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HWOLOT

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
942 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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942 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 /1042 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited Thunderstorm Risk late in the evening.

DISCUSSION...

Occasional lightning strikes remain possible east of Interstate
57 and south of Interstate 80 through midnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Friday Night through Sunday Night...
  Limited to Elevated Frost and or Freeze Risk outside of Chicago.
Monday Night and Tuesday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

  Moving toward the east at 30 mph.

$$

LMZ740>745-200245-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
942 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Hazardous conditions for small craft.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Friday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.
Monday and Tuesday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Wednesday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.

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Petr

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