Thursday, February 2, 2012

Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 08:59:46.3206214

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT.

* VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A QUARTER
MILE.

* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WITHIN THE FOG MAY MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.

* ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...ALLOWING FOG TO POSSIBLY
FREEZE ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND IN PLACES. AS A RESULT...AREA
ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTRA TIME
TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

&&

Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 06:23:09.2275910

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM
EST/ THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE
IMPROVEMENT.

* VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A QUARTER
MILE...POTENTIALLY TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WITHIN THE FOG MAY MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS. THIS FOG IS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF INTERSTATES
55...57...88...90...AND INTO PARTS OF THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN
AREA.

* ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING...ALLOWING FOG TO POSSIBLY FREEZE ON
CONTACT WITH THE GROUND IN PLACES. AS A RESULT...AREA ROADS MAY
BECOME SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTRA TIME TO REACH
THEIR DESTINATIONS THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

&&

Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 04:46:18.1700622

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.

* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE
IMPROVEMENT.

* VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A QUARTER
MILE...POTENTIALLY TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES IN OUTLYING
AREAS.

* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WITHIN THE FOG MAY MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.

* ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING...ALLOWING FOG TO POSSIBLY FREEZE
ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND IN PLACES. AS A RESULT...AREA ROADS
MAY BECOME SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTRA TIME TO
REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS THIS MORNING...AND TO USE EXTRA CAUTION
AT UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS AND AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

&&

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Special Weather Statement 22:29:24.8015436

...PATCHY FOG STEADILY DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT...
CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY PUSH TO THE EAST...ALLOWING FOG TO STEADILY
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL STEADILY DIMINISH...WITH
SOME LOCATIONS SEEING VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF
MILE. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER AROUND FREEZING TO A
FEW DEGREES BELOW FREEZING. THIS COULD RESULT IN FOG FREEZING ON
CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. AS A RESULT...AREA ROADS MAY BECOME
SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTRA TIME IN REACHING THEIR
DESTINATION.

Test Message 11:00:25.3922875

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

Radar Outage Notification 10:24:57.3712203

NOUS63 KLOT 011624
FTMLOT
Message Date: Feb 01 2012 16:24:41THE KLOT DUAL POL DOPPLER RADAR IS BACK ONLINE.

Radar Outage Notification 09:49:55.3504104

NOUS63 KLOT 011548
FTMLOT
Message Date: Feb 01 2012 15:48:40THE KLOT DOPPLER RADAR IS CURRENTLY DOWN BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED TO SERVICE SHORTLY.