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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
600 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019
-041200- 
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 JAN 3 2005

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

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LARGE AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL IOWA 
INTO NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS 
NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE 
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM EVANSTON...TO 
DOWNERS GROVE TO JUST NORTH OF OTTAWA. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ICE 
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS OGLE...LEE...DE KALB...KANE...AND 
FAR NORTHERN LA SALLE COUNTIES WHERE AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH 
OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. AN ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN 
ISSUED FOR THESE COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHTER ICE 
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST 
ILLINOIS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... 
BOONE...WINNEBAGO...MCHENRY...LAKE...NORTHERN COOK...KENDALL...AND 
DU PAGE. THE FAR NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF WILL COUNTY HAVE ALSO BEEN 
INCLUDED IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF 
INTERSTATE 55 FROM BOLINGBROOK TO SHOREWOOD. THE PRECIPITATION WILL 
DIMINISH IN COVERAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LEVEL 
DISTURBANCE EXITS THE REGION BUT SOME PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND 
LIGHT SLEET WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ON TUESDAY...SOME PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE 
ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. BY TUESDAY NIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED 
TO OVERSPREAD NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. THERE IS A 
POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS 
OF THE AREA INCLUDING IN IROQUOIS...FORD...AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES 
IN ILLINOIS ALONG WITH BENTON...JASPER...AND NEWTON COUNTIES IN 
NORTHWEST INDIANA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW ACROSS 
THESE AREAS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR 
SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 
80 FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. PERSONS TRAVELING ACROSS 
THE AREA SHOULD KEEP UP ON LATER FORECASTS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL 
STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TODAY OR TONIGHT BUT ANY 
PRECIPITATION AND ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

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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>746-766-041200-
WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
LAKE MICHIGAN-
600 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005

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

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TUESDAY EVENING 
WHICH WILL RESULT IN WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OVERNIGHT 
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE INDIANA AND 
ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN TUESDAY NIGHT.

&&

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

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NDM