847  
WWUS73 KLOT 280909  
NPWLOT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
309 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-020-103>106-281915-  
/O.NEW.KLOT.FG.Y.0019.251228T0909Z-251228T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0013.251229T0000Z-251229T2100Z/  
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-  
KENDALL-NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTHBROOK, MCHENRY, SYCAMORE, OREGON,  
WOODSTOCK, CHICAGO, PALATINE, LA GRANGE, BOLINGBROOK, BYRON,  
MUNDELEIN, WHEATON, LEMONT, LOMBARD, DIXON, ORLAND PARK,  
NAPERVILLE, SCHAUMBURG, CAROL STREAM, BUFFALO GROVE, DEKALB,  
ROCKFORD, OAK FOREST, YORKVILLE, BELVIDERE, PARK FOREST, MOKENA,  
OSWEGO, ALGONQUIN, AURORA, CICERO, JOLIET, DES PLAINES, ELGIN,  
CRYSTAL LAKE, WAUKEGAN, EVANSTON, GURNEE, CALUMET CITY, OAK PARK,  
PLANO, DOWNERS GROVE, PLAINFIELD, ROCHELLE, AND OAK LAWN  
309 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM  
CST MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A  
QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO  
55 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS  
MORNING. FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST  
MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY COULD MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS.  
GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD  
BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND SLOW DOWN ALLOWING ADDITIONAL ROOM  
BETWEEN VEHICLES.  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  
 
IF DRIVING, SLOW DOWN, USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS, AND LEAVE PLENTY OF  
DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.  
 
 
 
 
 
ILZ019-021-023-032-033-039-107-108-INZ001-010-011-019-281915-  
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0013.251229T0000Z-251229T2100Z/  
LA SALLE-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-SOUTHERN WILL-  
EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRADLEY, MENDOTA, MORRIS, MARSEILLES,  
BOURBONNAIS, COAL CITY, PONTIAC, KENTLAND, GIBSON CITY, DEMOTTE,  
MINOOKA, WILMINGTON, MERRILLVILLE, PAXTON, STREATOR, CHANNAHON,  
WATSEKA, GILMAN, GARY, FOWLER, BEECHER, RENSSELAER, KANKAKEE,  
MANHATTAN, OTTAWA, OXFORD, DWIGHT, HAMMOND, PEOTONE, LA SALLE,  
FAIRBURY, CRETE, MOROCCO, AND ROSELAWN  
309 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025 /409 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025/  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS  
EVENING TO 3 PM CST /4 PM EST/ MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, LIVINGSTON, FORD, IROQUOIS, LA SALLE, EASTERN  
WILL, GRUNDY, KANKAKEE, AND SOUTHERN WILL COUNTIES. IN INDIANA,  
BENTON, JASPER, LAKE IN, AND NEWTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST /4 PM  
EST/ MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS THROUGH OPEN AND EXPOSED  
AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND-WHIPPED SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL  
CONDITIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.  
 
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS, INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
INZ002-281915-  
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0013.251229T0000Z-251229T2100Z/  
PORTER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VALPARAISO, CHESTERTON, AND PORTAGE  
309 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM  
CST MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH  
EXPECTED, EXCEPT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH EXPECTED  
NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN.  
 
* WHERE...PORTER COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. NEAR  
LAKE MICHIGAN WINDS COULD DOWN LARGE BRANCHES, RESULT IN POWER  
OUTAGES, AND MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DANGEROUS ON  
MOVE NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO  
A HIGH WIND WARNING TODAY DUE TO THE EXPECTATION OF DAMAGING WINDS  
OCCURRING NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING  
ESPECIALLY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
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