HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 601 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
600 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-101030-
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-
600 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A DANGEROUS SITUATION CONTINUES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR THIS EVENING...AND ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 2...13 OR 77 COULD
RUN INTO SOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE ROADS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES
IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH A TOTAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO
REACH 16 TO 28 INCHES IN NORTHERN DOUGLAS AND BAYFIELD
COUNTIES...AS WELL AS IN THE GOGEBIC RANGE AREA. INTENSE NORTH
WINDS...GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...WILL CAUSE
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FROM THE DULUTH
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR MORE DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY OCCUR LATER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING...AND AGAIN BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Issue Date: 327 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST
THURSDAY.
* NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 5
BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING TO PRODUCE
WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL CAUSE
FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 TO 15 MINUTES ACROSS THE
BORDERLAND...AND THE LEECH LAKE AND LAKE WINNIE AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL
EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES
WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
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STEWART