HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 412 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR IN WESTERN MACKINAC
COUNTY TODAY. SEE THE ONGOING ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE GREAT LAKES
REGION LATER CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY...LIKELY LINGERING
INTO SATURDAY AS WELL. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IS
LIKELY...WITH A CHANGEOVER TO ALL RAIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY POSSIBLE.
THE MIXED PRECIPITATION COULD THEN TRANSITION OVER TO A PERIOD OF
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL FOR CHRISTMAS NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS REGARDING THE DETAILS AND
TRACK OF THIS WINTER STORM. HOWEVER...THE TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL IN THE GREAT LAKES. THOSE
PLANNING TO TRAVEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS...PLEASE PASS ON SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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