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Fitchburg, Wisconsin, United States
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 Lat: 42.99N, Lon: 89.43W
Wx Zone: WIZ063 ICAO Used: KMSN
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories:
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
 Issued: 1119 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
 Expires: 515 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
 
Wind Chill Advisory
 Issued: 1150 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
 Expires: 1200 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
 
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1119 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 515 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1115 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-111115-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
1115 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
WIND CHILLS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE
AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
FRIDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
$$

WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1150 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES WITH SNOW...STRONG WINDS...
PLUNGING TEMPERATURES...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE NOW MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN WILL
CONTINUE TO HEAD NORTHEAST TOWARD LAKE HURON THIS EVENING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AT 25 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE
WEST OF MADISON...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS OF IOWA AND LAFAYETTE
COUNTIES.
THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SEVERELY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED INTO
THIS EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SHEBOYGAN TO
JANESVILLE. CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES
EAST OF THIS LINE.
BECAUSE THE SNOW WAS SO WET AND STUCK ON TREES OVERNIGHT...THE
STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES. THERE HAS BEEN
A LOT OF TREE DAMAGE WITH LIGHTER WINDS THUS FAR. THE STRONG WINDS
MAY BEGIN TO KNOCK THE SNOW OFF OF THE TREES...BUT THERE MAY BE
QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE BEFORE THE SNOW IS COMPLETELY BLOWN OFF.
ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY...WITH LOWS TONIGHT BELOW ZERO IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. READINGS WILL
STRUGGLE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO TO THE LOWER TEENS
THURSDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
FROM LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON THURSDAY.
WIZ046-047-051-056>059-062>064-067>069-092100-
/O.NEW.KMKX.WC.Y.0006.091210T0900Z-091210T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...
DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT
1150 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES BY THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS
WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE FROM LATE TONIGHT
UNTIL NOON THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES BY THIS EVENING...WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 20 INCHES.
* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55
MPH...THEN BECOME WEST AND SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE
TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
BELOW ZERO IN MOST AREAS LATE TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER.
THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
$$

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