HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 535 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 515 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT NEAR THE
LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY. UP TO A
FOOT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF VAN BUREN COUNTY AND WESTERN
ALLEGAN COUNTY BY SATURDAY MORNING. SIX TO TEN INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ALONG THE LAKESHORE FROM LUDINGTON TO HOLLAND.
ISOLATED LIGHTNING AND SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH ABOUT 2 AM. A SLOW DIMINISHING TREND IN THE
SNOWFALL INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TOWARD DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
WIND CHILLS ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN WILL BE AROUND ZERO.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
VAN BUREN AND ALLEGAN COUNTIES AND AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE
SHORE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS. SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THIS AREA.
A GENERAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AS ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD
AIR HEADS FOR THE SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 10 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO THROUGH
FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT PLEASE SEND SNOWFALL
REPORTS.
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