HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 411 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 415 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009

/502 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTICULARLY
NEAR THE WISCONSIN BORDER.
CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA HAVE AT
LEAST SOME POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY AS A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. IT
IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WITH ANY DEGREE CERTAINTY THE EXACT
TRACK THIS STORM WILL TAKE...AND EVEN A SMALL CHANGE IN THE
FORECAST TRACK CAN HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON THE POTENTIAL
PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...BASED ON THE CURRENT
MOST LIKELY FORECAST TRACK IT APPEARS AS THOUGH AT LEAST PORTIONS
OF THE OUTLOOK AREA COULD SEE SOME POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG
WINDS BEHIND THIS STORM COULD GUST TO OVER 40 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY
OR THURSDAY.
.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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