HOT AND HUMID WEATHER TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN ILLINOIS
AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN
THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. THESE
TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S
WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES OF AROUND 100 DURING THE THIS AFTERNOON
AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
PREVENT ANY LAKE BREEZE DEVELOPMENT TODAY OR WEDNESDAY...SO ALL
AREAS...EVEN RIGHT AT THE LAKE SHORE...WILL EXPERIENCE THE HOT AND
HUMID CONDITIONS.

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 HIGHLY 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 FOR THOSE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO THE
HEAT...THE INFIRM AND THOSE THAT WILL BE WORKING STRENUOUSLY
OUTSIDE DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS DURING OUTSIDE
WORK. CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING.

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.