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Gale Warning 3, NWS Chicago, IL

January 7, 2015

NWS Chicago, IL issued this gale warning at Jan 7, 2015, 3:02 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 8, 2015, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 28 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 7, 2015, 3:02 PM CST (21:02 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 8, 2015, 11:00 AM CST
Expired: Jan 9, 2015, 3:07 PM CST
In force: 28 hr
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 7, 2:57 PM CST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 2:57 PM CST, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 11:07 AM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1107 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
081715-
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-
1107 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 /1207 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AFTER A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT TO WIND CHILLS TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO
TODAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
AGAIN TONIGHT. LOCALIZED AREAS OF COLDER WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE.

STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY...THOUGH
VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS SHOULD BE LOCALIZED...WITH THE BEST CHANCES
IN PORTER AND LAKE COUNTIES OF INDIANA.

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

DANGEROUS WINDS CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT WILL
ONCE AGAIN DIP TO BETWEEN 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED DURING THE
THURSDAY FROM LATE MORNING IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...TO THE
THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE CLOSER TO CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BEFORE AND
AFTER THIS NEW SNOWFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

LMZ740>745-081715-
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-
1107 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

GALE FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

PERIODS OF MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS LIKELY THURSDAY. THEN GALE
FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ARE LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-081715-
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-
1107 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

GALE FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

PERIODS OF MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS LIKELY THURSDAY. THEN GALE
FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ARE LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

KMD

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 7, 8:55 AM CST	Gale Watch	LOT		6 hr
Jan 7, 10:04 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Grundy, Will	7 days
Jan 7, 10:52 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more	25 hr
Jan 7, 3:02 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		20 hr
Jan 7, 3:02 PM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	LOT		48 hr

Nearby

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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.