HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 455 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 500 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
453 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
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LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
453 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST
INTO LOWER MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN HEAVY ACCUMULATING
SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.
STRONG EAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN
SEVERAL HOURS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER
AREAS NEAR THE LAKE FROM MILWAUKEE SOUTH MAY HAVE A MIX OF RAIN.
THERE IS STILL A POTENTIAL SOME WARMER AIR MAY SURGE INTO FAR
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION
TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST AND ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN. THIS
WOULD CUT DOWN SLIGHTLY ON SNOW AMOUNTS IN THESE AREAS.
STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WILL
RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WOULD
SEVERELY RESTRICT THE VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW.
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT
TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL AND WIND
GUST REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 321 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE STILL ON TRACK TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY...AND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO LOWER
MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY. THIS TRACK WOULD RESULT IN HEAVY SNOW OVER
MUCH OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY EXCEED 8
INCHES IN MOST AREAS.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TUESDAY EVENING...AND
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR
SEVERAL HOURS.
SLIGHT VARIATIONS OF THIS TRACK ARE STILL POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD
CHANGE SNOW AMOUNTS INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR A RAIN AND SNOW
MIXTURE IN FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN AND NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN.
HOWEVER IT IS LOOKING LIKELY THAT MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL
EXPERIENCE SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR WISCONSIN...AND
WILL LIKELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SOCIETY. MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS CLOSELY ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM...AND BE
READY TO DELAY OR ALTER TRAVEL PLANS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
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LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
321 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY...AND WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW
WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 9 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON MOST PLACES...WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTHEAST.
* WINDS: EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH ON TUESDAY...TURNING NORTHEAST AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS TURN
NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...THEN BECOME WEST AND SLOWLY
DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TUESDAY
EVENING...AND REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SEVERE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY.
* WHILE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED...THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR A PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA TO BE UPGRADED TO A
BLIZZARD WARNING IF THE STORM INTENSIFIES MORE THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST. IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS ON THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$
DDV

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 354 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE OUT INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
TUESDAY AND LIFT NORTHEAST...CROSSING MISSOURI AND WESTERN
ILLINOIS TUESDAY NIGHT...AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS NEAR CHICAGO INTO
LOWER MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY.
WHILE THERE HAS BEEN VARIATIONS TO THE EXACT PATH OF THE
LOW...MODELS ARE COMING INTO AGREEMENT ON A PATH THAT BRINGS
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW TO WISCONSIN.
THE LOW IS FORECAST TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS
ILLINOIS...DEVELOPING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE HEAVY
SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
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MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
354 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN BETWEEN 10 AM AND 12 NOON TUESDAY
MORNING...AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY 6
PM TUESDAY. RIGHT NOW IT APPEARS SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST
BETWEEN 12 MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 13 INCHES WITH THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST
SNOW APPEARING TO BE ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM LONE
ROCK TO SHEBOYGAN.
* WINDS: EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH...TURNING NORTHEAST AND INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT TUESDAY. THE WINDS TURN NORTHWEST AND
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME WEST AND SLOWLY
DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* IMPACTS:TRAVEL DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR ON TUESDAY WILL
BECOME DIFFICULT WITH THE INTENSIFYING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* WHILE IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS WATCH WILL PROBABLY BE
UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORMI WARNING...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A
PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA TO BE UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD
WARNING IF THE STORM INTENSIFIES MORE THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.
IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS...STATEMENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
REM/MRC