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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
600 AM CST MON DEC 13 2004

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-141200- 
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 MON DEC 13 2004

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

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH EARLY 
THIS MORNING...WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AS 
STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST ONTARIO MOVES EAST INTO NEW 
ENGLAND.

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE MICHIGAN 
SHORE OF PORTER COUNTY INDIANA HOWEVER...AS WAVES OF 15 FEET OR MORE 
GENERATED BY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE SHORE THROUGH 
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AS WIND SPEEDS 
DECREASE...WITH THE THREAT OF LAKESHORE FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION 
DIMINISHING TONIGHT.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

MINOR RIVER FLOODING ALONG THE KANKAKEE AND UPPER ILLINOIS RIVERS 
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. HOWEVER...RIVER STAGES ARE 
FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT BOTH SHELBY INDIANA AND 
LASALLE ILLINOIS BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

.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>746-766-141200-
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 MON DEC 13 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 THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN LAKE 
MICHIGAN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS. THOUGH 
WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW GALE FORCE LATER TONIGHT...WINDS TO 25  
KNOTS AND WAVES TO 5 FEET WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

25 KNOT NORTHWEST WINDS AND 5 FOOT WAVES WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO 
SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING BELOW SMALL 
CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE TUESDAY.
 
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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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