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Small Craft Advisory 2, NWS Chicago, IL

January 4, 2014

NWS Chicago, IL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 4, 2014, 9:22 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 4, 2014, 9:22 AM CST (15:22 UTC)
Expired
Jan 4, 2014, 3:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 4, 8:36 AM CST, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 8:36 AM CST, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 5:15 AM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
515 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
051115-
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-
515 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 /615 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE SEEN OVER
OPEN AREAS WITH EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM THE NORTHERN CHICAGO
SUBURBS THOUGH THE MENDOTA AREA.

MINOR FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS IS POSSIBLE.

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

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN INDIANA AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...WITH LIGHTER
AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN
EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GARY TO PONTIAC.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH COULD LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE
LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS AS
LOW AS 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY
MORNING...WITH HIGHS NOT LIKELY TO RISE ABOVE ZERO.

THERE IS AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM RELATED FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

LMZ740>745-051115-
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-
515 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALES TO 45 KT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON.

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

STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES MAY LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
SMALL CRAFT SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-051115-
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-
515 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STORM FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS MORNING AND THEN
SUBSIDING BELOW GALE FORCE BY MIDDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING OVER THE NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

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

GALES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

FREEZING SPRAY IS LIKELY SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

KREIN

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 4, 3:57 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningLOTDeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kane and 6 more44 hr
Jan 4, 3:57 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOTDuPage, Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle7 hr
Jan 4, 10:46 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOTBoone, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago24 hr
Jan 4, 2:07 PM CSTWind Chill WarningLOTBoone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more70 hr
Jan 4, 3:09 PM CSTGale WatchLOT12 hr
Jan 4, 3:09 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOT24 hr
Jan 4, 3:09 PM CSTHeavy Freezing Spray WatchLOT6 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.