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HWOLOT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
600 AM CDT MON AUG 2 2004

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019
-031100-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DU PAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
400 PM CDT SUN AUG 1 2004

THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL 
AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. 

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF 
NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA 
IS GENERALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 55 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 355. THE 
PRIMARY THREAT IS LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.  

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST AND 
NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY.  WARM AND INCREASINLY MORE HUMID AIR 
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...ALLOWING THE 
ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE.  GIVEN THE DEGREE OF 
INSTABILITY...SOME STORMS MAY DEVELOP VERY RAPIDLY AND MAY BECOME 
LOCALLY SEVERE.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP INTO CLUSTERS THIS 
EVENING BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AS WELL AS LOCALLY 
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ON TUESDAY...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER 
AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING AT THE 
START OF THE PERIOD WITH THE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL SAGGING 
SOUTHWARD ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS DURING THE DAY.  AGAIN THE MAIN 
THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.  

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME. 

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BECOME NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
 
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE
NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LOT (LOWER CASE)

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LMZ740>746-766-031100-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY 
ISLAND-NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY-MICHIGAN CITY TO 
NEW BUFFALO-LAKE MICHIGAN-
600 AM CDT MON AUG 2 2004

THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS 
AND INDIANA WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS 
WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. THESE 
STORMS WILL BE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN.  SOME STRONG 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING...AND MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCAL WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS 
OF 35 KNOTS AS WELL AS INTENSE LIGHTNING. 

MARINE INTERESTS ON SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN SHOULD MONITOR NOAA 
WEATHER RADIO AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE MARINE 
WARNINGS. 
 
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ON TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION 
OF LAKE MICHIGAN AT THE START OF THE PERIOD...WITH THE THUNDERSTORM 
POTENTIAL SAGGING SOUTH OF THE LAKE DURING THE DAY.  AGAIN THE MAIN 
THREAT WILL BE STRONG WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.  

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME. 

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE
NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LOT (LOWER CASE)

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