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AWC Home > Area Forecasts > Chicago FA
Chicago Area Forecast (FA) FYI/Help
Forecast updated: 10:45 UTC return to FAFAMAP BOS MIA CHI DFW SLC SFO GULF CARIB
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FAUS43 KKCI 181045
FA3W  
CHIC FA 181045
SYNOPSIS AND VFR CLDS/WX
SYNOPSIS VALID UNTIL 190500
CLDS/WX VALID UNTIL 182300...OTLK VALID 182300-190500
ND SD NE KS MN IA MO WI LM LS MI LH IL IN KY
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SEE AIRMET SIERRA FOR IFR CONDS AND MTN OBSCN.
TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR CONDS.
NON MSL HGTS DENOTED BY AGL OR CIG.
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SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRES SYS BOTH AT SFC AND ALF WAS OVR UPR GRTLKS
RGN. A CDFNT WAS NR A ERI-BKW-GQO-MEI-LCH-LRD LN. ANOTHER CDFNT
CURVED NR A HNN-DEC-MCW-BRD LN...CONTG NWD AS A WRMFNT ALG A BRD-
INL LN INTO WRN ONT. BY 05Z...LOW PRES SYS WILL CONT OVR UPR
GRTLKS RGN. CDFNT WILL CURVE FROM A LOW OVR ERN TN ALG A GQO-IGB-
ELD-MLC-GLD LN. A QSTNRY FNTL WILL EXTD FROM N CNTRL NEB NWD THRU
CNTRL DAKOTAS INTO CANADA.
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ND
SCT110 SCT-BKN150. TOPS FL200. BKN CI. BECMG 1417 WIND...NW
G25-30KT WRN AND CNTRL ND. OTLK...VFR.
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SD
SCT110 SCT-BKN150. TOPS FL200. BKN CI. BECMG 1417 WIND...NW
G25-30KT WRN AND CNTRL SD. OTLK...VFR.
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NE
PNHDL...SCT-BKN CI. BECMG 1417 WIND NW 20G30KT. OTLK...VFR.
WRN AND CNTRL NEB...SCT150 BKN CI. BECMG 1417 WIND...NW 20
   G30-35KT.  OTLK...VFR.
ERN NEB...SCT150 SCT-BKN CI. OCNL SCT030-050. OTLK...VFR.
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KS
SKC. OCNL SCT CI. GRDLY BECMG SCT OCNLY BKN CI. BECMG 1417 OVR
WRN AND CNTRL KS...WIND NW 20G30KT. OTLK...VFR.
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MN
WRN MN...OVC030-050. TOPS 150. ISOL -SHSN LWRG CIGS/VIS OVC
   015-025/3-5SM. OTLK...MVFR CIGS.
CNTRL AND ERN MN...CIGS BKN-OVC015-025. TOPS 150. WDLY SCT -SHSN
   LWRG CIGS OVC010/3SM. BECMG 2023 AGL SCT020 BKN-OVC030-050.
   TOPS 120-140. OTLK...VFR.
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IA
CIGS BKN015-025 OVC030-050. TOPS 150. WDLY SCT -SHSN. OTLK...MVFR
CIGS.
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MO
NERN MO...CIGS BKN015-025 OVC030-050. TOPS 150. WDLY SCT -SHSN.
 OTLK...MVFR CIGS.
REST OF MO...BKN-OVC090-110. TOPS FL200. OVC CI. OTLK...VFR.
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WI MI LS LM LH
NRN WI/UPR MI/LS/LM/LWR MI/LH...CIGS OVC010-020. TOPS 120-140.
   VIS 3-5SM IN WDLY SCT -SHSN. OTLK...MVFR CIGS SHSN.
REST OF WI...CIGS BKN030-050. O80-100. OTLK...VFR.
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IL
CIGS OVC015-025. TOPS 120-140. WDLY SCT -SHSN LWRG CIGS
OVC010/VIS 3-5SM. OTLK...MVFR CIGS.
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IN
CIGS OVC015-025. TOPS 120-140. WDLY SCT -SHSN LWRG CIGS
OVC010/VIS 3-5SM. OTLK...MVFR CIGS.
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KY
WRN KY...BKN-OVC030-050. TOPS 150. OVC CI. CHC -SN. OTLK...VFR.
CNTRL AND ERN KY...CIGS OVC015-025. TOPS FL200. OVC CI. WDLY SCT
  -SHSN LWRG CIGS OVC010/VIS 3-5SM. OTLK...MVFR CIGS SHSN.
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