Freezing Rain Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

000 
WWUS43 KMPX 271240
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
640 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...ICY ROADS AND WALKWAYS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
PART OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS SUNDAY MORNING...

.LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES HAVE REPORTED VERY ICY ROADS ACROSS MUCH
OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. SOME OF THE WORST
CONDITIONS WERE NORTH OF A LINE FROM THE WILLMAR AREA THROUGH
LITCHFIELD TO AROUND CAMBRIDGE TO JUST NORTH OF MENOMONIE.
TEMPERATURES FROM THE TWIN CITIES TO THE EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA
FALLS AREA HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING AT 6 AM. ICY CONDITIONS COULD
CONTINUE INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS AROUND LITTLE FALLS...MILACA
...AND MORA.

A WINTER STORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF WEST
CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
EVENING AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTH OUT OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WISCONSIN. OVER SIX
INCHES OF SNOW AS WELL AS STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED. 

MNZ054-056-064-272045-
/O.CAN.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.051128T0600Z-051129T0600Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
640 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

TEMPERATURES AT 6 AM WERE RISING TOWARD THE FREEZING MARK WITH
ONE SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN EXPECTED. SOME SCATTERED SLIPPERY AREAS
COULD REMAIN UNTIL AROUND 8 AM. 

THIS WATCH INCLUDES GRANITE FALLS...APPLETON...MORRIS...
ALEXANDRIA AND LONG PRAIRIE. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM
6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS AT OR GREATER THAN 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY
ON MONDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POOR
VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

MNZ060>063-WIZ023-025-027-271345-
/O.CAN.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1600Z/
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
640 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES BY 6 AM HAD
RISEN TO ABOVE FREEZING. THUS...ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL NOT CAUSE
FURTHER ICING PROBLEMS. 

$$

MNZ057-058-271400-
/O.EXT.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.051128T1200Z-051129T0600Z/
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
640 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

AT 6 AM ROADS REMAINED VERY ICY AND SCATTERED FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED UNTIL BETWEEN 7 AND 8 AM. BY 8 AM ROAD SURFACES SHOULD
RISE ABOVE FREEZING SO FURTHER RAINS WILL NOT CAUSE ICING.

THE WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES REDWOOD FALLS...WILLMAR...ST
CLOUD AND LITTLE FALLS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 6
INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS
AT OR GREATER THAN 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ055-271400-
/O.EXT.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.051128T0600Z-051129T0600Z/
SWIFT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BENSON
640 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

SCATTERED LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO GLAZE AREA ROADWAYS
AND SIDEWALKS AND PRESENT VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS UNTIL AROUND 8
AM. AFTER 8 AM TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING SO FURTHER
RAINS WILL NOT CAUSE ICING. 

THIS WATCH INCLUDES GRANITE FALLS...APPLETON...MORRIS...
ALEXANDRIA AND LONG PRAIRIE. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM
6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS AT OR GREATER THAN 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY
ON MONDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POOR
VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ051>053-059-WIZ014>016-271400-
/O.EXT.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1400Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MONTICELLO...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
640 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

FREEZING RAIN HAS CAUSED VERY SLIPPERY ROADS. SURFACE TEMPERATURES
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL AROUND 8 AM. AFTER 8 AM FURTHER
RAINS SHOULD NOT CAUSE ICING PROBLEMS. 

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ041-042-047-048-271600-
/O.CON.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.051128T0600Z-051129T0600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD
640 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

SCATTERED LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE ICY ROADS INTO
THE MID MORNING HOURS WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. 

THIS WATCH INCLUDES GRANITE FALLS...APPLETON...MORRIS...
ALEXANDRIA AND LONG PRAIRIE. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM
6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS AT OR GREATER THAN 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY
ON MONDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POOR
VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ043-049-050-271600-
/O.CON.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.051128T1200Z-051129T0600Z/
MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY
640 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

FREEZING RAIN HAS CAUSE SOME VERY SLIPPERY ROADS EARLY THIS
MORNING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW FREEING
THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. AFTER ABOUT 10 AM FURTHER RAINS
SHOULD NOT CAUSE ICING PROBLEMS. 

THIS WATCH INCLUDES REDWOOD FALLS...WILLMAR...ST CLOUD AND LITTLE
FALLS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE
ANTICIPATED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS AT OR
GREATER THAN 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ044-045-271600-
/O.CON.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1600Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA
640 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

FREEZING RAIN HAS CAUSED VERY SLIPPERY ROADS EARLY THIS MORNING.
SURFACE TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW FREEZING INTO THE MID
MORNING HOURS. BY ABOUT 10 AM FURTHER RAINS SHOULD NOT CAUSE ICING
PROBLEMS.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ065-073-074-272045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.051128T1200Z-051129T0600Z/
RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM
640 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

THIS WATCH INCLUDES REDWOOD FALLS...WILLMAR...ST CLOUD AND LITTLE
FALLS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE
ANTICIPATED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS AT OR
GREATER THAN 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KMPX 271409
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
809 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...ICY ROADS AND WALKWAYS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS
MORNING...

.LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND SPOTTERS REPORTED ICY ROADS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. SOME OF THE WORST CONDITIONS WERE NORTH OF A LINE
FROM THE BENSON AREA THROUGH ST CLOUD TO NORTH OF CAMBRIDGE. ICY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS
AROUND LITTLE FALLS...ALEXANDRIA...STAPLES...LONG PRAIRIE...MILACA 
AND MORA.

A WINTER STORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF WEST
CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
EVENING AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTH OUT OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WISCONSIN. OVER
SIX INCHES OF SNOW AS WELL AS STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED.

MNZ057-058-272215-
/O.EXP.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.051128T1200Z-051129T0600Z/
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
809 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. 

THE WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES REDWOOD FALLS...WILLMAR...
ST CLOUD AND LITTLE FALLS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO
6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS
AT OR GREATER THAN 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

MNZ055-272215-
/O.EXP.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.051128T0600Z-051129T0600Z/
SWIFT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BENSON
809 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES GRANITE FALLS...APPLETON...MORRIS...
ALEXANDRIA AND LONG PRAIRIE. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6
TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS AT OR GREATER THAN 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY
ON MONDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POOR
VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

MNZ051>053-059-WIZ014>016-271515-
/O.EXP.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1400Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MONTICELLO...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
809 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

MNZ041-042-047-048-271600-
/O.CON.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.051128T0600Z-051129T0600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD
809 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

SCATTERED LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE ICY ROADS INTO
THE MID MORNING HOURS WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES GRANITE FALLS...APPLETON...MORRIS...
ALEXANDRIA AND LONG PRAIRIE. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM
6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS AT OR GREATER THAN 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY
ON MONDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POOR
VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ043-049-050-271600-
/O.CON.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.051128T1200Z-051129T0600Z/
MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY
809 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

FREEZING RAIN HAS CAUSE SOME VERY SLIPPERY ROADS EARLY THIS
MORNING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW FREEING
THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. AFTER ABOUT 10 AM FURTHER RAINS
SHOULD NOT CAUSE ICING PROBLEMS.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES REDWOOD FALLS...WILLMAR...ST CLOUD AND LITTLE
FALLS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE
ANTICIPATED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS AT OR
GREATER THAN 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ044-045-271600-
/O.CON.KMPX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051127T1600Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA
809 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

FREEZING RAIN HAS CAUSED VERY SLIPPERY ROADS EARLY THIS MORNING.
SURFACE TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW FREEZING INTO THE MID
MORNING HOURS. BY ABOUT 10 AM FURTHER RAINS SHOULD NOT CAUSE
ICING PROBLEMS.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ054-056-064-272215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.051128T0600Z-051129T0600Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
809 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 

TEMPERATURES AT 6 AM WERE RISING TOWARD THE FREEZING MARK WITH
ONE SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN EXPECTED. SOME SCATTERED SLIPPERY AREAS
COULD REMAIN UNTIL AROUND 8 AM.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES GRANITE FALLS...APPLETON...MORRIS...
ALEXANDRIA AND LONG PRAIRIE. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM
6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS AT OR GREATER THAN 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY
ON MONDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POOR
VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

MNZ065-073-074-272215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.051128T1200Z-051129T0600Z/
RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM
809 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

THIS WATCH INCLUDES REDWOOD FALLS...WILLMAR...ST CLOUD AND LITTLE
FALLS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE
ANTICIPATED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS AT OR
GREATER THAN 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

MARGRAF

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
913 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2005

.UPDATE...
LO CLDS/PCPN HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING GOING THIS EVE IN
VICINITY OF THE WARM FRONT...CURRENTLY STRETCHING FROM W CNTRL KS
ENEWRD THRU CNTRL IA. CURRENT SPLIT CHANNEL SAT IMAGERY SHOWING A
FEW POCKETS OF LOWER CLDS ACRS ERN NE AND CNTRL IA...BUT SFC OBS
SHOWING CEILINGS/MIN CLD HTS OF ONLY ABOUT 3 KFT.

TEMPS ACRS THE FA HAVE BEEN SLOWLY DROPPING...WITH THE WARM FRONT
MAKING ONLY SLGT NWRD PROGRESS AND THE LO CLDS SLOW TO DEVELOP.
EXPECT THIS TREND WILL CONT UNTIL BOTH OF THESE TRENDS ARE
REVERSED. THE 00Z NAM/RUC SOLNS SHOW THE MAX H10-H8 TEMP ADVECTION
MOVING NWRD INTO THE FA AROUND MIDNGT...AND THEREFORE...HAVE
ADJUSTED HRLY TEMP GRIDS /WHICH ALREADY INCLUDED A RISING TREND/
ACCORDING TO THE LOWER TEMPS THAN FCST THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE
SFC OBS.

REGARDING TNGTS PCPN SITUATION...HAVE DELAYED THE START TIME FOR
THE PCPN IN THE S CNTRL MN AND W CNTRL WI AREAS UNTIL 09Z...IN
PART DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED LACK OF LO CLDS IN IA. THE DELAY IS
SUPPORTED BY THE 00Z NAM/RUC 285K ISEN ANALYSES...WHICH DO NOT
SHOW AN AREA OF LOWER CONDENSATION PRES DEFICITS ENTERING THE FA
PRIOR TO THIS TIME. IN ADDITION...A BULLSEYE OF H7 OMEGA PUSHES
THRU SERN MN AND INTO W CNTRL AND NWRN WI TOWARD MRNG...WHICH IS
COINCIDENT WITH A MAX IN H8-H7 TEMP ADVECTION. THE RELATIVE LACK
OF FORCING PRIOR TO THE MRNG HRS ACRS THE W CNTRL AND NWRN MN
COUNTIES HAS LED TO THE DELETION OF THE POPS IN THIS RGN.
IMMEDIATELY N AND W OF THE MEASURABLE PCPN RGN...HOWEVER...HAVE
INCLUDED A NARROW BAND OF DZ/FZDZ...WHICH BEGINS ACRS S CNTRL MN
AND PARTS OF W CNTRL WI PRIOR TO THE 09Z TIME PD. THIS IS
SUPPORTED BY THE 00Z KMPX RAOB...WHICH SHOWS A NARROW SATURATED
AREA AT APPROX THE 900 MB LAYER. AS THE WARM FRONT APPROACHES AND
GIVES A LITTLE KICK TO THIS SATURATED LAYER...EXPECT SOME AREAS OF
DZ/FZDZ TO DEVELOP. THE LACK OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE ATTM...LEADS TO
THE INCLUSION OF DZ/FZDZ RATHER THAN RA/FZRA.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 420 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2005/

DISCUSSION...
CONCERN TONIGHT IS WITH WARM FRONT THAT WILL MOVE NWARD THRU ZONES
WHICH COULD TRIGGER SOME LIGHT PRECIP. SFC TEMPS N OF BDRY IN MID
20S TO LOWER 30S...AND AS BDRY SWINGS THRU TONIGHT TEMPS WILL START
TO RISE AFT MIDNIGHT. ITS ALL IN THE TIMING OF WHEN A PARTICULAR
LOCATION GETS ABOVE FREEZING VS START OF LIGHT PRECIP WHETHER IT
WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN OR FZRA. HAVE MENTIONED 30 POPS CWA WIDE
FOR RAIN...WITH CHANCE FZRA WORDING IN AREAS THAT WILL BE AT OR
BELOW FREEZING THRESHOLD AT TIME WHEN PRECIP EXPECTED TO
BEGIN...GENERALLY AFT 06Z.

LIFT AHEAD OF APPG LOW OVER NEB WILL SWING INTO CWA SUN MORN
BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN BY AFT. IN MORNING ACROSS FAR N/NW ZONES
THERE MAY BE A FEW HRS WHERE TEMPS HOVER AROUND FREEZING SO CONTINUE
TO MENTION THREAT OF FZRA THERE THRU 15Z. AMPLE LIFT AND MOISTURE
OVER CWA INTO SUN NIGHT WHEN THICKNESS FIELDS SHOW CHANGEOVER TO
SNOW POSSIBLE WRN MN BY 09Z MON AND WRN 1/3 CWA BETWEEN 12Z AND 15Z
MON. HAVE ISSUED WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THESE AREAS SINCE SNOW WILL
BE PRIMARY WX IN THIS AREA FOR MUCH OF MONDAY INTO MON
EVE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED W OF A LINE FROM
STAPLES TO GRANITE FALLS...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES W OF A LINE FROM MILLE
LACS LAKE TO ST CLOUD TO LITCHFIELD TO SLEEPY EYE.

E OF THIS LINE THICKNESS FIELDS CONTINUE TO SHOW A LONG TIME BEFORE
COMPLETE CHANGEOVER OCCURS DUE TO MAINLY NWARD MOVEMENT OF 500/700MB
LOW BISECTING ZONES. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS TO RANGE E OF WATCH
BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES...MAINLY OCCURING MON NIGHT. ALSO OF ISSUE MON
IS GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WHICH WILL BLOW ACCUMULATING SNOW
AROUND INTO THE EVE HRS...ESPECIALLY IN WRN HALF OF CWA. PRECIP
TAPERS OFF QUICKLY FROM W TO E TUE MORN AS LOW WEAKENS AND PUSHES
INTO UP OF MI.

LONGER TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
THE POLAR JET STREAM IS FORECAST BY THE GFS MODEL TO REMAIN SOUTH OF
OUR FORECAST AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS LEAVES US IN A
COLD REGIME. MINUS 18 DEGREE 850 TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO MOVE
OVER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS COLD AIR PRECEDES A MID TO
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND AN ACCOMPANYING COLD FRONT THAT WILL BRING A
CHANCE OF SNOW WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE IS
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND A 500 MB RIDGE IS
EXPECTED TO FOLLOW FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SETS THE STAGE FOR THE RETURN
OF SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT SATURDAY WITH LOW TO MID LEVEL WARM
ADVECTION.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-LAC QUI PARLE-POPE-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-
     YELLOW MEDICINE.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR BENTON-BROWN-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MORRISON-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-
     STEARNS.

WI...NONE.
&&

KAT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
440 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2005

MNZ041>043-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-074-271200-
BENTON-BROWN-CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MEEKER-
MORRISON-POPE-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-STEARNS-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-
YELLOW MEDICINE-
440 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT...MAINLY NORTH
OF REDWOOD FALLS AND CANBY. WATCH FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
SIDEWALKS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

LOOKING TO SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...AN INTENSE
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO FAR SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IOWA BY MONDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...THERE IS
A THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL
SNOW. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS...FOR MORE SPECIFICS
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

MNZ044-045-051>053-059>063-066>070-075>078-082>085-091>093-
WIZ014>016-023>028-271200-
ANOKA-BARRON-BLUE EARTH-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DUNN-
EAU CLAIRE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-HENNEPIN-ISANTI-KANABEC-
LE SUEUR-MARTIN-MCLEOD-MILLE LACS-NICOLLET-PEPIN-PIERCE-POLK-RAMSEY-
RICE-RUSK-SCOTT-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-ST CROIX-STEELE-WASECA-WASHINGTON-
WATONWAN-WRIGHT-
440 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT...MAINLY NORTH
OF A LINE FROM THE TWIN CITIES TO EAU CLAIRE. WATCH FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND SIDEWALKS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MOST OF THE AREA WILL INITIALLY REMAIN ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE STORM
SYSTEM...THAT WILL MOVE INTO FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN
IOWA BY MONDAY MORNING. AS THE SYSTEM PULLS INTO NORTHERN
WISCONSIN MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW...AND SOME LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

JPR