553  
WWUS73 KLOT 281154  
NPWLOT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
554 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
ILZ104>106-282200-  
/O.EXP.KLOT.FG.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-251228T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0013.251229T0000Z-251229T2100Z/  
CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OAK FOREST, CHICAGO, ORLAND PARK, JOLIET,  
PARK FOREST, CALUMET CITY, MOKENA, OAK PARK, LA GRANGE,  
BOLINGBROOK, PLAINFIELD, CICERO, LEMONT, AND OAK LAWN  
554 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM  
CST MONDAY...   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL COOK, NORTHERN WILL, AND SOUTHERN COOK COUNTIES.  
 
* 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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND-WHIPPED SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL  
CONDITIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  
 
 
 
 
 
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-020-103-282200-  
/O.EXT.KLOT.FG.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-251228T1500Z/  
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0013.251229T0000Z-251229T2100Z/  
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-  
KENDALL-NORTHERN COOK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTHBROOK, MCHENRY, SYCAMORE, OREGON,  
WOODSTOCK, PALATINE, BYRON, MUNDELEIN, WHEATON, LOMBARD, DIXON,  
NAPERVILLE, SCHAUMBURG, CAROL STREAM, BUFFALO GROVE, DEKALB,  
ROCKFORD, YORKVILLE, BELVIDERE, OSWEGO, ALGONQUIN, AURORA, DES  
PLAINES, ELGIN, CRYSTAL LAKE, WAUKEGAN, EVANSTON, GURNEE, PLANO,  
DOWNERS GROVE, AND ROCHELLE  
554 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM  
CST MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY, VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR  
LESS IN DENSE FOG. FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BOONE, DE KALB, LEE, OGLE, WINNEBAGO, DUPAGE, KANE,  
KENDALL, LAKE IL, MCHENRY, AND NORTHERN COOK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.  
FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, 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. LOW  
VISIBILITY COULD MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND-WHIPPED SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL  
CONDITIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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-INZ001-010-011-019-282200-  
/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  
554 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025 /654 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
INZ002-282200-  
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0013.251229T0000Z-251229T2100Z/  
PORTER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VALPARAISO, CHESTERTON, AND PORTAGE  
554 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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