HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 537 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009 Expiration: 545 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL RANGE FROM UP TO AN INCH IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST AROUND KENOSHA
AND RACINE...TO BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES NORTH OF A LINE FROM DARLINGTON TO
MADISON TO MEQUON.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AROUND PORT WASHINGTON AND WEST
BEND TO NEAR SHEBOYGAN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY...AND THEN TRACK
NORTHEAST INTO LOWER MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.
STRONG EAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN
SEVERAL HOURS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW.
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WILL
RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WOULD
SEVERELY RESTRICT THE VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS.
THERE IS STILL A POTENTIAL SOME WARMER AIR MAY SURGE INTO FAR
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION
TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST AND ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN. THIS
WOULD CUT DOWN SLIGHTLY ON SNOW AMOUNTS IN THESE AREAS.
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE
APPRECIATED.
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