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HWOLOT

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
244 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
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244 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 /344 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited Thunderstorm Risk after midnight.

DISCUSSION...

Showers and a few thunderstorms may develop after midnight.
Severe weather is not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Saturday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
     Level 1 of 5 Severe Thunderstorm Risk.

DISCUSSION...

A fall storm system will move through the area this weekend. A
severe thunderstorm cannot be ruled out Saturday or Saturday
night. However, widespread severe weather is not expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

  Moving toward the northeast at 30 mph.

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LMZ740>745-180745-
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-
244 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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...

  Limited Thunderstorm Risk after midnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Saturday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Sunday...
  Gale force winds and hazardous waves are possible.
Monday through Wednesday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.
  A period of gale force winds and hazardous waves are possible.

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Borchardt

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