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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
600 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019
-221100- 
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 CDT THU APR 21 2005

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

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA 
TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHWEST 
OF A LINE FROM MENDOTA TO WATSEKA FROM THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY 
MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WOULD BE 
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
ARE EXPECTED AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN LIKELY ON FRIDAY FOR THE ENTIRE 
FORECAST AREA.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY SOUTH OF A 
LINE FROM PONTIAC TO RENSSELAER. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS 
WOULD BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL 
IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA ON FRIDAY. THE THREAT OF 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY EVENING.

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST 
INDIANA FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY 
NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE AREA.  

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BY LATE THIS EVENING.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE
NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (LOWER CASE)

$$

LMZ740>746-766-221100-
WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
LAKE MICHIGAN-
600 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005

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

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR THE ILLINOIS 
AND INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL 
SHIFT TO THE EAST THIS MORNING PRODUCING WAVES OF UP TO 5 FEET. 
WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE 
NEARSHORE AND OPEN WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS FRIDAY 
NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET 
BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN BY FRIDAY FOR THE 
NEARSHORE WATERS AS EAST WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE 
TO 20 KNOTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND TO 30 KNOTS FRIDAY NIGHT. WAVES 
WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 12 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN LIKELY ON FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS FAR 
SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE
NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (LOWER CASE)

$$