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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 9:04 PM Apr. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds to 25 kt and significant waves to 4 ft
expected.

* WHERE...Calumet Harbor IL to Michigan City IN.

* WHEN...From 7 AM Wednesday to 7 AM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:00 PM Apr. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecasted.

* WHERE...Des Plaines River from Townline Road in Libertyville
downstream to Palatine Road in Prospect Heights, including the
Lincolnshire gauge.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Low-lying trails in Wright Woods Forest
Preserve are inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon and crest near 12.7 feet Thursday
morning. It is then expected to fall below flood stage early
Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 12.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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