Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 23:05:40.8230860

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /10 PM EDT/
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...HIGHS TOMORROW WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 90S TO
AROUND 100 DEGREES...WITH HIGHS 100 TO 102 ON THURSDAY.

* HEAT INDICES...PEAK HEAT INDEX READINGS TOMORROW AND THURSDAY
WILL BE BETWEEN 100 AND 113 DEGREES.

* OTHER...IF CURRENT FORECASTS HOLD THEN ADDITIONAL HEAT
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT
WEATHER WHEN THE CAR INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES!

&&

Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 16:06:37.5741703

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /10 PM EDT/
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...HIGHS TOMORROW WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 90S TO
AROUND 100 DEGREES...WITH HIGHS 100 TO 102 ON THURSDAY.

* HEAT INDICES...PEAK HEAT INDEX READINGS TOMORROW AND THURSDAY
WILL BE BETWEEN 100 AND 113 DEGREES.

* OTHER...IF CURRENT FORECASTS HOLD THEN ADDITIONAL HEAT
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT
WEATHER WHEN THE CAR INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES!

&&

Radar Outage Notification 16:04:57.5731803

NOUS63 KLOT 032101
FTMLOT
Message Date: Jul 03 2012 21:01:46KLOT RADAR IS BACK ONLINE. KCM DETECTED

Air Quality Message 13:10:58.4698342

AEUS73 KLOT 031810 CCA
AQALOT

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE...CORRECTION
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
105 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012

ILZ005-006-012>014-020>022-060500-
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
105 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY JULY 4TH AND THURSDAY
JULY 5TH...

THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT AN
AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY WILL BE DECLARED FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 4TH AND
FOR THURSDAY JULY 5TH FOR THE GREATER CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA
INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF ...

COOK...DUPAGE...KANE...KENDALL...GRUNDY...LAKE...MCHENRY AND WILL.

AN AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IS DECLARED WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
SUCH THAT WIDESPREAD OZONE AND OR PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE AT OR ABOVE THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY OF THE
AIR QUALITY INDEX. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND ESPECIALLY PEOPLE
WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE...PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR PROGRAM...ARE REQUESTED
TO INITIATE THEIR ACTIVITIES. AREA RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO
REDUCE POLLUTION LEVELS. AQI FORECASTS AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN
REDUCE YOUR EMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CLEANTHEAIR.ORG

THESE ARE THE 4TH AND 5TH AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAYS IN 2012.

INFORMATION AND AQI LEVELS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.EPA.STATE.IL.US
AND AT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV

MEDIA CONTACT... 217 299 6057

$$

INZ001-002-060500-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
105 PM CDT JUL 3 2012

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA FOR WEDNESDAY
JULY 4TH AND THURSDAY JULY 5TH...

AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY HAS BEEN FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA
FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 4TH AND THURSDAY JULY 5TH 2012. THIS INCLUDES THE
COUNTIES OF LAKE AND PORTER...AND THE CITIES OF GARY AND HAMMOND.

OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PEOPLE WITH
RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR
EXERTION. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE IDEM SMOG WATCH WEBSITE AT
WWW.IN.GOV/APPS/IDEM/SMOG/ OR THE EPA AIRNOW WEB SITE AT
WWW.AIRNOW.GOV AND CLICK ON INDIANA.

$$

RATZER

Air Quality Message 13:09:00.4686659

AEUS73 KLOT 031809
AQALOT

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
105 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012

ILZ005-006-012>014-020>022-060500-
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
105 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY JULY 4TH AND AND THURSDAY
JULY 5TH...

THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT AN
AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY WILL BE DECLARED FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 4TH AND
FOR THURSDAY JULY 5TH FOR THE GREATER CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA
INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF ...

COOK...DUPAGE...KANE...KENDALL...GRUNDY...LAKE...MCHENRY AND WILL.

AN AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IS DECLARED WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
SUCH THAT WIDESPREAD OZONE AND OR PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE AT OR ABOVE THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY OF THE
AIR QUALITY INDEX. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND ESPECIALLY PEOPLE
WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE...PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR PROGRAM...ARE REQUESTED
TO INITIATE THEIR ACTIVITIES. AREA RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO
REDUCE POLLUTION LEVELS. AQI FORECASTS AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN
REDUCE YOUR EMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CLEANTHEAIR.ORG

THESE ARE THE 4TH AND 5TH AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAYS IN 2012.

INFORMATION AND AQI LEVELS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.EPA.STATE.IL.US
AND AT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV

MEDIA CONTACT... 217 299 6057

$$

INZ001-002-060500-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
105 PM CDT JUL 3 2012

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA FOR WEDNESDAY
JULY 4TH AND THURSDAY JULY 5TH...

AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY HAS BEEN FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA
FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 4TH AND THURSDAY JULY 5TH 2012. THIS INCLUDES THE
COUNTIES OF LAKE AND PORTER...AND THE CITIES OF GARY AND HAMMOND.

OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PEOPLE WITH
RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR
EXERTION. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE IDEM SMOG WATCH WEBSITE AT
WWW.IN.GOV/APPS/IDEM/SMOG/ OR THE EPA AIRNOW WEB SITE AT
WWW.AIRNOW.GOV AND CLICK ON INDIANA.

$$

RATZER

Radar Outage Notification 12:18:18.4385502

NOUS63 KLOT 031715
FTMLOT
Message Date: Jul 03 2012 17:15:35KLOT RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS FOR SLIP RING CLEANING. KCM

Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 10:55:22.3892877

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /10 PM EDT/
WEDNESDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL CLIMB INTO THE
UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES...WITH HIGHS 100 TO 104 ON
WEDNESDAY.

* HEAT INDICES...PEAK HEAT INDEX READINGS TODAY AND ON WEDNESDAY
WILL BE BETWEEN 100 AND 107 DEGREES.

* OTHER...IF CURRENT FORECASTS HOLD THEN ADDITIONAL HEAT
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT
WEATHER WHEN THE CAR INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES!

&&