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National Weather Service Chicago IL
155 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025

ILZ013-103-104-280400-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0003.250228T1500Z-250301T0000Z/
DuPage-Northern Cook-Central Cook-
Including the cities of Palatine, Northbrook, Cicero, Naperville,
Schaumburg, Chicago, Carol Stream, Lombard, La Grange, Downers
Grove, Evanston, Oak Park, Wheaton, Oak Lawn, and Des Plaines
155 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Westerly winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Central Cook, DuPage, and Northern Cook Counties.

* WHEN...From 9 AM to 6 PM CST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong southwesterly winds will gust up to 45 
  mph at times from mid morning through midday Friday. The gustiness 
  is likely to ease for a period early afternoon. However, strong 
  gusty west-northwesterly winds are expected to quickly develop in 
  the wake of a cold frontal passage Friday afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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ILZ019>021-023-032-033-039-105>108-INZ001-002-010-011-019-280400-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0003.250228T1500Z-250228T2000Z/
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-
Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
Including the cities of Oxford, Pontiac, Gibson City, Beecher,
Merrillville, Kentland, Mokena, La Salle, Hammond, Dwight,
Joliet, Bolingbrook, Morris, Manhattan, Rensselaer, Fowler,
Portage, Peotone, Gilman, Oswego, Ottawa, Lemont, Minooka,
Watseka, Calumet City, Paxton, Plainfield, Bradley, Chesterton,
Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Streator, Coal City, Yorkville, Oak
Forest, Orland Park, Crete, Marseilles, Channahon, Fairbury,
Morocco, Gary, Plano, Mendota, DeMotte, Park Forest, Roselawn,
Wilmington, and Valparaiso
155 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025 /255 PM EST Thu Feb 27 2025/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ TO 2 PM CST /3 
PM EST/ FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and 
  northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

* WHEN...From 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ to 2 PM CST /3 PM EST/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

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ILZ003>006-008-010>012-280400-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0003.250228T1800Z-250301T0000Z/
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-
Including the cities of Oregon, Rochelle, Mundelein, Dixon,
DeKalb, Woodstock, Waukegan, Elgin, Crystal Lake, Gurnee, Buffalo
Grove, Aurora, McHenry, Rockford, Algonquin, Belvidere, Sycamore,
and Byron
155 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...West winds around 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Boone, De Kalb, Lee, Ogle, Winnebago, Kane, Lake IL, and 
  McHenry Counties.

* WHEN...From noon to 6 PM CST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

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