HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 555 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
549 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM....CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...WILL MOVE TOWARD THE REGION TODAY AND
TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS THE SYSTEM
APPROACHES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
TODAY...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ABOUT STEVENS POINT TO
WAUSAUKEE. FREEZING RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL FALL FARTHER
TO THE SOUTH. SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL...NORTH-CENTRAL AND EXTREME
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN WILL START TO MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN
DURING NIGHT BUT THERE IS LIKELY TO BE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES
OF ACCUMULATION IN THOSE AREAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
ANY LIQUID OR MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO MAINLY SNOW
ON CHRISTMAS DAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM LESS THAN
AND INCH EAST OF THE FOX VALLEY...TO AROUND 3 INCHES IN VILAS
COUNTY. SNOW REMAINS LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM
WEAKENS...BUT ONLY ABOUT AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 448 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...CHRISTMAS TRAVELERS WILL HAVE TO CONTEND WITH WINTER WEATHER...
.A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM MOVING NORTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS WILL PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET
AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.
AS WARMER AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...A MIXTURE OF
SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN WILL CHANGE TO MAINLY RAIN OVER THE FOX
VALLEY AND LAKESHORE AREAS. PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST
WISCONSIN COULD SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. COLDER
AIR WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE THE MIXED PRECIPITATION BACK OVER TO
SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY...BUT BY THEN THE PRECIPITATION INTENSITY
SHOULD BE DECREASING.
PORTIONS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN...MINNESOTA AND IOWA WILL RECEIVE
OVER A FOOT OF SNOW... SO TRAVELING TO THE WEST WILL BE VERY
DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...OSHKOSH...
CHILTON...CRIVITZ
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY.
* SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH RAIN THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE
OVER TO MAINLY RAIN OVERNIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS
EVENING. SOME MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
* ROADS WILL BE SNOW OR ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY TODAY INTO
TONIGHT...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 511.
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