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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
600 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2005

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-
019-231200-
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 TUE NOV 22 2005

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

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR PORTER 
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. 

LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS AS COLDER 
AIR FILTERS OVER NORTHERN INDIANA LATER THIS MORNING.  A TOTAL 
ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF 
PORTER COUNTY BY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING 
AS ANOTHER SYSTEM FROM SOUTHERN CANADA APPROACHES. ACCUMULATIONS OF 
AROUND AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY 
MORNING.  THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT RAIN AND 
DRIZZLE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS AND 
SIDEWALKS WILL MELT AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY WEDNESDAY 
AFTERNOON. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD MONITOR FORECAST UPDATES FOR THE 
POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA ON 
WEDNESDAY.

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY.  HIGH 
TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY REACH INTO THE MIDDLE 20S.  GUSTY WINDS OF 20 
TO 30 MPH WILL DROP WIND CHILL READINGS TO NEAR ZERO ON THURSDAY 
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.

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

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LMZ740>745-766-231200-
WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
LAKE MICHIGAN-
600 AM CST TUE NOV 22 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 THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE 
ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS.  NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 
KNOTS AND WAVES UP TO 6 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS SHOULD 
DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND WAVES SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 3 FEET 
BY EARLY EVENING. 

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE 
INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS.  NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND WAVES 
UP TO 6 TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY 
NIGHT FOR THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS.  WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 
30 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 40 KNOTS GALES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  WAVES OF 
6 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED. 

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE 
WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 
30 KNOTS WHILE WAVES BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.

FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...A GALE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE 
REQUIRED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.  NORTHWEST 
GALES UP TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED.

&&

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

$$