SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 348 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009

/248 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009/
...WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND EVENTUALLY INTO SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN
AND NORTHWEST OHIO. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX
OF SNOW...SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE
CHANGING TO ALL RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT. VERY STRONG
WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
THE SURFACE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE
FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO LOWER MICHIGAN EARLY
WEDNESDAY.  A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA
WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR OF THE SEASON
INTO THE REGION WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS POSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS MAY DIP BELOW ZERO THURSDAY AND HIGH
TEMPERATURES MAY STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE TEENS.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL VARY FROM ONE TO TWO
INCHES OVER NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO TO POSSIBLY AS MUCH
AS 4 INCHES OVER SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY
APPROACH ONE INCH AND THIS COULD LEAD TO RISES ON LOCAL
STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS...POSSIBLY NEARING FLOOD STAGE IN SOME
AREAS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE ISSUED FOR THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH
THE EXPECTED MIXED PRECIPITATION. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN
THE TRACK OF THIS STORM AND IT IS POSSIBLE FOR FORECASTS TO CHANGE
TONIGHT OR TUESDAY AHEAD OF THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES. IF YOU
HAVE MIDWEEK TRAVEL PLANS IN AND AROUND THE GREAT LAKES OR WESTWARD
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO FORECASTS
THROUGHOUT THIS COMING WEEK AND MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS.
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SKIPPER/LASHLEY

HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 334 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 100 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT...
.DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
INTO CENTRAL MICHIGAN BY WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ARRIVE
BEHIND A COLD FRONT BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING
THROUGH THE DAY.
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FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...
COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...
BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...
SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
334 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 /234 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009/
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING: THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER 7 AM AND CONTINUING THROUGH 1 AM
THURSDAY MORNING.
* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
EXCEEDING 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTIES TRAVELING
AND COULD BE BLOWN OFF THE ROAD. LOOSE FURNITURE OR LAWN ITEMS MAY
BE BLOWN AWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 357 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 400 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009

/256 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
AREA LATE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...BRINGING A MIXTURE OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW FOLLOWED BY VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
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