HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1028 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
LOOK FOR THE SNOW TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY WITH ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL. THE WIND WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR CAUSING EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW
SNOW. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE...WHICH SHOULD
SEE THE SNOW CONTINUE AT A GOOD CLIP WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL STORM
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AN INCH OR TWO IN INTERNATIONAL
FALLS...TO 12 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
AREAS IN BETWEEN WILL SEE LESSER AMOUNTS...WITH BRAINERD SEEING 3
TO 6 INCHES. DULUTH...PINE CITY AND TWO HARBORS WILL SEE 5 TO 9
INCHES...AND SIREN AND HAYWARD WILL SEE 7 TO 11 INCHES. PHILLIPS
SHOULD SEE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. INTENSE
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...WITH
VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. BECAUSE THIS IS THE
FIRST MAJOR SNOW EVENT OF THE SEASON...IT COULD CAUSE MORE
PROBLEMS THAN USUAL ON AREA ROADS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
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