Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Freezing Fog Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1207 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010

...DENSE FOG HAS FORMED IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...

.THE COLD AIR AND MOISTURE THAT HAS MOVED INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE DENSE FOG. SINCE THE
AIR IS WELL BELOW FREEZING...FOG DROPLETS MAY FREEZE ON SURFACES
GIVING A LIGHT COATING OF ICE.

COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:

/O.NEW.KLOT.ZF.Y.0005.101229T0607Z-101229T1500Z/
OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE
1207 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010

...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TO 9 AM TODAY.

* VISIBILITY...THE VISIBILITY MAY BE AS LOW AS A QUARTER OF A
MILE.

* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY AND SOME THIN GLAZE ON THE ROAD MAY
MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
ALSO...BE ALERT FOR FROST ON BRIDGE DECKS CAUSING SLIPPERY ROADS.

Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® smartphone

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