HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...
A SURGE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.
FORECAST RAINFALL TOTALS RANGE FROM BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
SNOW PACK OVER THE AREA IS HOLDING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
WATER THAT WILL BE PARTIALLY RELEASED WITH THE RAINFALL AND
MELTING FROM TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
ANY STREETS OR ROADWAYS WITH POOR DRAINAGE DUE TO SNOW OR
DEBRIS-CLOGGED STORM DRAINS WILL FILL WITH WATER.
THE FLOODING THREAT WILL GRADUALLY END FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
AS TEMPERATURES PLUNGE BACK BELOW FREEZING AND RAIN CHANGES TO
LIGHT SNOW. RESIDUAL SLUSH AND WATER SHOULD FREEZE INTO SHEETS OF
ICE FRIDAY NIGHT.
PERSONS LIVING NEAR FAST-RESPONDING RIVERS AND STREAMS...OR IN LOW-
LYING DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS FLOODING THREAT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR FLOODED INTERSECTIONS AND OVERPASSES.
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CRAVEN

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 327 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...
.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI WILL PUSH INTO IOWA THIS
MORNING RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHEAST
WISCONSIN AND LAKE MICHIGAN.
STRONG EAST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ABOUT 1000 FEET OFF THE GROUND
MAY BE ABLE TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS
WOULD BE THE STRONGEST OVER THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES...DOWNWIND OF
LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE SURFACE FRICTION IS LESS.
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS MAY REACH 30 MPH FOR AN HOUR OR TWO THIS
MORNING WITH A GUST TO 40 MPH. HENCE A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED UNTIL NOON FOR THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES.
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SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON...
MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA
327 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING BETWEEN 4 AM
AND 10 AM CST.
* WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH A GUST
TO 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGE POSSIBLE FROM ANY LINGERING
GLAZE ON TREES AND POWER LINES NORTH OF MILWAUKEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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MBK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 938 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...THAW OVER NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE COLD AIR RETURNS...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THE
NIGHT WITH 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF TOTAL RAIN EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN STEADY OR WARM SLIGHTLY TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
IN THE 35 TO 40 DEGREE RANGE BY CHRISTMAS MORNING.
ALTHOUGH LOCATIONS IN OZAUKEE...WASHINGTON...SHEBOYGAN...AND FOND
DU LAC COUNTIES SAW PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE
EVENING...TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED UP ENOUGH THAT ICING SHOULD NOT
BE A PROBLEM FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. MOST ROADS AND SURFACES
SHOULD REMAIN WET OVERNIGHT.
THE RAIN AND MELTING SNOWPACK COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING
PROBLEMS TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. AS TEMPERATURES FALL BACK
INTO THE 20S FRIDAY NIGHT...RESIDUAL SLUSH AND STANDING WATER WILL
REFREEZE INTO SOLID SHEETS OF ICE. THUS...SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS
SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON BEFORE TEMPERATURES
DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN.
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF JUST AN INCH OR SO. HOWEVER...TRAVEL COULD BECOME
HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED SURFACES AS WET SURFACES TURN ICY AND SNOW
STARTS TO ACCUMULATE ON TOP OF IT.
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CRAVEN/FRANKS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 936 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 415 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
935 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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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-
935 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
RAIN WILL PREVAIL AND MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. RAINFALL OF
AN INCH...TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES...ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ON TOP
OF THE CURRENT SNOW PACK AND FROZEN GROUND. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT
IN MINOR FLOODING OF AREA CREEKS...RIVERS...AND STREAMS. RUNOFF
WOULD ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS.
IT WILL BE A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE SURE THE CLOSEST SEWER DRAIN TO YOUR
RESIDENCE IS UNCLOGGED BY SNOW AND DEBRIS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO OCCASIONAL SNOW ON FRIDAY
AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE WEAKENING
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN IOWA. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL
THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS
THE LOW PRESSURE AREA MEANDERS TO THE EAST.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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