Friday, September 2, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook 22:12:13.7913367

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A OAK LAWN TO
MENDOTA LINE DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS. THIS IS A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A HARVARD TO FORRESTON LINE OVERNIGHT WITH
THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING LIKELY IN THIS AREA TOWARD DAYBREAK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE
AREA WITH STRONGER FLOW ALOFT APPROACHING...A CHANCE FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND PERHAPS SOME HAIL...WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. THE FRONT AND ANY ASSOCIATED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD PUSH SOUTHEAST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA BY
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY ALONG BOTH THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA SHORES OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.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