WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 357 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 200 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...LARGE SNOWSTORM TO IMPACT THE UPPER MIDWEST AND NORTHERN PLAINS
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON
WEDNESDAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO EASTERN KANSAS ON THURSDAY AND
THEN SLOWLY MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA ON FRIDAY. THE LOW WILL THEN
TRACK TOWARD SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA BY LATE FRIDAY AND INTO NORTHERN
WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY.  A LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WILL GET DRAWN
NORTHWARD INTO THIS SYSTEM AND SPREAD OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD
OVER NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND THEN SPREAD INTO
NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THEN OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY
BEFORE ENDING FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW
WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS TO MOST AREAS WITH 6 TO 12
INCHES POSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS OVER THE TWO DAY PERIOD. THE HIGHER
SNOW TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER INTO CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MINESOTA WITH THE LEAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE
CANADIAN BORDER. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY TO 15 TO
30 MPH AND THIS MAY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY.
TRAVEL FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY WILL LIKELY BE
HAZARDOUS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR
FORECAST UPDATES AS THE TRACK OF THE STORM AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
CAN CHANGE.
MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-032-NDZ007-008-016-027-
030-054-251000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.A.0011.091224T1200Z-091226T0800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WADENA-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...WADENA...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
357 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  EVENING.
* 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH THE
  LEAST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER.
* WINDS WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
  THURSDAY. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30
  MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY. WINDS OVER NORTHWEST
  MINNESOTA EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL BE 10 TO 20 MPH.
  THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
* PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
  SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 625 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 630 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

Expires:200912221230;;
FLUS43 KFGF 211219
HWOFGF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
619 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-221230-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
619 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE FAR SOUTHERN
PLAINS ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY LIFT INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST BY
CHRISTMAS MORNING. WHILE UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH RESPECT TO
SPECIFIC LOCATIONAL IMPACTS OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...POTENTIAL
EXISTS IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TRAVEL RESTRICTING WEATHER ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS NOT
100 PERCENT...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL COMBINED
WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT TRACK OF THE
STORM...WHICH WILL IMPACT HOW MUCH SNOW MAY FALL ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY. PLEASE TUNE TO LOCAL
MEDIA OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING THIS
POTENTIAL STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
$$