[LeArc] HWODVN@ 10/11/02 5:15:04 AM

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The following weather message is provided by McDonough County E.S.D.A.


FLUS43 KDVN 111021
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-
015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-121000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
521 AM CDT FRI OCT 11 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA...ILLINOIS...
AND MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...

ANOTHER SUNNY AND MILD FALL DAY IS IN STORE WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING
WELL INTO THE 70S TO AROUND 80. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY AS IT MOVES INTO
NORTHWEST ILLINOIS TOWARD EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH A LACK OF STRONG
INSTABILITY AND LIMITED MOISTURE...ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. OTHERWISE...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN AS THE FRONT USHERS MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES
INTO THE AREA DURING THE DAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. RAIN AMOUNTS WILL
GENERALLY BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH.

SATURDAY NIGHT...THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON SO FAR WILL BRING
SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST
ILLINOIS. FOR MANY LOCATIONS...THIS MAY BE THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE
SEASON AND STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
VEGETATION. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
SUNDAY NIGHT...EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED. A HARD FREEZE
MAY OCCUR EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES PLUNGING INTO THE
UPPER 20S.

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DLS