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
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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-
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 WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 442 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH
OF THE NORTHLAND TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES
TODAY...AND STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT HEADS TO SOUTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE THIS STORM TRACK WILL BE
FURTHER SOUTH THAN TYPICAL STORMS THAT AFFECT OUR AREA...THE LARGE
SIZE OF THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A VERY LARGE AREA OF
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN OUR AREA IS EXPECTED
TO BE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...WHICH COULD SEE UP
TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW BY THE TIME IT DIMINISHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR OUR AREA THIS
SEASON...PREPARATION WILL BE THE KEY TO MINIMIZING THE RISK TO
HUMAN LIFE AND PROPERTY. BE SURE TO BRUSH UP ON WINTER DRIVING
BEFORE THE EVENT...PREPARE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...BRING A CELL
PHONE FOR TRAVEL IF ONE IS AVAILABLE AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.
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NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILL CITY...AITKIN
438 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 7 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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