HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1212 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1215 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1208 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-091815-
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-
1208 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD START TO ACCUMULATE IN BRAINERD...SIREN AND
HAYWARD AROUND MIDDAY...BUT MAY NOT REACH AREAS OF THE IRON RANGE
AND THE ARROWHEAD UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY OR EARLY EVENING. THE
SNOW SHOULD INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL FOR MOST AREAS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AS THE
DAY WEARS ON...AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GUST OVER 30
MPH FOR AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR BY TONIGHT AND CAUSE EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE...WHICH SHOULD
SEE THE SNOW CONTINUE AT A GOOD CLIP WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL STORM
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AN INCH OR TWO IN INTERNATIONAL
FALLS...TO 12 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
AREAS IN BETWEEN WILL SEE LESSER AMOUNTS...WITH BRAINERD SEEING 3
TO 6 INCHES. DULUTH...PINE CITY AND TWO HARBORS WILL SEE 5 TO 9
INCHES...AND SIREN AND HAYWARD WILL SEE 7 TO 11 INCHES. PHILLIPS
SHOULD SEE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. INTENSE
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...WITH
VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. BECAUSE THIS IS THE
FIRST MAJOR SNOW EVENT OF THE SEASON...IT COULD CAUSE MORE
PROBLEMS THAN USUAL ON AREA ROADS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY THEIR REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DULUTH.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1155 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE
NORTHLAND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
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BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY
1155 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
THURSDAY...
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES
  ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR FROM THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA...AS WELL AS THE
  GOGEBIC RANGE AREA...FROM MELLEN TO HURLEY.
* NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD CREATE
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...DUE TO NEW SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
  DANGEROUS ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BECOME
  NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM LATE TONIGHT
  AND WEDNESDAY.
* STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS THAT MAY 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
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS 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.
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