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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-
019-230930-
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 CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK 
AREA...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER 
THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL 
FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL INCREASE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 LATE 
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS 
CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL INDIANA. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF 
SEVERE WEATHER SOUTH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS 
THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH OF BLOOMINGTON AND CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS.

IN ADDITION TO THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL 
FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON 
AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK 
AREA SATURDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MAIN THREATS 
WILL AGAIN BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...THOUGH ISOLATED 
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE 
OUTLOOK AREA MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 57 INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA. 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING...AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY.

&&

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

$$

LMZ740>745-766-230930-
WINTHROP HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
LAKE MICHIGAN-
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE 
WATERS ON LAKE MICHIGAN. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS AND WAVES UP TO 
7 FEET WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT 
ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE 
THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY ACROSS 
SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE AGAIN THE 
MAIN THREATS.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS MAY AGAIN DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT 
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...AS WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH 
WAVES IN EXCESS OF 6 FEET.

&&

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

$$

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