HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 449 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH
IN MOST AREAS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...ESPECIALLY
FROM TWO HARBORS NORTH TO THE CANADIAN BORDER. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE ELEVATED TERRAIN JUST INLAND FROM THE
LAKE.
INCREASING SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE
NORTHLAND. ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF A CASS LAKE TO DULUTH TO HAYWARD TO
FIFIELD LINE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR MONDAY. ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT.
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MAY DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS
BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND
STRONG WIND TO THE NORTHLAND LATE IN THE WEEK. THERE IS STILL PLENTY
OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND PATH OF THIS SYSTEM.
THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL LATER THIS WEEK SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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