WSWLOT

...FREEZING RAIN LIKELY TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT
WINTRY ACCUMULATION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

ILZ012-201745-
/O.EXB.KLOT.ZR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-131220T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.A.0006.131222T0000Z-131223T0000Z/
KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AURORA
338 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING TODAY...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES CURRENTLY NEAR
FREEZING COOLING A FEW DEGREES THROUGH MIDDAY. FREEZING RAIN
WILL END DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THOUGH FREEZING DRIZZLE
MAY LINGER INTO LATE AFTERNOON.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...A GLAZE UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT TODAY...ICE DEVELOPING ON AREA ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL
RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.

* SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH A
SECOND STORM SYSTEM. IN ADDITION...THIS MAY MIX WITH FREEZING
RAIN RESULTING IN A GLAZE OF ICE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS COULD
CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010-011-201745-
/O.EXT.KLOT.ZR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-131220T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.A.0006.131222T0000Z-131223T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB
338 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST FRIDAY.

* TIMING TODAY...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST
THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES CURRENTLY NEAR
FREEZING WILL GRADUALLY FALL THROUGH MIDDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL
END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY LINGER
INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...A GLAZE UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT TODAY...ICE DEVELOPING ON AREA ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL
RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.

* SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH A
SECOND STORM SYSTEM. IN ADDITION...THIS MAY MIX WITH FREEZING
RAIN RESULTING IN A GLAZE OF ICE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS COULD
CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MDB/RODRIGUEZ

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO