Monday, September 20, 2010

chicago weather forecast 9 - 20 - 2010

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind between 10 and 15 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast.

Thursday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high near 88.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny and breezy, with a high near 76.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. 

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Chicago 7 day weather forecast

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 66. South wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. West southwest wind around 15 mph becoming north northwest. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Monday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. 

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Thursday, August 5, 2010

TROPICAL STORM COLIN DISCUSSION NUMBER 6

TROPICAL STORM COLIN DISCUSSION NUMBER 6


NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042010

500 PM EDT TUE AUG 03 2010



THE CENTER OF COLIN PASSED NEAR OR OVER THE WOODS HOLE NTAS BUOY

ABOUT 15Z...WHICH REPORTED A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 1007 MB AND A

SMALL LOW PRESSURE CENTER. HOWEVER...NEITHER THAT BUOY NOR THE

NEARBY NOAA BUOY 41040 REPORTED WINDS SUPPORTING A CLOSED

CIRCULATION...AND WESTERLY WINDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY APPARENT IN LOW

CLOUD MOTIONS SOUTH OF THE CENTER. ADDITIONALLY...THE ASSOCIATED

CONVECTION HAS BECOME VERY DISORGANIZED. BASED ON THIS...COLIN HAS

DEGENERATED INTO A REMNANT LOW WITH GALE-FORCE WINDS OVER A SMALL

AREA NORTH OF THE CENTER.



IN THE SHORT TERM...REGENERATION APPEARS UNLIKELY AS THE REMNANTS OF

COLIN ENCOUNTER WESTERLY VERTICAL SHEAR CAUSED BY THE STRONG

LOW-LEVEL FLOW AND WESTERLY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPLEX

UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC. HOWEVER...NONE

OF THE DYNAMICAL MODELS FORECAST THE REMNANTS OF COLIN TO DISSIPATE

DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD...AND THEY FORECAST THAT THE SYSTEM

COULD REACH A MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST

OF THE UNITED STATES BY DAY 5. BASED ON THIS...THE INTENSITY

FORECAST CALLS FOR THE REMNANTS OF COLIN TO DROP BELOW GALE FORCE

DURING THE NEXT 12 HR AND CONTINUE AS A 30 KT REMNANT LOW THROUGH

96 HR. AFTER THAT...THE DISTURBANCE COULD REGENERATE INTO A

TROPICAL CYCLONE AS SHOWN IN THE 120-HR FORECAST.



THE INITIAL MOTION IS AN EXTREMELY RAPID 285/30. ALL GUIDANCE

AGREES THAT THE REMNANTS OF COLIN SHOULD CONTINUE WEST-

NORTHWESTWARD FOR THE NEXT 48-72 HR WITH A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN

FORWARD SPEED. THE NEW FORECAST TRACK IS SIMILAR IN DIRECTION TO

THE PREVIOUS FORECAST...BUT IS MUCH FASTER. AFTER THAT TIME...THE

SYSTEM SHOULD TURN NORTHWESTWARD INTO A BREAK IN THE SUBTROPICAL

RIDGE NEAR THE EASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. MOST OF THE

DYNAMICAL MODELS HAVE SHIFTED THEIR 96-120 HR FORECASTS WESTWARD...

AND THE OFFICIAL FORECAST WILL DO LIKEWISE.



INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

SHOULD FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF THE REMNANTS OF COLIN.



THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON

THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON

THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO

HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.



FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS



INITIAL 03/2100Z 15.8N 53.8W 35 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW

12HR VT 04/0600Z 16.8N 57.2W 30 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW

24HR VT 04/1800Z 18.4N 60.8W 30 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW

36HR VT 05/0600Z 20.0N 63.8W 30 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW

48HR VT 05/1800Z 21.7N 66.5W 30 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW

72HR VT 06/1800Z 25.0N 70.0W 30 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW

96HR VT 07/1800Z 28.0N 72.5W 30 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW

120HR VT 08/1800Z 30.0N 73.5W 30 KT...TROPICAL DEPRESSION
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

TROPICAL STORM COLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 5.

TROPICAL STORM COLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 5...CORRECTED


NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042010

1100 AM EDT TUE AUG 03 2010



CORRECT TYPO IN WARNING SECTION



...COLIN MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD THE WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN

STRENGTH...





SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

-----------------------------------------------

LOCATION...14.2N 49.5W

ABOUT 840 MI...1355 KM ESE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HR

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 24 MPH...39 KM/HR

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

--------------------

INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF COLIN.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

------------------------------

AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM COLIN WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 49.5 WEST. COLIN IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 24 MPH...39 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF

DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF COLIN SHOULD PASS TO

THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS LATE WEDNESDAY AND

EARLY THURSDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48

HOURS.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
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Monday, August 2, 2010

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL


437 AM EDT MON AUG 2 2010



FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-022345-

GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-

INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-

METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-

COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-

437 AM EDT MON AUG 2 2010



...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS INTERIOR AND WEST...

...HEAT INDEX READINGS AROUND 105 OR HIGHER INLAND...

...WATERSPOUTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BROWARD MIAMI DADE, AND COLLIER WATERS...



THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.



.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT



THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP

THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY, BUT MAINLY

ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS AND THE WEST COAST. A FEW STORMS COULD

BECOME STRONG, CONTAINING GUSTY WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND

HEAVY DOWNPOURS.



WATERSPOUTS: LIGHT LOW LEVEL WINDS AND CLOUD BOUNDARIES ACROSS

THE COASTS OF BROWARD, MIAMI DADE, AND OFFSHORE COLLIER COUNTIES

WILL RESULT IN A SLIGHT RISK OF WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY TODAY WITH ANY

SHOWER OR STORM THAT DEVELOPS ALONG THE BOUNDARIES.



WIND: THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS

OF 40 TO 50 MPH.



FLOODING: SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR

MINOR FLOODING OF STREET AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON.



TEMPERATURES: HEAT INDEX READINGS BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES WILL

BE FELT ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH

HEAT INDICES UP TO 105 NEAR THE COAST.



.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY



SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE

PERIOD, MOST FAVORED ACROSS THE INTERIOR.



.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...



SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WIND, HAIL AND FLOODING TO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI.

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Sunday, August 1, 2010

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL


800 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010



FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...



A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 900 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST

OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION

...BUT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE CENTER.

HOWEVER...CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM AT ANY TIME DURING THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15

MPH. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...90 PERCENT...OF TROPICAL CYCLONE

FORMATION DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.



A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE COAST OF

NICARAGUA IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER

THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND ADJACENT LAND AREAS. SIGNIFICANT

DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS UNLIKELY BEFORE IT MOVES INLAND IN

THE NEXT DAY OR SO AND THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS

SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.



ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE

NEXT 48 HOURS.    WATER DAMAGE

Friday, July 30, 2010

FLOOD STATEMENT

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...




MISSISSIPPI RIVER...



AT CANTON LOCK AND DAM 20...AFFECTING ADAMS AND LEWIS COUNTIES

AT QUINCY...AFFECTING ADAMS AND MARION COUNTIES

AT QUINCY LOCK AND DAM 21...AFFECTING ADAMS AND MARION COUNTIES

AT HANNIBAL...AFFECTING PIKE AND MARION COUNTIES

AT SAVERTON LOCK AND DAM 22...AFFECTING PIKE AND RALLS COUNTIES

AT LOUISIANA...AFFECTING PIKE COUNTY

AT CLARKSVILLE LOCK AND DAM 24...AFFECTING CALHOUN AND PIKE COUNTIES

AT WINFIELD LOCK AND DAM 25...AFFECTING CALHOUN AND LINCOLN COUNTIES

AT GRAFTON...AFFECTING JERSEY AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES

AT ALTON LOCK AND DAM 26...AFFECTING MADISON AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES

AT ST. LOUIS...AFFECTING ST. CLAIR...ST. LOUIS AND ST. LOUIS CITY COUNTIES

AT CHESTER...AFFECTING RANDOLPH COUNTY



.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS BASED ON HEAVY RAINS ACROSS NORTHERN

PORTIONS OF THE BASIN OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS...WITH A BASIN-WIDE

AVERAGE OF 0.50 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION

AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.



SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE

PASSAGE.

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