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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
500 PM 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-
500 PM CST SAT DEC 18 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTER AND JASPER 
COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP 
BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW 
SHOWERS MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 
INCHES POSSIBLE BY MORNING.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY INDIANA. 
SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE 
OVERNIGHT. SOME ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE HEAVIEST 
SNOW BANDS ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF THE 
LAKE...PORTER COUNTY LINE. THIS WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING 
LATER THIS EVENING...IF HEAVIER SNOWFALL BECOMES LIKELY IN LAKE 
COUNTY INDIANA.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN COOK 
AND EASTERN WILL COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS AND NEWTON AND BENTON COUNTIES 
IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY MORNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE A STEADY FALL TONIGHT WITH LOWS BY 
MORNING REACHING THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THESE 
LOW TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH 
SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 
15 BELOW ZERO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON SUNDAY FOR PORTER 
AND JASPER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS 
WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. AN 
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 
6 TO 12 INCHES.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE BACK INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS 
SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN 
BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF THE DAY.

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 REPORTS OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED 
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

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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>746-766-191200-
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-
500 PM CST SAT DEC 18 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. 
GALES TO 40 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE OPEN WATERS...WITH GALES 
TO 35 KNOTS OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 13 
FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING. GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL 
DIMINISH BY AFTERNOON. WAVES WILL ALSO SUBSIDE BY AFTERNOON.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY.

&&

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

$$