HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 556 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 800 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT ALL OF UPPER
MICHIGAN TODAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT AREAS NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THIS WILL
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. SEE THE
LATEST WINTER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
HIGH WINDS AND WAVES WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND
MINOR INLAND FLOODING ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL LAKESHORE
AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST LAKESHORE FLOOD STATEMENT
FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE WINTER STORM
AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND IN SOME AREAS. LAKE EFFECT TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE UP TO 2 FEET THROUGH THIS WEEKEND FOR
WESTERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY SNOW BELTS IN A FEW SPOTS...ESPECIALLY
IN THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME...BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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