HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 454 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A DANGEROUS SITUATION IS SHAPING UP FOR THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR TODAY...AND ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
WISCONSIN...INCLUDING ALONG HIGHWAYS 2...13 OR 77 COULD RUN INTO
SOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE ROADS. ALREADY A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 2
NEAR ASHLAND HAS BEEN CLOSED THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH
TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO REACH 12 TO 20 INCHES IN NORTHERN
DOUGLAS AND BAYFIELD COUNTIES...AS WELL AS IN THE GOGEBIC RANGE
AREA. INTENSE NORTH WINDS...GUSTING TO 45 MPH AT TIMES NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR...WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IT WILL BE
IMPORTANT TO STAY AHEAD OF WHAT COULD BE A RAPIDLY DETERIORATING
SITUATION ACROSS NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. FURTHER SOUTH AND
WEST...IT WILL BE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AS WELL. SNOWFALL WILL
RANGE FROM AN INCH OR SO IN INTERNATIONAL FALLS...TO 4 TO 8 INCHES
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...AND 8 TO 12
INCHES IN SIREN...HAYWARD AND PHILLIPS. A FEW PLACES MAY TOP 20
INCHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
SOUTH SHORE TONIGHT...BUT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ELSEWHERE. THE
BIG STORY AT THAT POINT WILL BECOME DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...AND
WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY HAVE TO BE POSTED LATE TODAY FOR TONIGHT
AND EARLY THURSDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE BIG STORY DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE EPISODES OF BITTERLY COLD
AIR. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY OCCUR LATER THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL SPOTTERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO RELAY THEIR REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH.
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