HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1010 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
959 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009
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SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG-
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MANISTEE TO PT BETSIE-WHITEFISH BAY-ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA-
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
MUCH COLDER AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE STATE TONIGHT. THIS
WILL LEAD TO PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...AND SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE SNOWBELTS OF EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THE
SNOWBELTS...THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN...AND CHIPPEWA COUNTY OF EASTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR DETAILS.
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MICHIGAN
NEARSHORE WATERS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS...PLEASE RELAY ALL SNOWFALL AND STRONG WIND REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT ANY TIME.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 409 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...POWERFUL WINTER STORM EXITING THE REGION...
.A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE
HURON THIS EVENING AND INTO QUEBEC BY THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS
OF MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS EASTERN UPPER AND A GOOD PORTION OF
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOWS
TONIGHT...AND PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. IN
ADDITION...VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT...PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...PARTICULARLY IN THE SNOWBELTS.
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CHIPPEWA-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...PETOSKEY...
CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD
408 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THURSDAY.
* HAZARDS: COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO
  THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT
  SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST
  THURSDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE COMMON...LEADING TO
  PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING AN
  ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TONIGHT AND
  ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES DURING THE DAY
  THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN
  THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND
  HAZARDOUS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE LAKE
  MICHIGAN SHORE THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION.
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