734  
FLUS43 KLOT 210851  
HWOLOT  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
351 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2026  
 
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-  
010-011-019-220900-  
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-  
351 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2026 /451 AM EDT MON SEP 21 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...  
 
HIGH SWIM RISK LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES.  
 
DISCUSSION...  
 
HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT LAKE  
MICHIGAN BEACHES TODAY.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.  
 
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...  
HIGH SWIM RISK LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES.  
 
DISCUSSION...  
 
PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL MAINTAIN HIGH WAVES AND DANGEROUS  
SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES THROUGH THE  
MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 

 
 
LMZ740>745-220900-  
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-  
351 AM CDT MON SEP 21 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
 
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.  
 
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY.  
 

 
 
RATZER  
 
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