HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 533 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 800 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
HEAVY SNOWS WILL DEVELOP OVER ALL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND
WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK EASTERLY WINDS...RESULTING IN AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL RATES
APPROACHING 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN
VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. POOR VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN. THE WORST
CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED LATE THIS EVENING TO DAYBREAK. PLEASE
SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER ALL NEARSHORE WATERS TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
HEAVY SNOWS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING
OFF INTO THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS
WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE
PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS PERSIST. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN HAZARDOUS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
LAKE MICHIGAN COAST WHERE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...AND INTO THE
WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED...ALONG WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST NEARSHORE WATERS
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY ALL SNOWFALL AND STRONG WIND REPORTS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT ANY TIME.
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