NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTER AND LAKE
COUNTIES IN INDIANA THIS MORNING...BEFORE ABATING THIS AFTERNOON.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST INDIANA
LAKE SHORE.
DUE TO VERY LARGE WAVES DEVELOPING ON LAKE MICHIGAN...COASTAL
FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY FOR THE PORTER COUNTY
LAKE SHORE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
A COLD AIR MASS COMBINED WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE COULD SET THE
STAGE FOR AREAS OF FROST ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
TONIGHT.
RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR BOTH THE ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA LAKE SHORES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF CHICAGO ON SATURDAY
NIGHT.
THE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS COULD EXTEND INTO
SATURDAY FOR BOTH THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA LAKE SHORES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
