Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Marquette, MI

000
WWUS43 KMQT 172130
WSWMQT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
430 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL AND LOW WIND CHILLS IN STORE THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
AND LINGER ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE PASSAGE
OF THIS COLD AIR ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE
SUPERIOR WILL RESULT IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS FOR AREAS FAVORED
BY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND
THE INCOMING ARCTIC AIR WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL TO 20
TO 40 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

MIZ085-180530-
/O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060217T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0002.060217T2300Z-060218T1700Z/
NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY
430 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

GUSTY 15 TO 25 MPH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES
FALLING BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG AND NORTH OF M-28.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

MIZ009-010-180530-
/O.CAN.KMQT.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.060217T2300Z-060218T1700Z/
GOGEBIC-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER
330 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM CST SATURDAY. 

WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH AND THE ARRIVAL OF ARCTIC AIR
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS
EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL LET UP A BIT BY LATE
EVENING...LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

MIZ002-084-180530-
/O.UPG.KMQT.WC.Y.0001.060217T2300Z-060218T1700Z/
/O.EXA.KMQT.WC.W.0001.060217T2300Z-060218T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
ONTONAGON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...KENTON...SIDNAW
430 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. 

EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO FALL HEAVY AT TIMES
TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 6 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH OF ROCKLAND AND THE
LOWER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR SOUTH TOWARD M-28. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

THE GUSTY WINDS AND ARRIVAL OF ARCTIC AIR WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS
TO LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS
WILL LET UP A BIT BY LATE EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
FALL...PRODUCING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS
SOUTH OF M-28.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO FORECAST THAT WILL
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER
LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

$$

MIZ004-005-011>013-180530-
/O.UPG.KMQT.WC.Y.0001.060217T2300Z-060218T1700Z/
/O.EXA.KMQT.WC.W.0001.060217T2300Z-060218T1700Z/
BARAGA-MARQUETTE-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...MARQUETTE...IRON MOUNTAIN...
MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
330 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 /430 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/
SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH AND THE ARRIVAL OF ARCTIC AIR
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING.
ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL LET UP A BIT LATER TONIGHT...
INCREASINGLY COLD AIR WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW
ZERO OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND
MOST FRIGID WIND CHILLS WILL BE OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS WEST OF
M-35 AND SOUTH OF US-41.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

MIZ001-003-180530-
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T2300Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
430 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. 

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE
AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES
THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE LAKE SHORE AND ALONG THE
HIGHER TERRAIN FROM PAINESDALE TO CALUMET...MOHAWK AND PHOENIX.

EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO FALL HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND
ACCUMULATE AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. LOOK
FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL ON SATURDAY. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM TWIN LAKES TO
PAINESDALE...CALUMET AND PHOENIX.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

MIZ006-007-180530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T1700Z/
ALGER-LUCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY
430 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
SATURDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...WITH
SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR UNDER THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BANDS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 7 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FROM MELSTRAND
EAST TO GRAND MARAIS...PINE STUMP JUNCTION AND TWO HEART. LOOK FOR
1 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW TO FALL ON SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.

THE GUSTY WINDS AND ARRIVAL OF ARCTIC AIR WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS
TO LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS
WILL LET UP A BIT LATER TONIGHT...LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS
30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO INCREASINGLY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES. EXPECT THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS OVER INLAND AREAS
WEST OF MUNISING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO FORECAST THAT WILL
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW WIND
CHILLS. THESE WEATHER HAZARDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE AND INCREASE THE RISK OF FROSTBITE THAT COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

MIZ014-180530-
/O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0002.060217T2300Z-060218T1700Z/
SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE
430 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY. 

GUSTY 15 TO 25 MPH WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES
FALLING BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

TRH

000 
WWUS43 KMQT 180323
WSWMQT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1023 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL AND LOW WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.COLD ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO POUR INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND
WILL LINGER ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE
PASSAGE OF THIS COLD AIR ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE
SUPERIOR WILL RESULT IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS FOR AREAS FAVORED
BY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF BLUSTERY WINDS
AND THE ARCTIC AIR WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL TO 20 TO 40
BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

MIZ001-003-181130-
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T2300Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
1023 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. 

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE
AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT
AND INTO SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE SHORE AND ALONG THE
HIGHER TERRAIN FROM PAINESDALE TO CALUMET...MOHAWK AND PHOENIX.

LOOK FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO FALL HEAVY AT TIMES
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6
INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL ON SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM TWIN LAKES TO PAINESDALE...CALUMET
AND PHOENIX.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

MIZ002-084-181130-
/O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
ONTONAGON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...KENTON...SIDNAW
1023 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY.

EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO FALL HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...
WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
WILL FALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH OF ROCKLAND AND THE LOWER
AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR SOUTH TOWARD M-28. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

GUSTY WINDS AND ARRIVAL OF INCREASINGLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CAUSE
WIND CHILLS TO LOWER TO 30 TO 40 BELOW BY DAYBREAK. LOOK FOR THE
LOWEST WIND CHILLS SOUTH OF M-28.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO FORECAST THAT WILL
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

MIZ006-007-181130-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T1700Z/
ALGER-LUCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY
1023 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
SATURDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...WITH
SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR UNDER THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BANDS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FROM
MELSTRAND EAST TO GRAND MARAIS...PINE STUMP JUNCTION AND TWO
HEART. LOOK FOR 1 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW TO FALL ON
SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.

THE GUSTY WINDS AND ARRIVAL OF ARCTIC AIR WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS
TO LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL LET UP A
BIT LATER TONIGHT...LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO INCREASINGLY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES.
EXPECT THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS OVER INLAND AREAS SOUTHWEST OF MUNISING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO FORECAST THAT WILL
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES...
AS WELL AS LOW WIND CHILLS. THESE WEATHER HAZARDS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND INCREASE THE RISK OF
FROSTBITE THAT COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

MIZ004-005-009>013-181130-
/O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1700Z/
BARAGA-MARQUETTE-GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...MARQUETTE...IRONWOOD...
IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
923 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 /1023 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST /11 AM
CST/ SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST /11 AM
CST/ SATURDAY. 

WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH THE ARRIVAL OF
INCREASINGLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS
30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES AND MOST FRIGID WIND CHILLS WILL BE OVER INTERIOR
LOCATIONS WEST OF M-35 AND SOUTH OF US-41.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

MIZ014-085-181130-
/O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060218T1700Z/
SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANISTIQUE...SENEY
1023 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY.

GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES
FALLING BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

RJT

000 
WWUS43 KMQT 180930
WSWMQT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS CONTINUE...

.AN ARCTIC AIRMASS HAS SETTLED IN ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION...CAUSING MANY LOCATIONS OVER UPPER MICHIGAN TO DIP INTO
THE TEENS BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM LAKE
SUPERIOR. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS DRIVING THIS AIR INTO UPPER
MICHIGAN ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR HAVE RESULTED IN PERSISTENT LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND THE COLD
TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO DROPPED WIND CHILLS TO AS LOW AS 40 BELOW
ZERO. EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RISE THIS MORNING AS THE SUN WARMS
THE AIR...HOWEVER LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA.

MIZ001-003-181700-
/O.CAN.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.060218T0930Z-060219T1100Z/
/O.EXA.KMQT.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060218T1700Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE
EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

LOOK FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PLAN ON AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY AND AGAIN TONIGHT. THE
GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BETWEEN
HOUGHTON AND DELAWARE.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS
MORNING. EXPECT THESE READINGS TO RISE LATE THIS MORNING AS
THE SUN WARMS THE AIR.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG
WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

MIZ002-181700-
/O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.060218T0930Z-060218T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1700Z/
ONTONAGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON
430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON EST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A
WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH THE WIDESPREAD BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW TO DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING. PLAN ON AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF M-38. 

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS IN OPEN AREAS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
TEENS BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40
BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. EXPECT THESE READINGS TO RISE LATE THIS
MORNING AS THE SUN WARMS THE AIR.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A LAKE EFFECT 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

MIZ084-181700-
/O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1700Z/
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...SIDNAW
430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

PLAN ON A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES TODAY WITH LESS THAN
AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. EXPECT 
THESE READINGS TO RISE LATE THIS MORNING AS THE SUN WARMS THE
AIR.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

$$

MIZ006-007-181700-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T1700Z/
ALGER-LUCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY
430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH THE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE
GREATEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING FROM THE PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL
LAKESHORE TO GRAND MARAIS...PINE STUMP JUNCTION AND TWO HEART. 

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS
MORNING. EXPECT THESE READINGS TO RISE LATE THIS MORNING AS THE
SUN WARMS THE AIR.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO FORECAST THAT WILL
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED
VISIBILITIES... AS WELL AS LOW WIND CHILLS. THESE WEATHER HAZARDS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND INCREASE THE
RISK OF FROSTBITE THAT COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL
MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

MIZ004-005-009>013-181700-
/O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1700Z/
BARAGA-MARQUETTE-GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...MARQUETTE...IRONWOOD...
IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
330 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006 /430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM
CST/ TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TODAY. 

WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS
BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW
ZERO THIS MORNING. EXPECT THESE READINGS TO RISE LATE THIS
MORNING AS THE SUN WARMS THE AIR.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

$$

MIZ014-085-181700-
/O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060218T1700Z/
SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANISTIQUE...SENEY
430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS
30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. EXPECT THESE READINGS TO RISE LATE
THIS MORNING AS THE SUN WARMS THE AIR.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

AJ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1202 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

.UPDATE...

CONCERNS ARE STATUS OF HEADLINES FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND CHILLS.

UPSTREAM POLAR VORTEX FROM WRN ONTARIO AND NRN MN NOW ROTATING OVER
WRN LAKE SUPERIOR. VERY COLD BUT RELATIVELY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR
TO 11 KFT NOTED ON UPSTREAM 12Z KINL SNDG IS INDICATIVE OF AIRMASS
ADVECTING OVER LAKE SUPERIOR AT PRESENT. MODELS SHOW STRONG 700-500
MB Q-VECT CONV MOVG OVER THE AREA IN ASSOCATION WITH POLAR VORTEX
WHICH HAS HELPED INTENSIFY LES BANDS OVER WRN LAKE SUPERIOR. THERE
HAVE SEVERAL REPORTS THIS MORNING OF NEAR TO NEAR ZERO VSBY IN HEAVY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM ONTONAGON UP THROUGH THE KEWEENAW
PENINSULA. APPARENTLY STRONG DYNAMICS AND LOW-LVL CONVERGENCE ASSOC
WITH VORTEX HAVE OVERCOME RELATIVELY POOR SNOW GROWTH DUE TO
EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AMS.

GIVEN REPORTS THUS FAR HAVE DECIDED TO DROP SNOW AND BLOWING
ADVISORY AND GO WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW/BLOWING
SNOW FOR ONT-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON THROUGH TONIGHT AND FOR NORTHERN
HOUGHTON AND KEWEENAW THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED TO SEE 4 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES OVER THESE AREAS BY THIS
EVENING.

SINCE STRONG DYNAMICS AND MOIST/UNSTABLE AIR WILL BE MOVING ACROSS
ERN LAKE SUPERIOR THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AND GOOD
CONVERGENT FLOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE OF ERN ALGER
AND NRN LUCE THROUGH SAT MORNING HAVE EXTENDED WINTER STORM WARNING
THERE AS WELL. BUMPED UP AMOUNTS TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES TODAY AND
LOCALLY 7 INCHES TONIGHT WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG SHORE FROM
GRAND MARAIS EASTWARD WHERE LLVL CONVERGENCE WILL BE MAXIMIZED.

ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR GOGEBIC AND IRON COUNTY FOR THE
REST OF TODAY. STRONG CAA CAUSING TEMPS TO FALL TO AROUND ZERO OR A
FEW DEGREES BLO ZERO AND THIS ALONG WITH W-NW WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
HAVE CAUSED WIND CHILL READINGS TO PLUMMET TO 20 BLO ZERO IN
SPOTS.

WILL LET SNOW/BS ADVISORY EXPIRE FOR GOGEBIC COUNTY BY NOON TODAY
AND EXPECT THAT WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NRN SCHOOLCRAFT CAN END AS
PLANNED THIS EVENING WITH FLOW BACKING MORE WEST WITH TIME.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
MAIN FCST CONCERNS ARE LES/WIND TRENDS AND WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO
SAT MORNING.

WV IMAGERY...00Z RAOBS AND RUC ANALYSIS INDICATED DEPARTING SHRTWV
TROF FROM ERN LK SUPERIOR INTO LWR MI WITH MID LVL LOW(POLAR VORTEX)
UPSTREAM OVER SRN MANITOBA. AT THE SFC...CYCLONIC NRLY FLOW
PREVAILED ACRS THE WRN GRT LAKES BTWN 995 MB LOW PRES OVER W QUEBEC
AND A 1052 MB RDG FROM ALBERTA INTO THE NRN PLAINS. VERY COLD AIR
WAS SPREADING INTO THE REGION WITH TEMPS IN THE -15 TO -25 RANGE
FROM NRN MN INTO SRN MANITOBA. DESPITE THE EXTREMELY DRY COLD
AIR...FAIRLY STRONG QVECTOR CONV AHEAD OF THE MID LVL LOW SUPPORTED
SOME LIGHT SNOW OVER NRN MN WITH VSBYS TO 3-5SM. IR/WV IMAGERY
SHOWED BACK EDGE OF DEEPER MOISTURE WITH DEFORMATION ZONE FROM THE
DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM HAD MOVED TO THE E END OF LK SUPERIOR. RADAR
INDICATED THAT THE LES BANDS HAVE SLOWLY REALIGNED WITH THE BACKING
WINDS TO NNW. SOME ISOLATED 28DBZ RETURNS REMAINED BUT BAND SPACING
HAS INCREASED AND MOVEMENT HAS LED TO DIMINISHING SNOWFALL RATES
SINCE 06Z.

MDLS WERE IN REASONABLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SO...LEANED TOWARD THE NAM FOR DETAILS WITH LOW LVL FLOW.

TODAY...AS THE CORE OF THE COLDER AIR APPROACHES...850 MB TEMPS ARE
FCST TO DROP FROM AROUND -20C TO THE -25C TO -30C RANGE BY LATE
TODAY. STRONG 850-500 QVECTOR CONV ASSOCIATED WITH THE MID LVL LOW
MOVES ACRS LK SUPERIOR BTWN 15Z-21Z WHICH WILL RAISE INVERSION HGTS
TO NEAR 10K FT. EVEN THOUGH THE VERY COLD AIR WOULD ORDINARILY BE
UNFAVORABLE FOR DECENT SNOWFLAKE GROWTH THE HIGH LAKE INDUCED
CAPE...LONGER FETCH AND FCST 950 CONV...PER LAPS WRF AND NAM SHOULD
SUPPORT STRONG LES BANDS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MARQUETTE.
ALTHOUGH THE SHIFTING LOCATION OF MAX CONV MAY LIMIT OVERALL SNOW
TOTALS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS IN THE 3-7 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED.
SO...WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALGER/LUCE/ N
SCHOOLCRAFT. WITH BACKING WINDS...LES OVER THE WEST SHOULD LIFT
NORTH OF KIWD AND CONTINUE OVER THE NW CWA. SHORTER FETCH AND VERY
COLD/DRY PRFL SHOULD KEEP SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE 2-5 INCH RANGE.

TONIGHT...BACKING WINDS WILL TO WRLY WILL ALLOW VERY COLD AIR OVER
NRN MN TO FILTER INTO MUCH OF UPR MI WITHOUT BECOMING MODIFIED OVER
THE LAKE. GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT ENOUGH TO KEEP WINDS AT LEAST
IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. UPSTREAM...10-15 KT
WINDS PERSISTED FROM ND INTO NW MN WHERE TEMPS HAD FALLEN TO -20 F
TO -25 F. EVEN THOUGH SOME INLAND TEMPS MAY FALL OFF TO -15F TO
-20F...THAT WOULD ALSO BE WHERE THE RADIATIONAL COOLING AND PREVAILS
WITH WEAKER/DECOUPLED WINDS (BLO 10 MPH REQUIRED FOR WIND CHILL
HEADLINES). SO...HAVE REMAINED CONSERVATIVE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES.
NEVERTHELESS...EXPECT WIND CHILL VALUES AOB -35 OVER SW UPR MI
BTWN(BTWN KIWD-KIMT) WITH VALUES IN THE -25 TO -35 RANGE OVER MUCH
OF THE REST OF CNTRL UPR MI. BRISK WRLY WINDS WILL KEEP LES/BLSN
GOING OVER THE KEWEENAW BUT FALLING INVERSION HGTS TO NEAR 5K FT AND
VERY COLD/DRY AIR...LIMITING SNOWFLAKE GROWTH...SHOULD AGAIN KEEP
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE ADVY RANGE (2-5 INCHES). THE NAM HAS
REMAINED CONSISTENT IN FEATURING SUBSTANTIAL LOW LVL CONV TOWARD NE
LUCE COUNTY WHICH SEEMS PLAUSIBLE GIVEN RESIDUAL HELP FROM MID LVL
QVECTOR CONV AND STRENGTH OF LAND BREEZES AND LAKE INDUCED TROFFING
WITH SUCH A COLD AIRMASS. HOWEVER...WITH MODEL MAX LOW LVL CONV JUST
CLIPPING THE NE LUCE COUNTY AND UNCERTAINTY WHERE ACTUAL HEAVIER
SNOWBAND WILL DEVELOP SO THAT THE WARNING WAS NOT EXTENDED AT THIS
TIME.

SAT INTO SAT NIGHT...LES/BLSN ADVY WAS EXTENDED THROUGH THE PERIOD
FOR THE KEWEENAW WITH PERSISTENT WRLY FLOW MAXIMIZING FETCH AND
PROVIDING FAVORABLE LOW LVL CONV PATTERN. ANOTHER WEAK SHRTWV FROM
NW ONTARIO BRUSHING THE AREA MAY PROVIDE A BOOST TO THE LES SAT WITH
BETTER 850-700 MB MOISTURE. CBL WINDS IN THE 20-30 KT RANGE ALSO
WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IN OPEN AREAS.

SUN INTO SUN NIGHT...EXPECT A STRONGER SHRTWV TROF MOVING TOWARD THE
WRN LAKES FROM NRN MANITOBA WILL CAUSE WINDS TO BACK SWRLY AND
LIFT LES BANDS OFFSHORE OR OVER JUST THE NRN TIP OF THE KEWEENAW.
LES POTENTIAL MAY INCREASE AGAIN SUN NIGHT OVER THE KEWEENAW AS THE
SHRTWV MOVES THROUGH AND WINDS VEER WNW WHILE 850 MB TEMPS REMAIN
NEAR -18C WITH INVERSION HGTS CLIMBING AOA 7K FT(PER GFS).

&&

.MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MIZ085.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY MIZ006-007.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR MIZ009 UNTIL 12 PM
EST.
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIZ002-084 UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY.
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIZ001-MIZ003 UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
EST /11 AM CST/ SATURDAY FOR
MIZ002-MIZ004-MIZ005-MIZ006-MIZ011-MIZ012-MIZ013-MIZ084.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 11 AM EST TODAY TO 6 PM EST TODAY FOR
MIZ009-010.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM CST
SATURDAY FOR MIZ009-MIZ010.

&&

VOSS (UPDATE)
JLB (PREV DISCUSSION)

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
600 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-181300-
ALGER-BARAGA-DELTA-DICKINSON-GOGEBIC-IRON-KEWEENAW-LUCE-MARQUETTE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-ONTONAGON-
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
600 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LAKE EFFECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN.  GUSTY WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
EXPECTED EAST OF MARQUETTE AND OVER NORTHWEST UPPER MICHIGAN.

WIND CHILL READINGS OVER THE INTERIOR OF WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN WILL DROP TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 20
TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.

GALE FORCE WINDS OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED ON LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT OVER THE
KEWEENAW PENINSULA ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.

WIND CHILL READINGS OVER THE INTERIOR OF WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE EARLY SATURDAY.

EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER ALL OF LAKE SUPERIOR TO CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT (ALL LOWER CASE)

JLB