Thursday, January 8, 2015

WSWLOT

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-020-022-INZ001-002-090200-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150108T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0003.150108T1800Z-150109T0300Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
KENDALL-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OSWEGO...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO
1151 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...


* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH AS MUCH AS 3
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE WISCONSIN STATE LINE OF NORTHEASTERN
ILLINOIS.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON EXPOSED
SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE
THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FOR THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING COMMUTE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

ILZ019-021-023-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-081900-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150108T1800Z/
LA SALLE-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-
BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTAWA...MORRIS...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
1151 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015 /1251 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST /1 PM EST/ TODAY...

WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO HAS
ENDED FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

KJB

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