HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1032 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1028 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
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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-
1028 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY WITH ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL. THE WIND WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR CAUSING EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW
SNOW. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.
.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...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1155 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1200 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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CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN
1155 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA AND AITKIN
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING
BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
ANTICIPATED.
* NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO
LESS THAN A HALF MILE.
* SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.
* COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION IN THE
WAKE OF THIS STORM...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING
INTO THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS THAT ARE MORE EXPOSED TO THE WIND. ROADS MAY BE SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS...SO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
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MILLER/MELDE/CLC