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Gale Warning 2, NWS Chicago, IL

January 27, 2025

NWS Chicago, IL issued this gale warning at Jan 27, 2025, 9:19 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 28, 2025, 2:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 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 27, 2025, 9:19 PM CST (03:19 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2025, 2:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 28, 2025, 10:00 PM CST
In force
8 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 27, 5:26 PM CST, 3 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 5:26 PM CST, 3 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 27, 2:28 PM CST, 6 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
228 PM CST Mon Jan 27 2025

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-282030-
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
228 PM CST Mon Jan 27 2025 /328 PM EST Mon Jan 27 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
  Elevated Fire Weather Risk.

DISCUSSION...

Southwest winds will gust 35 to 45 mph this afternoon. The
strongest winds will occur near and north of I-88.

There is a heightened risk for grass and brush fire spread this
afternoon due to the combination of strong winds, dry fuels, and
afternoon relative humidities around 25 percent.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Tuesday...
  Limited Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.

DISCUSSION...

Southwest winds may gust up to 40 mph Tuesday afternoon,
mainly north of I-88.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

LMZ740>745-282030-
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-
228 PM CST Mon Jan 27 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...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Gale force winds and or very hazardous waves.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Tuesday...
  Gale force winds are possible.
Wednesday through Saturday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 12:54 AM CSTWind AdvisoryLOTBoone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake and 3 more17 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.