705 FLUS43 KLOT 101654 HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 111700- 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- 1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 /1254 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Limited Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Limited damaging wind risk...up to 60 mph. Limited Flooding Risk. Limited Non thunderstorm wind Risk. DISCUSSION... Showers and isolated to scattered thunderstorms will move across the area through the early to mid afternoon. Some of these thunderstorms may produce strong wind gusts. The showers and storms will also produce some heavy downpours. While 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 and or Freeze Risk. River levels will remain in flood along some northern Illinois rivers, especially the Pecatonica and Rock. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters may be needed briefly this afternoon. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Moving toward the north northeast at 40 to 45 mph. $$ LMZ740>745-111700- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor-Calumet Harbor to Gary- Gary to Burns Harbor-Burns Harbor to Michigan City- 1154 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Hazardous conditions for small craft. Limited Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated: Limited thunderstorm wind gust risk...up to 50 knots. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Thursday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Sunday through Tuesday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely at times. $$ RC 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