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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
430 PM CST TUE DEC 5 2006

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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-
430 PM CST TUE DEC 5 2006

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

.DAY ONE... TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY 
NIGHT OVER PORTER COUNTY INDIANA...ENDING EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 
2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE.

WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PLUMMET THURSDAY MORNING TO 0 TO 10 BELOW 
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. LOCATIONS 
ALONG THE WISCONSIN BORDER AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 39 CORRIDOR 
SHOULD SEE WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TONIGHT.

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

$$

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WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
LAKE MICHIGAN-
430 PM CST TUE DEC 5 2006

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

.DAY ONE... TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN 
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST GALES WILL INCREASE TO 35 KNOTS THIS 
EVENING.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR ALL THE 
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 
15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL PRODUCE WAVES OF UP TO 5 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NORTHWEST GALES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE OPEN WATERS 
OF SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN...CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT 
THROUGH THURSDAY.
 
HAZARDOUS WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE 
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT CONTINUING 
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. NORTHWEST GALES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM 
GARY TO MICHIGAN CITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

&&

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

$$

HANDEL