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Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Chicago, IL

January 22, 20147 counties in Illinois

NWS Chicago, IL issued this wind chill warning at Jan 22, 2014, 3:06 PM CST for 7 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Jan 22, 2014, 7:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2014, 3:06 PM CST (21:06 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 22, 2014, 7:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 23, 2014, 4:12 AM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL

Counties Boone County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, Kane County, IL, Lee County, IL, McHenry County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Winnebago County, IL

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 22, 7:18 PM CSTSNOW 0.6Elburn, ILSTORM TOTAL 0.6 INCHES TODAY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 143 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2014-01-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2014-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 209 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
999 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
412 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

541 
WWUS43 KLOT 222106
WSWLOT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
306 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

.A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT CROSSING NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND ACROSS
NORTHWEST INDIANA BY EARLY THIS EVENING WILL USHER IN ANOTHER
ROUND OF VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP WITH
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND
35 MPH...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. WITH THE
FRESH POWDERY LIKE SNOWFALL...THE GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

ILZ003>005-008-010>012-230515-
/O.UPG.KLOT.WC.Y.0003.140123T0300Z-140123T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.WC.W.0002.140123T0100Z-140123T1800Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
306 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
THURSDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT
  AND REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
  HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF 
  MINUTES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY
  AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
AIR TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

ILZ006-013-014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-230515-
/O.EXT.KLOT.WC.Y.0003.140123T0100Z-140123T1800Z/
LAKE IL-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...
OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...
PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
306 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 /406 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CST /8 PM EST/
THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /1 PM EST/ THURSDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP TO 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
  THIS EVENING AND REMAIN UNDER 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE LATE
  MORNING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF 
  MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

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3 follow-up statements
773 
WWUS43 KLOT 222202
WSWLOT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
402 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

.A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT CROSSING NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND 
NORTHWEST INDIANA BY EARLY THIS EVENING WILL USHER IN ANOTHER
ROUND OF VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP WITH
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35
MPH...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. WITH THE
FRESH POWDERY SNOWFALL...THE GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

ILZ003>005-008-010>012-230615-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0017.140122T2202Z-140123T1000Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.W.0002.140123T0100Z-140123T1800Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
402 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
CST THURSDAY.

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR
  LESS AT TIMES. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING WITH UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
  POSSIBLE.

* ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  AREAS...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT
  AND REMAIN BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF
  MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
AIR TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

ILZ006-013-014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-230615-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0017.140122T2202Z-140123T1000Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0003.140123T0100Z-140123T1800Z/
LAKE IL-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...
OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...
PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
402 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 /502 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /5 AM EST/
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CST /8 PM EST/
THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /1 PM EST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
CST /5 AM EST/ THURSDAY.

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR
  LESS AT TIMES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
  EVENING WITH UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

* ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  AREAS.

FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS
  EVENING AND REMAIN UNDER 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF
  MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

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009 
WWUS43 KLOT 230224
WSWLOT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
824 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO BRING COLD ARCTIC AIR INTO
THE REGION THIS EVENING...IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED
ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES
WHICH IN THE POSITIVE SINGLE DIGITS AT MID EVENING WILL FALL TO 5
BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS
BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20
TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
MORNING. WITH THE FRESH POWDERY SNOWFALL...THE GUSTY WINDS
OVERNIGHT WILL ALSO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

ILZ003>005-008-010>012-231030-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140123T1000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
824 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
THURSDAY...

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR
  LESS AT TIMES. 

* ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  AREAS...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO 
  OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF 
  MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
AIR TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

ILZ006-013-014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-231030-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140123T1000Z/
LAKE IL-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...
OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...
PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
824 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 /924 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM
EST/ THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /5 AM
EST/ THURSDAY...

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR
  LESS AT TIMES. 

* ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN 
  OPEN AREAS. 

FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO 
  THIS EVENING AND REMAIN UNDER 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF 
  MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

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803 
WWUS43 KLOT 231012
WSWLOT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
412 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.ARCTIC AIR HAS RETURN TO THE AREA WITH TEMPERATURES STARTING THE
DAY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30
MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW
ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUSLY COLD AT 20 BELOW THROUGH
LATE THIS MORNING. THEN TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT
COOL TO SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS TO 25
MPH. THE COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILLS VALUES TO QUICKLY FALL TO AROUND
20 TO 30 BELOW AGAIN TONIGHT. 

ILZ003>005-008-010>012-231815-
/O.CAN.KLOT.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/
/O.CAN.KLOT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140123T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.WC.Y.0004.140124T0000Z-140124T1600Z/
/O.EXA.KLOT.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
412 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST
FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...THIS MORNING 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. FOR
  TONIGHT WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF 
  MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
 
BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

ILZ006-013-014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-231815-
/O.CAN.KLOT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140123T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.WC.Y.0004.140124T0000Z-140124T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/
LAKE IL-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...
OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...
PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
412 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 /512 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM
EST/ TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...THROUGH THIS MORNING 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.
  FOR TONIGHT WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF 
  MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill warning 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 wind chill warning went out at Jan 22, 1:51 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 1:51 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
151 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014

.DISCUSSION...
320 AM CST

TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...
WHEN TRYING TO DESCRIBE THE CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN...IT IS SIMILAR
TO A CAR STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE STARTS UP...BUT DOESN'T GO
ANYWHERE. MOTHER NATURE CLEARLY HAS DECIDED TO LOCK THE REGION
INTO A COLD PATTERN...WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE PROGGED FOR
AT LEAST THE NEXT 10 DAYS. SO IF YOU ENJOYED THE PAST SEVERAL
WEEKS...GOOD NEWS...IT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE. ALAS WE ARE WITHIN TWO
WEEKS OF SEEING WHAT A SPECIAL GROUNDHOG WILL PREDICT.

THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN RELATIVELY QUIET...HOWEVER THIS WILL MERELY
BE A TEASE AS A CLIPPER CENTERED OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL ARRIVE ACROSS WISC SPREADING LIGHT SNOW TO THE SOUTH
LATER THIS MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE
DYNAMICS WITH THIS NEXT WAVE HAVE STRENGTHENED MARGINALLY...WITH A
NARROW CHANNEL OF MOISTENING/ASCENDING PARCELS INTO A FAVORABLE DGZ.
THE BEST AREA FOR LIGHT ACCUMUS WILL BE FOCUSED ALONG AND NORTH OF A
DIXON TO KANKAKEE TO FOWLER LINE...WITH GENERALLY 0.5 TO 1.0
SNOWFALL. SOUTH OF THIS LINE UP TO ONE HALF INCH IS
POSSIBLE...MEANWHILE A NARROW AREA IN EXTREME NORTHEAST IL COULD SEE
UP TO 2.0 INCHES OF FRESH POWDERY SNOWFALL BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE TEMPS WILL WARM INTO THE LOW TO UPPER
TEENS THIS AFTN...HOWEVER FEEL THIS MAY BE A BIT OVERDONE GIVEN THE
LINGERING POTENT THERMAL RIDGE OVERHEAD. THE CAVEAT WILL BE THAT
TEMPS EARLY THIS MORNING HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO WARM WITH WINDS
HAVING BECOME SOUTHERLY. SO FOR NOW WILL HOLD ONTO THE LOW TO UPPER
TEENS.

CLIPPER WILL PUSH INTO WESTCENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN LATE THIS
AFTN/EARLY EVE...WITH A FRONTAL BNDRY SLIDING EAST ACROSS NORTHERN
IL AND VEERING SOUTHERLY WINDS TO WEST/NORTHWEST BY THIS EVENING. A
SHARP INCREASE IN THE PRES GRADIENT AS A STRONG ANTI-CYCLONIC
FEATURE SLIDES SOUTH FROM CENTRAL CANADA INTO THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL
PLAINS OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLUSTERY CONDITIONS...AND
UNFORTUNATELY WITH TEMPS FALLING INTO TO ARND 0 NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN
AND WELL BELOW ZERO FOR AREAS WEST OF I-355. THE COMBINATION OF
GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT BETWEEN 30-35 MPH AND FORECAST TEMPS...WIND
CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO ARND -20 TO -25 TONIGHT. GIVEN
THE CONSISTENCY IN FORECAST TEMPS/WINDS...HAVE OPTED TO GO AHEAD AND
ISSUE THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

CONFIDENCE IN WIND CHILL ADVISORY/FORECAST...HIGH.

THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
WHILE THE CLIPPER WILL BE WELL EAST OF THE REGION...THE EFFECTS WILL
LINGER WITH CLOUDS HOLDING THRU THUR MORNING BEFORE THE STRONG SFC
RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS BEGINS TO ERODE THE LINGERING MOISTURE
BY THE AFTN HOURS. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT SOUTHEAST ACROSS
THE CWFA THUR...WITH TEMPS STRUGGLING TO WARM BEYOND THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. COULD SEE A FEW AREAS IN THE FAR WESTERN CWFA
STRUGGLE TO WARM BEYOND A FEW DEGREES BELOW ZERO THUR. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY THUR...HOWEVER NOT AS
POTENT AS THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THUS IT APPEARS WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL RISE ABOVE CRITERIA TO -5 TO -15 DURING THE DAY. ALTHOUGH THIS
IS LIKELY TO BE FOLLOWED UP WITH YET ANOTHER BLUSTERY NIGHT HEADING
INTO FRI.

THE AFOREMENTIONED STRONG SFC RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST
INTO THE MID-MISSOURI VALLEY THUR EVENING...ALLOWING THE NORTHERLY
WINDS TO BACK TO THE WEST AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHWEST. TEMPS ALOFT WILL
STEADILY WARM THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT STARTING ARND -20 DEG C TO ARND
-9 DEG C BY DAYBREAK FRI. WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A CHALLENGE FOR
SFC TEMPS...AND CURRENTLY ANTICIPATE A QUICK DROP IN TEMPS THUR EVE
BEFORE A SLOW WARMING TREND AFT MIDNIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RETURNS THUR NGT/EARLY FRI...WHICH WILL LIKELY BRING WIND CHILL
VALUES BACK TO AT LEAST -20 TO -25 TO POSSIBLY NEARING -30 DEG F BY
MIDNIGHT. CONFIDENCE HAS BACKED OFF ON THE WIND CHILL WARNING
CRITERIA...SO DO NOT PLAN TO HOIST ANY WIND CHILL WATCH YET.

ONCE AGAIN ANOTHER CLIPPER PUSHES EAST ACROSS MANITOBA TOWARDS JAMES
BAY FRI...WITH A TRAILING FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING THROUGH
CENTRAL IOWA. THIS BOUNDARY WILL EVENTUALLY PUSH EAST ACROSS
NORTHERN IL FRI NGT. PRIOR TO FROPA...WARM AIR WILL BE ADVECTING
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPS COULD SEE A QUICK BUMP INTO THE MID
TO POSSIBLY UPR 20S FRI...AND THAT MAY EVEN BE A TAD TOO
CONSERVATIVE. WOULD NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION TO SEE A HANDFUL OF
POINTS TAG 30-32 DEGREES...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-80.

GUIDANCE HAS INDICATED SLIGHTLY BETTER MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LATE WEEK WAVE...INDICATING SNOW ACCUMS WILL ONCE AGAIN OCCUR. EARLY
INDICATIONS ARE THAT RATIOS WILL HOVER IN THE 20:1 TO 25:1...WITH
POSSIBLY 1-3" OF SNOW BY DAYBREAK SAT MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A
DIXON IL TO FOWLER IN LINE.

CONFIDENCE IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THUR NGT...HIGH.

SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
IN THE LONG TERM PERIODS ENSEMBLES CONTINUE TO PROG MINIMAL CHANGES
TO THE CURRENT PATTERN...HOWEVER SOME MINOR RELAXING MAY TAKE PLACE
TOWARDS THE END OF THE CURRENT EXTENDED PERIODS WITH RESPECT TO THE
STRENGTH OF THE HIGH-AMPLITUDE RIDGE PARKED OVER WESTERN CANADA.

THROUGH AT LEAST MON...THE WESTERN CANADA RIDGE WILL FLIRT WITH +4
SIGMA. THIS ANOMALOUS FEATURE...COUPLED WITH A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE
CENTRAL ATLANTIC...LOCKS THE TROUGH IN PLACE FOR THE GREAT
LAKES/NORTHEAST STATES.

OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS HAVE YET ANOTHER CLIPPER SHORTWAVE PROGGED FOR
SUN...AND PRESENTLY IS EXHIBITING POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOW ACROSS THE BULK OF THE CWFA. CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED
MARGINALLY WITH THE RECENT CYCLES BEGINNING TO HAVE SOME
CONSISTENCY. ISENTROPIC LIFT APPEARS FAVORABLE ON THE NOSE OF THE
SHORTWAVE WITH A FLATTENING IN THE MID-LVL HEIGHT FIELDS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN CWFA. THIS MAY BE AN EARLY INDICATION THAT AN FGEN BAND
COULD DEVELOP...SETTING THE STAGE FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF FRESH SNOW.
THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED.

ARCTIC AIR RETURNS FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK...WITH TEMPS YET AGAIN
DIPPING WELL BELOW ZERO AT NIGHT AND STRUGGLING TO WARM BEYOND THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO.

CONFIDENCE...HIGH
CONFIDENCE IN ACCUMULATING SNOW SUN...MEDIUM/HIGH.

BEACHLER

&&

.AVIATION...

//ORD AND MDW CONCERNS...UPDATED 20Z...

* LIGHT-MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MVFR/IFR VIS
  POSSIBLE.

* A PERIOD OF MVFR CEILINGS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SOUTHWEST WINDS TURNING TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON
  WHILE INCREASING...WITH GUSTS AROUND 30KT POSSIBLE INTO THE
  EVENING.

* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VIS WILL OCCUR WITH THE
  STRONGER WINDS.

RODRIGUEZ

//DISCUSSION...UPDATED 18Z...

LIGHT SNOW WHICH MOVED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY
EXIT WITHIN THE HOUR...BUT WITH ANOTHER AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS
DEVELOPING INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH THE APPROACH OF A MID LEVEL
DISTURBANCE AND FRONT. THIS SNOW IS ALREADY DEVELOPING WITH
LATEST RADAR IMAGERY DEPICTING REDEVELOPMENT ACROSS SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. ALTHOUGH DONT EXPECT THE BETTER
SHOWER DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR UNTIL MID AFTERNOON AS COLDER AIR
MOVES ACROSS THE TERMINALS. LOWEST VISIBILITY IN THIS SNOW COULD
STILL DROP TO AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES...BUT WITH THE PREVAILING
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 3 MILES UNTIL THIS SNOW EXITS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. MVFR CEILINGS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP INTO THE AFTERNOON AND LINGER OVER THE TERMINALS THROUGH
THE EVENING...AS A BULK OF THIS MVFR CLOUD COVER IS DIURNALLY
DRIVEN. DID CLEAR OUT SKIES OVER THE TERMINALS THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...AS CLOUD SHIELD APPEARS TO BE NARROW IN COVERAGE PER
LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY.

WINDS CONTINUE TO BE ORIENTED OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...AS LOW
PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARIES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.
WITH FROPA...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST WHILE
INCREASING WITH HIGHER GUSTS OF AROUND 30KT STILL EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING

RODRIGUEZ

//ORD AND MDW CONFIDENCE...UPDATED 20Z...

* MEDIUM HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH SNOW TRENDS THIS AFTERNOON.

* MEDIUM CONFIDENCE WITH CEILING TRENDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  THIS EVENING.

* HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WIND TRENDS THROUGH PERIOD.

* MEDIUM HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW.

RODRIGUEZ

//OUTLOOK FOR ORD/MDW FOR 00Z FRIDAY-12Z WEDNESDAY...UPDATED 12Z...

THURSDAY NIGHT...MAINLY VFR.

FRIDAY...VFR. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH BLOWING SNOW
LIKELY. A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

SATURDAY...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH BLOWING
SNOW...AND A CHANCE OF SNOW. MVFR/IFR POSSIBLE.

SUNDAY...CHANCE SNOW. IFR POSSIBLE.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY...VFR.

KJB

&&

.MARINE...
339 AM CST

A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS IN STORE FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION...AND THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT
IN SEVERAL HEADLINE WORTHY WIND EVENTS ACROSS THE LAKE.

ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL DROP ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE LAKE EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH A COLD FRONT PUSHING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LAKE EARLY THIS EVENING.
ONCE THIS SYSTEM PASSES OVER THE LAKE...A STRONG PUSH OF
ARCTIC AIR AND STRONG PRESSURE RISES WILL SETUP SOME GALE FORCE
NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS DOWN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE LAKE.
THEREFORE I UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A WARNING AND MOVED IT UP A
FEW HOURS. I ALSO INCLUDED MY INDIANA NEAR SHORES IN THIS
WARNING...AS IT APPEARS A NARROW CHANNEL OF STRONGER WINDS UP TO 40
KT MAY OCCUR TONIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LAND-LAKE CONVERGENCE
LAKE EFFECT BAND. THERE MAY ALSO BE A PERIOD OF GALES ALONG MY
ILLINOIS NEAR SHORES...ESPECIALLY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE OFFSHORE
COMPONENT HERE...I FELT BETTER GOING WITH A 30 KT SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY AND MENTIONING SOME 35 KT GALE FORCE GUSTS. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL ABATE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.

ALTHOUGH A SHORT PERIOD OF SUB GALES WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATER
THURSDAY...IT APPEARS THAT STRONG GALES WILL QUICKLY REDEVELOP OUT
OF THE SOUTHWEST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. A VERY STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO SET UP ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION
DURING THIS EVENT AS A STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DROPS ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST. OVERALL...IT STILL APPEARS THAT HIGH END
SOUTHWESTERLY GALES OF 45 KT WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY ON BOTH THE NORTH
AND SOUTH PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL EVEN OCCUR WITH THIS...GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. I HAVE ADDED A MENTION OF STORM FORCE GUSTS. A
GALE WATCH OR STORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THIS EVENT.

IF THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH...IT APPEARS ANOTHER VERY STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL DROP ACROSS THE LAKE SOMETIME EARLY SATURDAY. THE WINDS SHOULD
QUICKLY BECOME NORTHWESTERLY GALES UP TO 40 KT IN THE WAKE OF THIS
FRONT.

KJB

&&

.LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...WIND CHILL ADVISORY...ILZ003-ILZ004-ILZ005-ILZ006-ILZ008-ILZ010-
     ILZ011-ILZ012-ILZ013-ILZ014-ILZ019-ILZ020-ILZ021-ILZ022-
     ILZ023-ILZ032-ILZ033-ILZ039...9 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON
     THURSDAY.

IN...WIND CHILL ADVISORY...INZ001-INZ002-INZ010-INZ011-INZ019...9 PM
     WEDNESDAY TO NOON THURSDAY.

LM...GALE WARNING...LMZ080-LMZ567-LMZ669-LMZ671-LMZ673-LMZ675-LMZ744-
     LMZ745-LMZ777-LMZ779-LMZ868-LMZ870-LMZ872-LMZ874-LMZ876-
     LMZ878...6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM THURSDAY.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...NEARSHORE WINTHROP HARBOR TO GARY IN UNTIL 6 AM
     FRIDAY.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 4:38 AM CST, 10 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
438 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
231045-
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-
438 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014 /538 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A DIXON TO
KANKAKEE LINE WILL BE AROUND 1 INCH...WITH UP TO ONE HALF INCH
SOUTH OF THIS LINE. THERE WILL BE A NARROW AREA NORTH OF A
BELVIDERE TO EVANSTON LINE THAT COULD RECEIVE UP TO 2 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. IN
ADDITION FRESH SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH MAY CAUSE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT.

LOCALIZED RIVER FLOODING WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR
ANY ISOLATED ICE JAMS...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

PERIODIC CHANCES FOR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND.

GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...AND MAY CREATE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

LOCALIZED RIVER FLOODING WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR
ISOLATED ICE JAMS...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS LATER TODAY TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO.

&&

LMZ740>745-231045-
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-
438 AM CST WED JAN 22 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.

WINDS AND WAVES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THIS
EVENING...MAINLY FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE.

GALES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...MAINLY FOR THE INDIANA
NEARSHORE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT
PERIODICALLY FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY.

GALES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE INDIANA NEARSHORE
WATERS...AND AGAIN FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE
NEARSHORE WATERS.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-231045-
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-
438 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

GALES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...MAINLY FOR THE SOUTHERN TWO
THIRDS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

GALES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY FOR THE
SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THEN GALES MAY DEVELOP AGAIN
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY FOR THE ENTIRE LAKE. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IS POSSIBLE PERIODICALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY.

&&

BEACHLER

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