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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2:59 AM Apr. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds to 25 kt and significant waves to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. * WHERE...Winthrop Harbor to Calumet Harbor IL. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:23 AM Apr. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Des Plaines River from Townline Road in Libertyville downstream to Palatine Road in Prospect Heights, including the Lincolnshire gauge. * WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon to early Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Low-lying trails in Wright Woods Forest Preserve are inundated. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Tuesday afternoon to a crest of 13.1 feet early Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Friday morning. - Flood stage is 12.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
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