WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1200 PM 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...
THE COMBINATION OF A PASSING WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WITH ADDED
MOISTURE AND CONVERGENCE FROM LAKE MICHIGAN...WILLCONTINUE TO
PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS
AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE
EXPECTED IN PARTS OF OZAUKEE...SHEBOYGAN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
THIS AFTERNOON.
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.
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SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON
1200 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* TIMING: THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
LIGHT SNOW IS THEN 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: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO
BE LESS THAN 1 INCH THIS AFTERNON.
8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
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: MINOR REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
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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