HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 601 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
600 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-101030-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
600 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A DANGEROUS SITUATION CONTINUES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR THIS EVENING...AND ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 2...13 OR 77 COULD
RUN INTO SOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE ROADS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES
IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH A TOTAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO
REACH 16 TO 28 INCHES IN NORTHERN DOUGLAS AND BAYFIELD
COUNTIES...AS WELL AS IN THE GOGEBIC RANGE AREA. INTENSE NORTH
WINDS...GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...WILL CAUSE
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FROM THE DULUTH
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR MORE DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY OCCUR LATER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING...AND AGAIN BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 327 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
* NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH
SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE POWERFUL WIND WILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW...CREATING LOCAL
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATION OF 16 TO 28
INCHES EXPECTED.
* TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL BE
DANGEROUS. WITH THE INTENSE WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW...TRAVEL MAY BE
LIFE- THREATENING ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE TODAY AND THIS EVENING.
* THE STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING MAY BLOW DOWN SOME TREE
LIMBS...WHICH COULD AFFECT SOME POWER LINES AND AREA ROADS. IN
ADDITION...COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION AS THE
STORM DEPARTS...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING INTO THE TEENS
AND 20S BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW.  IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT
COULD TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER.
LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND
HAVE A CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 346 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH
OF THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO
LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW
AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND. THE GREATEST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...BUT
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER EAST CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AND THE
TWIN PORTS AREA. STRONG NORTH WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
MNZ012-019>021-037-038-WIZ001>004-006>009-070600-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WS.A.0006.091208T1800Z-091210T1200Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISABELLA...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...
GRAND MARAIS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...
WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...HAYWARD...
PHILLIPS
346 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG
THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...AND RAPIDLY EXPAND ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REST OF THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE NORTH
SHORE... THE TWIN PORTS AREA...HINCKLEY...HAYWARD...ASHLAND...
PARK FALLS AND HURLEY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER EAST
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. GREATER ACCUMULATIONS OF 8
INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.
* NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE
WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT MAY RESTRICT
VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
* TRAVEL AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ROADS BECOMING SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
* COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION AS THE STORM
DEPARTS...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND TEENS BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE. YOU
ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION
REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM VIA LOCAL TELEVISION...
RADIO...THE INTERNET...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
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MILLER/CANNON