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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
430 AM CST THU NOV 30 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 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006

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

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

A PERIOD OF LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION...RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND 
SLEET IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY.  
AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...WHICH MAY CAUSE A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS 
AND BRIDGES.

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS ILLINOIS AND 
INDIANA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL 
DEVELOP ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING 
RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST 
INDIANA. THE SNOW WILL ALSO BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL 
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE 
STORM.

ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY 
SHOULD PLAN AHEAD FOR THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. NON ESSENTIAL 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED. ANYONE WHO MUST TRAVEL...SHOULD ALLOW 
PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SNOW WILL BE ONGOING FRIDAY MORNING...AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE 
FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 
OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ILLINOIS WITH ISOLATED 
AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS ONE FOOT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES 
IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA. 

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING 
AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY.

WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY NIGHT AND 
SATURDAY MORNING.

DUE TO HEAVY RAINS THIS MORNING AND YESTERDAY...THE KANKAKEE RIVER 
AT SHELBY MAY REACH FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS OF RAINFALL FROM THIS MORNING AND YESTERDAY...AS 
WELL AS SNOWFALL REPORTS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WOULD BE GREATLY 
APPRECIATED. 

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

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LMZ740>745-766-011030-
WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
LAKE MICHIGAN-
430 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006

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 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING 
FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS. A GALE WARNING WILL BE IN IN EFFECT 
TOWARD FRIDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT 
ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

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

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