Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Northern Indiana

000 
WWUS43 KIWX 070333
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1033 PM EST WED DEC 6 2006

...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.ARCTIC AIR MOVING ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WILL PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT LAKE
EFFECT SNOW EVENT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND
SPREAD FARTHER INLAND OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN
AND INTO PARTS OF NORTHERN INDIANA BY THURSDAY MORNING. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY...THEN THE SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT. LOOK FOR
GENERALLY 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WARNING AREA. LOCALLY SOME
AMOUNTS MAY REACH ONE FOOT. IN THE ADVISORY AREA...3 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITIONAL TO THE
SNOW...BLUSTERY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO POSSIBLE.

INZ003>005-014-MIZ077-078-071030-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.061207T0600Z-061208T0500Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS
933 PM CST WED DEC 6 2006 /1033 PM EST WED DEC 6 2006/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
/11 PM CST/ THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
/11 PM CST/ THURSDAY NIGHT. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS THE REGION
THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HEAVIEST DURING
THURSDAY MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR LIKELY.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 12 INCH
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THUS...LOCAL
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR.

SOME CITIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS WINTER EVENT INCLUDE
MICHIGAN CITY...BENTON HARBOR...BREMEN...SOUTH BEND...ELKHART...
GOSHEN AND CASSOPOLIS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG
WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION
OF HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN VARY GREATLY DURING LAKE
EFFECT SNOW EVENTS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON TRAVEL IN THE AREA AND WILL AFFECT SOME MAJOR HIGHWAYS
SUCH AS THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD... INTERSTATE 94... ROUTE 6...
ROUTE 30... AND ROUTE 31. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL
MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$

INZ006-008-016-017-MIZ079-071030-
/O.CON.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.061207T0600Z-061208T0500Z/
LAGRANGE-NOBLE-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KENDALLVILLE...
LIGONIER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
1033 PM EST WED DEC 6 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
EST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA
OVERNIGHT. THESE BANDS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW MAY
BE LOCALLY HEAVY THURSDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH
PER HOUR POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
NEAR 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
THUS...LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR.

SOME CITIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS WINTER EVENT INCLUDE
WARSAW...SYRACUSE...NORTH WEBSTER...AND LEESBURG.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.  LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$

SKIPPER

000 
WWUS43 KIWX 070953
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
453 AM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.ARCTIC AIR MOVING ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT INTO
THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH TONIGHT. LOOK FOR GENERALLY 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS
FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN INTO MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA.
LOCALLY SOME AMOUNTS MAY REACH ONE FOOT. OUTSIDE OF THE WARNING
AREA BUT IN THE ADVISORY AREA...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITIONAL TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY
TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE.

INZ003-071800-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
LA PORTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE
353 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR LAPORTE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY. IN
ADDITIONAL TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
LOOK FOR TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 6 INCHES IN FAR NORTHEAST
LAPORTE COUNTY...WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IN THE FAR
SOUTHWEST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW.

USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.


$$

INZ006-008-016-MIZ079-071800-
/O.UPG.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
LAGRANGE-NOBLE-KOSCIUSKO-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KENDALLVILLE...
LIGONIER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
453 AM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY. IN
ADDITIONAL TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
LOOK FOR TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
12 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

INZ004-005-014-MIZ077-078-071800-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...
GOSHEN...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS
453 AM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY. IN
ADDITIONAL TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
LOOK FOR TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
UP TO 12 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WILL
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL IN THE AREA AND WILL AFFECT
SOME MAJOR HIGHWAYS SUCH AS THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD... INTERSTATE
94... ROUTE 6... ROUTE 30... AND ROUTE 31. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

SOME CITIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS WINTER EVENT INCLUDE
MICHIGAN CITY...BENTON HARBOR...BREMEN...SOUTH BEND...ELKHART...
GOSHEN AND CASSOPOLIS.


$$

INZ007-009-MIZ080-071800-
/O.EXA.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
STEUBEN-DE KALB-BRANCH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...AUBURN...GARRETT...COLDWATER
453 AM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY. IN
ADDITIONAL TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 6 INCH
AMOUNTS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.  LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$

INZ017-071800-
/O.CON.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY
453 AM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY. IN
ADDITIONAL TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 6 INCH
AMOUNTS IN NORTHWEST WHITLEY COUNTY EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
NEAR 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.  LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$

SKIPPER

000 
WWUS43 KIWX 071658
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1158 AM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A NORTHWEST FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR MOVING ACROSS THE RELATIVELY
WARMER WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
LAKE EFFECT SNOW INTO THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. IN THE WARNING AREA LOOK FOR GENERALLY 3 TO
6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN INTO MUCH OF
NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. LOCALLY SOME AMOUNTS MAY REACH ONE FOOT IN
AREAS WHERE BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. IN THE ADVISORY AREA...2 TO
4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES.
IN ADDITIONAL TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

INZ004-014-MIZ077-080100-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
1158 AM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND BANDS OF HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO RANGE
FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES WHERE
BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A
FEW GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

INZ005-006-008-016-MIZ078-079-080100-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-KOSCIUSKO-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...DOWAGIAC...
CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
1158 AM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

SNOW SHOWERS AND BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT WHERE
THE HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS PERSIST THE LONGEST. IN ADDITIONAL TO THE
SNOW...BLUSTERY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. 

$$

INZ003-080100-
/O.CON.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
LA PORTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE
1058 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

SNOW SHOWERS AND BANDS OF HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTION OF THE
COUNTY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4
INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES. LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE COUNTY
SOUTH OF WANATAH. IN ADDITIONAL TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY TO LOCALLY
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$

INZ017-080100-
/O.CON.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY
1158 AM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

SNOW SHOWERS AND NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES WHERE THE SNOW
SQUALLS PERSIST THE LONGEST. IN ADDITIONAL TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY
TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.  LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$

INZ007-009-MIZ080-080100-
/O.CON.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
STEUBEN-DE KALB-BRANCH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...AUBURN...GARRETT...COLDWATER
1158 AM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT
INTO NORTHEAST INDIANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES
OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF THE EVENING
COMMUTE. IN ADDITIONAL TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY TO LOCALLY WINDY
CONDITIONS MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH
VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$

HITCHCOCK

000 
WWUS43 KIWX 072050
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
350 PM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...

.A NORTHWEST FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR MOVING ACROSS THE RELATIVELY
WARMER WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW INTO THIS EVENING. IN THE WARNING AREA STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 INCHES. IN THE ADVISORY AREA TOTALS WILL
RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES. IN
ADDITIONAL TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LAKE EFFECT
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AND SHIFT NORTH OVERNIGHT.

INZ005-MIZ078-080500-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
ELKHART-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...DOWAGIAC...
CASSOPOLIS
350 PM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

SNOW SHOWERS AND BANDS OF HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED...WHICH WILL BRING STORM TOTALS TO 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES WHERE BANDS HAVE PERSISTED THE
LONGEST. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

INZ006-008-016-MIZ079-080500-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
LAGRANGE-NOBLE-KOSCIUSKO-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KENDALLVILLE...
LIGONIER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
350 PM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

SNOW SHOWERS AND BANDS OF HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED...WHICH WILL BRING STORM TOTALS TO 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES WHERE BANDS HAVE PERSISTED THE
LONGEST. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

INZ004-014-MIZ077-080500-
/O.CON.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
350 PM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

SNOW SHOWERS AND BANDS OF HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR
SO  STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES WHERE BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL
PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN
A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

INZ003-080500-
/O.CON.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
LA PORTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE
250 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

SNOW SHOWERS AND BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
EASTERN HALF OF LAPORTE COUNTY THIS EVENING...MAINLY EAST OF ROUTE
35. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL BRING STORM TOTALS TO 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER NORTHEAST LAPORTE
COUNTY WHERE BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST...WITH LITTLE OR NO SNOW
OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY SOUTH OF WANATAH. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$

INZ017-080500-
/O.CON.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY
350 PM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

SNOW SHOWERS AND BANDS OF HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR
SO  STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES WHERE BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL
PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN
A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.  LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$

INZ007-009-MIZ080-080500-
/O.CON.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
STEUBEN-DE KALB-BRANCH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...AUBURN...GARRETT...COLDWATER
350 PM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE BACK INTO NORTHEAST INDIANA
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 1 TO 3 INCHES
OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE WHERE THE BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST.
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL
ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$

HITCHCOCK

000 
WWUS43 KIWX 080013
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
713 PM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED...

.THE SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS ENDED AND
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS 
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH SOME ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CASS AND ST. JOSEPH
COUNTIES IN MICHIGAN.

INZ005-006-008-016-MIZ078-079-080115-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-KOSCIUSKO-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...DOWAGIAC...
CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
713 PM EST THU DEC 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE WINTER STORM WARNING.

THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WINTER STORM AREA. SCATTERED
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE INDIANA STATE LINE AND AREAS
NORTH. TOTAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. 

ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK SO USE CAUTION OVERNIGHT.
AREAS THAT MELTED DURING THE DAY WILL FREEZE TONIGHT SO BE
PREPARED FOR ICY SPOTS. 

$$

INZ003-004-007-009-014-017-MIZ077-080-080115-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061208T0500Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-STEUBEN-DE KALB-MARSHALL-WHITLEY-BERRIEN-
BRANCH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ANGOLA...AUBURN...GARRETT...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...
COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...COLDWATER
613 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006 /713 PM EST THU DEC 7 2006/

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT
WITH SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. WINDS HAVE DECREASED
ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL...THEREFORE THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK SO USE CAUTION OVERNIGHT.
AREAS THAT MELTED DURING THE DAY WILL FREEZE TONIGHT SO BE
PREPARED FOR ICY SPOTS. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1210 PM EST WED DEC 6 2006

.AVIATION...
AT 17Z...A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM SRN ONTARIO...SW THROUGH LOWER
MICHIGAN...JUST WEST OF KSBN...THEN INTO CNTRL ILLINOIS.  THIS FRONT
WILL CONTINUE TO SAG SOUTHEAST ACRS THE TAF SITES THIS AFTN.  NOT
MUCH IN THE WAY OF WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT EXCEPT FOR A
WIND SHIFT.  LOOKING UPSTREAM ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...A S/WV WAS
LOCATED FROM WRN ONTARIO INTO NRN MN.  THIS FEATURE...ALONG WITH
ITS COLD POOL OF AIR ALOFT...WILL MOVE SE INTO THE WRN GREAT LAKES
BY 12Z THURSDAY.  THEN...IT WILL CONTINUE SE OF THE TAF SITES BY 18Z
THURSDAY.  THE COMBINATION OF SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT...AND IMPRESSIVE
DELTA TS OVER 20 C...WILL RESULT IN SNOW SHOWERS AND LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BANDS ACRS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND PARTS OF NRN INDIANA.
WILL BRING IN LAKE EFFECT GENERATED MVFR STRATOCUMULUS TO KSBN BY
21Z AND AT KFWA BY 00Z THURSDAY.  THEREAFTER...THE BEST TIME FRAME
AND LOCATION FOR SIGNIFICANT ATMOSPHERIC LIFT WILL OCCUR AT KSBN
BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z...AND THUS HAVE INTRODUCED A TEMPO 1/2SM SHSN
DURING THIS TIME FRAME.  AT KFWA...IFR CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BEGIN
AROUND 12Z BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE AS LOW AS KFWA.   WITH A
TIGHTENING SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. AT THIS POINT IN TIME HAVE PLACED BLSN
AT KSBN AS THEY SHOULD HAVE THE MOST APPRECIABLE SNOWFALL DURING
THIS TAF PERIOD.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...

UPDATE...
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTN.  THERE WILL
BE A PERIOD OF PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS BEFORE LAKE INDUCED CLOUDS
BEGIN TO FILL IN ACROSS THE NW...SO HAVE ADJUSTED THE SKY CONDITION
ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.  ALSO...TEMPERATURES
HAVE BEEN TWEAKED...WITH TIMES SLOWLY DROPPING BACK DOWN INTO THE
LOWER 30S NORTHWEST BY LATE IN THE DAY.  ZONES/GRIDS HAVE ALREADY
BEEN SENT.

SHORT TERM...
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY. A FEW REPORTS OF -PL/-SN/-RA IN THE STRONG WAA
PATTERN AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER NRN IL/SRN WI THIS MORNING. SOME
OF THIS LIGHT PRECIP MAY AFFECT NRN PORTIONS OF CWA TODAY BUT
EXPECT IT WILL BE MAINLY TRACE AMOUNTS. STRONG WAA HAS CAUSED
TEMPS TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING OVER MOST OF THE CWA AND HAVE RAISED
MAXES TODAY TO UPPER 30S NORTH AND LOWER 40S SE.

ARCTIC HIGH WILL SINK SSE ACROSS THE PLAINS WHILE A DEEP UPR LEVEL
TROF DROPS INTO THE GRTLKS TONIGHT AND THU. BY LATE THIS AFTN H85
TEMPS WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS, THOUGH
LACK OF MOISTURE AND ACROSS THE LAKE FETCH WILL KEEP THESE LIGHT.
STILL APPEARS THAT MORE SGFNT LAKE EFFECT SHSN WILL DVLP LATE
TONIGHT AND THU AS LAKE INDUCED CAPE INCREASE TO ABOVE 1KJ/KG WITH
EL AROUND 17K FT, DELTA TS M20S, AND LITTLE SHEAR WITH LOW TO MID
LVL FLOW 325-350DEG. NAM 925MB OMEGA FCSTS SUGGEST A DOMINANT BAND
WILL DVLP FROM AROUND LWA-BEH-SBN-GSH BY THU MORNING AND THEN SPREAD
OUT TO THE EAST DURING THE DAY AS LOW LEVEL FLOW BACKS A BIT. GOING
WATCH FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SEEMS REASONABLE FOR LATE TONIGHT
AND THU. MAIN CHANGE TO THE FCST WAS TO INCREASE SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE
COUNTIES EAST OF THE WATCH ON THU BUT KEPT THESE BLO WATCH CRITERIA.
RIDGING ALOFT WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA LATE THU AND THU NGT CAUSING
THE LAKE EFFECT SHSN TO WIND DOWN.

LONG TERM...
FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...OVERALL...THIS WILL BE A DRY PERIOD WITH
TEMPERATURES RECOVERING TO NEAR NORMAL EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE GFS HAS
VERY GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY IN LIFTING THE UPPER LEVEL TROF
NORTHEAST OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO MODERATE OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
TO THE WEST FLATTENS OUT. NOT MUCH COLD AIR AT ALL FOR THE FIRST
HALF OF NEXT WEEK AND VERY WEAK WEATHER SYSTEMS THROUGH TUESDAY.
THEREFORE...WILL KEEP THE FORECAST EARLY NEXT WEEK DRY ESPECIALLY
CONSIDERING LIMITED MOISTURE FOR ANY WEAK SYSTEM TO WORK WITH. IT IS
OF NOTE THAT THE SAME BASIC PATTERN AT THE END OF LAST MONTH WILL
APPARENTLY REESTABLISH ITSELF BY LATE IN THE PERIOD WITH A DEEP TROF
ALONG THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND A DOWNSTREAM RIDGE OVER THE EAST
CONUS. ANALOG SIGNALS SHOWED THIS PATTERN ACROSS THE BOARD WITH
ANOMALIES IN THE 200 METER RANGE FOR BOTH THE TROF AND THE RIDGE.
ABOUT THE ONLY CHANGES MADE THIS PACKAGE WERE TO REFINE THE
TEMPERATURE FIELDS FOLLOWING THE EXPECTED LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT.
ALSO...LOWERED TEMPS SATURDAY AS THE GFS HAS BEEN TRENDING TO A
LITTLE SLOWER SOLUTION WITH THE RETREAT OF THE COLD AIR. GUT FEELING
IS TEMPERATURES THROUGH SUNDAY ARE STILL TOO WARM...BUT FOR NOW HAVE
TRENDED THEM DOWN. NEXT SHIFT CAN DECIDE IF THEY NEED TO BE LOWERED
ANY MORE. A LOCAL STUDY INDICATED MIXING DEPTH WITH SNOW COVER AT
THIS TIME OF YEAR JUST ABOVE 1000 FEET. THIS WILL MAKE IT HARD TO
MIX MUCH OF THE WARMER AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS DOWN TO THE SURFACE.
&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR INZ003-INZ004-INZ005-INZ014-INZ016.

MI...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR MIZ077-MIZ078.

OH...NONE.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LMZ043-
     LMZ046.

     GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR
     LMZ043-LMZ046.

&&

UPDATE/AVIATION...HICKMAN
SHORT TERM...JT
LONG TERM...SKIP

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
538 AM EST WED DEC 6 2006

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-071045-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-
PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-
MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN-
CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-
HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...
WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...
BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
438 AM CST WED DEC 6 2006 /538 AM EST WED DEC 6 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE HEAVY OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA
AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THURSDAY AND
DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
OVER NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND IN THEIR REPORTS.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX

LMZ043-046-061-071045-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI OUT TO MID LAKE-
538 AM EST WED DEC 6 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS AND WAVES WILL RESULT IN FREEZING
SPRAY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

FREEZING SPRAY AND NORTHWEST GALES WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY. CONDITIONS
WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX/PROGRAMAREAS/MARINE/INDEX.PHP