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HWOLOT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
113 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-
SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
113 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026 /213 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...
LIMITED SNOW RISK AT TIMES.
DISCUSSION...
DRY, WINDY AND WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THIS
COMBINATION WILL SUPPORT A THREAT OF GRASS AND BRUSH FIRE SPREAD
FROM MIDDAY THROUGH SUNSET.
A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MAY DELIVER SWATHS OF SNOW THIS WEEKEND.
THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE ON SATURDAY AND FAVOR AREAS NEAR THE
WISCONSIN STATE LINE, WHILE THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND FAVOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
LMZ740>745-271915-
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-
113 PM CST THU FEB 26 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
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY.
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