..HOT AND HUMID WEATHER TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN ILLINOIS
AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO CLIMB INTO THE MID AND UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE
MID 90S AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH
DEW POINTS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 60S WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES
CLIMBING ABOVE 100 DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BECAUSE OF THE
SOUTHWESTERLY WIND COMPONENT...THIS DANGEROUS HEAT WILL ALSO
IMPACT AREAS NEAR THE LAKE.

LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN IN THE MID AND UPPER 70S IN MANY AREAS AND ARE LIKELY TO
REMAIN AROUND 80 IN THE MORE URBANIZED AREAS OF CHICAGO. COOLER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN
WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY
IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT
WEATHER WHEN THE CAR INTERIOR CAN REACH DANGEROUSLY HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES!