Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
740 FLUS43 KLOT 050404 HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 1004 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-060415- Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will- Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- 1004 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024 /1104 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk. Limited Snow Risk. Limited Excessive Cold Risk. DISCUSSION... Scattered heavy snow showers will result hazardous travel conditions due to sharply reduced visibilities and snow covered roads. In addition, even outside of the snow showers, there will be strong northwest winds will gust to over 40 mph at times. Wind chills as low as 5 to 15 below zero are expected late tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Thursday... Limited Excessive Cold Risk in the morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. $$ LMZ740>745-060415- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 1004 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Gale force winds and or very hazardous waves. Elevated Freezing Spray Risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Thursday... Gale force winds and very hazardous waves. Elevated Freezing Spray Risk. Saturday and Sunday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. $$ - Izzi Visit us at www.weather.gov/chicago Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube at: www.facebook.com/nwschicago www.twitter.com/nwschicago www.youtube.com/nwschicago