HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 456 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
453 PM EST SAT DEC 5 2009
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453 PM EST SAT DEC 5 2009
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
SEVERAL BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION
OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...A NARROW BAND OF HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WILL LIKELY IMPACT FAR NORTHERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY LATE THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORIES FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL TARGET PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN ONCE AGAIN INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORIES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN INTO
THE DAY ON MONDAY...WITH A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IMPACTING THE
REGION TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. DURING THIS LATTER
TIMEFRAME...A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF BOTH SYSTEM AND LAKE
EFFECT SNOW APPEARS PROBABLE...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS ALSO DEVELOPING
OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY ALL SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT ANY TIME.
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LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Issue Date: 446 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009

...LAKE EFFECT/ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...
.SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE IN OFF LAKE MICHIGAN
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE ENHANCED BY AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT CROSSING LAKE MICHIGAN LATER
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.
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LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...
MANISTEE
446 PM EST SAT DEC 5 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SUNDAY.
ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
LATER THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
ONE EAST-WEST ORIENTED BAND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS
EVENING AND IMPACT NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LEELANAU PENINSULA.
LATER TONIGHT...A COLD FRONT DROPPING INTO LAKE MICHIGAN IS
EXPECTED TO FOCUS ADDITIONAL LAKE SNOW SHOWERS WHICH WILL MOVE
INTO COUNTIES NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY
MORNING...AND WILL PUSH INLAND TOWARD GRAND TRAVERSE BAY LATER
SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE
POSSIBLE...WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF UP TO 6
INCHES EXPECTED. AMOUNTS COULD BE LOCALLY HIGHER DEPENDING ON HOW
QUICKLY THE SNOW BANDS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. SLOW DOWN AND
EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING.
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JPB