HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 415 AM CST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY...JUST OFFSHORE FROM PORT WING TO SAND
BAY...AND INCLUDING THE NORTHERN APOSTLE ISLANDS. THIS BAND OF
HEAVY SNOW COULD MIGRATE SLOWLY TOWARD THE SHORELINE...RESULTING
IN SOME LOCALIZED ACCUMULATION ALONG HIGHWAY 13 INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. IF THE BAND DOES INDEED MAKE IT TOWARD CORNUCOPIA AND
SAND BAY...IT COULD PRODUCE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN A RELATIVELY
SHORT TIME. THE BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START DIMINISHING BY
MID AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...LOCALIZED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ON THE EASTERN SHORES AND INLAND FROM AREA LAKES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OFF SOME OF THESE LAKES SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS FOR THE MOST
PART TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT COULD
BRING SNOW ACCUMULATION TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS STILL A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS SYSTEM. BE
SURE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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