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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1100 AM CDT FRI OCT 22 2004

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019
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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-
1100 AM CDT FRI OCT 22 2004

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS AREAS WEST OF THE 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS AFTERNOON.  SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY REACH 
NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE IN THE DAY.  THE BULK OF SHOWER AND 
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT.

ALTHOUGH THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...A 
STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW WILL BE INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 
MPH TONIGHT.  IN ADDITION...SOME HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY 
PRODUCE LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.  

THIS RAIN EVENT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS  
THE REGION BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH SOME LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER 
POSSIBLE. 
  
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS MOST OF ILLINOIS 
AND INDIANA SATURDAY MORNING.  THIS THREAT WILL BE ENDING AS A COLD 
FRONT MOVES THROUGH DURING THE AFTERNOON.  THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IS 
NOT EXPECTED UNTIL MID OR LATE AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST INDIANA.  THIS 
WILL GIVE THE ATMOSPHERE A CHANCE TO DESTABILIZE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A 
SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE...GENERALLY 
ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 57.  THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE WIND 
GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. 

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS 
WEATHER IS LOW. 

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED SATURDAY.

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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>746-766-231100-
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-
1100 AM CDT FRI OCT 22 2004

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

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN 
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WINDS TO 35 KNOTS. A SMALL 
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NEARSHORE AREAS OF SOUTHERN LAKE 
MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY FOR WINDS TO 30 KNOTS AND 
WAVES TO 7 FEET.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SHOULD END BY 
NOON. 

A GALE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS 
WEATHER IS LOW. 

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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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