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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Marquette, MI

February 28, 2007Houghton County, Keweenaw County, Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this blizzard warning at Feb 28, 2007, 4:22 PM EST for Houghton County, Keweenaw County, Michigan. It took effect at Mar 1, 2007, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 19 hr. 1 report 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 28, 2007, 4:22 PM EST (21:22 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 1, 2007, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 2, 2007, 11:08 AM EST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

Counties Houghton County, MI, Keweenaw County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Mar 1, 11:32 PM ESTBLIZZARD5 S Calumet, MIVISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/8 MILE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...APPROX 8 INCHES SNOW IN 6 HRS...LIGHTNING AND THUNDER

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

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 297 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 12:00Z on 2007-02-28Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2007-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -30 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
629 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 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 KMQT 282122
WSWMQT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL INTENSIFY
AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON
THURSDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW IN MANY AREAS.

MIZ001-003-010530-
/O.UPG.KMQT.BZ.A.0001.070301T1800Z-070303T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.070301T2100Z-070303T0000Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES TOWARD EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...EAST WINDS
UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY AND
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW.
BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE OVER ONE FOOT OF
WET...HEAVY SNOW. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY
NIGHT...MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO 
SATURDAY...ADDING TO SNOW TOTALS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ006-007-014-085-010530-
/O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0004.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T2100Z-070303T0000Z/
ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOME HEAVY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 10 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS
WELL.

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

$$

MIZ009>011-010530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0300Z-070303T0000Z/
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN
322 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM WISCONSIN LATE THIS EVENING...THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT 
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL
RECEIVE 15 TO 20 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ002-010530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/
ONTONAGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON
422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN
INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ013-010530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN
INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 14 TO 18 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ012-010530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0300Z-070303T0000Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
322 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM WISCONSIN LATE THIS EVENING...THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY ALLOW SLEET TO
MIX WITH THE SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 15 TO 20 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ004-084-010530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/
BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW
422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME
HEAVY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG
LAKE SUPERIOR. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO
15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE
EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ005-010530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE
422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOME HEAVY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 17 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF
MARQUETTE. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

VOSS
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KMQT 010307
WSWMQT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1007 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WILL INTENSIFY AS IT
LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON THURSDAY.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE
SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS
SYSTEM AND COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW IN
MANY AREAS.

MIZ001-003-011115-
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.070301T2100Z-070303T0000Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
1007 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM
EST FRIDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM
EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES TOWARD EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...EAST WINDS
UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY AND
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING
SNOW. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE OVER ONE
FOOT OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY
FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY...ADDING TO SNOW TOTALS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ009>011-011115-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN
907 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
BY FRIDAY EVENING...WET...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REACH 14
TO 18 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO
PLEASE DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ002-011115-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/
ONTONAGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON
1007 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN
INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO
PLEASE DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ013-011115-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
1007 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN
INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 14 TO 18 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO
PLEASE DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ012-011115-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
907 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY ALLOW SLEET TO MIX WITH THE SNOW
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS
WILL SEE 14 TO 18 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET 
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE
SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO
PLEASE DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ006-007-014-085-011115-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T2100Z-070303T0000Z/
ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
1007 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOME HEAVY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 10 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO
PLEASE DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ004-084-011115-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/
BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW
1007 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME
HEAVY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG
LAKE SUPERIOR. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO
15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE
EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO
PLEASE DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ005-011115-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE
1007 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOME HEAVY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 17 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF
MARQUETTE. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL
COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO
PLEASE DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

VOSS
000 
WWUS43 KMQT 010930
WSWMQT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
430 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN MISSOURI WILL INTENSIFY AS IT
LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD NORTHEAST IOWA TONIGHT AND TO SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE TO LOWER MICHIGAN FRIDAY NIGHT. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM CROSSES
THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND COULD
PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW IN MANY AREAS.

MIZ001-003-011730-
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.070301T2100Z-070303T0000Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
430 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...EAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY
LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE AROUND ONE FOOT OF WET...HEAVY SNOW.
ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE LAKE
EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...ADDING TO SNOW
TOTALS.

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.

$$

MIZ009>011-011730-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN
330 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...WET...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REACH 13 TO 17
INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.
 
$$

MIZ002-011715-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
ONTONAGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON
430 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. IN ADDITION
TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 16 INCHES
OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY 
NIGHT...MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY...ADDING TO SNOW TOTALS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.


$$

MIZ006-007-014-085-011730-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T2100Z-070303T0000Z/
ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
430 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING
THIS AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS
WILL SEE 10 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE
SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ013-011730-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
430 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. 
THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 15
INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY
FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ012-011730-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
330 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BY
FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 15 INCHES OF
WET...HEAVY SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.


$$

MIZ004-084-011730-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/
BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW
430 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR KEWEENAW BAY. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 16 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.


$$

MIZ005-011730-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE
430 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING
THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. BY
FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 17 INCHES OF
WET...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE
EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MICHELS
000 
WWUS43 KMQT 011540
WSWMQT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1040 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI WILL INTENSIFY AS
IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD NORTHEAST IOWA TONIGHT AND TO
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO LOWER MICHIGAN FRIDAY NIGHT. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM CROSSES THE
REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND COULD
PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW IN MANY AREAS.

MIZ001-003-012200-
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.070301T2100Z-070303T0000Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
1040 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE UP
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BY FRIDAY EVENING... MANY
LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE AROUND ONE FOOT OF WET...HEAVY SNOW.
ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE LAKE
EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...ADDING TO SNOW
TOTALS.

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.

$$

MIZ009>011-012200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN
940 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...WET...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REACH 13 TO
17 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ002-012200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
ONTONAGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON
1040 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 16 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE
LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...ADDING TO SNOW
TOTALS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ006-007-014-085-012200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T2100Z-070303T0000Z/
ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
1040 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS INCREASING THIS
AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS
WILL SEE 10 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE
SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ004-084-012200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/
BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW
1040 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS INCREASING THIS
AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR KEWEENAW BAY. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 16 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ013-012200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
1040 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO
THE SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE
12 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF
BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ012-012200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
940 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL INCREASING THIS
AFTERNOON CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND PRODUCING NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE
12 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF
BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ005-012200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE
1040 AM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVY
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND PRODUCING NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 17 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY
SNOW WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF
MARQUETTE. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

DLG
000 
WWUS43 KMQT 012118
WSWMQT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
418 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EASTERN IOWA WILL LIFT SLOWLY
NORTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL
BEGIN TO WEAKEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO LOWER MICHIGAN BY
FRIDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY
AS THE SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY
THIS SYSTEM AND COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING
SNOW IN MANY AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND
BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS
OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA.

MIZ001-003-020530-
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
418 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...EAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY
CREATING LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN
OPEN AREAS NEAR KEWEENAW BAY AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. BY FRIDAY EVENING...LOOK FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO
15 INCHES. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY NIGHT...
MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...ADDING
TO SNOW TOTALS.

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.

$$

MIZ009>011-020530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN
318 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY. BY
FRIDAY EVENING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN MANY LOCATIONS WILL REACH 10
TO 14 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NEAR IRONWOOD.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ006-007-014-085-020530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
418 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS
EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15
INCHES. ADDITIONAL MODERATE SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ002-020530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
ONTONAGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON
418 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON
FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
BY FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY...ADDING TO SNOW TOTALS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ004-084-020530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW
418 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3
INCHES PER HOUR BY LATE THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
TONIGHT...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR
KEWEENAW BAY. THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY.
BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
10 TO 16 INCHES. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL
COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ013-020530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
418 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT
WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE BY LATE
THIS EVENING. SOME SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW EARLY THIS
EVENING...WHEN THERE MAY ALSO BE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER. IN ADDITION
TO THE SNOW...VERY STRONG EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING SNOW AND PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE
SNOW AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BY
FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10
TO 15 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR SLEET
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE
SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ012-020530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
318 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT.
SOME SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW AND THERE MAY BE A RUMBLE OF
THUNDER THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY STRONG EAST
WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND PRODUCE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14
INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE
SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ005-020530-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE
418 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS
EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY STRONG EAST WINDS WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. THE SNOW AND
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY
LOCATIONS WILL SEE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES WITH
THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE.
ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE
INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

JLB
000 
WWUS43 KMQT 020333
WSWMQT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1033 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT WEST AND
CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH FRIDAY...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR DUBUQUE IOWA IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN WHILE LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD TO THE GREEN BAY AREA BY FRIDAY
EVENING. THEN LOOK FOR THE LOW TO MOVE INTO LOWER MICHIGAN ON
SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH
OF WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...BUT WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD
THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM IS ALSO HELPING TO
PRODUCE OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS.

MIZ001-003-021145-
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
1033 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

EXPECT SNOW TO BECOME HEAVY BY MIDNIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...EAST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THESE
WINDS WILL CREATE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS NEAR KEWEENAW BAY AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS
IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BY FRIDAY EVENING...LOOK FOR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
BY FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY...ADDING TO SNOW TOTALS.

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.

$$

MIZ009>011-021145-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN
933 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. BY
FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ002-021145-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
ONTONAGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON
1033 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LOOK FOR HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...TO
DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER MODERATE SNOWFALL
WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY
WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PRODUCING
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO SEE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES.
ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE LAKE
EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...ADDING TO SNOW
TOTALS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ004-084-021145-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW
1033 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

EXPECT HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...TO
DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...MODERATE SNOWFALL
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR
KEWEENAW BAY. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ013-021145-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
1033 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

EXPECT HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...TO
DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY MORNING...THOUGH MODERATE SNOWFALL SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY THE TIME THE
SNOW DIMINISHES FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR SLEET
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE
SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ012-021145-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
933 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. BY
FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ005-021145-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE
1033 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

EXPECT HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...
VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG LAKE
SUPERIOR. LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. THE
SNOW WILL ALSO DIMINISH ON FRIDAY ALONG THE LAKESHORE AND AT FAR
INLAND LOCATIONS...BUT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FROM THE HURON MOUNTAINS TO ISHPEMING AND NEGAUNEE. BY
FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER
HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS
WELL...ESPECIALLY FROM THE HURON MOUNTAINS TO NEGAUNEE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ006-007-014-085-021145-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
1033 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

EXPECT HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...TO
DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY THE
TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

AJ
000 
WWUS43 KMQT 020403
WSWMQT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1101 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT WEST AND
CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH FRIDAY...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR DUBUQUE IOWA IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN WHILE LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD TO THE GREEN BAY AREA BY FRIDAY
EVENING. THEN LOOK FOR THE LOW TO MOVE INTO LOWER MICHIGAN ON
SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH
OF WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...BUT WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD
THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM IS ALSO HELPING TO
PRODUCE OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS.

MIZ001-003-021230-
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
1101 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

EXPECT SNOW TO BECOME HEAVY BY MIDNIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...EAST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THESE
WINDS WILL CREATE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS NEAR KEWEENAW BAY AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS
IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BY FRIDAY EVENING...LOOK FOR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
BY FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY...ADDING TO SNOW TOTALS.

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.

$$

MIZ009>011-021230-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN
1001 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. BY
FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ002-021230-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
ONTONAGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON
1101 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

LOOK FOR HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...TO
DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER MODERATE SNOWFALL
WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...BLUSTERY
WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PRODUCING
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO SEE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES.
ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE LAKE
EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...ADDING TO SNOW
TOTALS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ004-084-021230-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW
1101 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

EXPECT HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...TO
DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...MODERATE SNOWFALL
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR
KEWEENAW BAY. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ013-021230-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
1101 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

EXPECT HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...TO
DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY MORNING...THOUGH MODERATE SNOWFALL SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY THE TIME THE
SNOW DIMINISHES FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR SLEET
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE
SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO
NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ012-021230-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
1001 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. BY
FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ005-021230-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE
1101 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

EXPECT HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...
VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG LAKE
SUPERIOR. LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. THE
SNOW WILL ALSO DIMINISH ON FRIDAY ALONG THE LAKESHORE AND AT FAR
INLAND LOCATIONS...BUT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FROM THE HURON MOUNTAINS TO ISHPEMING AND NEGAUNEE. BY
FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER
HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS
WELL...ESPECIALLY FROM THE HURON MOUNTAINS TO NEGAUNEE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ006-007-014-085-021230-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
1101 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

EXPECT HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...TO
DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY THE
TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

AJ
000 
WWUS43 KMQT 021021
WSWMQT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
521 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007

...WIDESPREAD WINTER STORM TO TRANSITION TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
TONIGHT...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL MOVE SLOWLY 
EAST ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN AND LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH SATURDAY.
WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE TODAY. INCREASING LAKE
EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS.

MIZ010>012-021830-
/O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMQT.SN.Y.0007.070302T1021Z-070303T0000Z/
IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE
421 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. GUSTY WINDS
WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS THIS MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. DUE TO THE HEAVY
SNOW THAT FELL LAST NIGHT...BE AWARE THAT ROADS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN
PLOWED MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW COVER OR LARGE DRIFTS
AND MAY BE IMPASSABLE.

$$

MIZ009-021830-
/O.EXT.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T1300Z/
GOGEBIC-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD
421 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST SATURDAY.

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 
2 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE
OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
PLAN ON INCREASING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WITH THE
MAJORITY OF THE SNOW OCCURRING FROM IRONWOOD TO WAKEFIELD TO THE
PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 9 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
LIKELY APPROACH TWO FEET IN AREAS THAT SEE SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT
SNOW TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE 
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ002-021830-
/O.EXT.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T1300Z/
ONTONAGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON
521 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SATURDAY.

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL
3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE
OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
PLAN ON INCREASING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WITH THE
MAJORITY OF THE SNOW OCCURRING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM
ROCKLAND TO THE PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY APPROACH TWO FEET IN AREAS THAT SEE
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ005-021830-
/O.EXT.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T1300Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE
521 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL
4 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED...HEAVIEST OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE INTO THE HURON MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS
WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN
OPEN AREAS. PLAN ON INCREASING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT
WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW OCCURRING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
FROM NEGAUNEE INTO THE HURON MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY APPROACH TWO FEET IN AREAS THAT SEE
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ004-021830-
/O.EXT.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T1300Z/
BARAGA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANSE
521 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL
4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED...HEAVIEST FROM HERMAN INTO THE
HURON MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. INCREASING LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES FROM
HERMAN INTO THE HURON MOUNTAINS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY APPROACH TWO FEET IN AREAS THAT SEE
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ001-003-021830-
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
521 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

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

WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE 
TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS NEAR KEWEENAW BAY AND EXPOSED 
LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING
BUT INCREASING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

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.

$$

MIZ084-021830-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...SIDNAW
521 AM EST FRI MAR 2 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.

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TODAY. 
EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TODAY...HEAVIEST
NORTH OF M-38. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND 
DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ013-021830-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
521 AM EST FRI MAR 2 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. 

WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. EXPECT LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...
HEAVIEST NORTH OF RAPID RIVER. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ006-007-014-085-021830-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
521 AM EST FRI MAR 2 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. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS 
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DURING THE MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

JLA/ROLFSON
000 
WWUS43 KMQT 021608
WSWMQT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1108 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007

...WIDESPREAD WINTER STORM TO TRANSITION TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT
SNOW TONIGHT...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EAST ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN AND LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH SATURDAY.
WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE TODAY. INCREASING LAKE
EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS.

MIZ001-003-030015-
/O.CAN.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMQT.SB.Y.0003.070302T1608Z-070303T1300Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
1108 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS TO 40 MPH HAVE SLOWLY DIMINISHED THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING
REDUCED VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS NEAR KEWEENAW BAY
AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TAKE
HOLD...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

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

$$

MIZ009-030015-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T1300Z/
GOGEBIC-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD
1008 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST SATURDAY.

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL
2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE
OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
PLAN ON INCREASING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WITH THE
MAJORITY OF THE SNOW OCCURRING FROM IRONWOOD TO WAKEFIELD TO THE
PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 9 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
LIKELY APPROACH TWO FEET IN AREAS THAT SEE SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT
SNOW TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ002-030015-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T1300Z/
ONTONAGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON
1108 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SATURDAY.

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL
2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE
OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
PLAN ON INCREASING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WITH THE
MAJORITY OF THE SNOW OCCURRING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM
ROCKLAND TO THE PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY APPROACH TWO FEET IN AREAS THAT SEE
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ084-030000-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...SIDNAW
1108 AM EST FRI MAR 2 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. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TODAY.
EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TODAY...
HEAVIEST NORTH OF M-38. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ013-030000-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
1108 AM EST FRI MAR 2 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. 

WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. EXPECT LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...
HEAVIEST NORTH OF RAPID RIVER. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ005-030015-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T1300Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE
1108 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SATURDAY.

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL
3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED...HEAVIEST OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE INTO THE HURON MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS
WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN
OPEN AREAS. PLAN ON INCREASING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT
WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW OCCURRING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
FROM NEGAUNEE INTO THE HURON MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY APPROACH TWO FEET IN AREAS THAT SEE
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ006-007-014-085-030000-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
1108 AM EST FRI MAR 2 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. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DURING THE
MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ004-030015-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T1300Z/
BARAGA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANSE
1108 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SATURDAY.

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL
3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED...HEAVIEST FROM HERMAN INTO THE
HURON MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. INCREASING LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES FROM
HERMAN INTO THE HURON MOUNTAINS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY APPROACH TWO FEET IN AREAS THAT SEE
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT
TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MIZ010>012-030000-
/O.CON.KMQT.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/
IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE
1008 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007

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

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

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. GUSTY
WINDS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN
OPEN AREAS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. DUE TO THE
HEAVY SNOW THAT FELL LAST NIGHT...BE AWARE THAT ROADS WHICH HAVE
NOT BEEN PLOWED MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW COVER OR
LARGE DRIFTS AND MAY BE IMPASSABLE.

$$

KF

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Feb 28, 12:50 PM EST, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 12:50 PM EST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1250 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007

CORRECTED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SEGMENT

.UPDATE...
ADJUSTED SKY COVER AND WEATHER FOR THIS AFTERNOON AS EASTERLY FLOW
HAS ALLOWED DRIER AIR TO ADVECT INTO THE EASTERN CWA AND CLEAR A LOT
OF THE SKY OUT THERE. SINCE MORE SUN IS EXPECTED...ADJUSTED
TEMPERATURES UP A COUPLE DEGREES TOO.

OTHER ADJUSTEMENT TO THE FORECAST IS TO START THE WINTER STORM
WATCHES...WARNING AND BLIZZARD WATCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN U.P.
ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 12 HOURS LATER. THIS IS DUE TO ALL THE MODELS
SUGGESTING THAT AS THE STORM MOVES NORTHEAST...THE STRONG EASTERLY
WIND FLOW THAT DEVELOPS WILL HELP TO PULL IN MORE DRY AIR...THUS
LIMITING THE NORTHWARD PROGRESS OF THE HEAVY SNOW. HOWEVER...IT
STILL APPEARS THAT VERY HEAVY SNOW...LIKELY 1 TO 2 INCHES AN
HOUR...WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT IN CONJUNCTION WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS.

MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE STORM WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE REGULAR
AFD ISSUANCE.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER AIR PATTERN CONSISTS OF A 500 MB TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN
U.S. AND ACROSS THE ERN U.S. WITH RIDGING IN THE MIDDLE. NUMEROUS
SHORTWAVES ARE EMBEDDED IN THE WESTERN U.S. TROUGH WITH A STRONG ONE
IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WHICH HAS HAD SOME LIGHTNING WITH IT...AND
ANOTHER COUPLE IN WA/OR AND NORTHERN CA. THESE SHORTWAVES WILL
EVENTUALLY COMBINE TO FORM A STRONG AND DEEP TROUGH WITH THE
NORTHERN CA ONE BEING THE MAIN SYSTEM TO PUSH THIS TROUGH TO THE
EAST.

NAM SHOWING STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT AND PLENTY OF MOISTURE ON
I280K-I295K SURFACES WED NIGHT WITH 3 G/KG MIXING RATIOS NEAR 700 MB
WED NIGHT AND THU AND THE STRONG LIFT CONTINUES INTO THU NIGHT WITH
PLENTY OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE. NAM ALSO BRINGS IN STRONG 850-500 MB
Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE THU MORNING AND THIS REMAINS THROUGH THU NIGHT.
GFS SHOWS ABOUT THE SAME THING ON ITS I280K-I300K ISENTROPIC
SURFACES AND IT ALSO BRINGS IN STRONG 850-500 MB Q-VECTOR
CONVERGENCE WED NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH FRI NIGHT. GFS IS A BIT
FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST WITH THE SFC LOW AND 500 MB LOW TRACK THAN
THE NAM. WILL GO WITH THE NAM SOLUTION AS IT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT AND
IS BETTER FOR FINER DETAILS.

DID NOT MAKE TOO MANY DRASTIC CHANGES TO THE GOING FORECAST. CHANGED
THE WATCH ALONG THE WISCONSIN BORDER TO A WINTER STORM WARNING AND
THEN ALSO ISSUED A WARNING FOR THE NEXT TIER OF COUNTIES BASED ON
THE FACT THAT THE SNOW WILL START AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH INSTEAD OF A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE KEWEENAW WITH STRONG
WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL AND WIDE OPEN AREAS...THOUGHT THAT THE
KEWEENAW WOULD HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ALSO
CONTEMPLATED A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE REST OF THE AREA...BUT SEEMS
LIKE IT IS HARD TO GET WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AWAY FROM WIDE
OPEN AREAS LIKE THE GREAT LAKES AND KEPT WINTER STORM WATCH UP EAST
FROM MUNISING TO MANISTIQUE AND THIS WOULD BE FOR BLOWING SNOW AND
SNOW ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUED THE WATCH THERE. ADDED LUCE COUNTY
INTO A WINTER STORM WATCH THU AFTERNOON FOR WINDS AND SNOW WHICH
SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY THEN. PROBLEM IS DRY AIR BEFORE THAT
AND AGAIN THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF IN PCPN JUST LIKE THE
PREVIOUS SYSTEM. THIS CUTOFF THOUGH WILL BE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR
THOUGH INSTEAD OF OVER UPPER MICHIGAN AND IT ALWAYS SEEMS THAT THE
DRY AIR ERODES FAST WITH STRONG LIFT IN THE AREA WHICH WE HAVE WITH
STRONG DYNAMICS FROM THIS STORM.

NAM SOUNDINGS FROM KMNM STILL SHOWED A SLEET POSSIBILITY WITH A WARM
LAYER FROM 850-750 MB...BUT TEMPERATURES WERE UP TO 0. KERY NAM
BUFKIT SOUNDING SHOWED THE ENTIRE COLUMN STAYING BELOW 0C...SO
REMOVED SLEET FROM FORECAST EXCEPT ALONG AND NEAR THE BAY OF GREEN
BAY AND LAKE MICHIGAN. AGREED WITH HPC QPF AMOUNTS AND WENT CLOSE TO
WHAT THEY HAD FOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITH ANYWHERE FROM 10-20 INCHES
STORM TOTAL FOR THE CWA STARTING TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY.
HIT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW HARD FOR THIS FORECAST WITH THE WINDS. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD RELAX ENOUGH BY FRIDAY THAT THE ONLY SPOTS
STILL HAVING BLOWING SNOW WOULD BE ALONG AND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.
LAKE EFFECT THEN COMES INTO THE PICTURE FOR SATURDAY WITH GFS
SHOWING 850 MB TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO -12C TO -16C. DID NOT SPEND
A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT THIS AS CONCENTRATED ON THE HEAVY SNOW
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW LOOKS TO FALL THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND STRONG ISENTROPIC
LIFT IN THE AREA.

OVERALL...DID NOT MAKE TOO MANY DRASTIC CHANGES TO THE GOING
FORECAST. FOR TEMPERATURES...WENT WITH A COMBO OF ADJMET AND ADJMVR
TEMPERATURES WHICH SEEMED REASONABLE. WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE TO WATCH
THIS SYSTEM AND WOULD NOT BE TOTALLY SURPRISED IF SOME WINTER STORM
WARNING AREAS MIGHT HAVE TO BE UPGRADED TO BLIZZARD WARNINGS
ESPECIALLY IF THIS SYSTEM IS DEEPER THAN FORECAST AND THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS MORE. WILL ALSO HAVE TO WATCH THE GREAT LAKES AND
SEE IF A STORM WARNING MAY BE NEEDED IF THE SYSTEM IS STRONGER THAN
FORECAST.

&&

.MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR MIZ006-007-014-085.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
MIZ004-005-084.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
MIZ002-013.

BLIZZARD WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR MIZ001-003.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY
FOR MIZ009>012.

GALE WARNING LAKE SUPERIOR.

GALE WARNING BAY OF GREEN BAY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER TO
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE.

GALE WARNING LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR.

&&

AJ (UPDATE)
MICHELS (PREV DISCUSSION)
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 5:46 AM EST, 10 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
546 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007

MIZ002-004>007-009>014-084-085-011300-
ONTONAGON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-
MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
546 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 /446 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT BEGINNING TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL BEGIN ALONG THE WISCONSIN BORDER THIS EVENING THEN
SPREAD TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR LATE TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT WILL BE THE HEAVIEST ALONG THE WISCONSIN BORDER. SEE
THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WATCHES CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY
SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL AFFECT MOST OF THE
AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A
FOOT OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. SOME WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM THE UPCOMING
WINTER STORM ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

MIZ001-003-011300-
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
546 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS...HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...THEN WILL DIMINISH ON FRIDAY NIGHT. MODERATE
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SEE
THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM THE UPCOMING
WINTER STORM ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

LSZ221-241>248-263-264-011300-
KEWEENAW BAY AND HURON BAY FROM LOWER ENTRANCE LIGHT TO PORTAGE
LAKE TO HURON ISLANDS MI-SAXON HARBOR WI TO ONTONAGON MI-
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-
MANITOU ISLAND TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-
LAKE SUPERIOR, EAST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE, MN, TO A LINE NORTHWARD FROM MANITOU IS. MI, BEYOND 5 NM
AND SOUTH OF THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
LAKE SUPERIOR, EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU IS. MI NORTHWARD
BEYOND 5 NM AND SOUTH OF THE US/CANADIAN BORDER, EXCLUDING
WHITEFISH BAY-
546 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 /446 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE FORCE WINDS TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT ON ALL OF
LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.
STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
THURSDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

LMZ221-248-262-011300-
BAY OF GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND
PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-
LAKE MICHIGAN...FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND
PASSAGE...SOUTHEASTWARD BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE TO THE MID-
LINE OF THE LAKE-
546 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT ON THE NEARSHORE AND OPEN WATERS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

JLA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 4:23 AM ESTBlizzard WatchMQTHoughton, Keweenaw12 hr
Feb 28, 4:23 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningMQTAlger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 6 more4 days

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.