 80s. In addition to showers and storms, expect some gusty winds Monday afternoon, with gusts of 25 to 30 mph possible. These gusty winds are expected to continue into Monday night, with even higher gusts possible.
The slight break in rain Monday afternoon and early evening will quickly be replaced by rain showers and thunderstorms associated with a cold front moving in from the west. Western locations could see showers and thunderstorms in the early evening, moving into Chicago shortly before midnight. Instability associated with this front is a bit greater than the wave, so I expect a better chance for thunderstorm development, especially along the leading edge of the front. Winds will shift from the northwest with the front, and noticeably cooler temperatures will move in shortly behind the wind shift. These northwesterly winds will be gusty, but not nearly as strong as the winds ahead of the front, with gusts of around 20 mph expected. The showers and storms should move east of northwest Indiana in the early afternoon, with a slight chance of isolated showers lingering into the early evening. Cooler temperatures behind the front will keep Tuesday's high's in the lower 70s. Cloud cover will begin to decrease in western counties by early evening Tuesday, but will linger a bit longer for the rest of the region.
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LONG TERM. 205 PM CDT
Tuesday night through Sunday .
Markedly cooler air will arrive into the region on Tuesday night with overnight temperatures away from the modifying influence of the lake expected to drop into the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. The combination of strengthening cold advection and an associated steepening of low-level (0-2 km) lapse rates will promote strengthening northerly winds. These will be strongest near the immediate lakeshore where near-surface instability will be highest (+5 C 850 temperatures overtop a lake with water temperatures still in the upper 60s/lower 70s) supporting gusts towards 30 to 40 mph as we head into Wednesday. This magnitude of northerly winds will result in building waves, especially into our northwest Illinois nearshore waters. The lower lake levels will help curtail a lakeshore flood threat, but latest guidance does suggest 9-11' waves are possible by Wednesday, something we'll be keeping an eye on, especially if winds increase more substantially.
Global guidance continues to differ regarding the degree of phasing that occurs into Wednesday and Thursday with the latest deterministic GFS just a bit slower/more progressive with the incoming mid-level vort max than the ECMWF. Big variability is still noted across the ensemble envelope, however, and envision we'll continue to see decently sized swings in the guidance here over the next several runs. For now, the blended guidance tosses some low-grade PoPs back west across the forecast area on Thursday, and this seems reasonable given the model solutions at this point even though a totally dry forecast is also in the cards.
Inversion heights lower with time through Wednesday/Wednesday night, resulting in somewhat more marginal lake effect parameters, but lake-induced CAPEs perfect-progging the GFS suggest lake effect showers are possible Wednesday afternoon and through Thursday. As gradient winds slacken by Thursday night, temperatures should be allowed to more uniformly settle into the 40s across the forecast area, except perhaps near Chicago and the immediate lakeshore.
A fast-moving mid-level wave is slated to push across the region towards the end of the week/Saturday timeframe and looks to be accompanied by pretty cool temperatures aloft and associated steep lapse rates. This could bring a quick-hitting round of showers and gusty winds the region again, although confidence in measurable precipitation is still on the lower side, suggesting the blended slight chance PoPs are reasonable.
Carlaw
AVIATION. For the 00Z TAFs .
649 PM . Primary forecast concerns include .
Ifr cigs/vis Monday morning. Showers Monday morning. Gusty southerly winds Monday and Monday evening.
A lake breeze has shifted winds east/southeast for the Chicago terminals. Winds will slowly turn southerly by late this evening and then likely settle on a south/southeast direction by daybreak through mid/late Monday morning. Southerly winds will increase through early/mid afternoon with gusts into the lower/mid 20kt range possible. Gusts may continue to increase as low level winds increase into Monday evening and the low levels remain mixed enough for these higher winds to gust to the surface. By late afternoon, wind directions look to favor south/southwest. Overall, only medium confidence for wind speeds/gusts and directions.
Scattered showers currently over southern IL and southern IN will continue lifting north/northwest and across the terminals in the predawn hours. Some of these rain showers may be briefly heavy, reducing visibilities into the 2sm range. As the low levels saturate, ifr cigs will also be possible and included ifr cigs with the current tempo. There is expected to be an overall decrease in showers by late morning and current vicinity mention has this trend handled well. Cigs are expected to slowly lift through mvfr by early afternoon and likely to low vfr by mid/late afternoon. There may be isolated showers and possibly a thunderstorm in the mid/late afternoon but confidence is too low to include any thunder mention with this forecast. A cold front will move across the area later Monday night, after the end of the current tafs, and this appears to be the best time for thunder, especially at rfd. cms
LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. IL . None. IN . None. LM . Small Craft Advisory . LMZ743-LMZ744-LMZ745 . 10 AM Monday to 7 AM Tuesday.
Small Craft Advisory . LMZ740-LMZ741-LMZ742 . 9 PM Monday to 7 AM Tuesday.
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Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| CMTI2 - 9087044 - Calumet, IL | 8 mi | 51 min | S 5.1 G 8 | 1015.9 hPa | ||||
| JAKI2 | 12 mi | 81 min | SSW 5.1 G 8 | 79°F | ||||
| CNII2 | 17 mi | 21 min | S 6 G 8 | 79°F | 61°F | |||
| BHRI3 - Burns Harbor, IN | 18 mi | 41 min | S 5.1 G 7 | 79°F | 1016.9 hPa | |||
| 45198 | 19 mi | 31 min | SSE 5.8 G 7.8 | 75°F | 71°F | 1 ft | 69°F | |
| CHII2 - Chicago, IL | 21 mi | 31 min | S 14 G 15 | 78°F | 67°F | |||
| OKSI2 | 21 mi | 81 min | N 1 G 2.9 | 82°F | ||||
| 45170 | 29 mi | 21 min | SSE 7.8 G 9.7 | 76°F | 1 ft | 68°F | ||
| MCYI3 - Michigan City, IN | 32 mi | 31 min | SSE 8 G 9.9 | 79°F | 1015.9 hPa | 62°F | ||
| 45174 | 37 mi | 21 min | SSE 7.8 G 9.7 | 71°F | 1 ft | 1014.7 hPa |
Wind History for Calumet Harbor, IL
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| Last 24hr | NE | N | N | SE G10 | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE G7 | SE | NE | E G7 | NE | NE | NE G10 | NE | NE G9 | E G7 | E G10 | E | E | SE G10 | S | S |
| 1 day ago | N G18 | N G14 | N G16 | N G14 | N G12 | N G13 | N G11 | N G11 | N G13 | N G15 | NE G12 | N | N G12 | N G14 | N G15 | N G12 | N G12 | N G13 | N G12 | N G11 | N G9 | N G10 | N | NE |
| 2 days ago | S G10 | S G9 | S | S G10 | S G11 | SW G8 | S G13 | SW G11 | SW G12 | S | SW G12 | S | S G10 | S G8 | S | W G12 | NW G7 | W G6 | NW G12 |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Gary Regional Airport, IN | 4 mi | 26 min | N 0 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 72°F | 64°F | 78% | 1016.9 hPa |
| Lansing Municipal Airport, IL | 7 mi | 26 min | S 3 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 73°F | 62°F | 69% | 1016.6 hPa |
| Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport, IL | 18 mi | 28 min | S 5 | 10.00 mi | Mostly Cloudy | 80°F | 61°F | 52% | 1014.9 hPa |
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Wind History from GYY (wind in knots)
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