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.
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