THERE ARE NO LOCAL ACTIVE ADVISORIES, WATCHES, OR WARNINGS.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1035 AM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010
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DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
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1035 AM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010 /1135 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL SET IN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
EVENING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
NATIONAL ADVISORIES, WATCHES, & WARNINGS.
WEATHER FACTS
WHAT ARE PLATE TECTONICS? The theory of plate tectonics is a interesting story of continents drifting from place to place breaking apart, colliding, and grinding against each other. The plate tectonic theory is supported by a wide range of evidence that considers the earth's crust and upper mantle to be composed of several large, thin, relatively rigid plates that move relative to one another. The plates are all moving in different directions and at different speeds. Sometimes the plates crash together, pull apart or sideswipe each other. When this happens, it commonly results in earthquakes.