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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
400 PM CST WED JAN 19 2005

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019
-201200- 
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-
400 PM CST WED JAN 19 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ANOTHER VERY FAST MOVING WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING MORE LIGHT 
SNOW TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA TONIGHT. THE LIGHT 
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH FAR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS 
INCLUDING THE ROCKFORD...WOODSTOCK...AND WAUKEGAN AREAS BY AROUND 
10 PM...AND FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 88 AND NORTHWEST INDIANA
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM JUST A A FEW 
TENTHS OF AN INCH UP TO AN INCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SOME SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE 
ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH SOME 
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE ALSO BECOMING POSSIBLE AFTER 8 AM. THE 
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER FOR MOST 
OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

A MORE VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND 
NORTHWEST INDIANA FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY. THIS 
STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL 
ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER 
WHERE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH OF THE 
KANKAKEE RIVER...PRECIPITATION MAY START OUT MIXED ON FRIDAY 
AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW FRIDAY EVENING. AT 
THIS TIME THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE 
KANKAKEE RIVER...WHERE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 OR MORE 
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH THE SNOW TAPERING TO 
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ON SATURDAY EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS 
ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE ON 
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHICH MAY CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

THIS STORM HAS YET TO TAKE SHAPE AND SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS 
REGARDING THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM. ANYONE 
PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA 
SHOULD KEEP UP ON FUTURE FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST ON THIS POTENTIAL 
WINTER STORM. 

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE 
NECESSARY TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ANY REPORTS OF SNOW AMOUNTS 
OVERNIGHT WILL BE APPRECIATED.

&&

COMPLETE WEATHER AND RIVER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE 
ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LOT (LOWER CASE)

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LMZ740>746-766-201200-
WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
LAKE MICHIGAN-
400 PM CST WED JAN 19 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

COMPLETE MARINE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE 
ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LOT (LOWER CASE)

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