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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 5 2006

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-
019-060930-
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 CDT TUE SEP 5 2006

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

.DAY ONE... TONIGHT

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK 
AREA THIS EVENING...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS NORTHERN 
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE 
WITH SUNSET.

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST 
INDIANA EARLY THIS EVENING THAT FAVOR THE FORMATION OF A PHENOMENON
CALLED COLD AIR FUNNELS. COLD AIR FUNNELS FORM AT THE BASE OF
DEVELOPING CUMULUS CLOUDS...CONTAIN WEAK WIND CIRCULATIONS...BUT 
RARELY DESCEND CLOSE TO THE GROUND. COLD AIR FUNNELS MAY LAST FOR 
SEVERAL SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES. THE POTENTIAL FOR COLD AIR 
FUNNEL DEVELOPMENT WILL END AT SUNSET. IN VERY RARE INSTANCES THESE 
FUNNELS MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH THE GROUND. STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED 
TO MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER IF A FUNNEL CLOUD APPROACHES THE 
GROUND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.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>745-766-060930-
WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
LAKE MICHIGAN-
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 5 2006

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

.DAY ONE... TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

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

$$

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