WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 854 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
...DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE STILL ON TRACK TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW THIS MORNING NORTH OF MILWAUKEE...
THE COMBINATION OF A PASSING WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WITH ADDED
MOISTURE AND CONVERGENCE FROM LAKE MICHIGAN...WILL PUSH SNOWFALL
TO AROUND 5 INCHES IN PARTS OF OZAUKEE...SHEBOYGAN AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES THROUGH NOON TODAY.
OTHERWISE...STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY...AND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO LOWER
MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY. THIS TRACK WOULD RESULT IN HEAVY SNOW OVER
MUCH OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY EXCEED 8 INCHES
IN MOST AREAS.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TUESDAY EVENING...AND
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR
SEVERAL HOURS.
SLIGHT VARIATIONS OF THIS TRACK ARE STILL POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD
CHANGE SNOW AMOUNTS INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR A RAIN AND SNOW
MIXTURE IN FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN AND NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN.
HOWEVER IT IS LOOKING MORE LIKELY THAT MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
WILL EXPERIENCE SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR WISCONSIN...AND
WILL LIKELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SOCIETY. MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS CLOSELY ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM...AND BE
READY TO DELAY OR ALTER TRAVEL PLANS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
WIZ046-047-051-056>058-062>072-072130-
/O.CON.KMKX.WS.A.0006.091209T0000Z-091210T0600Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-IOWA-DANE-
JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-
KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...DODGEVILLE...
MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...
MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...
LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
853 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND
WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES
BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
* WINDS: EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH ON TUESDAY...TURNING NORTHEAST AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS TURN
NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOME WEST AND SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TUESDAY
EVENING...AND REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SEVERE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY.
* WHILE IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS WATCH WILL PROBABLY BE
UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
A PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA TO BE UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD
WARNING IF THE STORM INTENSIFIES MORE THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.
IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS
ON THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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MRC
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