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HWOLOT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
421 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-281030-
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-
421 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026 /521 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
LIMITED FOG RISK EARLY THIS MORNING.
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK THIS AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION...
PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL LEAD TO SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY FOR
TRAVELERS SOUTH AND WEST OF CHICAGO EARLY THIS MORNING.
DRY, WINDY, AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT A THREAT OF GRASS
AND BRUSH FIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...
LIMITED SNOW RISK.
DISCUSSION...
A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MAY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PARTS OF
THE AREA THIS WEEKEND, FAVORING AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF THE
WISCONSIN STATE LINE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND AREAS SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 SUNDAY NIGHT.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
LMZ740>745-281030-
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-
421 AM CST FRI FEB 27 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
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY.
WEDNESDAY...
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY.
PETR
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