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

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!