HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 809 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 630 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
806 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009
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806 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
NORTHWEST OF A RAVENNA TO TUSTIN LINE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY...BUT ANY ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD BE LIGHT.
MORE SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE
WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NEAR LAKE
MICHIGAN. ACCUMULATING SNOW APPEARS LIKELY...BUT ITS TOO EARLY TO
DETERMINE AMOUNTS. LATER FORECASTS WILL REFINE SNOW AMOUNTS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE
APPRECIATED.
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LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Issue Date: 336 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 500 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST
TUESDAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOCALLY BELOW A HALF MILE IN THE HEAVIER
SNOW SHOWERS.
* STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC SPEEDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS
FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND
WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN
LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
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WDM