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FLUS43 KLOT 160225
HWOLOT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
925 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
170230-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
925 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013 /1025 PM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

   THUNDERSTORMS...THE STRONGEST MAY PRODUCE:
   WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
   HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
   FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

   THE ENTIRE AREA OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA
   MAY SEE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 10 PM...HOWEVER THE
   AREA WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SEEING THUNDERSTORMS WILL
   BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PONTIAC TO RENSSELAER LINE.

  DISCUSSION:

  EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS BEGAN TO DEVELOP ACROSS
  MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN IOWA...TIED TO A MIDLEVEL DISTURBANCE.
  THIS MIDLEVEL FEATURE HAS SINCE WEAKENED AS IT HAS PUSHED EAST
  INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS UNSTABLE...HOWEVER
  NOT TO THE LEVEL AT IT WAS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. THUS THE
  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED AS WELL. SOME DEEPER
  MOISTURE CONVERGENCE DOES STILL EXIST ACROSS THE REGION...WITH SOME
  WEAK LOW LEVEL FORCING. THIS MAY BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME SCATTERED
  THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE GREATEST AREAS
  APPEAR FOR BETTER ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG THE
  ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN STATELINE...AND AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
  A PONTIAC TO RENSSELAER LINE.

  THE ENVIRONMENT HAS BECOME VERY MOIST
  ACROSS THE AREA WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES EXCEEDING 1.5
  INCHES. THIS IN ADDITION TO THE REMNANTS OF THE MIDLEVEL WAVE
  MAY ALLOW FOR MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THIS COULD
  EASILY LEAD TO FLOODING CONCERNS.


PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS AND KANKAKEE RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN
FLOOD...WITH PORTIONS OF THE IROQUOIS ABOVE BANK FULL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS AND KANKAKEE RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN
FLOOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

$$

LMZ740>745-170230-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY-
925 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AND AGAIN
ON
FRIDAY.

&&

$$

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-170230-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE
MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH
FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE
TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
925 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AND
PERIODIC CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

&&

$$

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