HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 444 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
HEAVY SNOWS WILL DEVELOP OVER ALL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND WILL
BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK EASTERLY WINDS...RESULTING IN AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL RATES
APPROACHING 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN
VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. POOR VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN.
THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED LATE THIS EVENING TO
DAYBREAK. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF NORTHERN
LAKE HURON LATER TONIGHT.
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN
MICHIGAN NEARSHORE WATERS TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
HEAVY SNOWS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING
OFF INTO THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS
WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE
PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS PERSIST. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN HAZARDOUS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
LAKE MICHIGAN COAST WHERE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...AND INTO THE
WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED...ALONG WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
NORTHERN LAKE HURON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN
MICHIGAN NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS...PLEASE RELAY ALL SNOWFALL AND STRONG WIND REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT ANY TIME.
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