HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 604 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

/440 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
TODAY TO SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN BY LATE TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOWS WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT DEPOSITING 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
GREATEST ACCUMULATION OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SEE THE LATEST
WINTER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE WINTER STORM WILL TRACK INTO QUEBEC WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY MORNING OF 10 TO 15 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. IN ADDITION...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER STATEMENT
FOR FURTHER DETAILS. ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.
HIGH WINDS AND WAVES WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND
MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE FROM MARQUETTE TO
GRAND MARAIS, MICHIGAN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.
$$

LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Issue Date: 418 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009

...LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY WITH A STRONG WINTER
STORM WITH SNOW AND WIND IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK...
.LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DROP SEVERAL INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW
TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF MAINLY WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. EXPECT
THESE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DIMINISH TOWARD DAWN ON TUESDAY.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
ON TUESDAY IS FORECAST TO TRACK TO GEORGIAN BAY BY LATE WEDNESDAY
AND TO QUEBEC ON THURSDAY. THE PROJECTED TRACK OF THE LOW WOULD
BRING STRONG WINDS AND A WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO
UPPER MICHIGAN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. AFTER THE SYSTEM EXITS THE
AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PLAN ON HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK FOR AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR FAVORED BY NORTHWEST
AND WEST WINDS.
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ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
418 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FOR
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS
EVENING AND DROP 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW IS MOST LIKELY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN FROM WHITE PINE TO MASS
CITY...TWIN LAKES AND HOUGHTON. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH
AROUND DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY.
* WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL MOVE INTO UPPER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING
AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS
WILL STILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING.
IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DOWNWIND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES OR MORE ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... HIGHEST ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND EAST OF BERGLAND.
* THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING SNOW TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE...MAINLY
IN OPEN AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 418 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 100 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY WITH A STRONG WINTER
STORM WITH SNOW AND WIND IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK...
.LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DROP SEVERAL INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW
TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF MAINLY WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. EXPECT
THESE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DIMINISH TOWARD DAWN ON TUESDAY.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
ON TUESDAY IS FORECAST TO TRACK TO GEORGIAN BAY BY LATE WEDNESDAY
AND TO QUEBEC ON THURSDAY. THE PROJECTED TRACK OF THE LOW WOULD
BRING STRONG WINDS AND A WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO
UPPER MICHIGAN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. AFTER THE SYSTEM EXITS THE
AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PLAN ON HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK FOR AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR FAVORED BY NORTHWEST
AND WEST WINDS.
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ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
418 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FOR
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS
EVENING AND DROP 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW IS MOST LIKELY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN FROM WHITE PINE TO MASS
CITY...TWIN LAKES AND HOUGHTON. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH
AROUND DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY.
* WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL MOVE INTO UPPER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING
AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS
WILL STILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING.
IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DOWNWIND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES OR MORE ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... HIGHEST ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND EAST OF BERGLAND.
* THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING SNOW TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE...MAINLY
IN OPEN AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 445 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 100 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

..STRONG WINTER STORM WITH SNOW AND WIND EXPECTED THIS WEEK...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON
TUESDAY IS FORECAST TO BECOME QUITE STRONG AS IT TRACKS TO LAKE
HURON BY LATE WEDNESDAY AND TO QUEBEC ON THURSDAY. THE PROJECTED
TRACK OF THE LOW WOULD BRING STRONG WINDS AND A WIDESPREAD
SNOW...POTENTIALLY HEAVY...TO UPPER MICHIGAN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. AFTER THE SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF OF LAKE SUPERIOR WOULD CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK IN AREAS FAVORED BY NORTHWEST AND WEST
WINDS.
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KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON...
HANCOCK...L`ANSE...GWINN...MARQUETTE...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...
NEWBERRY...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE...
ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE...KENTON...SIDNAW...SENEY
445 PM EST SUN DEC 6 2009 /345 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009/
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL MOVE INTO UPPER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND INCREASE
IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER
WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL STILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTH
WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DOWNWIND
FROM LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 INCHES OR MORE ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN
WHERE NORTH WINDS ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR WILL BOOST SNOW TOTALS.
* THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
JLB