HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 458 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE HEAD OF THE LAKES THIS
MORNING...AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THAT AREA. THE
BIG STORY WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON...AS ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL
SPREADS RAPIDLY NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY. THE SNOW SHOULD START TO
ACCUMULATE IN BRAINERD...SIREN AND HAYWARD AROUND MIDDAY...BUT MAY
NOT REACH AREAS OF THE IRON RANGE AND THE ARROWHEAD UNTIL LATER IN
THE DAY OR EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS
EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL FOR MOST AREAS TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL ALSO INCREASE AS THE DAY WEARS ON...AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL REACH 20 TO 30 MPH FOR AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR BY
TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS EXPECTED AS WELL. THIS WILL CAUSE
EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE...WHICH SHOULD
SEE THE SNOW CONTINUE AT A GOOD CLIP WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL STORM
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AN INCH OR TWO IN INTERNATIONAL
FALLS...TO 12 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
AREAS IN BETWEEN WILL SEE LESSER AMOUNTS...WITH BRAINERD SEEING 3
TO 6 INCHES. DULUTH...PINE CITY AND TWO HARBORS WILL SEE 5 TO 9
INCHES...AND SIREN AND HAYWARD WILL SEE 7 TO 11 INCHES. PHILLIPS
SHOULD SEE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. INTENSE
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING
SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. BECAUSE
THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR SNOW EVENT OF THE SEASON...IT COULD CAUSE
MORE PROBLEMS THAN USUAL ON AREA ROADS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY THEIR REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DULUTH.
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