610 FLUS43 KLOT 100909 HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 409 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 110915- Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-DeKalb-Kane-DuPage-Cook- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Will-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- 409 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 /509 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Early this Morning through Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Limited damaging wind risk...up to 60 mph. Limited Flooding Risk. Limited Non thunderstorm wind Risk. DISCUSSION... Showers and some thunderstorms will move across the area during the day. Some of these storms, particularly this afternoon, may produce strong wind gusts. The showers and storms will also produce some heavy downpours. While some localized minor flooding could result, it appears the threat of significant flash flooding will remain low today. A strong cold front will move across the area late this afternoon into the early evening. In the wake of this front, winds are expected to become west northwesterly and gust up to 35 to 40 mph tonight. River levels will remain in flood along some northern Illinois rivers, especially the Pecatonica and Rock. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Thursday night, Friday night and Monday night... Elevated Frost Risk. River levels will remain in flood along some northern Illinois rivers, especially the Pecatonica and Rock. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters may be needed this afternoon. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Moving toward the north northeast at 40 to 45 mph. $$ LMZ740>745-110915- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor-Calumet Harbor to Gary- Gary to Burns Harbor-Burns Harbor to Michigan City- 409 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Early this Morning through Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Hazardous conditions for small craft. Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Limited thunderstorm wind gust risk...up to 50 knots. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Thursday and Friday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Monday and Tuesday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. $$ KJB Visit us at http://weather.gov/chicago Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube at: www.facebook.com/nwschicago www.twitter.com/nwschicago www.youtube.com/nwschicago