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DENSE FOG ADVISORY COOK COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY (IL)


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
819 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

LAKE IL-COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...CHICAGO
819 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT SUNDAY...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF DENSE FOG MOVING ONSHORE FROM LAKE
  MICHIGAN WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT
  TIMES. IMPACTS WILL BE GREATEST RIGHT ALONG THE LAKESHORE THIS
  EVENING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE FURTHER INLAND THROUGH THE
  NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS WILL LIKELY ENCOUNTER RAPID REDUCTIONS IN
  THE VISIBILITY AS THEY ENTER THE DENSE FOG. THIS WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
  CHANGING CONDITIONS WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.