Expires:200912151200;;843351 FGUS83 KLOT 141711 RVSLOT ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 151200- HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 1100 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009 RIVER ICE CONDITIONS AS REPORTED BY RIVER ICE SPOTTERS LOCATION ICE CONDITIONS KANKAKEE RIVER -------------------- AROMA PARK IL ICE BREAKING OR MELTING. 80 PERCENT ICE COVER. STILL MOSTLY ICE COVERED ONE QUARTER MILE DOWNSTREAM. KANKAKEE IL - ABOVE DAM ICE BREAKING OR MELTING. 100 PERCENT ICE COVER. WATER ON TOP OF ICE. KANKAKEE IL - RT 113 WEST ICE BREAKING OR MELTING. 20 PERCENT ICE COVER. KANKAKEE IL - EAGLE ISLAND RD OPEN RIVER WILMINGTON IL - BARDWELL ISLAND ICE BREAKING OR MELTING. 60 PERCENT ICE COVER. IROQUOIS RIVER -------------------- 1 MI UPSTREAM FROM KANKAKEE RIVER ICE BREAKING OR MELTING. 10 PERCENT ICE COVER. RIVER MOSTLY OPEN WITH SOME SHORE ICE. FOX RIVER -------------------- DUNDEE IL ICE BREAKING OR MELTING. 30 PERCENT ICE COVER. ALGONQUIN IL ICE BREAKING OR MELTING. 80 PERCENT ICE COVER OSWEGO IL OPEN RIVER ROCK RIVER -------------------- DIXON IL 7 MILES NORTH 100 PERCENT ICE COVER BUT ICE HAS TURNED TO SLUSH $$ DISCUSSION: WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE MELT OR BREAKUP. HOWEVER...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FILTER IN TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW ICE FORMATION ON AREA STREAMS. WDM