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HWOLOT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
156 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-291900-
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-
156 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026 /256 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK THIS AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION...
THE COMBINATION OF DRY AIR AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE
FOR AN ELEVATED RISK OF GRASS AND BRUSH FIRE SPREAD THIS
AFTERNOON.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
MONDAY...
LIMITED THUNDERSTORM RISK...WITH AN ASSOCIATED:
LEVEL 1 OF 5 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM RISK.
TUESDAY...
LIMITED THUNDERSTORM RISK.
DISCUSSION...
THE COMBINATION OF DRY AIR AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO
A LIMITED TO ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD ON SUNDAY.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO
SEVERE, ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
LMZ740>745-291900-
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-
156 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 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
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
MONDAY...
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY.
LIMITED THUNDERSTORM RISK...WITH AN ASSOCIATED:
LEVEL 1 OF 5 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM RISK.
TUESDAY...
LIMITED THUNDERSTORM RISK.
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY.
DOOM
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