HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 921 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 915 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009

/1015 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE
DIMINISHING AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT SNOW AND
BLUSTERY WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...
PARTICULARLY ACROSS OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS.
A BITTERLY COLD AIR MASS WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHERN ILLINOIS
TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS OF AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
WIND CHILLS OF AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING ACROSS FAR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
.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
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 902 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...GRADUALLY
TAPERING TO FLURRIES AND THEN ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. AROUND AN
INCH OF NEW SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES ACROSS OPEN AREAS MAY BE
TEMPORARILY REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH
DRIFTING OF SNOW ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS LIGHT SNOW ENDS AND WINDS
GRADUALLY DIMINISH.
IN ADDITION...VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT
WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH.
* MISC HAZARDS: VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* IMPACTS: BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE CONTINUED POOR
TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
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RATZER