HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 452 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 445 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
438 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
A SURGE OF MOISTURE ALONG WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SPAWNED
BY A DEVELOPING LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WILL BRING A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THIS PERIOD.
FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION...SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING
DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF A LINGERING MIXTURE OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET.
THE MIXTURE IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO PERIODS OF RAIN AND
DRIZZLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A SURGE OF DEEP MOISTURE AND WARMER
AIR PUSHES NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AHEAD OF STRONG LOW
PRESSURE OVER MISSOURI.
THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL
OF THREE QUARTERS INCH TO ONE AND ONE QUARTER INCH IS EXPECTED TO
FALL QUICKLY ON TOP OF THE CURRENT SNOW PACK AND FROZEN GROUND. THIS
WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF AREA CREEKS...RIVERS...AND
STREAMS. RUNOFF WOULD ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA
ROADWAYS.
PRIOR TO THURSDAY NIGHT...IT WILL BE A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE SURE
THE CLOSEST STREET DRAIN TO YOUR RESIDENCE IS UNCLOGGED BY SNOW
AND DEBRIS.
THE PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO OCCASIONAL SNOW LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE WEAKENING
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER IOWA. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL THEN
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AS THE LOW
PRESSURE AREA MEANDERS TO THE EAST.
THE PERIODS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY AFFECT HOLIDAY
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. STAY UPDATED ON
THE LATEST FORECAST CONCERNING THIS UPCOMING PERIOD OF MIXED
PRECIPITATION...AND BE READY TO ALTER YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE
REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 354 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TODAY INTO
THURSDAY MORNING...
.A SURGE OF MOISTURE AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...BEGINNING LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS A SNOW AND SLEET MIX...AND
THEN TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATER
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE MIXTURE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE
TO MOSTLY RAIN AND DRIZZLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL AND SLEET WILL RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH NEAR LAKE
MICHIGAN...TO BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES IN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH AND WEST OF MADISON. IN ADDITION...ICE
ACCUMULATION LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN STARTING EITHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING...LASTING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. ALL INTERESTS WILL WANT TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST
FORECASTS...AND PLAN ON ALTERING YOUR PLANS TO STAY AHEAD OF THE
DETERIORATING WEATHER.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...DARLINGTON...MONROE
354 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS MAINLY SNOW LATER THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN TRANSITION TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...
  AND SNOW TONIGHT. THE MIXTURE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO
  MOSTLY RAIN AND DRIZZLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN CHANGE BACK
  OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FROM LATE TODAY INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING...3 TO 5 INCHES.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE LATER
  TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...BLUSTERY EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS IS
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING.
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.
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