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HWOLOT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
400 PM CST THU JAN 20 2005

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019
-211200- 
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 THU JAN 20 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES...MIXED WITH SOME PATCHY FREEZING 
DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO 
FLURRIES AND PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE BY AROUND 7 PM. 
ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN UNDER AN INCH...WITH SOME ONE 
INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS AND 
IN LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

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. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY 
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LOCATIONS ROUGHLY NORTHEAST 
OF A LINE FROM DIXON...TO JOLIET...TO RENSSELAER.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEST OF INTERSTATE 39 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 88 
EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OVERSPREADING NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND 
NORTHWEST INDIANA EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH 
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
SOME LOCALLY HIGHER STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS 
SOUTHERN COOK COUNTY INTO LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST 
INDIANA...WHERE LAKE EFFECT WILL ENHANCE SNOWFALL TOTALS. IN 
ADDITION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING WHICH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING 
AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DIXON...TO JOLIET...TO RENSSELAER LESSER 
AMOUNTS OF SNOW OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW 
TAPERS OFF ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

THIS SYSTEM IS STILL LOCATED ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...AND SOME 
UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS AS TO THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE 
SYSTEM. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND 
NORTHWEST INDIANA SHOULD KEEP UP ON LATER FORECASTS REGARDING THIS 
POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. 

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE 
NECESSARY TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ANY REPORTS OF SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE 
APPRECIATED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

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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>746-766-211200-
WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
LAKE MICHIGAN-
400 PM CST THU JAN 20 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ON SATURDAY AS NORTHEAST WINDS 
INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON.

&&

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

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