Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 20:13:15.7206705

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /4 AM EST/
SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ SUNDAY NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /4 AM EST/ SUNDAY
TO MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ SUNDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SMALL TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN.
LIGHT WEIGHT OR UNSECURE OBJECTS CAN BE BLOWN AWAY. DRIVING
WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

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.

&&

Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 13:25:22.4783878

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /4 AM EST/ SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /4 AM EST/ SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ SUNDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SMALL TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN.
LIGHT WEIGHT OR UNSECURE OBJECTS CAN BE BLOWN AWAY. DRIVING WILL
BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

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.

&&

Special Weather Statement 15:53:21.5662899

...STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER AIR ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH WILL BRING A
STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. BREEZY SOUTH
WINDS AND MILD TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH SATURDAY
NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. GUSTS
TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 30S
SATURDAY NIGHT AND LIKELY FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S
DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER TO
MID 20S SATURDAY NIGHT AND IN THE 15 TO 25 DEGREE RANGE FOR
SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN TO TURN TO LIGHT SNOW
SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

SEVERAL SURGES OF COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY RESULTING IN HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S MONDAY WITH
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUING.

Special Weather Statement 05:14:14.1866546

...ICY PATCHES LIKELY THIS MORNING...

SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL END EARLY THIS MORNING...HOWEVER WITH
TEMPERATURES HOVERING NEAR FREEZING UNTREATED AND LESSER TRAVELED
ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY HAVE ICY PATCHES MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
PERSONS TRAVELING EARLY THIS MORNING SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND
BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SLICK SPOTS. LEAVE EXTRA TIME TO GET TO
YOUR DESTINATION. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ABOVE
RESULTING IN ICY PATCHES MELTING BY MID MORNING.

Special Weather Statement 15:51:03.5649237

...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT...

A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING A
CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80
CORRIDOR. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INITIALLY BE LIGHT SNOW...BUT
SHOULD QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL
BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE DEVELOPING. WHILE NO SIGNIFICANT
ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE ON THE
ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO SLICK AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING ROAD
CONDITIONS.

Special Weather Statement 15:49:17.5638743

...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT...

A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING A
CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80
CORRIDOR. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INITIALLY BE LIGHT SNOW...BUT
SHOULD QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL
BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE DEVELOPING. WHILE NO SIGNIFICANT
ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE ON THE
ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO SLICK AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING ROAD
CONDITIONS.

Test Message 11:00:50.3925349

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Test Message 11:01:04.3926736

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Flood Potential Outlook 13:09:16.4688244

...ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE...AHPS...ENABLES
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...NWS...TO PROVIDE LONG-RANGE
PROBABILISTIC RIVER OUTLOOKS...

THE VALUES IN THE TABLE BELOW ARE VALID DECEMBER 26, 2011 TO
MARCH 25, 2012

IN THE TABLE BELOW...THE 90 THROUGH 10 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE
THE CHANCE THAT A LOCATION ON A RIVER COULD RISE ABOVE THE LISTED
STAGE LEVELS IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS.

FOR EXAMPLE: THE KANKAKEE RIVER AT DUNNS BRIDGE HAS A FLOOD STAGE OF
10 FEET. WITHIN THE NEXT 90 DAYS...THERE IS A 80 PERCENT CHANCE
THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE 7.9 FEET.

LOCATION FS (FT) 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
-------- ------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
KANKAKEE RIVER
DUNNS BRIDGE 10.0 7.4 7.9 8.3 8.7 9.2 9.7 10.2 11.1 12.0
KOUTS 11.0 8.6 9.0 9.4 9.9 10.4 10.9 11.4 12.2 13.1
SHELBY 9.0 8.3 8.8 9.6 10.0 10.5 10.9 11.7 12.5 13.9
MOMENCE 5.0 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.6 5.4 5.9 6.9
WILMINGTON 6.5 2.8 3.4 4.0 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.8 6.3 7.4

SUGAR CREEK
MILFORD 18.0 10.3 13.3 15.3 16.8 17.4 18.1 18.7 19.4 21.5

IROQUOIS RIVER
RENSSELAER 12.0 8.3 9.1 9.7 10.6 11.5 12.0 12.7 13.6 15.3
FORESMAN 18.0 12.6 13.4 14.4 15.3 16.2 17.0 17.7 18.9 20.2
IROQUOIS 18.0 12.8 14.3 15.7 17.1 18.1 19.8 20.8 21.6 23.4
CHEBANSE 16.0 7.4 8.4 9.5 10.8 11.8 12.9 14.0 14.8 17.7

DES PLAINES RIVER
RUSSELL 7.0 5.2 5.9 6.4 6.7 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.5 8.0
GURNEE 7.0 3.7 4.2 4.7 5.3 5.8 6.2 6.5 7.3 7.8
DES PLAINES 5.0 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.5 2.7 3.0 4.0 4.9
LINCOLNSHIRE 12.5 8.5 8.9 9.5 9.8 10.5 10.8 11.0 11.8 12.5
RIVERSIDE 7.0 4.3 4.8 4.9 5.5 6.1 6.4 6.8 7.1 8.4

FOX RIVER
MONTGOMERY 13.0 12.0 12.4 12.6 12.7 12.8 13.0 13.2 13.3 13.7
DAYTON 12.0 8.4 9.1 9.9 10.2 10.9 11.1 11.5 12.4 14.4

EAST BR DU PAGE RIVER
BOLINGBROOK 19.5 17.0 17.5 18.0 18.5 18.8 19.0 19.5 19.9 20.7

DU PAGE RIVER
SHOREWOOD 6.5 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.3 5.9 6.3

MAZON RIVER
COAL CITY 12.0 3.4 4.6 5.0 5.6 6.5 7.0 8.1 9.5 10.5

VERMILION RIVER
PONTIAC 14.0 5.0 5.7 6.2 6.8 8.3 9.0 9.9 11.3 13.9
LEONORE 16.0 8.2 9.4 10.4 11.8 12.9 13.4 15.5 17.2 19.7

THORN CREEK
THORNTON 10.0 5.1 5.5 5.8 6.5 7.1 7.6 8.1 9.2 10.4

HART DITCH
DYER 12.0 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.9 6.5 7.6

LITTLE CALUMET RIVER
MUNSTER 12.0 8.9 9.5 10.0 10.2 10.6 11.1 11.6 12.1 13.4
SOUTH HOLLAND 16.5 9.7 10.2 10.6 11.3 11.8 12.1 12.7 13.5 14.5

ILLINOIS RIVER
MORRIS 16.0 7.7 8.8 9.8 11.4 13.3 14.1 16.3 17.4 20.5
OTTAWA 463.0

LA SALLE 20.0 14.6 16.1 17.9 19.8 21.3 22.7 23.4 25.2 28.6

KISHWAUKEE RIVER
BELVIDERE 9.0 3.7 4.4 5.1 5.5 6.1 6.9 7.6 8.2 9.0
PERRYVILLE 12.0 8.0 9.1 9.9 10.3 10.8 11.3 12.0 13.1 14.1

SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER
DE KALB 10.0 4.5 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.7 7.2 7.7 8.9

ROCK RIVER
ROCKTON 10.0 4.6 5.1 6.1 6.8 7.2 7.9 8.4 8.9 10.6
LATHAM PARK 10.0 5.2 5.5 6.3 6.9 7.3 7.8 8.2 8.7 10.3
ROCKFORD 9.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.5
BYRON 13.0 7.1 7.9 8.8 9.5 9.9 10.7 11.2 11.5 13.1

PECATONICA RIVER
SHIRLAND 12.0 6.8 8.0 9.2 9.8 10.6 11.1 11.8 12.4 13.5

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO OFFICE IN ROMEOVILLE ISSUES LONG
RANGE AHPS OUTLOOKS FOR ALL RIVER FORECAST LOCATIONS. THIS PRODUCT IS
UPDATED MONTHLY AROUND MID-MONTH. THESE OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED IN
ADDITION TO THE 5 DAY RIVER FORECASTS THAT ARE ISSUED WHEN RIVER
FORECAST LOCATIONS ARE IN FLOOD OR FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE.

THIS LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK CONTAINS FORECAST VALUES THAT
ARE CALCULATED USING MULTIPLE SEASON SCENARIOS FROM 30 OR MORE YEARS
OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA INCLUDING CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE RIVER...
SOIL MOISTURE...AND 30 TO 90 DAY LONG-RANGE OUTLOOKS OF TEMPERATURE
AND PRECIPITATION.

BY PROVIDING THE COMPLETE RANGE OF PROBABILISTIC NUMBERS...THE LEVEL
OF RISK ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-RANGE PLANNING DECISIONS CAN BE
DETERMINED. THESE PROBABILISTIC FORECASTS ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE.

VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOR MORE WEATHER AND RIVER
INFORMATION INCLUDING GRAPHS OF PROBABILISTIC RIVER OUTLOOKS.

Special Weather Statement 22:02:51.7857729

...POTENTIAL FOR A WINTRY MIX TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM ORGANIZES IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AS THE RAIN BEGINS TO
EXPAND NORTH OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...A WINTRY
COMBINATION OF RAIN...SNOW...OR SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED. ANY SNOW OR
SLEET LATE TONIGHT OR ON TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE LIGHT...WHILE RAIN
WILL BE MORE STEADY AT TIMES AND IS FAVORED TO BE THE PRIMARY
PRECIPITATION TYPE IN MOST AREAS.

AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND TO INDIANA
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...COLDER AIR WILL WRAP BACK INTO THE REGION.
THIS IS LIKELY TO TRANSITION RAIN BACK TO SNOW IN SOME AREAS
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS...UNDER ONE
INCH...ARE POSSIBLE DURING THAT TIME.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST...OUTLOOKS...AND ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Special Weather Statement 14:44:51.5256008

...POTENTIAL FOR A WINTRY MIX TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM ORGANIZES IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AS THE RAIN BEGINS TO
EXPAND NORTH OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A WINTRY
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS
UNDER ONE HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN IS POSSIBLE. IF THE FREEZING RAIN MATERIALIZES...IT WOULD BE
MOST FAVORED IN THE MORNING HOURS FROM PONTIAC TO RENSSELAER AND
NORTH TO THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. TO THE NORTH OF THIS
AREA...LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET IS MORE FAVORED IF A MIX OCCURS.

ANY SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN ON TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE
LIGHT...WHILE RAIN WILL BE MORE STEADY AT TIMES AND IS FAVORED TO
BE THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE IN MOST AREAS. ANOTHER FACTOR
IS THAT THE MILD TEMPERATURES WHICH OCCURRED ON MONDAY MAY PREVENT
LIGHT RAIN FROM FREEZING ON SOME SURFACES IN THE MORNING DESPITE
THE TEMPERATURES AT THAT TIME BEING AT FREEZING. EVEN A SLIGHT
AMOUNT OF GLAZE HOWEVER CAN CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS...SO PREPARE FOR
POTENTIALLY LONGER TRAVEL TIMES ON TUESDAY.

AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND TO INDIANA
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...COLDER AIR WILL WRAP BACK INTO THE REGION.
THIS IS LIKELY TO TRANSITION THE RAIN TO SNOW IN SOME AREAS
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS...UNDER ONE
INCH...ARE POSSIBLE DURING THAT TIME.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST...OUTLOOKS...AND ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Special Weather Statement 07:40:22.2734578

AREAS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH AROUND 10 AM CST. VISIBILITY AROUND A
MILE WILL BE COMMON FROM ROCKFORD TO MENDOTA TO JOLIET TO
VALPARAISO AND POINTS NORTH AND EAST...INCLUDING THE CHICAGO METRO
AREA. PATCHES OF FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE
WILL ALSO BE FOUND IN THESE AREAS. WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW
FREEZING...SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER PAVED
SURFACES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLICK SPOTS AND RAPID
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED
TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING.

Special Weather Statement 03:39:26.1303434

LIGHT FOG WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH DAYBREAK ACROSS
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN
TO A FEW MILES. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED POCKETS OF VISIBILITY OF
LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS. WITH
TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE LAKE
MICHIGAN SHORELINE...ICY AREAS MAY DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS AND
OTHER SOLID SURFACES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE
ALERT FOR SLICK AREAS AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH
DAYBREAK.

Special Weather Statement 07:30:03.2673297

THE BACK EDGE OF MORE INTENSE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS
AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HARVARD TO JOLIET TO
RENSSELAER...INCLUDING THE CHICAGO METRO AREA...THROUGH AROUND 9
AM CST. VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE REDUCED TO AROUND 1 MILE AT
TIMES BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND TOTAL ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE
AROUND AN INCH...WITH A FEW ISOLATED SPOTS POSSIBLY SEEING CLOSE
TO 2 INCHES. LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH MID
MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA.

Special Weather Statement 02:14:21.798038.3

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...AS WELL AS NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BANDS OF MORE INTENSE SNOW ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
THROUGH DAYBREAK...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A BELVIDERE TO
JOLIET TO KANKAKEE LINE. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO
AROUND A MILE AND ACCUMULATION RATES OF ONE-HALF TO THREE-QUARTERS
OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL LEAD TO SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES....WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE. AREAS TO THE EAST...INCLUDING THE CHICAGO METRO
AREA...WILL SEE SNOW DEVELOP PRIOR TO DAYBREAK WITH THE MOST
INTENSE SNOWFALL OCCURRING FROM AROUND DAYBREAK THROUGH MID
MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE EXPECTED THERE.
SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY MIDDAY.

Special Weather Statement 20:46:30.7404210

...MINOR ACCUMULATING SNOW BECOMING MORE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING...

AS A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE DROPS SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TONIGHT...THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW IS BECOMING MORE
FAVORED ACROSS AREAS IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND THEN SPREAD TO AREAS IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA CLOSER TO DAYBREAK ON SATURDAY. MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED...BUT WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ABOUT AMBOY IN ILLINOIS TO FOWLER IN INDIANA...CAN
EXPECT TO OBSERVE LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. WHILE ANY
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE FAIRLY MINOR...EVEN AN INCH OF SNOW CAN
LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING SHOULD
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO ALLOW FOR EXTRA TRAVEL
TIMES TO ARRIVE TO THEIR DESTINATIONS.

Test Message 11:00:16.3921984

THIS IS THE WEEKLY TEST OF THE WXWARN1 ALERT SYSTEM THIS IS ONLY A TEST

Flood Potential Outlook 04:34:30.1630530

...RISES ON AREA STREAMS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN ILLINOIS
AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH TONIGHT. NUMEROUS ROUNDS OF MODERATE
TO AT TIMES HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SOILS ACROSS THE AREA ARE NOT COMPLETELY SATURATED...WHICH SHOULD
ALLOW SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION TO FILTER INTO THE GROUND.
HOWEVER...WITH THE EXPECTED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED
CONVECTION THIS WILL ADD TO THE RUNOFF AND FLOW INTO AREA STREAMS.

ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION TOTALS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT SHOULD BE
BETWEEN 0.7 AND 1.1 INCHES. THE HIGHEST PRECIPITATION TOTALS ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG AND WEST OF A WAUKEGAN TO PONTIAC LINE.

THIS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE SOME LOCATIONS TO RISE ABOVE
BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY TO FLOOD STAGE. THE HIGHEST RISK FOR
STREAMFLOW RISES WILL BE ACROSS THE KANKAKEE WATERSHED. FLOWS HERE
HAVE REMAINED ELEVATED FROM RECENT RAINFALL.

PERSONS LIVING IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

Flood Potential Outlook 22:26:32.7998407

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS POSSIBLE...

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BE AFFECTING NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST
INDIANA OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HRS. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO
AT TIMES HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL RESULT IN RISES ON
AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS.

ALTHOUGH ALL RIVER LOCATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BELOW FLOOD
STAGE...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY WEST OF A WAUKEGAN TO
PONTIAC LINE. THIS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE SOME LOCATIONS TO
RISE ABOVE BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY TO FLOOD STAGE. THE HIGHEST RISK
FOR THIS WILL BE ACROSS THE KANKAKEE WATERSHED WHERE FLOWS REMAIN
ELEVATED FROM RECENT RAINFALL.

PERSONS LIVING IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

RIVER FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO. CLICK ON THE RIVERS AND LAKES LINK ON
THE LEFT HAND MENU.

Flood Potential Outlook 15:43:11.5602509

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS POSSIBLE...

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BE AFFECTING NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST
INDIANA OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HRS. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THAT MAY RESULT IN RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS.

ALTHOUGH ALL RIVER LOCATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BELOW FLOOD
STAGE...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY WEST OF A WAUKEGAN TO
PONTIAC LINE. THIS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE SOME LOCATIONS TO
RISE ABOVE BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY TO FLOOD STAGE. THE HIGHEST RISK
FOR THIS WILL BE ACROSS THE KANKAKEE WATERSHED WHERE FLOWS REMAIN
ELEVATED FROM RECENT RAINFALL.

PERSONS LIVING IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

RIVER FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO. CLICK ON THE RIVERS AND LAKES LINK ON
THE LEFT HAND MENU.

Radar Outage Notification 16:23:10.5840010

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Radar Outage Notification 11:59:37.4274522

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Special Weather Statement 05:53:13.2098107

...LIGHT SNOWFALL ENDING THIS MORNING...

LIGHT SNOW HAD DEVELOPED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. THIS SNOW HAS REMAINED LIGHT
THROUGHOUT THE DURATION WITH ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN TRACE AMOUNTS
UP TO ONE HALF INCH. VISIBILITIES WILL STEADILY IMPROVE THIS
MORNING AS THE SNOW SLOWLY COMES TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST. SNOW
SHOULD END ACROSS COOK AND WILL COUNTIES AROUND 8 AM...AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA AROUND 9 AM. SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY
LATER THIS MORNING. WITH THE RECENT SNOWFALL MANY ROADS HAVE
BECOME SLICK...AND MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME IN REACHING
THEIR DESTINATION THIS MORNING.

Test Message 11:00:18.3922181

THIS IS THE WEEKLY TEST OF THE WXWARN1 ALERT SYSTEM THIS IS ONLY A TEST

Special Weather Statement 20:18:51.7239969

PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO FAR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS THROUGH THE EVENING WITH THE MAIN AREAS TO BE AFFECTED
ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM AMBOY TO GENEVA TO EVANSTON.
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY START OFF AS RAIN BUT THEN MIX WITH
SNOW. MORE INTENSE AND NARROW BANDS OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE
AND LIKELY FALL AS ALL SNOW. THIS SNOW MAY BRING BRIEF PERIODS OF
VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW ONE MILE AS WELL AS LOCALIZED SLUSHY
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. THIS MAY AFFECT SECTIONS OF
INTERSTATES 88 AND 90 NORTH AND WEST OF THE CHICAGO METRO AREA AND
INTERSTATE 39 FROM BETWEEN INTERSTATE 80 AND 88 NORTHWARD. THE
LESS INTENSE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO ALL SNOW AS IT
DIMINISHES EARLY TONIGHT.

Radar Outage Notification 17:32:03.6249177

NOUS63 KLOT 012331
FTMLOT
Message Date: Dec 01 2011 23:31:23REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE KLOT DUAL POL RADAR IS BACK ONLINE.

Radar Outage Notification 09:52:22.3518657

NOUS63 KLOT 011551
FTMLOT
Message Date: Dec 01 2011 15:51:53KLOT Dual Pol radar is going offline for maintenance repair on the transmitter.