HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 447 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
437 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-081130-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
437 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE THE BIG STORY TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...WITH THE GREATEST SNOW
ACCUMULATION ALONG THE HIGHWAY 77 CORRIDOR...FROM MELLEN TO
HURLEY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6
INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS MOSTLY LIKELY CLOSER TO HURLEY.
IN THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA...LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES. SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGES FOR MORE INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHLAND BEGINNING TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. AT THIS
TIME...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE
WILL BE FROM THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AND MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD
AND POINTS EASTWARD...INCLUDING THE NORTH SHORE...THE TWIN PORTS
AREA...AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS
BEEN POSTED FOR THIS SAME GENERAL AREA. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA
WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES TO LOWER
MICHIGAN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE REGION WHICH WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
TRACK OF THIS STORM...AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE REGION
DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK IS URGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 346 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH
OF THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO
LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW
AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND. THE GREATEST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...BUT
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER EAST CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AND THE
TWIN PORTS AREA. STRONG NORTH WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
MNZ012-019>021-037-038-WIZ001>004-006>009-070600-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WS.A.0006.091208T1800Z-091210T1200Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISABELLA...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...
GRAND MARAIS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...
WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...HAYWARD...
PHILLIPS
346 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG
THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...AND RAPIDLY EXPAND ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REST OF THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE NORTH
SHORE... THE TWIN PORTS AREA...HINCKLEY...HAYWARD...ASHLAND...
PARK FALLS AND HURLEY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER EAST
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. GREATER ACCUMULATIONS OF 8
INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.
* NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE
WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT MAY RESTRICT
VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
* TRAVEL AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ROADS BECOMING SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
* COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION AS THE STORM
DEPARTS...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND TEENS BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE. YOU
ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION
REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM VIA LOCAL TELEVISION...
RADIO...THE INTERNET...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
$$
MILLER/CANNON