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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
406 AM CST Tue Jan 22 2019

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
231015-
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-DeKalb-Kane-DuPage-Cook-
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Will-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
406 AM CST Tue Jan 22 2019 /506 AM EST Tue Jan 22 2019/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central
Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Significant Ice accumulation Risk.
  Significant Snow Risk northwest.

DISCUSSION...

A storm system will bring a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and
freezing rain to much of the area today and tonight. Ice
accumulations are expected over much of the area late this morning
into this evening and will likely result in travel impacts,
especially to the evening commute in northern Illinois. Snow
accumulations are expected this afternoon and tonight across
northwest portions of the forecast area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Thursday night through Saturday...
  Elevated Excessive Cold Risk.
Sunday...
  Limited Excessive Cold Risk.
Monday night...
  Limited Excessive Cold Risk.

DISCUSSION:

An arctic air mass will bring a period of unseasonably cold
conditions Thursday night through the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

$$

LMZ740>745-231015-
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-
406 AM CST Tue Jan 22 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois
nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore
waters of Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Hazardous conditions for small craft.
  Limited Freezing Spray Risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Wednesday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.
  Limited Freezing Spray Risk
Thursday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.
  Significant Freezing Spray Risk
Friday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.
Sunday and Monday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.

$$

Kluber

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