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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
600 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2004

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019
-131200- 
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-
600 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2004

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

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA. 
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA AS 
A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT 
LAKES. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE 
TO 25 TO 35 MPH DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AS A COLD FRONT 
MOVES THROUGH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH AT TIMES BEHIND THE 
FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE 
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH SPEEDS DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY 
MONDAY MORNING.

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE PORTER COUNTY 
SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS 
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL GENERATE WAVES TO 15 FEET. SHORELINE 
FLOODING AND EROSION IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HIGH WAVES.

MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE KANKAKEE AND UPPER 
ILLINOIS RIVERS. SEE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION AND RIVER STAGE FORECASTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WEST TO 
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT 
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE MORNING 
HOURS...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PORTER COUNTY LAKESHORE 
MONDAY. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST OVER LAKE 
MICHIGAN WILL GENERATE WAVES TO 15 FEET. SHORELINE FLOODING AND 
EROSION IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HIGH WAVES.  

MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON THE ILLINOIS AND KANKAKEE 
RIVERS INTO TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.

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

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LMZ740>746-766-131200-
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 CST SUN DEC 12 2004

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

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS WEST OF GARY. A 
STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INDIANA SHORES EAST OF GARY. 
WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TO 45 TO 50 KNOTS DURING THE 
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL PRODUCE WAVES OF 10 TO 
15 FEET BY TONIGHT AT THE END OF THE FETCH EAST OF GARY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS 40 TO 45 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
MONDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE MONDAY 
NIGHT AND TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST 
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. HAZARDOUS WINDS AND WAVES FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE 
EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.   
 
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COMPLETE DETAILED FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE
NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LOT (LOWER CASE)

$$