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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
430 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-
019-161030-
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 WED MAR 15 2006

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

.DAY ONE... TONIGHT

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT 
CST THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS GENERALLY ALONG AND 
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 88. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS 
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...MIXING WITH RAIN AT TIMES ESPECIALLY SOUTH 
OF INTERSTATE 90...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY BEFORE 
TAPERING TO FLURRIES THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE 
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES NEAR THE WISCONSIN STATE 
LINE...TO 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 88 CORRIDOR. FARTHER 
SOUTH OUTSIDE OF THE ADVISORY AREA...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO 
REMAIN MIXED WITH RAIN RESULTING IN ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A SNOW ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR 
NORTHERN ILLINOIS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 88. 
SNOW...OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY 
BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 
WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES NEAR THE WISCONSIN BORDER...TO A 
SLUSHY INCH OR TWO SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS ILLINOIS AND 
INDIANA. 

 
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY...THOUGH SNOWFALL 
MEASUREMENTS WILL BE APPRECIATED THURSDAY.

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

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LMZ740>745-766-161030-
WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
LAKE MICHIGAN-
430 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006

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

.DAY ONE... TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY ALONG THE 
INDIANA SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THIS IS FOR 7 TO 9 FOOT WAVES. 
THE WAVES WILL SUBSIDE BY THIS AFTERNOON. 

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THURSDAY AND 
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR WINDS TO 30 KNOTS AND WAVES IN EXCESS OF 4 FEET. 
WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH ON FRIDAY.

&&

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

$$