410 FPUS73 KILX 242128 NOWILX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 325 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2002 ILZ027-028-242230- KNOX-STARK- .NOW... EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. ANY ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE MAINLY AN INCH OR LESS. $$ ILZ038-042-043-051-242230- DEWITT-LOGAN-MCLEAN-SANGAMON- .NOW... ...SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO IN HEAVY SNOW BANDS. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. REMAIN ALERT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ILZ044>046-052>057-061-242230- CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-COLES-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MACON-MOULTRIE-PIATT-SHELBY- VERMILION- .NOW... ...SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO IN HEAVY SNOW BANDS. 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. REMAIN ALERT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-242230- CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- .NOW... ...SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. REMAIN ALERT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ILZ047>050-242230- CASS-MENARD-MORGAN-SCOTT- .NOW... EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH 430 PM. SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. REMAIN ALERT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ILZ029>031-036-040-242230- FULTON-MARSHALL-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-WOODFORD- .NOW... EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A SNOW BAND HAS SET UP NEAR PEKIN SOUTHWEST TO BATH...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE AT TIMES. REMAIN ALERT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ILZ037-041-242230- MASON-TAZEWELL- .NOW... EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A SNOW BAND HAS SET UP NEAR PEKIN SOUTHWEST TO BATH...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. REMAIN ALERT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ EH