[HWOLOT] HWOLOT

[HWOLOT at goshenarc.org]

FLUS43 KLOT 181600
HWOLOT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1000 AM CST SAT DEC 18 2004

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019
-191200- 
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-
1000 AM CST SAT DEC 18 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST ALLOWING 
POLAR AIR TO RUSH INTO THE REGION. THE COLD AIR POURING ACROSS THE 
40 DEGREE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN WILL SET UP A SIGNIFICANT LAKE 
EFFECT SNOW EVENT ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER 
MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.  A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS 
BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTER AND JASPER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA 
WHERE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE 6 TO 12 INCHES BY NOON 
SUNDAY...WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS.   LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS 
MAY EXTEND WESTWARD INTO EXTREME NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...BUT ANY 
ACCUMULATIONS THERE ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR.

ELSEWHERE...A FEW FLURRIES WILL HERALD THE ARRIVAL OF THE 
SEASON'S COLDEST TEMPERATURES THUS FAR...WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE 
DIGITS BY SUNDAY MORNING...AND WIND CHILLS HOVERING AROUND 10 BELOW 
ZERO. 

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA  
SUNDAY MORNING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO ABATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  

WIND CHILL VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD AIR MOVING ACROSS THE 
AREA WILL AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH COLD 
AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO 
DIMINISH BY AFTERNOON. 

TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  SOME SNOW MAY 
DEVELOP MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING AS THE WARMER AIR MOVES IN...BUT 
ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR. 

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.

&&

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

$$

LMZ740>746-766-191200-
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-
1000 AM CST SAT DEC 18 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN THIS 
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  AS A RESULT...A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED 
FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN FOR TONIGHT.  NORTH 
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 40 KNOT GALES...WITH WAVES OF 10 
TO 13 FEET.   

A GALE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA 
NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT. NORTHWEST GALES 
TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING WITH WAVES BUILDING UP 
TO 10 FEET OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

&&

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

$$