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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Chicago, IL

November 10, 201516 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this wind advisory at Nov 10, 2015, 2:51 PM CST for 16 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Nov 11, 2015, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 10, 2015, 2:51 PM CST (20:51 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 11, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 12, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL
All 21 counties

Boone County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Ford County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Lake County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Lee County, IL, Livingston County, IL, McHenry County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Winnebago County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN, Porter County, IN

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 156 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2015-11-10Temperature 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2015-11-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1569 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 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.

836 
WWUS73 KLOT 102051
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
251 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
110500-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0006.151112T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
251 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2015 /351 PM EST TUE NOV 10 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ WEDNESDAY TO
6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ WEDNESDAY
TO 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING
  SHIFTING WEST BY THURSDAY MORNING AND GUSTING TO 50 MPH THURSDAY
  MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
 
* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS
  WILL BE BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

RC
10 follow-up statements
433 
WWUS73 KLOT 110309
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
909 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2015

...STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
111115-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0006.151112T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
909 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2015 /1009 PM EST TUE NOV 10 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/
WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING
  SHIFTING WEST BY THURSDAY MORNING AND GUSTING TO 50 MPH. WINDS
  WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

MTF
025 
WWUS73 KLOT 110916
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
316 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
111730-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0006.151112T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
316 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015 /416 AM EST WED NOV 11 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH THIS
  EVENING...WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY BY THURSDAY MORNING AND GUST
  TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

IZZI
770 
WWUS73 KLOT 111624
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1024 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
120030-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0006.151112T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
1024 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015 /1124 AM EST WED NOV 11 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH THIS
  EVENING. A FEW SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
  CERTAINLY POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS THIS EVENING AS WELL.
  WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY BY THURSDAY MORNING AND GUST TO
  BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

KMD
380 
WWUS73 KLOT 112020
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
220 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
120430-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0006.151112T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
220 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015 /320 PM EST WED NOV 11 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH THIS 
  EVENING. A FEW SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER ARE 
  CERTAINLY POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS THIS EVENING AS WELL. 
  WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY BY THURSDAY MORNING AND GUST TO 
  BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

KMD/BMD
209 
WWUS73 KLOT 120143
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
743 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
120945-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
743 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015 /843 PM EST WED NOV 11 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH THIS
  EVENING. A FEW SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
  CERTAINLY POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER STORMS THIS EVENING AS WELL.
  WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING...QUICKLY INCREASING AND THEN GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND
  55 MPH INTO THURSDAY MORNING. ISOLATED BRIEF GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  MAY BE POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...MAINLY SOUTH OF
  INTERSTATE 80.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

RODRIGUEZ
088 
WWUS73 KLOT 120858
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
258 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
121700-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
258 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /358 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
  AROUND 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

IZZI
545 
WWUS73 KLOT 121557
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
957 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
130000-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
957 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /1057 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
  AROUND 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS
  WILL BE BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

27
706 
WWUS73 KLOT 121630 AAA
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL...UPDATED
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1030 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
130000-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
1030 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /1130 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
  AROUND 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS
  WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

27
561 
WWUS73 KLOT 122119
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
319 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
130000-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
319 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /419 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
  AROUND 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS
  WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

27
991 
WWUS73 KLOT 122348
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
548 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...WINDS EVER SO SLOWLY CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
130100-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
548 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /648 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING...

WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH EVEN A FEW 45 MPH
GUSTS THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE GENERAL TREND IS VERY SLOWLY
DOWNWARD IN WIND SPEEDS. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind 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 wind advisory went out at Nov 10, 1:57 PM CST, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 1:57 PM CST, 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
157 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2015

.SHORT TERM...
1209 PM CST

THROUGH TONIGHT...

NO REAL BIG CHANGES MADE FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH
QUIET/DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. SURFACE RIDGE/RELAXED
PATTERN OVERHEAD ALLOWING FOR MAINLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON AND WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF SUNSHINE IN
PLACE...TEMPERATURES WILL REACH PLEASANT AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS
IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. SKIES WILL GENERALLY STAY CLEAR THROUGH
THIS EVENING BUT GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MID CLOUDS
MOVING AND DEVELOPING OVERHEAD OVERNIGHT...SPREADING OVER MOST OF
NORTHERN ILLINOIS. AREAS IN NORTHWEST INDIANA WILL LIKELY STAY
CLEARER FOR MOST OF TONIGHT BUT WITH A CONTINUED FLUX OF MOISTURE
NORTH ACROSS THE AREA...ALL AREAS SHOULD TREND TOWARDS HIGHER
COVERAGE OF CLOUD COVER.

RODRIGUEZ

&&

.LONG TERM...
321 AM CST

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE EFFECT OF THE
POWERFUL CYCLONE TRACKING FROM COLORADO INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

STILL LOOKING LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY WILL BE DRY AND
RELATIVELY MILD WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS. PREVIOUS COLD FRONT
MADE IT INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO AND MOISTURE RETURN IN ADVANCE OF
THIS DEEPENING CYCLONE IS GOING TO CONSIST PRIMARILY OF RECYCLED
CONTINENTAL AIR...PARTICULARLY AS FAR NORTH AS OUR CWA. THE 00Z
925MB ANALYSIS HAD NORTHERLY WINDS DOWN TO THE GULF COAST WITH THE
10C ISODROSOTHERM HUGGING THE GULF COAST...SO WHAT MOISTURE THERE
CURRENTLY IS ONSHORE IS SHALLOW. GUIDANCE DOES SUGGEST PLUME OF 50F
DEWPOINTS WILL ADVECT NORTH INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS JUST AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY EVENING...HOWEVER BY WEDNESDAY EVENING CYCLONE
WILL BE IN PROCESS OF BECOMING MORE VERTICALLY STACKED AND COLD
FRONT SHOULD BEGIN TO PINCH OFF AND OUT RUN THE NARROW RIBBON OF
BETTER MOISTURE. GFS/ECMWF SUGGEST LITTLE TO NO CONVECTIVE
INSTABILITY WILL BE LEFT THIS FAR NORTH BY 06Z WHILE THE NAM STILL
DOES HAVE SOME WEAK SBCAPE BUT ALSO SHOWS CAPE QUICKLY DECREASING
WEDNESDAY EVENING. ULTIMATELY...GIVEN THE IMPRESSIVE DYNAMICS HAVE
MAINTAINED SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE GRIDS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...BUT SUSPECT THE BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDER WILL BE TO OUR WEST
WITH JUST HEAVIER SHOWERS LEFT AS THE CONVECTION MAKES IT INTO OUR
CWA. STRENGTH OF THE WIND FIELDS IS VERY IMPRESSIVE WITH >50KT WINDS
DOWN TO AROUND 2000FT AGL. GIVEN THE ANTICIPATED STRONG RISE/FALL
COUPLET WITH THE FRONT AND STRONG FORCING WOULDNT BE HARD TO SEE
SEVERE/NEAR SEVERE WINDS TRANSPORTED TO THE SURFACE IN
GUSTS...PARTICULARLY IF CONVECTION (MOSTLY HEAVY SHOWERS) ARE ABLE
TO GAIN SOME ORGANIZATION.

SYNOPTIC WINDS COULD VERY WELL END UP BECOMING THE MAIN HEADLINE
WITH THIS SYSTEM. FIRST...WEDNESDAY EVENING EXPECT VERY STRONG SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY NEARING ADVISORY CRITERIA AS
LLJ INTENSIFIES WITH BOUNDARY LAYER REMAINING SOMEWHAT MIXED WITH
THE STRONG WAA. THROW IN 6-7MB/3HR PRESSURE FALL MAX TO OUR
NORTHWEST AND WORRIED WE COULD SEE GUSTS OVER 40MPH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ILLINOIS LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE. THIS IS
3RD PERIOD AND LOOKING TO BE SHORT DURATION BEFORE THE BIGGER WIND
SHOW SO NOT PLANNING ANY HEADLINES NOW...BUT DAY SHIFT MAY END UP
JUST COVERING THE WED EVENING WINDS WITH THE SAME ADVISORY THAT
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE NEEDED WITH THE VERY STRONG WEST WINDS
THURSDAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO INDICATE MEAN BOUNDARY
LAYER WINDS OF 35-40KT WITH TOP OF THE CHANNEL MIXING OVER 40KT.
STRONGEST WINDS STILL LOOK TO OCCUR IN THE MORNING INTO PERHAPS THE
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH BOTH THE SUSTAINED AND FORECAST GUSTS LOOKING
TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR A TIME THURSDAY.

INITIALLY IT LOOKS LIKE ONLY A MODEST PUSH OF COLD AIR
THURSDAY...HOWEVER THE SECONDARY VORT LOBE WITH A MORE IMPRESSIVE
COLD PUSH WILL ARRIVE LATER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. GIVEN THE
STRONG OF THE COLD AIR ADVECTION AND FORCING ITS STILL LOOKING
PLAUSIBLE THAT SOME FLURRIES COULD BE SQUEEZED OUT OF THE STRATUS
DECK FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OF THE STRONGER SOLUTION ALOFT IN
THE NAM VERIFIES. TRUE NOVEMBER-LIKE WEATHER LOOKS TO BE ON TAP
FRIDAY WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES...CONTINUED STRONG/GUSTY WEST WINDS
AND NEAR STEADY TEMPS IN THE UPPER 30S/LOWER 40S ALONG WITH A THREAT
OF FLURRIES.

THE COLD SNAP LOOKS TO BE SHORT LIVED (AND REALLY NOT ALL THAT FAR
BELOW AVERAGE) BEFORE STRONG PACIFIC JET KICKS THE UPPER LOW OUT AND
MILDER PACIFIC AIR COMES SPILLING EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS EAST INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY SUNDAY. GFS/ECMWF
PROGGED 925MB TEMPS BY SUNDAY SUGGEST WE COULD MAKE A RUN AT LOWER
60S EVEN. BY MONDAY GUIDANCE VARIES WITH GFS SHOWING A WEAK BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH KNOCKING TEMPS BACK A BIT WHILE THE
ECMWF WOULD KEEP WINDS SOUTHERLY WITH CONTINUED ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPS.
PLENTY OF TIME TO WATCH THIS AND MUCH MORE INTERESTING WEATHER TO
GET THROUGH PRIOR TO NEXT MONDAY.
IZZI

&&

.AVIATION...

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

* SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS/GUSTS INCREASING ON WEDNESDAY.

RODRIGUEZ

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

VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL TODAY AND TONIGHT...AS LIGHTER
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS PERSIST. EXPECT VFR CEILINGS TO INCREASE
LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
SYSTEM...WITH CEILINGS STEADILY LOWERING THROUGH THE END OF THE
PERIOD. CEILINGS SHOULD STAY VFR DURING THIS
TIME...HOWEVER...THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR MVFR CEILINGS
ARRIVING SLIGHTLY EARLIER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. ASSOCIATED
PRECIP WILL STAY TO THE WEST OF ALL THE TERMINALS THIS FORECAST
PERIOD. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTH SOUTHEAST LATER TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SPEEDS/GUSTS REALLY INCREASING BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

RODRIGUEZ

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

* MEDIUM HIGH WITH VFR CONDITIONS.

* MEDIUM HIGH WITH WINDS/GUSTS.

RODRIGUEZ

//OUTLOOK FOR ORD/MDW FOR 00Z THURSDAY-12Z TUESDAY...UPDATED 12Z...

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WIDESPREAD SHRA WITH SCATTERED TSRA. CIGS
LOWERING TO MVFR...IFR PSBL. SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING 25-30 KT
BECOMING SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 35 KT.

THURSDAY...CHC SHRA IN THE MORNING. MVFR...PSBLY IFR...CIGS
IMPROVING TO VFR. VERY GUSTY WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT
DURING THE DAY...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING.

FRIDAY...VFR/WX NIL. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KT DURING THE DAY.

SATURDAY...VFR/WX NIL. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARND 10 KT.

SUNDAY...VFR/WX NIL. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARND 10 KT.

MONDAY...VFR/WX NIL. SOUTHEAST WINDS ARND 10 KT.

KREIN

&&

.MARINE...
154 PM CST

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE GREAT LAKES OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS BRINGING STRONG GALES...SHOWERS...AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT FRONT THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS EVENING TO
THE UPPER MIDWEST AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
UNDERGOING STRONG CYCLOGENESIS AS THIS OCCURS. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS RAMP UP STARTING EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH GALES SPREADING UP
FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THE EVENING AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ALSO MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE. SOUTHERLY GALES MAY
BE MARGINAL ON THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND IT
DOES APPEAR THERE WILL BE A ROUGHLY 9-12 HOUR LULL IN GALES
ACROSS THE NORTH AS THE LOW TRAVERSES NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...THEN WESTERLY GALES RESUME THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE...STRONG
GALES WILL CONTINUE UNINTERRUPTED...INTENSIFYING TO 45 KT WITH A
FEW STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE AS WINDS TURN WESTERLY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY
FRIDAY THEN GRADUALLY EASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. GALES SHOULD END
SOMETIME EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. A GALE WATCH CONTINUES ACROSS LAKE
MICHIGAN AND WILL BE EXPANDED IN TIME ACROSS THE NORTH TO CAPTURE
THE STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. FOR THE INDIANA AND ILLINOIS
NEARSHORE WATERS...A BRIEF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE HOISTED
FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS RAMP UP TO GALE FORCE BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

BMD

&&

.LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...NONE.
IN...NONE.
LM...GALE WATCH...LMZ740-LMZ741-LMZ742-LMZ743-LMZ744-LMZ745...6 PM
     WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM FRIDAY.

     GALE WATCH...LMZ777-LMZ779...6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM FRIDAY.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 10, 3:31 AM CST, 11 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
331 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2015

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
110945-
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-
331 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2015 /431 AM EST TUE NOV 10 2015/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SHOWERS...AND PERHAPS SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WILL
ACCOMPANY A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT SOME OF THE HEAVIER
SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.

OUTSIDE OF ANY STORMS...SOUTHEAST WINDS COULD GUST OVER 40 MPH AT
TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING.

VERY STRONG WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY ON THURSDAY...LIKELY GUSTING TO
BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH  AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

LMZ740>745-110945-
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-
331 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2015

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.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING WIND GUSTS UP TO
50 KNOTS WEDNESDAY EVENING.

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. A PERIOD OF STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
THURSDAY EAST OF GARY INDIANA.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-110945-
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-
331 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE WHERE THE CHANCE EXISTS FOR THE
STORMS TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. A PERIOD OF STORM FORCE WINDS IS POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE LAKE THURSDAY.

&&

IZZI

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The office that day

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

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Sources

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