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Snow Advisory 9, NWS Milwaukee, WI

December 27, 200720 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this snow advisory at Dec 27, 2007, 3:48 AM CST for 20 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 27, 2007, 9:01 PM CST. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 27, 2007, 3:48 AM CST (09:48 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 27, 2007, 9:01 PM CST
Expired
Dec 28, 2007, 7:51 PM CST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:50 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 157 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2007-12-27Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2007-12-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 152 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
860 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
152 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 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 KMKX 270948
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
348 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO LOWER
MICHIGAN FRIDAY. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
ACCOMPANY THE SURFACE LOW. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER ALL
OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FRIDAY...BUT THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE FAR SOUTH AND IN THE SOUTHEAST...WHERE
UP TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN. 

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>058-062-063-271100-
/O.CAN.KMKX.WS.A.0008.071228T1200Z-071229T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
IOWA-DANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
DODGEVILLE...MADISON
348 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED
THE WINTER STORM WATCH. 

THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FRIDAY IS
NOW EXPECTED TO BE LESS INTENSE THAN WAS PREVIOUSLY INDICATED. AS
A RESULT...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH HEAVY SNOW
WARNING CRITERIA. 

$$

WIZ059-060-064>072-271800-
/O.UPG.KMKX.WS.A.0008.071228T1200Z-071229T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1200Z-071229T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-
ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...
JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...
DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...
LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
348 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
FRIDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY. 

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 271739
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1139 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO LOWER
MICHIGAN FRIDAY. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ACCOMPANY
THE SURFACE LOW. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER ALL OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FRIDAY...BUT THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE FAR SOUTH...AND IN THE
SOUTHEAST...WHERE UP TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. 2
TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER OF
THE SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.

WIZ059-060-064>072-280145-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1200Z-071229T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-
ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...
JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...
DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...
LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
1139 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
FRIDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
WOOD/ZAJDEL
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 272118
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
318 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON TAP FOR FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT TO LOWER
MICHIGAN BY FRIDAY EVENING. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL ACCOMPANY THE SURFACE LOW. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER
ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FRIDAY...BUT THE
HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE FAR SOUTH...AND IN THE
SOUTHEAST...WHERE UP TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. 2 TO
4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.

WIZ059-060-065-066-070>072-280530-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1500Z-071229T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...
WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...
RACINE...KENOSHA
318 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN BY MID MORNING FRIDAY.
THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ064-067>069-280530-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1200Z-071229T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT
318 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY.

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN FRIDAY MORNING.
THE SNOW MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM MID MORNING
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES
ARE LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
TZ
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 280301
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
901 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON TAP FOR FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT TO
LOWER MICHIGAN BY FRIDAY EVENING. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL ACCOMPANY THE SURFACE LOW. THIS SYSTEM WILL
SPREAD SNOW OVER ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
FRIDAY...BUT THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SOUTHEAST OF A
LINE FROM FOND DU LAC TO DODGEVILLE WHERE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. LOCALIZED 7 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE
NEAR THE MILWAUKEE METRO AREA. 

WIZ051-052-281115-
/O.EXB.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1500Z-071229T0300Z/
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN
901 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW
MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE MORNING INTO MID
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ062-063-281115-
/O.EXA.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1200Z-071229T0000Z/
IOWA-DANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON
901 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN FRIDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM MID MORNING INTO
EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE
LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ058-281115-
/O.EXA.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1500Z-071229T0000Z/
DODGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEAVER DAM
901 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN BY MID MORNING FRIDAY.
THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE MORNING INTO
MID AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE
LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ064-067>069-281115-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1200Z-071229T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT
901 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN FRIDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM MID MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ059-060-065-066-070>072-281115-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1500Z-071229T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...
WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...
RACINE...KENOSHA
901 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN BY MID MORNING FRIDAY.
THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH SOME LOCALIZED 7 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
BORGHOFF/REM
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 280911
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
311 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM MISSOURI TO SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN
AND LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING EVENING. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SURFACE LOW. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD
SNOW OVER ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
FRIDAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES LIKELY.

WIZ046-047-056-057-281715-
/O.EXA.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1500Z-071229T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS
311 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY MID MORNING.
THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE
LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ062>064-067>069-281715-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1200Z-071229T0000Z/
IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT
311 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. THE
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM MID MORNING INTO
EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE
LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ058>060-065-066-070>072-281715-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1500Z-071229T0000Z/
DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-
KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...
LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
311 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN BY MID MORNING. THE
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE MORNING AND
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES
ARE LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ051-052-281715-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.071228T1500Z-071229T0300Z/
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN
311 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING AND REACH
EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY NOON. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

HENTZ/GEHRING
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 281514
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
914 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO LOWER
MICHIGAN BY EVENING. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL ACCOMPANY THE
SURFACE LOW. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER ALL OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FRIDAY... WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 6 INCHES LIKELY.

WIZ062>064-067>069-282315-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0000Z/
IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT
914 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY. THE SNOW
MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES
ARE LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ058>060-065-066-070>072-282315-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0000Z/
DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-
KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...
LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
914 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY. THE SNOW MAY
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE
LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ051-052-282315-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0300Z/
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN
914 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY. THE SNOW MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE
LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ046-047-056-057-282315-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS
914 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY. THE
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6
INCHES ARE LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 282101
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
301 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ABOUT READY TO DECREASE FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS INTO LOWER MICHIGAN
THIS EVENING. SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN AREAL
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
WISCONSIN THIS EARLY EVENING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL 
LIKELY.

WIZ062>064-067>069-290000-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0000Z/
IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT
301 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS INTO LOWER MICHIGAN
THIS EVENING. SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN AREAL
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EARLY EVENING. MINOR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ058>060-065-066-070>072-290000-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0000Z/
DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-
KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...
LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
301 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS INTO LOWER MICHIGAN
THIS EVENING. SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN AREAL
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EARLY EVENING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE STILL LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ051-052-290300-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0300Z/
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN
301 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS INTO LOWER MICHIGAN
THIS EVENING. SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN AREAL
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EARLY EVENING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE STILL LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WIZ046-047-056-057-290000-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS
301 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS INTO LOWER MICHIGAN
THIS EVENING. SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN AREAL
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EARLY EVENING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE STILL LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
TZ
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 290003
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
603 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ABOUT READY TO DECREASE FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...

.THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR TODAYS SNOW IS MOVING
INTO LOWER MICHIGAN EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS DECREASING
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA AS THE LOW LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST. ROADS
WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN MANY AREAS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. 

WIZ062>064-067>069-290115-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0000Z/
IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT
603 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE AREA. ONLY LIGHT SNOW AND SOME
FOG WILL LINGER FOR A TIME EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE ENDING
COMPLETELY BY MIDNIGHT. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THROUGH
THE NIGHT. 

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. SEE OUR WEB
PAGE FOR GRAPHICAL DETAILS. 

$$

WIZ058>060-065-066-070>072-290115-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0000Z/
DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-
KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...
LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
603 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE SNOW IS TAPERING OFF QUICKLY ACROSS THE AREA. LIGHT SNOW AND
SOME FOG WILL LINGER FOR A TIME EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE ENDING
COMPLETELY BY MIDNIGHT. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THROUGH
THE NIGHT.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE RANGING FROM 6 TO 7 INCHES. SEE OUR WEB
PAGE FOR GRAPHICAL DETAILS.

$$

WIZ046-047-056-057-290115-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS
603 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE AREA. ONLY LIGHT SNOW AND SOME
FOG WILL LINGER FOR A TIME EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE ENDING
COMPLETELY BY MIDNIGHT. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THROUGH
THE NIGHT. 

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. SEE OUR WEB
PAGE FOR GRAPHICAL DETAILS.

$$

WIZ051-052-290300-
/O.CON.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0300Z/
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN
603 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

THE SNOW IS TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. AROUND ANOTHER INCH
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE IT ENDS COMPLETELY BY MIDNIGHT. IT IS
POSSIBLE THE ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELED BEFORE 9 PM. 

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN 12 HOURS OR LESS...WITH WINDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. SEE OUR WEB
PAGE FOR GRAPHICAL DETAILS.

$$
DAVIS
WEATHER.GOV/MKX
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 290151
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
751 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

WIZ051-052-290300-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071229T0300Z/
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN
751 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED
THE SNOW ADVISORY. 

THE SNOW IS TAPERING OFF QUICKLY ACROSS THE AREA. FLURRIES WILL
LINGER THROUGH THE EVENING AND MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED
AND SLIPPERY. 

$$

DAVIS

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Dec 27, 3:45 AM CST, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 3:45 AM CST, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
345 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007

DISCUSSION...THE FORECAST FOCUS IS ON THE SNOW EVENT FOR FRIDAY.
MODELS AND HPC HAVE COME INTO VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH QPF PATTERN
AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. SURFACE FEATURE IS VERY WEAK AND TRACKS WELL
SOUTH OF CWA. THE H850 BAROCLINIC ZONE SHOULD BE BROAD AND NEAR TO
WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS BORDER...SOME OVERRUNNING IS LIKELY. THE
STRONGEST DYNAMICS WILL BE IN THE UPPER LEVELS. MODELS INDICATE A
VIGOROUS NEGATIVELY TILTED SHORT WAVE...ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST
DYNAMICS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF WISCONSIN. THE BEST OMEGA AND
FRONTOGENETIC FORCING ALSO REMAINS SOUTH OF CWA. THERE IS ONLY A
VERY WEAK THETA-E RIDGE AS WELL. I WILL USE AN AVERAGE QPF FROM
THE MODELS AND A 13 TO 1 RATIO. THIS SOLUTION GIVES A RANGE FOR
4-6 INCHES IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST FOR A MAXIMUM AMOUNT...AND A
RANGE OF 2-4 INCH AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE.

THE SNOW WILL TAPPER OF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES EARLY
IN THE EVENING WITH LESS THAN 1 INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.
MODELS ARE ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS SCENARIO.

LOOKS LIKE A GENERALLY QUIET WEEKEND WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
SOME LIGHT SNOW ON SUNDAY. THE MID LEVELS REMAIN QUITE DRY
HOWEVER.

&&

.AVIATION...IFR VISIBILITIES IN LIGHT SNOW WILL GIVE WAY TO MAINLY
MVFR VSBYS IN FOG BY SUNRISE. MAINLY MVFR CIGS...EXCEPT FOR AREAS OF
IFR CIGS THIS MORNING.  FORECAST SOUNDINGS MIX DRY IN FROM
ABOVE...BUT LEAVE A SHALLOW MOIST LAYER BELOW INVERSION AROUND 800
FT.  THIS MAY BE ENOUGH FOR SOME IFR CIGS TO LINGER.

&&

.MARINE...SURFACE LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA
ON FRIDAY. TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE
AREA...RESULTING IN 10 TO 20 KNOT ONSHORE WINDS...WOULD GIVE
POTENTIAL FOR WAVES MEETING SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. FOR NOW...WILL
JUST MENTION POSSIBILITY IN BODY OF NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST FOR
FRIDAY.

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR WIZ059-060-
     064>072.

LM...NONE.
&&

SHORT/LONG TERM...35
AVIATION/MARINE...06
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 6:08 PM CST, 9 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
608 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-280015-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
608 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A SHEBOYGAN...JEFFERSON...TO
JANESVILLE LINE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE TO THE WEST WITH LOCATIONS
NORTHWEST OF A BERLIN...PORTAGE TO DARLINGTON LINE SEEING ONE HALF
INCH TO ONE INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FOR FRIDAY.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON FRIDAY
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM TRACKS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...TO FAR
SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST
WISCONSIN...AND NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF
THE STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN. PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR
LATER FORECASTS FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS
POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

LMZ643>646-280015-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
608 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY FOR HIGH WAVES...AND
AGAIN SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT FOR HIGH WAVES.

REM
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

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Sources

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