Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Detroit, MI

000 
WWUS43 KDTX 161717
WSWDTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1217 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM UNDERWAY OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL TRACK EASTWARD INTO THE NEW ENGLAND
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER LOWER MICHIGAN
WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL STEADILY DIMINISH LATE TODAY AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES EAST.
THE THUMB REGION IS EXPECTED TO OBSERVE THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS
AS NORTHEASTERLY FLOW OFF LAKE HURON WILL HELP ENHANCE TOTALS.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE GUSTING TO 35 MPH BY MIDDAY...BRINGING NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE THUMB. THE THUMB WILL
OBSERVE WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND
INTO THE EVENING.

MIZ049-055-063-162200-
/O.CON.KDTX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071217T0500Z/
HURON-SANILAC-ST. CLAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAD AXE...SANDUSKY...PORT HURON
1217 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW EXPECTED. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MORE LOCALIZED LATE IN THE DAY
AS THE STORM MOVES EAST. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
INTO THE EVENING TRAILING THE SYSTEM. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AS NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...GUST TO 40 MPH. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CONTINUE...WITH
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS WILL EXCEED
THREE FEET DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW.

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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ047-048-053-054-060>062-068>070-075-076-082-083-162200-
/O.CON.KDTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071217T0000Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-LIVINGSTON-
OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...SAGINAW...CARO...
OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...
DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE
1217 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WINTER STORM BEGINS
EXITING THE AREA. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON
AS THE STORM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CONTINUE AS NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WILL GUST TO 35 MPH. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND
RESULTANT REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL SEVERELY HAMPER
TRANSPORTATION. SNOW DRIFTS WILL EXCEED TWO FEET IN OPEN AREAS DUE
TO THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY HAZARDOUS
AND PERSONS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL WHEN POSSIBLE. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

CB

000 
WWUS43 KDTX 162111
WSWDTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
411 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS WINTER STORM RAPIDLY EXITS...

.THE MAJOR WINTER STORM TRACKING INTO NEW ENGLAND WILL CONTINUE TO
INFLUENCE SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN THROUGH THE EVENING. WHILE NO NEW
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...STRONG WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 35
MPH WILL BLOW THE FRESH SNOWPACK REDUCING VISIBILITIES. NORTH WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

MIZ049-055-063-170500-
/O.CAN.KDTX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071217T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.BS.Y.0001.071216T2111Z-071217T0500Z/
HURON-SANILAC-ST. CLAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAD AXE...SANDUSKY...PORT HURON
411 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SCATTERED SHOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT THE THUMB
REGION AS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WIND
GUSTS OF UP TO 35 MPH WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 MILE AT
TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW WILL HAMPER SNOW REMOVAL
EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

MIZ047-048-053-054-060>062-068>070-075-076-082-083-170500-
/O.CAN.KDTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071217T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.BS.Y.0001.071216T2111Z-071217T0500Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-LIVINGSTON-
OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...SAGINAW...CARO...
OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...
DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE
411 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

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

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

SCATTERED SHOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT ALL OF
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN AS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS LAST INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 35 MPH WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES
TO AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW WILL
HAMPER SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

CB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
422 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

.SHORT TERM...TODAY

MAJOR WINTER STORM IS ON TRACK AND RAPIDLY DEEPENING AT PRESS TIME.
SNOW IS QUICKLY BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD (WITH MORE POCKETS OF HEAVY
SNOW NOW SPREADING INTO THE AREA). PLAN ON MAINTAINING THE CURRENT
8-12 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION FOR A STORM TOTAL. THE THUMB
STILL LOOKS TO RECEIVE ENHANCEMENT OFF OF LAKE HURON...SO 10-14
INCHES LOOKS FINE. MAY LOWER MIDLAND COUNTY JUST A BIT GIVEN TRENDS
SO FAR...BUT STILL EXPECT A SOLID 7-8 INCHES EVEN ON THE NORTHWEST
PERIPHERY OF THE HEAVIER AREA OF SNOW.

ALSO...EXPECT NORTHEAST/NORTH WINDS TO GUSTS TO 35-40 MPH...SO WILL
BE UPGRADING HURON/SANILAC/ST CLAIR COUNTIES TO A BLIZZARD WARNING.
WILL MAINTAIN THE WINTER STORM WARNING ELSEWHERE AS STRONGEST WINDS
OF 35 MPH OR MORE COME AS SNOW IS DIMINISHING IN THE EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON. WILL RE-ADDRESS THIS ISSUE EARLY/MID MORNING BUT ATTM IT
APPEARS A MENTION OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT
SINCE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE ENDED BY TIME STRONGEST WINDS ARRIVE.

THERE IS SOME SLEET MIXED WITH THE SNOW IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST CWA.
WILL ADD A MENTION TO THE FORECAST THROUGH 12Z...BUT STILL EXPECT
PRECIPITATION TO BE PRIMARILY SNOW EVEN EARLY THIS MORNING AS THE
WHOLE SYSTEM RAPIDLY DEEPENS. SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
DURING THE EARLY/MID AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...BUT PERSIST
OVER THE THUMB FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.

&&

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY

NORTH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME MORE
NORTHWESTERLY BY MIDNIGHT...QUICKLY SHIFTING LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS OFFSHORE. THESE SHOWERS WILL LIKELY BE FOCUSED TOWARDS PORT
AUSTIN AROUND 7 PM...QUICKLY RE-ORIENTING TOWARDS HARBOR BEACH FOR A
FEW HOURS BEFORE MOVING OUT OVER THE OPEN WATERS. HOW LONG THEY CLIP THE
EXTREME EASTERN THUMB WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING. WILL GENERALLY CARRY 1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL
INCHES IN HURON COUNTY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS AROUND HARBOR BEACH IF SHOWERS HUG THE SHORELINE LONGER.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL DECREASE BOTH INLAND AND DOWN TOWARDS PORT HURON
WHICH MAY STRUGGLE TO SEE MUCH IN THE WAY OF PURE LAKE EFFECT. HAVE
ALSO UNDERCUT GUIDANCE LOW OVERNIGHT BY 3 TO 5 DEGREES IN MOST AREAS
WITH SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS AND A FRESH SNOWPACK.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED
STATES TO THE MID-ATLANTIC BY TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BACK TO WESTERLY
WITH SCATTERED LAKE STRATOCU SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE CWA FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR OVERNIGHT FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH AS DRIER AIR IS ADVECTED UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO COMPLETELY DECOUPLE WITH A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVERNIGHT...WILL CONTINUE TO UNDERCUT
GUIDANCE VALUES BY A FEW DEGREES.

A WEAK CLIPPER SYSTEM THEN RIDES EAST ALONG THE US/CANADIAN BORDER
FROM NORTH DAKOTA TO NORTHER LAKE HURON BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS
SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE WEAK AND WILL PASS TO OUR NORTH. A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT PRECEDING THE
SURFACE TROUGH WITH HIGHEST CHANCES FOCUSED ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA.
SNOW WILL BE LIGHT WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

THE NEXT SYSTEM TO WATCH WILL DEVELOP AS A SHORTWAVE MOVES THROUGH
THE SOMEWHAT ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE CONUS. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TRACKING
THROUGH THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
STRENGTH OF THE UPPER WAVE WILL AFFECT THE TRACK OF THE LOW AND THE
EXTENT OF PRECIP ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN. FOR NOW WILL CONTINUE TO
CARRY A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW...MAINLY THURSDAY NIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...

LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST OHIO WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT
TRACKS NORTHEAST TO NEAR CLEVELAND BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS ON THE OPEN
WATERS OF LAKE HURON AND 40 KNOTS ON MOST OTHER MARINE AREAS. THE
SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK TO THE NEW ENGLAND STATES BY TONIGHT ALLOWING
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO WEAKEN OVER THE REGION. GALES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 1224 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

AVIATION...

LIGHT SNOW AND LARGELY MVFR CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES LOOK STILL TO BE
ON TAP TO DEGENERATE INTO LOW IFR WITH HEAVY SNOW BY 09Z OR 10Z
AND EXTENDING INTO THE FORENOON OF SUNDAY. THEREAFTER...IFR IN LOW
CEILINGS...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW UNTIL MODESTLY IMPROVING INTO
MVFR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WINDING DOWN SUNDAY EVENING BUT
MVFR CEILINGS LINGERING.

&&

.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...BLIZZARD WARNING...MIZ049-MIZ055-MIZ063...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY.

     WINTER STORM WARNING...MIZ047-MIZ048-MIZ053-MIZ054-MIZ060-MIZ061-
     MIZ062-MIZ068-MIZ069-MIZ070-MIZ075-MIZ076-MIZ082-
     MIZ083...UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY.

LAKE HURON...
     GALE WARNING...LHZ361-LHZ362-LHZ363-LHZ421-LHZ422-LHZ441-LHZ442-
     LHZ443-LHZ462-LHZ463-LHZ464...UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY.

LAKE ST CLAIR...
     GALE WARNING...UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY.

MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...
     GALE WARNING...UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY.

&&

SHORT TERM...DG
LONG TERM....KEC
MARINE.......KEC
AVIATION.....DWD

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
413 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

MIZ049-055-063-162115-
HURON-SANILAC-ST. CLAIR-
413 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THUMB PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE... TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST URGENT WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE.../WSWDTX/...FOR
DETAILS ABOUT THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. FOR
INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST URGENT WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE.../WSWDTX/...ABOUT THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT...BUT REPORTS OF
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE REQUESTED.

MIZ047-048-053-054-060>062-068>070-075-076-082-083-162115-
MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-LIVINGSTON-
OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
413 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST URGENT WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE.../WSWDTX/...FOR DETAILS
ABOUT THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY. FOR
INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST URGENT WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE.../WSWDTX/...ABOUT THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT...BUT REPORTS OF
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE REQUESTED.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-162115-
ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM
OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
413 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL MARINE AREAS BEGINNING AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR
DETAILS..../GLFLH/.../GLFSC/.../NSHDTX/.../MWWDTX/.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
URGENT WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE.../WSWDTX/...FOR DETAILS ABOUT THIS
MAJOR WINTER STORM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL MARINE AREAS THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR
DETAILS..../GLFLH/.../GLFSC/.../NSHDTX/.../MWWDTX/.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST URGENT WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE.../WSWDTX/...FOR
DETAILS ABOUT THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

BT

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
150 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-161100-
BAY-GENESEE-HURON-LAPEER-LENAWEE-LIVINGSTON-MACOMB-MIDLAND-MONROE-
OAKLAND-SAGINAW-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-ST. CLAIR-TUSCOLA-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
150 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...FIRST MAJOR SNOWSTORM OF THE SEASON ORGANIZING OVER THE AREA...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM SUNDAY EVENING...

THE FIRST MAJOR SNOWSTORM FOR SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE
TO INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AS THE CENTER TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN
OHIO BY DAYBREAK. THIS STORM WILL BRING A WIDE SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW
ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF LAKE HURON. A BRIEF PERIOD
OF SLEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE OHIO BORDER OVERNIGHT.

SNOW WILL QUICKLY INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE
REMAINDER THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10
TO 20 MPH WILL STEADILY INCREASE...WITH GUSTS OVER 25 MPH EXPECTED
AT TIMES. THIS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS
WELL AS WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING
IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.

DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL STEADILY DETERIORATE DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THIS MORNING AS THE SNOW CONTINUES
AND WINDS INCREASE EVEN FURTHER.

MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS
THE STORM APPROACHES AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY AS WE MOVE INTO SUNDAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER
STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER STORM.

DG