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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
620 PM CST SUN DEC 31 2006

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-
019-011030-
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-
620 PM CST SUN DEC 31 2006

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

.DAY ONE... TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY SOUTH 
OF A LINE FROM MENDOTA...TO AURORA...TO CHICAGO THIS EVENING. 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SOME PEA SIZED HAIL ALONG 
WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED HOWEVER. 
THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL END BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

PORTIONS OF THE UPPER ILLINOIS RIVER...AND THE KANKAKEE RIVER IN 
NORTHWEST INDIANA HAVE EXPERIENCED MINOR FLOODING OVER THE PAST 
WEEK...BUT WATER LEVELS HAVE RECENTLY DROPPED TO AT OR BELOW FLOOD 
STAGE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR INCREASES IN 
WATER LEVELS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

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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-
620 PM CST SUN DEC 31 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 FOR THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA 
NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE 
MICHIGAN. WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER 
THUNDERSTORMS. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL END BY AROUND 
MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ILLINOIS AND 
INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM WINTHROP 
HARBOR TO GARY...AND THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FROM GARY TO MICHIGAN 
CITY.

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

$$