Thursday, February 23, 2012

Special Weather Statement 02:27:28.875951.6

...PATCHY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...

AREAS OF FOG REMAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY CURRENTLY
RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 MILES. ALTHOUGH...PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH
VISIBILITY NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE CONTINUES TO BE OBSERVED. THESE
LOCALIZED AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT
REMAIN PATCHY IN NATURE. IN ADDITION...MANY LOCATIONS REMAIN AT
OR JUST BELOW FREEZING...SO ANY FOG MAY RESULT IN A GLAZE FORMING
ON SOME ROAD SURFACES...ESPECIALLY ELEVATED SURFACES.

ANYONE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE SLIPPERY
ROAD CONDITIONS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES
SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHICH TYPICALLY SEE ICE FORMATION
BEFORE OTHER AREAS.