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 THROUGH NOON 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...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH
CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD CALL IN SNOWFALL REPORTS INTO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS.
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