HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 424 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF MISSOURI ON THURSDAY
AND TRACK INTO CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN ON SATURDAY. THIS PROJECTED
TRACK IS EXPECTED TO BRING WET HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF UPPER
MICHIGAN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. AT THIS POINT IT
APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE WEST HALF OF UPPER
MICHIGAN...AWAY FROM THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINES.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM...PLEASE
REFER TO THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 405 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 300 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM POSSIBLE OVER UPPER MICHIGAN LATE
CHRISTMAS EVE THROUGH CHRISTMAS...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF MISSOURI ON THURSDAY
AND TRACK INTO CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN ON SATURDAY. THIS PROJECTED
TRACK IS EXPECTED TO BRING WET HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF UPPER
MICHIGAN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. AT THIS POINT IT
APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE WEST HALF OF UPPER
MICHIGAN...AWAY FROM THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINES. IN
ADDITION...WARM AIR WRAPPING IN AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM COULD BRING A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO AREAS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN...AND TO A LESSER
EXTENT...AREAS EAST OF A LINE FROM MARQUETTE TO MENOMINEE.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
STAY IN THE FORM OF SNOW.
HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE
REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.
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