WSWLOT

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.A BAND OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING...MOVING SLOWLY WEST TOWARD
THE FAR SOUTHWEST SHORE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW
COULD AFFECT AREAS NEAR THE LAKE IN COOK COUNTY FOR A TIME LATE
TONIGHT BEFORE PIVOTING STEADILY EASTWARD INTO INDIANA BY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. THE BAND WILL THEN CONTINUE EAST ACROSS LAKE AND
PORTER COUNTIES TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE BAND
OF HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO ONLY BE LESS THAN 10 MILES WIDE...SO
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY VARY GREATLY OVER A VERY SHORT DISTANCE.

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/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0002.140121T0600Z-140121T1600Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
943 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST TUESDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP DOWN AS LOW AS 25 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF
MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

ILZ014-202345-
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COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHICAGO
943 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

* TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW COULD MOVE ONSHORE AND AFFECT
AREAS NEAR THE LAKE AND INTO SOUTHEAST COOK COUNTY LATE TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MOST AREAS WILL SEE LITTLE OR NO LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT...HOWEVER ISOLATED TOTALS IN
EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE LAKE AND OVER SOUTHEAST
COOK COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...IF THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND MOVES INLAND
INTO COOK COUNTY...THEN VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO
AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR
LIKELY NEAR THE LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE
AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF
SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
943 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO PORTER
COUNTY TUESDAY MORNING AND LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE WITH AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT NOT TOTALLY OUT OF THE
QUESTION...MAINLY NORTHERN PORTER COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL MAY ACCUMULATE AT A RATE OF 2 OR
MORE INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE
AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF
SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

INZ001-202345-
/O.EXT.KLOT.LE.A.0001.140121T0500Z-140121T1800Z/
LAKE IN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARY
943 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO LAKE
COUNTY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF LOCALIZED
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT
NOT TOTALLY OUT OF THE QUESTION.

* OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL MAY ACCUMULATE AT A RATE OF 2 OR
MORE INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE
AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF
SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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