A Beach Hazards Statement is issued by the National Weather Service on high swim risk days, and are largely dictated by the wind direction. High risk days for swimming and boating are typically ...

Wave heights are limited by fetch, the distance the wind can blow across the water. Lake Michigan’s largest waves have been measured at 20-23 feet at the south end of the lake, generated by ...

The backdoor cold front has passed and now strong, post-frontal full fetch north/northeast winds have taken hold and are sweeping off Lake Michigan over Chicago’s shoreline. Little wonder the winds ...

Might a storm far out at sea push waves the size of a ten-story building onto the coast? Forecasters say Hurricane Erin just might. Strengthening now in the Atlantic, Erin is expected to be the first ...