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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Gaylord, MI

February 25, 200716 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2007, 3:59 AM EST for 16 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 27 hr. 49 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2007, 3:59 AM EST (08:59 UTC)
Expired
Feb 26, 2007, 7:00 AM EST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 25, 12:30 PM ESTSNOW 5Cadillac, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 12 PM.
Feb 25, 12:43 PM ESTSNOW 2.2Manistee, MI12 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. SNOWDEPTH 3 IN.
Feb 25, 12:44 PM ESTSNOW 2Roscommon, MI3 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM.
Feb 25, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 0.5Tawas City, MI4 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. LESS THAN AN INCH ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 25, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 1Mckinley, MI1 HR TOTAL THRU 2 PM.
Feb 25, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 1.5West Branch, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. 1-2 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 25, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 2Grayling, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. 1-3 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 25, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 2Roscommon, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. 2-4 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 25, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 2Traverse City, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. 1-3 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 25, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 2.5Standish, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. 1-3 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 25, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 3Gladwin, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. 2-4 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 25, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 3Kalkaska, MI4 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. 2-4 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 25, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Roscommon, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. 3-4 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 25, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 5Lake City, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. 3-5 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 25, 1:41 PM ESTSNOW 3Houghton Lake, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. SNOWDEPTH 11 IN.
Feb 25, 3:00 PM ESTSNOW 34 S Suttons Bay, MI5 HR TOTAL THRU 3 PM.
Feb 25, 3:04 PM ESTSNOW 8Cadillac, MI8 HR TOTAL THRU 3 PM.
Feb 25, 4:00 PM ESTSNOW 510 Se Grayling, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 4 PM.
Feb 25, 4:00 PM ESTSNOW 54 W Suttons Bay, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 4 PM.
Feb 25, 4:00 PM ESTSNOW 7Lake Ann, MI7 HR TOTAL THRU 4 PM.
Feb 25, 4:30 PM ESTSNOW 3.4St. Helen, MI12 HR TOTAL THRU 4 PM.
Feb 25, 4:30 PM ESTSNOW 7Lake Ann, MI10 HR TOTAL THRU 4 PM. SNOWDEPTH 20 IN.
Feb 25, 5:00 PM ESTSNOW 3.51 N Roscommon, MI4 HR TOTAL THRU 5 PM. 5.5 INCH STORM TOTAL.
Feb 25, 5:00 PM ESTSNOW 4Mckinley, MI5 HR TOTAL THRU 5 PM.
Feb 25, 5:19 PM ESTSNOW 51 W Interlochen, MI12 HR TOTAL THRU 5 PM. SNOWDEPTH 19 IN.
Feb 25, 5:54 PM ESTSNOW 5Johannesburg, MI12 HR TOTAL THRU 6 PM.
Feb 25, 6:00 PM ESTSNOW 24 W Suttons Bay, MI3 HR TOTAL THRU 6 PM. STORM TOTAL 7.0 IN.
Feb 25, 6:00 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Oscoda, MI3 HR TOTAL THRU 6 PM. SNOWDEPTH 10 IN.
Feb 25, 6:00 PM ESTSNOW 410 S Grayling, MI8 HR TOTAL THRU 6 PM.
Feb 25, 6:00 PM ESTSNOW 4.7St. Helen, MI8 HR TOTAL THRU 6 PM. SNOWDEPTH 13 IN.
Feb 25, 6:06 PM ESTSNOW 4Luzerne, MI5 HR TOTAL THRU 6 PM.
Feb 25, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 45 Se Mancelona, MI12 HR TOTAL THRU 7 PM. SNOWDEPTH 23 IN.
Feb 25, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 5Manistee, MI12 HR TOTAL THRU 7 PM. SNOWDEPTH 6 IN.
Feb 25, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 6Lake Ann, MI12 HR TOTAL THRU 7 PM. SNOWDEPTH 12 IN.
Feb 25, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 6.24 E Honor, MI12 HR TOTAL THRU 7 PM.
Feb 25, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 6.3Maple City, MI12 HR TOTAL THRU 7 PM.
Feb 25, 9:00 PM ESTSNOW 24 W Suttons Bay, MI3 HR TOTAL THRU 9 PM. STORM TOTAL 9 IN.
Feb 25, 9:00 PM ESTSNOW 3Cadillac, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 9 PM. STORM TOTAL 11 IN.
Feb 25, 9:00 PM ESTSNOW 51 S Traverse City, MI12 HR TOTAL THRU 9 PM.
Feb 25, 9:00 PM ESTSNOW 7.13 E Cadillac, MI12 HR TOTAL THRU 9 PM.
Feb 25, 10:00 PM ESTSNOW 1.7Gladwin, MI8 HR TOTAL THRU 10 PM. SNOWDEPTH 8 IN. STORM TOTAL 4.0 IN.
Feb 25, 10:00 PM ESTSNOW 2St. Helen, MI5 HR TOTAL THROUGH 10 PM. STORM TOTAL 5.4 IN.
Feb 25, 10:00 PM ESTSNOW 2.36 S Gaylord, MI9 HR TOTAL THRU 10 PM.
Feb 25, 10:00 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Sterling, MI14 HR TOTAL THRU 10 PM.
Feb 25, 10:00 PM ESTSNOW 4Lake Ann, MI6 HR TOTAL THRU 10 PM. SNOW DEPTH 20 IN. STORM TOTAL 10 TO 11 IN.
Feb 25, 11:00 PM ESTSNOW 1.54 W Suttons Bay, MI2 HR TOTAL THRU 11 PM. STORM TOTAL 10.5 IN.
Feb 26, 1:30 AM ESTSNOW 3Lake Ann, MI3 HR TOTAL THRU 130 AM. SNOWDEPTH 22 IN.
Feb 26, 6:25 AM ESTSNOW 61 W Interlochen, MI12 HR TOTAL THRU 6 AM. STORM TOTAL 11 INCHES. SNOWDEPTH 24 INCHES.
Feb 26, 7:01 AM ESTSNOW 33 S Gaylord, MI24 HR TOTAL THRU 6 AM. SNOWDEPTH 13 IN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 208 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2007-02-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2007-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -55 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1350 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KAPX 250859
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
359 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOWY AND WINDY WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOW AS IT APPROACHES CHICAGO TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SNOW AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE...WILL MOVE NORTHWARD
INTO PARTS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF M-55. GUSTY
EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AND RESULT IN VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN GLADWIN AND
ARENAC COUNTIES.

MIZ025-031>036-252300-
/O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0004.070225T1100Z-070226T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0003.070225T0859Z-070226T1200Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...
LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY
359 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH TODAY...AND WILL
QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY
WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ041-042-252300-
/O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0004.070225T1100Z-070226T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0003.070225T0859Z-070226T1200Z/
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLADWIN...STANDISH
359 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH TODAY...AND WILL
QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY WILL RANGE
FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED TO ZERO AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ020-026-252300-
/O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0004.070225T1100Z-070226T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.070225T0859Z-070226T0000Z/
LEELANAU-GRAND TRAVERSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...TRAVERSE CITY
359 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION BY LATE MORNING...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNSET WILL RANGE
FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN
SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING
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.

$$

MIZ027-252300-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.070225T0859Z-070226T0000Z/
KALKASKA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KALKASKA
359 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION BY LATE MORNING...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNSET WILL RANGE
FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN
SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING
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.

$$

MIZ028>030-252300-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.070225T1700Z-070226T0000Z/
CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE
359 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNSET WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. EAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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.

$$

JZ
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 251145
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
645 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOWY AND WINDY WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOW AS IT APPROACHES CHICAGO TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SNOW AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE...WILL MOVE NORTHWARD
INTO PARTS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF M-55. GUSTY
EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AND RESULT IN VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN GLADWIN
AND ARENAC COUNTIES.

MIZ025-031>036-252300-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...
LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY
645 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH TODAY...AND WILL
QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY
WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ041-042-252300-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLADWIN...STANDISH
645 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH TODAY...AND WILL
QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY WILL RANGE
FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED TO ZERO AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ020-026-027-252300-
/O.CON.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/
LEELANAU-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA
645 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION BY LATE MORNING...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNSET WILL
RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT
IN SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND
DRIFTING 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.

$$

MIZ028>030-252300-
/O.CON.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.070225T1700Z-070226T0000Z/
CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE
645 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNSET WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. EAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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.

$$

JZ
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 251632
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1132 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOWY AND WINDY WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOW AS IT APPROACHES CHICAGO TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SNOW AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE...WILL MOVE NORTHWARD
INTO PARTS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF M-72. GUSTY
EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AND RESULT IN VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN GLADWIN AND
ARENAC COUNTIES.

MIZ020-026-027-260645-
/O.UPG.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
LEELANAU-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA
1132 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNSET
WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
RESULT IN SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ025-031>036-260645-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...
LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY
1132 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO
8 INCHES. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL
PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BE LOWERED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ041-042-260645-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLADWIN...STANDISH
1132 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH TODAY...AND WILL
QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY WILL RANGE
FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED TO ZERO AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ021-260000-
/O.EXB.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.070225T1632Z-070226T0000Z/
ANTRIM-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANCELONA
1132 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNSET WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES. EAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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.

$$

MIZ028>030-260000-
/O.EXT.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.070225T1632Z-070226T0000Z/
CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE
1132 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNSET WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. EAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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.

$$

JL
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 251750
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1250 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOWY AND WINDY WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOW AS IT APPROACHES CHICAGO TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SNOW AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE...WILL MOVE NORTHWARD
INTO PARTS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF M-32. GUSTY
EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AND RESULT IN VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN GLADWIN AND
ARENAC COUNTIES.

MIZ020-025>027-031>036-260800-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...
KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...
WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY
1250 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNSET
WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
RESULT IN SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ041-042-260800-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLADWIN...STANDISH
1250 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH TODAY...AND WILL
QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY WILL RANGE
FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED TO ZERO AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ019-022>024-260000-
/O.EXA.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/
CHARLEVOIX-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEVOIX...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA
1250 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNSET WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. EAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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.

$$

MIZ021-028>030-260000-
/O.CON.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/
ANTRIM-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCELONA...GRAYLING...MIO...
HARRISVILLE
1250 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNSET WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. EAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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.

$$

JL
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 252057
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
357 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...POOR VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND WIND THROUGH TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN BY MONDAY
MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS THAT WILL RESULT SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR ACROSS A MAJORITY OF NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN...WITH MANY AREAS SEEING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GRAND
TRAVERSE BAY TO HOUGHTON LAKE. THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW WILL FALL
ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN...ALONG ROUTE 23...WHERE THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

MIZ019-021-022-028-029-261100-
/O.UPG.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...
GRAYLING...MIO
357 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST TONIGHT WHILE WINDS REMAIN BRISK OUT
OF THE EAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND
WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO A QUARTER OF
A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING WHILE WINDS
REMAIN STRONGEST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4
AND 9 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ020-025>027-031>033-261100-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
MISSAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...
KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY
357 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST TONIGHT WHILE WINDS REMAIN BRISK OUT
OF THE EAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND
WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO A QUARTER OF
A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING WHILE WINDS
REMAIN STRONGEST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6
AND 12 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ034>036-041-042-261100-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...
TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
357 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST TONIGHT WHILE WINDS REMAIN BRISK OUT
OF THE EAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND
WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO A QUARTER OF
A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING WHILE WINDS
REMAIN STRONGEST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4
AND 9 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ016>018-260600-
/O.EXB.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0600Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY
357 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING WHILE STRONG
EASTERLY WINDS PERSIST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW
AND WIND WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO A
HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING.

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.

$$

MIZ023-024-030-260600-
/O.EXT.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0600Z/
MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-ALCONA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTA...ALPENA...HARRISVILLE
357 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM
EST MONDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING WHILE
WINDS REMAIN STRONG OUT OF THE EAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND WILL RESULT IN
VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO A HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES BY
MONDAY MORNING.

THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT AND THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN THROUGH THE EVENING.

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.

$$

SD
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 260317
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1017 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...POOR VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND WIND THROUGH TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN BY MONDAY
MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS THAT WILL RESULT SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR ACROSS A MAJORITY OF NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN...WITH MANY AREAS SEEING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GRAND TRAVERSE BAY TO HOUGHTON
LAKE.

MIZ016>018-023-024-030-260430-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T0600Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-ALCONA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...
ATLANTA...ALPENA...HARRISVILLE
1017 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

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

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

AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT FAR NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST
LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW.

$$

MIZ020-025>027-031>033-261200-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
MISSAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...
KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY
1017 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WHILE WINDS REMAIN BRISK OUT
OF THE EAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND
WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO A QUARTER OF
A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES BY MONDAY
MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ019-021-022-028-029-034>036-041-042-261200-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...
GRAYLING...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...
GLADWIN...STANDISH
1017 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST TONIGHT WHILE WINDS REMAIN BRISK OUT
OF THE EAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WIND
WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO A QUARTER OF
A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 9 INCHES BY MONDAY
MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MR
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 260906
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
406 AM EST MON FEB 26 2007

...SNOW TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE STALLED OUT IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY WEAKEN TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE NOW OVER THE REGION WILL PIVOT TO THE NORTHWEST...AWAY
FROM NORTHERN MICHIGAN. THUS...SNOWFALL IN NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN IS
EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS. HOWEVER...MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM TIME TO TIME
EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE ALREADY DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY.

MIZ019-022-029-036-261015-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
CHARLEVOIX-OTSEGO-OSCODA-IOSCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEVOIX...GAYLORD...MIO...TAWAS CITY
406 AM EST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE
DAY...WITH ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION DURING THE
DAYLIGHT HOURS.

$$

MIZ020-021-025>028-031>035-041-042-261200-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-
WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT...
TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...
LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...GLADWIN...STANDISH
406 AM EST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...SOME HEAVIER
SNOW WILL STILL OCCUR VERY EARLY. AN ADDITIONAL INCH TO LOCALLY
TWO INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 4 AND 7 AM. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

JZ
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 261203
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
703 AM EST MON FEB 26 2007

...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...

MIZ020-021-025>028-031>035-041-042-261315-
/O.EXP.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-
WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT...
TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...
LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...GLADWIN...STANDISH
703 AM EST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FEW BRIEF
BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...BUT WILL NOT LAST
LONG AT ANY ONE LOCATION. ONLY AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY.

$$

JZ

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 25, 3:32 AM EST, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 3:32 AM EST, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
332 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE IS SURGING NORTHWARD IN DEEP SE-ERLY
FLOW...BETWEEN 991MB SURFACE LOW IN NW MO...AND 1037MB HIGH OVER
JAMES BAY. LEADING EDGE OF SNOW HAS REACHED LUDINGTON...AND MBL
SHOULD SEE PRECIP ONSET IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. WARM CONVEYOR BELT
EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL TN INTO EASTERN INDIANA/WESTERN OHIO...WHERE IT
INTERSECTS THE NORTHWARD-MARCHING COLD CONVEYOR BELT. SYSTEM IS
ALREADY OCCLUDED...AND WILL BE WEAKENING THRU THE FORECAST. BUT
THERE IS CLEARLY POTENTIAL FOR AN IMPRESSIVE SURGE OF WINTRY PRECIP
INTO THE SOUTHERN ZONES TODAY. SNOW TIMING/COVERAGE/AMOUNTS...AND
IMPACT OF BLUSTERY EAST WINDS...ARE THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE SHORT
TERM.

TODAY...NAM IS HANDLING THE INITIAL DRY AIR MUCH BETTER THAN THE
GFS. THUS...THE NAM PORTRAYAL OF ALL PRECIP STAYING SOUTH OF M-68
TODAY LOOKS DECENT. THIS IS IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE
EARLIER FORECAST...WITH A SHARP NORTHERN EDGE OF THE PRECIP
SHIELD...THAT WILL MAKE ONLY SLOW NORTHWARD PROGRESS. STRAITS/
EASTERN UPPER MI SHOULD REMAIN DRY (THOUGH WINDY) THRU THE DAY.

OK...THAT WAS THE EASY PART OF THE FORECAST. THE HARD PART...IS HOW
MUCH SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SOUTH. NAM SOUNDINGS ARE SOLIDLY IN AN
ALL-SNOW MODE...CLOSEST TO A MIX WE GET IS 825MB TEMPS NEARING -1C
AT MBL AT 12Z. THERE ALSO ISN/T MUCH DRY SLOTTING THAT ARRIVES LATE
IN DAY...JUST A HINT OF SOME DRYING IN THE 21Z PROGGED SOUNDINGS IN
THE FAR SOUTH THAT WIPES OUT BY 00Z. SO FREEZING DRIZZLE THREAT ALSO
LOOKS MINOR...AND SNOW LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN.

ONE THING IN DECENT SNOWFALL/S FAVOR IS A SOLID CROSSHAIR
SIGNATURE...WITH A SOLID OVERLAP OF MOISTURE... ASCENT...AND TEMPS
IN THE -12 TO -18C LAYER ALOFT OVER THE SOUTH THIRD OF THE FORECAST
AREA. TWO SEPARATE ISENTROPIC LIFT (295K) MAXIMA AFFECT THE REGION
TODAY. THE MAIN AREA...ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM CONVEYOR
BELT...GRAZES BY THE SE ZONES AT MIDDAY. THE 2ND...WITHIN THE COLD
CONVEYOR BELT...LIFTS NORTHWARD ALONG LAKE MI TOWARD CENTRAL/EASTERN
UPPER MI...GENERALLY OUT AHEAD OF THE BETTER MOISTURE. MAIN AREA OF
UPPER DIVERGENCE LIFTS QUICKLY NORTHWARD ACROSS LOWER MI THIS
MORNING...AND ALSO RESIDES NORTH OF THE DEEP MOISTURE BY AFTERNOON.
THIS ALL LENDS CREDENCE TO THE VERY PERSISTENT QPF PATTERNS OF BOTH
THE NAM AND GFS...WITH ONE MAXIMA NEAR/WEST OF SAGINAW BAY...AND A
2ND OVER NORTHERN LAKE MI/NE WI/S CENTRAL UPPER MI. HOWEVER...THE
NAM REMAINS CONSIDERABLY WETTER THAN THE GFS...AND HAS ACTUALLY BEEN
TRENDING WETTER. IT NOW HAS AN INCH OF QPF JUST SOUTH OF GLADWIN
DURING THE DAY TODAY. THIS STILL LOOKS EXCESSIVE TO ME...AS PRECIP
INTENSITY MAY WANE LATER IN THE DAY IN THE FAR SOUTH AS SOMEWHAT
DRIER AIR WORKS IN ALOFT. IN ADDITION...FGEN IS NOT TERRIBLY
IMPRESSIVE TO START THE DAY AND WEAKENS WITH TIME. EPV PROGS ARGUE
FOR ENTERING A REGIME OF WEAK MOIST SYMMETRIC STABILITY IN THE
LATTER HALF OF THE DAY...BUT WITH NO REAL POTENTIAL OF OUTRIGHT CSI
OR UPRIGHT CONVECTION.

FOR NW LOWER MI...AN INHIBITING FACTOR WILL BE THE EASTERLY
DOWNSLOPING WINDS IN THE LOW LEVELS. THIS WILL PROVIDE A CONTINUAL
SOURCE OF MARGINALLY DRIER AIR DOWN LOW...AND SOME PRECIP WILL HAVE
TO BE EVAPORATED TO OVERCOME THIS. THE NAM SEEMS TO HANDLE THIS
WELL...WITH A QPF TROF NEAR GD TRAVERSE BAY...AND KEEPING THE QPF
BOMB OVER NW LAKE MI FROM REACHING THE SHORELINE OF NW LOWER MI (THE
GFS BLEEDS TOO MUCH QPF ONSHORE).

ALL TOLD...WILL ALTER SNOWFALL FORECASTS TO SOMETHING CLOSE TO WHAT
I FORECAST AT THIS TIME LAST NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ARCADIA...TO HTL...TO ALABASTER. 4 TO 7
INCHES LOOKS GOOD HERE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN SOUTHERN
GLADWIN COUNTY. SNOWFALL WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH WITH NORTHERN
EXTENT...WITH ONLY 1-2 INCHES ALONG M-72 CORRIDOR...AND LESS THAN AN
INCH ALONG M-32.

TONIGHT...STACKED LOW WILL DRIFT WEST TO EAST ACROSS CHICAGO METRO
AREA DURING THE NIGHT. MOST SIGNIFICANT FORCING FOR PRECIP WILL
OCCUR IN SE LOWER MI...IN SHARPLY CONVERGENT LOW-LEVEL FLOW ALONG
OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING EAST FROM THE LOW. SYNOPTIC UPLIFT LOOKS TO
BE WEAK AND DIFFUSE IN NORTHERN MI. HOWEVER...THERE IS A MAXIMUM OF
700-600MB DEFORMATION FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT OVER LAKE HURON AND THE
ADJOINING LAND AREAS...WHERE 700MB FLOW ACCELERATES TO ENTER AN
EASTERLY JET OVER UPPER MI. IN ADDITION...COOLING DUE TO PERSISTENT
WEAK UPLIFT WILL LOWER 850MB TO -6/-7C...BRINGING THE OPEN WATERS OF
NORTHERN LAKE HURON MARGINALLY INTO PLAY FOR SOME ENHANCEMENT. WILL
THUS HAVE 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW EAST OF A LINE FROM HTL TO PRESQUE ISLE
LIGHT...LESS THAN 2 INCHES WEST...AND NOTHING NORTH OF THE STRAITS
AREA. STILL QUITE WINDY WITH BLOWING/DRIFTING CONCERNS...THOUGH
WINDS WILL WEAKEN A BIT OVERNIGHT AS SURFACE LOW FILLS A BIT.

HEADLINES...WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE M-55 TIER
OF COUNTIES SOUTHWARD...AND FOR BENZIE COUNTY...THRU 12Z MONDAY.
SNOW/BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE NEXT TIER
NORTHWARD...TVC/GRAYLING/HARRISVILLE (AS WELL AS LEELANAU)...JUST
FOR TODAY FOR NOW (ALL DAY IN THE WEST...JUST THE AFTERNOON IN THE
EAST). WARNING WILL HEAVILY EMPHASIZE BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW...
ESPECIALLY IN GLADWIN/ARENAC TODAY...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

MONDAY...STACKED LOW WILL STALL TO OUR SW...AND CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY FILL. DEFORMATION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS FEATURE...AND
WEAK ISENTROPIC ASCENT...WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A WEST-EAST ORIENTED
BAND OF PRECIP IN THE REGION. NAM/GFS BOTH FOCUS THIS BAND IN
CENTRAL LOWER MI. STILL MARGINAL POTENTIAL FOR LAKE HURON
ENHANCEMENT WITH 850MB TEMPS AROUND -8C. WILL HAVE AROUND 3 INCHES
OF SNOW IN THE FAR SOUTHERN ZONES...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN AN INCH
IN THE STRAITS. WILL HAVE A LITTLE MORE SNOW NE LOWER AS OPPOSED TO
NW LOWER...THANKS TO HURON AND UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE ARGUMENTS. THE WIND
AT LEAST WILL DECREASE MARKEDLY THIS PERIOD AS PRESSURE GRADIENT
RELAXES FURTHER. FOR THIS REASON...WILL NOT RUN HEADLINES OUT INTO
THIS PERIOD.

MONDAY NIGHT...LOOKS AS THOUGH THE 500MB LOW WILL OPEN UP DURING
THIS PERIOD...WHILE THE SURFACE LOW RESUMES AN EASTWARD DRIFT ACROSS
SOUTHERN LOWER MI. DEEP DRYING/SUBSIDENCE WILL START TO MAKE SLIGHT
SOUTHWARD PROGRESS INTO THE STRAITS AREA...BUT MOST OF NORTHERN
LOWER MI WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW.
AGAIN...THERE SHOULD BE MORE SNOW IN NE LOWER (1-2 INCHES) THAN NW
LOWER (UP TO 1).

ZOLTOWSKI

TUESDAY...THERE ARE VARYING MODELS SOLUTIONS ON THE EVOLUTION OF
DECAYING/DEPARTING SYSTEM SO THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY OVER THE
TIMING OF THE ENDING OF LIGHT SNOW. ALL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
THAT WE GET A PUSH OF DRY AIR FROM THE NORTH AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
THEREFORE...WILL REMOVE POPS FROM EASTERN UPPER. ELSEWHERE...THERE
ARE STILL TOO MANY QUESTION MARKS OVER WHERE REMNANTS OF UPPER LOW
WILL MEANDER (MAYBE TO OUR EAST OR EVEN OUR WEST) SO WILL LEAVE IN
LOW CHANCE POPS. HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.

TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...SHORT WAVE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE
REGION LEADING TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND PRECIPITATION FREE CONDITIONS.
LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE TEENS WITH HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 30
AND 35 DEGREES.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT
OF THE WESTERN PLAINS INTO THE CENTRAL STATES. EXTENDED MODELS HAVE
BEEN IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO OUR
WEST (ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT SYSTEM SEVERAL DAYS OUT WAS SUPPOSED TO
DO THE SAME). SO THERE IS PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY OVER THE DETAILS.
WILL BRING IN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS WESTERN ZONES AFTER
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY DUE TO WARM ADVECTION/INCREASING ISENTROPIC
ASCENT. ON THURSDAY...HAVE BACKED OFF ON HIGHS OF AROUND 40 WITH
SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE FLOW DOUBT WERE ABLE TO WARM AT THE SURFACE
THAT SIGNIFICANTLY (LOWERED HIGHS INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S
INSTEAD). WILL CONTINUE WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW BUT WOULD NOT
BE SHOCKED IF FREEZING RAIN COULD BE AN ISSUE (WILL LET LATER SHIFTS
EVALUATE THIS POSSIBILITY AND NOT ADD IT INTO THE GRIDS).

SULLIVAN

&&

.APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
      GALE WARNING...THRU TONIGHT...ALL NEARSHORE WATERS
      WINTER STORM WARNING...THRU TONIGHT...
       MIZ025-031>036-041-042
      SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...TODAY...MIZ020-026-027
      SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...THIS AFTERNOON...
       MIZ028>030.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 10:35 PM EST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1035 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007

LHZ345>349-361-362-LMZ323-341-342-344-345-363-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-
015>036-041-042-251100-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT-PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT-
STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER-MICHIGAN WATERS OF NORTHERN LAKE HURON-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF CENTRAL LAKE HURON-GRAND TRAVERSE BAY-
SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG-
SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT-MANISTEE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN-WHITEFISH BAY-
ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-
CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-
GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
1035 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON...LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE SUPERIOR...EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF GRAND TRAVERSE BAY LATE
TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THE SNOW WILL BE MORE
LIKELY AROUND THE MANISTEE AND FRANKFORT COMMUNITIES. SEE ONGOING
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR ON LAKES MICHIGAN...HURON AND SUPERIOR
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER. SEE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON LAKES MICHIGAN...HURON AND
SUPERIOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH OF M-32 IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.

SMD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 3:59 AM ESTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryAPXAlcona, Alpena, Antrim, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet and 7 more18 hr

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Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2007Every winter storm warning in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.