LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY Issue Date: 1001 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
* LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVIER AND
MORE NUMEROUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF
BAYFIELD COUNTY... PRIMARILY THE WEST AND NORTH FACING
SHORELINES OF THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA NORTH OF A LINE ROUGHLY
FROM PORT WING TO BAYFIELD.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY... WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE
HIGHEST TERRAIN TO THE NORTHWEST OF BAYFIELD.
* WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN SOME
LOCATIONS.
* ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN MANY LOCATIONS DUE TO
THE ADDITIONAL SNOW THAT IS EXPECTED... COMBINED WITH THE
LARGE AMOUNTS OF SNOW THAT FELL TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* THE INCREASING WEST WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW AND THE FRESH SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND.
THIS MAY RESULT IN VERY RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY FROM
GREATER THAN A MILE TO ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET IN VERY SHORT
DISTANCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IF YOU ARE
TRAVELING...BE PREPARED FOR VISIBILITY TO CHANGE FROM SEVERAL
MILES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES...AND
ROAD CONDITIONS MAY VARY FROM FAIRLY GOOD TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED
OVER DISTANCES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. USE CAUTION WHEN
DRIVING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
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$$ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 522 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 Expiration: 430 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009 Expires:200912111030;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
522 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-111030-
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-
522 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AFFECTING MAINLY THE GOGEBIC RANGE OF
ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING WITH PERHAPS UP
TO ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN THE FAVORED HIGHER TERRAIN
AREAS. MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF SNOW THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED SINCE TUESDAY.
WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID
MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA...AND A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTH
SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT... AFFECTING MAINLY THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR NORTHERN BAYFIELD COUNTY FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS THE BAYFIELD
PENINSULA ON FRIDAY...AND PERHAPS INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
VERY COLD WIND CHILLS FROM 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO
EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA... AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SNOW SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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