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Slatch: A lull in a high windstorm; a momentary lull between breaking waves, favorable for launching a boat; in seamen’s language, a period of transitory breezes or an interval of fair weather.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
