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HWOLOT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
413 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF 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
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
ELEVATED SNOW RISK NORTHEASTERN PORTER COUNTY.
MODERATE LAKESHORE FLOOD RISK INDIANA SHORE.
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...
LIMITED SNOW RISK AT TIMES.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...
LIMITED EXCESSIVE COLD RISK.
DISCUSSION...
WIND DRIVEN ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING,
WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS LIKELY FROM NORTHEASTERN PORTER COUNTY
EASTWARD. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
REMAIN EAST OF PORTER COUNTY, HOWEVER A COMBINATION OF SOME
ACCUMULATION AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS OVER A PORTION OF THE COUNTY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
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WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
413 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS
NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS WAVES LIKELY.
ELEVATED FREEZING SPRAY RISK.
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY.
ELEVATED FREEZING SPRAY RISK.
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY.
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