HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 708 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 715 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS COMMON OVERNIGHT IN THE AREA. TODAY WILL
SEE A LULL IN THE ACTION WITH SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW...THEN
HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 15 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT REDUCING VISIBLITIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
CHRISTMAS DAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WILL SEE THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF SATURDAY AND END SATURDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY. IT WILL
STILL BE WINDY ON SATURDAY BUT THE WIND WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY ON
SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH ON
CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH SATURDAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD CALL IN SNOWFALL REPORTS INTO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS.
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