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HWOLOT

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
316 PM CST Mon Feb 16 2026

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-172130-
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
316 PM CST Mon Feb 16 2026 /416 PM EST Mon Feb 16 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited Fog Risk.

DISCUSSION...

Patchy fog may develop after midnight tonight, especially for
areas along and north of I-80. Some locally dense fog is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Tuesday Night...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Wednesday...
  Elevated Fire Weather Risk.
  Limited Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

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LMZ740>745-172130-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
316 PM CST Mon Feb 16 2026

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...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Hazardous conditions for small craft.
  Limited Fog Risk.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Tuesday Night...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Wednesday and Thursday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.

$$

Yack

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