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Lake Effect Snow Warning 2, NWS Gaylord, MI

January 18, 2008

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this lake effect snow warning at Jan 18, 2008, 4:17 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 18, 2008, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 67 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 18, 2008, 4:17 AM EST (09:17 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2008, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 21, 2008, 5:05 AM EST
In force
67 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

The text

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

000 
WWUS43 KAPX 180917
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
417 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW AND COLD TAKING HOLD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...

.SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING...AS LOW
PRESSURE NORTH OF SAULT STE MARIE MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION.
THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH OF A BREAK...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING THE COLDEST AIR OF THE
WINTER AND LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW....MAINLY ION NORTHWEST
CHIPPEWA COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY
NIGHT.

MIZ024-029-030-034>036-041-042-181030-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080118T1200Z/
ALPENA-OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPENA...MIO...HARRISVILLE...
HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
417 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

$$

MIZ008-182300-
/O.NEW.KAPX.LE.W.0002.080119T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
/O.CON.KAPX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080118T1200Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
417 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST SUNDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THIS
MORNING...MAINLY EARLY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND AN
INCH IN SPOTS. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED NEAR
PARADISE AND WHITEFISH POINT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND A FOOT THROUGH THIS PERIOD. IN
ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...AND WIND
CHILLS WILL LOWER TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ016-019>022-025>028-031-032-182300-
/O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0002.080118T2100Z-080120T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.080118T2100Z-080119T1200Z/
/O.CON.KAPX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080118T1200Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...
MANCELONA...GAYLORD...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...
GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC
417 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
EST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THIS MORNING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS
MORNING...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
GENERATE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF POOR
VISIBILITY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

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.

$$

MIZ017-182300-
/O.NEW.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.080118T2100Z-080119T1200Z/
/O.CON.KAPX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080118T1200Z/
CHEBOYGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEBOYGAN
417 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
EST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM EST SATURDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS
MORNING...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
GENERATE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF POOR
VISIBILITY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

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.

ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SLOW DOWN AND
GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

$$

MIZ018-023-033-181200-
/O.CON.KAPX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080118T1200Z/
PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-MISSAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA...LAKE CITY
417 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
EST THIS MORNING...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THIS MORNING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS
MORNING...WITH UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. 
HOWEVER...GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

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

$$

MIZ015-181200-
/O.CON.KAPX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080118T1200Z/
MACKINAC-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. IGNACE
417 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH UP TO AN INCH
OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

JZ
13 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 181053
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
553 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW AND COLD TAKING HOLD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...

.SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING...AS LOW
PRESSURE NORTH OF SAULT STE MARIE MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION.
THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH OF A BREAK...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE TODAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING THE COLDEST AIR OF
THE WINTER AND LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW....MAINLY IN
NORTHWEST CHIPPEWA COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST
SATURDAY NIGHT.

MIZ020-025-026-031-182300-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080118T1200Z/
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.080118T2100Z-080119T1200Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...
MANISTEE
553 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SLOW DOWN AND
GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

$$

MIZ015-181200-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080118T1200Z/
MACKINAC-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. IGNACE
553 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

MIZ008-182300-
/O.EXT.KAPX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080118T1500Z/
/O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0002.080119T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
553 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS...BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL AFFECT
CHIPPEWA COUNTY THIS MORNING...MAINLY EARLY. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH IN SPOTS. HOWEVER...GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED NEAR
PARADISE AND WHITEFISH POINT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND A FOOT THROUGH THIS PERIOD. IN
ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...AND
WIND CHILLS WILL LOWER TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ016-017-019-021-022-027-028-032-182300-
/O.EXT.KAPX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080118T1500Z/
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.080118T2100Z-080119T1200Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...
MANCELONA...GAYLORD...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...CADILLAC
553 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
EST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING...
WITH UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE DURING THE
EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS. IN ADDITION... STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY
WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL GENERATE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT
IN PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

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.

$$

MIZ018-023-033-181500-
/O.EXT.KAPX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080118T1500Z/
PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-MISSAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA...LAKE CITY
553 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
EST THIS MORNING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING... WITH UP TO
AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION FROM EARLY THROUGH MID MORNING.
HOWEVER...GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

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

$$

JZ
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 181459
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
959 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW AND COLD TAKING HOLD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING...AS LOW PRESSURE
NORTH OF SAULT STE MARIE MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION. THERE WILL
NOT BE MUCH OF A BREAK...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST LATE TODAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING THE COLDEST AIR OF THE WINTER AND
LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. SNOW WILL THE PERSIST THROUGH THE
DAY ON SATURDAY...AND LIKELY THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. 

MIZ008-182300-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080118T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KAPX.LE.W.0002.080118T1500Z-080120T1200Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
959 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 AM EST SUNDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED NEAR
PARADISE AND WHITEFISH POINT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. LOCAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND A FOOT THROUGH THIS PERIOD. IN
ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...AND WIND
CHILLS WILL LOWER TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ016-017-019-021-022-027-028-032-182300-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080118T1500Z/
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.080118T2100Z-080119T1200Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...
MANCELONA...GAYLORD...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...CADILLAC
959 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE
INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SLOW DOWN AND
GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

$$

MIZ018-023-033-181600-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080118T1500Z/
PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-MISSAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA...LAKE CITY
959 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

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

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

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS HAVE COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA.
HOWEVER...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH.

$$

MIZ020-025-026-031-182300-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.080118T2100Z-080119T1200Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...
MANISTEE
959 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOWS TONIGHT.

ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SLOW DOWN AND
GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

$$

LAWRENCE
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 182109
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
409 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW AND COLD TAKING HOLD FOR THE WEEKEND...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ONCE AGAIN THIS EVENING
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING ARCTIC COLD FRONT. A VERY COLD AIRMASS
SPILLING INTO THE AREA BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL THEN RESULT IN
PERSISTENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY.

MIZ008-191100-
/O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
409 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED NEAR
PARADISE AND WHITEFISH POINT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. LOCAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND A FOOT THROUGH THIS PERIOD. IN
ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...AND
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ016-017-019>022-025>028-031-032-191100-
/O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-BENZIE-
GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...
KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC
409 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING ARCTIC COLD FRONT. BEHIND THIS FRONT...NUMEROUS
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY. ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH ANY 12 HOUR PERIOD WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 5
INCHES...HOWEVER TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY
BE IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE THROUGH THE
SINGLE DIGITS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WIND
CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. ROADS ACROSS THE
AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS WEEKEND. SLOW DOWN AND GIVE
YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

$$

LAWRENCE
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 190339
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1039 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...SNOW AND COLD TAKING HOLD FOR THE WEEKEND...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND AID
IN THE CONTINUATION OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR HIGHS OVER THE
WEEKEND...AND OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL
BE WELL BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. 

MIZ008-191700-
/O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
1039 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED NEAR
PARADISE...WHITEFISH POINT AND POSSIBLY SAULT SAINT MARIE THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND A FOOT THROUGH
THIS PERIOD...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. 

IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...AND
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ016-017-019>022-026>028-191700-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...
GRAYLING
1039 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH ANY 12 HOUR PERIOD WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES.
HOWEVER...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY BE IN
EXCESS OF 10 INCHES FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE THROUGH THE
SINGLE DIGITS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WIND
CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW
IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 

ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS WEEKEND.
SLOW DOWN AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

MIZ025-031-032-191700-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...CADILLAC
1039 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH ANY 12 HOUR PERIOD WILL ONLY RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES
WITH SOME AREAS REACHING 5 TO 6 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING. 

TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS BOTH
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW...COLD AND SOME
MINOR DRIFTING SNOW...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER. 

MANY ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS
WEEKEND. SLOW DOWN AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

SD
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 190845
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
345 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...SNOW AND COLD FOR THE WEEKEND...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND AID
IN THE CONTINUATION OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY
NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 DEGREES FOR HIGHS OVER
THE WEEKEND...AND OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE BELOW ZERO AWAY FROM LAKE
MICHIGAN. WIND CHILLS WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

MIZ008-192300-
/O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
345 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED NEAR
PARADISE AND WHITEFISH POINT PERIODICALLY...THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
SUNDAY. A FEW STRONGER SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO IMPACT BAY
MILLS...THE SAULT...AND KINROSS DURING THE DAY TODAY. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE AROUND A FOOT NEAR AND
NORTH OF PARADISE...WITH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS SNOW ELSEWHERE IN
CHIPPEWA COUNTY.

IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...AND
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ016-017-019>022-026>028-192300-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...
GRAYLING
345 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY
NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH ANY 12 HOUR PERIOD WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN
ANTRIM...CHARLEVOIX...AND OTSEGO COUNTIES. 

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE THROUGH THE
SINGLE DIGITS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WIND
CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR DRIFTING OF
SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS WEEKEND.
SLOW DOWN AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

MIZ025-031-032-192300-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...CADILLAC
345 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY
NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH ANY 12 HOUR PERIOD WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES.

TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE LOWER TEENS BOTH SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW...COLD AND SOME MINOR DRIFTING
SNOW...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER.

MANY ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS
WEEKEND. SLOW DOWN AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

JZ
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 191555
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1055 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...SNOW AND COLD FOR THE WEEKEND...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT...AIDING IN THE CONTINUATION OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH AT
LEAST SATURDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 DEGREES
FOR HIGHS BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY...WITH OVERNIGHT
LOWS BELOW ZERO AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. WIND CHILLS WILL BE WELL
BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

MIZ008-192300-
/O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
1055 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED NEAR
PARADISE AND WHITEFISH POINT PERIODICALLY...THROUGH AT LEAST
EARLY SUNDAY. A FEW STRONGER SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO IMPACT BAY
MILLS...THE SAULT...AND KINROSS DURING THE DAY TODAY. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE AROUND A FOOT NEAR AND
NORTH OF PARADISE...WITH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS SNOW ELSEWHERE IN
CHIPPEWA COUNTY.

IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...AND
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ016-017-019>022-026>028-192300-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...
GRAYLING
1055 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY
NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH ANY 12 HOUR PERIOD WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...THOUGH AS IS TYPICAL FOR LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS...LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES IN A 12
HOUR PERIOD ARE POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE THROUGH THE
SINGLE DIGITS BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY...WITH WIND
CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW
IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS WEEKEND.
SLOW DOWN AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

MIZ025-031-032-192300-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...CADILLAC
1055 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED BY MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE
GIVING WAY TO MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH ANY 12 HOUR PERIOD WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND
3 INCHES.

TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE LOWER TEENS BOTH THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY...WITH WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW...COLD AND SOME
MINOR DRIFTING SNOW...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS. 

MANY ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS
WEEKEND. SLOW DOWN AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

LAWRENCE
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 192047
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
347 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...CONTINUED COLD WITH PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE REGION THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AIDING IN THE CONTINUATION OF SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH THE PERIOD. TEMPERATURES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL
RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO THE SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE ZERO...WITH WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO COMMON.

MIZ008-201100-
/O.EXT.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
347 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
SUNDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE NEAR
PARADISE AND WHITEFISH POINT PERIODICALLY THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. A FEW HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO IMPACT BAY
MILLS...THE SAULT...AND KINROSS DURING TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON
SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
NEAR AND NORTH OF PARADISE...WITH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS SNOW
ELSEWHERE IN CHIPPEWA COUNTY.

IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...AND
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ016-017-019>022-026>028-201100-
/O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...
GRAYLING
347 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS TIME WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5
INCHES...THOUGH AS IS TYPICAL FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW...LOCALIZED
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY
LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW THIS EVENING IS EXPECTED TO BE JUST
DOWNWIND OF LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY...WHERE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LOCALLY
REACH 6 INCHES BETWEEN PETOSKEY AND INDIAN RIVER.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BETWEEN -5
DEGREES AND 10 DEGREES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WIND
CHILL READINGS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. MINOR BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED.

ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS
WEEKEND. SLOW DOWN AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

MIZ025-031-032-201100-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...CADILLAC
347 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO AGAIN INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
LOCALLY 3 INCHES BY SUNRISE SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES
WILL DIP TOWARD ZERO OR SLIGHTLY BELOW...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS
OF -10 TO -20 DEGREES COMMON. SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED.

MANY ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS
WEEKEND. SLOW DOWN AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

LAWRENCE
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 200212
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
912 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...CONTINUED COLD WITH PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL BLOWING OVER THE WARMER LAKES WILL KEEP LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS GOING THROUGH SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO
THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO...WITH WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 15 TO
25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

MIZ008-201615-
/O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
912 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
SUNDAY...

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE NEAR
PARADISE AND WHITEFISH POINT PERIODICALLY THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO WORK INTO THE
ECKERMAN...RUDYARD AND TROUT LAKE AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THROUGH
SUNDAY...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
NEAR AND NORTH OF PARADISE...WITH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS SNOW
ELSEWHERE IN CHIPPEWA COUNTY.

IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...AND
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ016-017-019>022-026>028-201615-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...
GRAYLING
912 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
SUNDAY...

PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS TIME WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5
INCHES. LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE JUST
DOWNWIND OF LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY...SPECIFICALLY PETOSKEY...INDIAN
RIVER AND WOLVERINE. 

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 5
DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL
BE COMMON. MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED.

ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS
WEEKEND. SLOW DOWN AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

MIZ025-031-032-201200-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...CADILLAC
912 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
LOCALLY 2 INCHES BY SUNRISE SUNDAY. ALSO...TEMPERATURES WILL DIP
TOWARD ZERO...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO. SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED.

MANY ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS
WEEKEND. SLOW DOWN AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

SD
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 200947
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
447 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...CONTINUED COLD WITH PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS TODAY...

.ARCTIC AIR BLOWING OVER THE WARMER LAKES WILL KEEP LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS GOING TODAY. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE
THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO...WITH WIND CHILLS AS COLD
AS 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

MIZ032-201100-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1200Z/
WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CADILLAC
447 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE MINOR AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ008-202300-
/O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
447 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE NEAR
WHITEFISH POINT AND PARADISE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE
SNOW SHOWERS MAY ALSO WORK THEIR WAY INTO ECKERMAN...TROUT
LAKE...AND SAULT SAINTE MARIE TODAY AS WELL. ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO 6 INCHES WILL BE FOUND NEAR WHITEFISH POINT...SUBSTANTIALLY
LESS SNOW WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CHIPPEWA
COUNTY.  IN ADDITION...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL
OCCUR...AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 TO 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

$$

MIZ025-031-201600-
/O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1600Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
447 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...RESULTING IN
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH MIDDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...INLAND TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL SLOWLY RISE
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND COMBINED WITH A BRISK WEST WIND...WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

MANY ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS
WEEKEND. SLOW DOWN AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

MIZ016-017-019>022-026>028-202300-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...
GRAYLING
447 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ALSO...INLAND TEMPERATURES LOCALLY
BELOW ZERO WILL SLOWLY RISE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON.
COMBINED WITH A BRISK WEST WIND...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 10 TO 20
DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED.

ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS
WEEKEND. SLOW DOWN AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

MC
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 201606
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1106 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...CONTINUED COLD WITH PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS TODAY...

.ARCTIC AIR BLOWING OVER THE WARMER LAKES WILL KEEP LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS GOING TODAY. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE
THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO...WITH WIND CHILLS AS COLD
AS 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

MIZ025-031-201715-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1600Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
1106 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 



$$

MIZ008-202300-
/O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
1106 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

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

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND IMPACT
AREAS MAINLY WEST OF BRIMLEY. TOTAL DAYTIME ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
5 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS AROUND WHITEFISH
POINT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AS WELL AS WIND
CHILL READINGS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.



$$

MIZ016-017-019>022-026>028-202300-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...
GRAYLING
1106 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...WITH TOTAL DAYTIME ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 1 TO 4
INCHES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS WIND
CHILL READINGS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

ADAM
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 202101
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
401 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...MORE SNOW ON THE WAY...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN
TONIGHT...BUT THIS ACTIVITY WILL BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT AND INTO
MONDAY MORNING. THEN...MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION AHEAD
OF A DEVELOPING FRONTAL ZONE...WHICH WILL LAY OUT ACROSS NORTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN. SNOWS...ENHANCED BY THE LAKES...WILL BREAK OUT
MIDDAY MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOWS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AROUND THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MANY OTHER AREAS OF
NORTHWEST LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. ADDITIONAL WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED. 

MIZ020-026-211100-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.WS.A.0003.080121T1600Z-080122T2300Z/
LEELANAU-GRAND TRAVERSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...TRAVERSE CITY
401 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY WANE THROUGH THE NIGHT. AROUND AN INCH
OF SNOW IS ALL THAT IS EXPECTED FOR THE NIGHT. THEREFORE...THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY ONCE AGAIN MIDDAY
MONDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING THE TOTAL SNOWFALL DURING THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SNOW
AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 6 INCHES WITH POSSIBLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
THIS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THE WINTER STORM WATCH.

MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ027-028-202215-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KALKASKA...GRAYLING
401 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY WANE THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH ONLY AN
ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. THEREFORE...THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MIZ008-211000-
/O.EXT.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1000Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
401 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
MONDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...MAINLY NORTH OF
M-28. TOTAL NIGHTTIME ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL.
THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED AROUND WHITEFISH
POINT AND PARADISE. A FEW OF THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE ABLE
TO AFFECT SAULT SAINT MARIE FROM TIME TO TIME. 

IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AS WELL AS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 10 TO 20
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. 

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. MANY ROADS WILL
REMAIN SLIPPERY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MIZ016-019-021-211100-
/O.NEW.KAPX.WS.A.0003.080121T1600Z-080122T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0400Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA
401 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL NIGHTTIME ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1
AND LOCALLY 3 INCHES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS WIND
CHILL READINGS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY ONCE AGAIN MIDDAY
MONDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING THE TOTAL SNOWFALL DURING THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SNOW
AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 6 INCHES WITH POSSIBLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
THIS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THE WINTER STORM WATCH.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ017-022-210400-
/O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0400Z/
CHEBOYGAN-OTSEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...GAYLORD
401 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL NIGHTTIME ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1
AND LOCALLY 3 INCHES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS WIND
CHILL READINGS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MIZ015-025-031-032-211100-
/O.NEW.KAPX.WS.A.0003.080121T1600Z-080122T2300Z/
MACKINAC-BENZIE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...
CADILLAC
401 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY ONCE AGAIN MIDDAY
MONDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING THE TOTAL SNOWFALL DURING THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SNOW
AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 6 INCHES WITH POSSIBLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
THIS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THE WINTER STORM WATCH.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

SD
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 210354
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1054 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...MORE SNOW ON THE WAY...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT AND INTO
MONDAY MORNING. THEN...MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION AHEAD
OF A DEVELOPING FRONTAL ZONE...WHICH WILL LAY OUT ACROSS NORTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN. SNOWS...ENHANCED BY THE LAKES...WILL BREAK OUT
MIDDAY MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOWS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AROUND THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MANY OTHER AREAS OF
NORTHWEST LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. ADDITIONAL WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED.

MIZ016-019-021-211800-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0400Z/
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.A.0003.080121T1600Z-080122T2300Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA
1054 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY ONCE AGAIN MIDDAY
MONDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING THE TOTAL SNOWFALL DURING THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SNOW
AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 6 INCHES WITH POSSIBLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
THIS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THE WINTER STORM WATCH.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MIZ017-022-210500-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0400Z/
CHEBOYGAN-OTSEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...GAYLORD
1054 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

$$

MIZ008-211000-
/O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1000Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
1054 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
MONDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
MONDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...MAINLY NORTH OF
M-28. TOTAL NIGHTTIME ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL.
THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED AROUND WHITEFISH
POINT AND PARADISE. A FEW OF THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE ABLE
TO AFFECT SAULT SAINT MARIE FROM TIME TO TIME.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AS WELL AS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 10 TO
20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. MANY ROADS WILL
REMAIN SLIPPERY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MIZ015-020-025-026-031-032-211800-
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.A.0003.080121T1600Z-080122T2300Z/
MACKINAC-LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...
TRAVERSE CITY...MANISTEE...CADILLAC
1054 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY ONCE AGAIN MIDDAY
MONDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING THE TOTAL SNOWFALL DURING THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SNOW
AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 6 INCHES WITH POSSIBLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
THIS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THE WINTER STORM WATCH.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

JL
000 
WWUS43 KAPX 211005
WSWAPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
505 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008

...MORE SNOW ON THE WAY...

.A BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS LOWER
MICHIGAN LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF
EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN...WHERE SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL BE ENHANCED BY SOUTHWEST FLOW OFF THE WATER.
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL GIVE WAY TO WEST FLOW LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TUESDAY MORNING.

MIZ008-211115-
/O.CAN.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1000Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
505 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING. 

$$

MIZ015-220015-
/O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0003.080121T1600Z-080122T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0002.080121T1800Z-080122T1000Z/
MACKINAC-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. IGNACE
505 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST
TUESDAY. 

LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS
MORNING AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY OFF LAKE MICHIGAN. SNOWFALL
INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE
CURRENT FORECAST TO BE FOCUSED AROUND THE STRAITS AREA...AND MAY
ALSO EXTEND EAST ALONG THE M-134 CORRIDOR TOWARD HESSEL AND
CEDARVILLE. LOCAL SNOWFALL TOTALS EXCEEDING 8 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING.

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

$$

MIZ016-020-025-031-220015-
/O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0003.080121T1600Z-080122T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0002.080121T1800Z-080123T0000Z/
EMMET-LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...
MANISTEE
505 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS
MORNING AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY OFF LAKE MICHIGAN. SNOWFALL
INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TIP OF THE MITT FROM
CROSS VILLAGE NORTH TOWARD MACKINAW CITY. IN ADDITION...A
SECONDARY AREA OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED NEAR THE LAKE
MICHIGAN SHORE FROM MANISTEE UP TO NORTHPORT. SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY
MORNING...MAINLY NEAR THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC. WESTERLY FLOW LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO
THE WARNING AREA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

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

$$

MIZ019-021-026-032-220015-
/O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0003.080121T1600Z-080122T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.SN.Y.0003.080121T1800Z-080122T1000Z/
CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-GRAND TRAVERSE-WEXFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...
TRAVERSE CITY...CADILLAC
505 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
EST TUESDAY. 

SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
STEADIER SNOWFALL DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING
INTO TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MIZ017-022-027-028-033-220015-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SN.Y.0003.080121T1800Z-080122T1000Z/
CHEBOYGAN-OTSEGO-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MISSAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...GAYLORD...KALKASKA...
GRAYLING...LAKE CITY
505 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
EST TUESDAY. 

SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
STEADIER SNOWFALL DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING
INTO TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CHEBOYGAN COUNTY NORTH OF M-68 DUE TO
ENHANCEMENT OFF LAKE MICHIGAN. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 8
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN MACKINAW CITY AND
CHEBOYGAN.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

JPB

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake effect snow warning went out at Jan 18, 3:43 AM EST, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 3:43 AM EST, 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
343 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

.DISCUSSION...AN INTERESTING FEW DAYS AHEAD. AT THE MOMENT..994MB
SURFACE LOW IS DUE NORTH OF THE SAULT...AND THE MID-LEVEL
CIRCULATION IS CROSSING EASTERN UPPER MI. THE WARMER AIR HAS BEEN
DISLODGED...TEMPS EVERYWHERE HAVE FALLEN BACK INTO THE 20S...WITH
SOME TEENS IN THE WEST...AND SINGLE DIGITS AND COLDER IN WI. KICKER
SHORTWAVE OF POLAR ORIGIN IS PRODUCING A MID-CLOUD SHIELD IN
CENTRAL/NORTHERN MN. ONGOING SNOW/WINDS/HEADLINES IS ONE CONCERN.
THE INTERACTION OF THE INCOMING KICKER AND RAPIDLY INCREASING
OVER-LAKE INSTABILITY IS A SECOND. AND JUST HOW COLD IT WILL GET
THIS WEEKEND IS A THIRD.

MODELS ARE QUITE SIMILAR DYNAMICALLY. NAM/ETA GUIDANCE IS MUCH
WARMER THAN MAV/GFS TEMPS FOR THE WEEKEND. 850MB TEMPS ARE NOT QUITE
AS BRUTALLY COLD AS THEY HAVE BEEN PROGGED...AND BETWEEN THAT AND
LAKE MODIFICATION MAY NEED TO KICK TEMPS UP A SMIDGE.

TODAY...ONGOING WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL WANE TO PURE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
(LES) DURING THE EARLY MORNING AS THE VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE LIFTS AWAY
FROM NORTHERN MI. BY MID-MORNING...WE/LL SETTLE INTO A WEST FETCH
ACROSS LAKE MI AND WNW ON SUPERIOR. DELTA T/S WILL BE IN THE SWEET
SPOT IN THE UPPER TEENS ON BOTH LAKES. BUT SUSPECT LES WILL WANE
SUBSTANTIALLY IN NORTHERN LOWER MI...WITH NO SUPERIOR CONNECTION AND
VERY DRY AIR UPSTREAM (NOTE CLEAR SKIES IN WI THIS MORNING). LES
SHOULD MAINTAIN ITSELF NORTH OF M-28 IN EASTERN UPPER MI...WITH A
MUCH LONGER FETCH AND CLOUD COVER MOVING OUT OVER THE WESTERN PART
OF THE LAKE. EXPECT LOCAL ACCUMS LESS THAN AN INCH BETWEEN 12Z AND
18Z IN NORTHERN LOWER...PERHAPS AROUND IN INCH IN THE SAULT...AND
NEAR 2 FOR PARADISE/WHITEFISH PT.

WILL MAINTAIN ONGOING HEADLINES AS IS IN NW/N CENTRAL LOWER MI...AND
IN EASTERN UPPER MI...THRU 7 AM. WILL LOWER WINT WX ADVISORY IN SE
ZONES.

FOR THE AFTERNOON...THINGS WILL HEAD DOWNHILL AGAIN LATE IN THE
DAY...AS THE POLAR FRONT ADVANCES INTO THE FORECAST AREA. 850-700MB
RH LEVELS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 90 PERCENT IN ADVANCE OF A
SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO WESTERN UPPER MI. REASONABLY VIGOROUS LAKE
ENHANCED SNOW WILL REDEVELOP IN WSW FLOW REGIMES...FROM MANISTEE TO
THE STRAITS REGION AND ON TO FAR SE CHIPPEWA CO. HOWEVER...THIS
WON/T GET GOING TIL LATE...WHICH LIMITS ACCUMS. 1-2 INCHES IN PRIME
WSW FLOW AREAS (NORTHERN LEELANAU AND NEAR CVX/PETOSKEY/PLN/
CHEBOYGAN)...AND AROUND 1 NEAR WHITEFISH PT WHERE WEST WINDS HANG
ON. WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT BRISK...BUT NOWHERE NEAR AS WINDY AS IT IS
NOW...SO VSBYS AND BLOWING/DRIFTING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A MAJOR
PROBLEM.

TONIGHT...PERIOD OF LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS VERY BRIEF...AS MID LEVEL
MOISTURE DEPARTS WITH THE ARCTIC FRONT. DRYING IS ALREADY EDGING
ACROSS LAKE MI AT 00Z. BY 03Z WE/RE BACK TO PURE LES OFF OF LAKE MI.
A SECOND SHORTWAVE MARCHING ACROSS UPPER MI WILL HELP KEEP DEEPER
MOISTURE ON SUPERIOR THRU 06Z. HOWEVER...SOME LES PARAMETERS ARE
POTENT AS THE POLAR AIR SPILLS IN. DELTA T/S ARE IN THE LOWER 20S BY
06Z AND THE MID 20S BY 12Z...AS 850MB TEMPS TUMBLE TO AROUND -20C.
1000-850MB WINDS WILL VEER WNW IN THE EVENING...THEN STAY THERE
OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...WINDS ON SUPERIOR WILL BE TRICKY...AS THE LAKE
AGGREGATE SURFACE TROF WILL BE IN A FAVORED POSITION ACROSS NORTHERN
HURON AND SOUTHERN SUPERIOR. ANY WOBBLES IN THE TROF POSITION COULD
RESULT IN BIG WIND CHANGES FOR EASTERN UPPER MI. AS FOR NORTHERN
LOWER...THE RELATIVE LACK OF CYCLONIC CURVATURE IN THE 1000-850MB
WINDS MEANS THAT ANY SUPERIOR CONNECTION WILL BE TENUOUS AT BEST.

HEAVIEST SNOW IN NORTHERN LOWER WILL BE AT TIP OF THE MITT EARLY
ON...AND NEAR GAYLORD/BOYNE CITY/MANCELONA FROM MIDNIGHT ONWARD.
WILL SPREAD 2-4 INCHES ACROSS THESE AREAS. MOST SUBSTANTIAL SNOW
SHOULD BE IN FAR NORTHERN CHIPPEWA...WITH STRONGEST 1000-850MB
CONVERGENCE...THE LONGEST EFFECTIVE FETCH...AND HAVING DEEPER
MOISTURE THE LONGEST. AROUND 5 INCHES FOR PARADISE/WHITEFISH
PT...DIMINISHING AT AROUND 2 AT THE SAULT...AND LESS FURTHER SOUTH.

MIN TEMPS SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND 10 ABOVE.

SATURDAY...850MB TEMPS CONTINUE TO DROP INTO THE LOWER MINUS
20S...WITH CORRESPONDING DELTA T/S IN THE MID 20S. THIS IS GETTING
COLD ENOUGH TO HINDER DENDRITIC SNOWFLAKE GROWTH...THOUGH NOT YET
COLD ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY CUT IT OFF. 1000-850MB WINDS WILL BACK TO
THE WEST...TAKING A SUPERIOR CONNECTION COMPLETELY OUT OF THE
PICTURE FOR NORTHERN LOWER. INSTEAD...UPSTREAM IS A DRY AIRMASS IN
WI (850-700MB RH LEVELS AROUND 40 PERCENT AT MIDDAY AND LOWERING).
THE VERY IMPRESSIVE INSTABILITY WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS GOING...BUT
UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IT/S HARD TO SEE SUBSTANTIAL ACCUMS. WILL
PLACE 1-2 INCHES FROM MANCELONA/GAYLORD NORTH TO PELLSTON.

EASTERN UPPER IS AGAIN SUBJECT TO THE WHIMS OF THE LAKE AGGREGATE
TROF...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IS MUCH HIGHER HERE. LOW
LEVEL CONVERGENCE REMAINS IMPRESSIVE...THE FETCH IS LONGER...AND THE
BACKING OF WINDS TO WESTERLY TAKES LONGER. ANOTHER 4-5 INCHES OF
SNOW SEEMS REASONABLE FROM PARADISE NORTHWARD...QUICKLY DWINDLING TO
AN INCH AROUND THE SAULT AND LESS TO THE SOUTH.

MAX TEMPS AROUND 10 TO THE MID TEENS.

SATURDAY NIGHT...THE 500MB TROF MOVES OVERHEAD SAT NIGHT...WITH A
FLATTENING OF THE4 TROF AND AN INCREASE IN HEIGHTS FOR SUNDAY.
HOWEVER...WITH A SHORTWAVE OR TWO DROPPING INTO THE BACK SIDE OF THE
TROF SAT NIGHT...THERE IS STILL POTENTIAL FOR AN UPTICK IN LES IN
NORTHERN LOWER MI. THIS IS PARTICULARLY THE CASE OVERNIGHT...WHEN
1000-850MB WINDS VEER A BIT WNW...WITH ENOUGH CYCLONIC CURVATURE TO
GET SUPERIOR MARGINALLY BACK IN THE PICTURE (BOOSTING UPSTREAM
850-700MB RH LEVELS TOWARD 70 PERCENT).  INSTABILITY OF COURSE
REMAINS ABUNDANT...BUT WE ALSO REMAIN IN A MARGINAL DENDRITIC GROWTH
REGIME. WILL PLACE 1 TO 3 IN THE WNW FLOW AREAS OF NORTHERN LOWER. 2
TO 4 NEAR WHITEFISH PT AGAIN...THE MAIN CONCERN UP THERE IS THAT THE
WINDS MAY BE LIGHT TO ENOUGH ALLOW DRAINAGE FLOW TO SWEEP IN OFF OF
ONTARIO...PUSHING HEAVIER SNOW FURTHER WEST WITH TIME.

MIN TEMPS IN LOW SINGLE DIGITS NEAR LAKE MI...NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW
ELSEWHERE...AND NEAR 10 BELOW IN THE ST MARYS VALLEY AS VERY COLD
AIR OOZES IN FROM ONTARIO.

HEADLINES...PER COORD WITH MQT...GIVEN POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMS...AND DEVELOPING COLD TEMPS/WIND CHILLS...WILL HOIST LES
WARNING FOR CHIPPEWA CO FOR TONIGHT THRU SAT NIGHT. EMPHASIS WILL
DEFINITELY BE IN THE WHITEFISH BAY AREA WITH ACCUMS NEARING A FOOT.

FOR NORTHERN LOWER...CAN NOT JUSTIFY THE WATCH GIVEN FORECAST SNOW
AMOUNTS...DESPITE VERY COLD WX INCOMING. THERE IS ENOUGH WIND FOR A
LITTLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING...BUT NOTHING DRASTIC (CERTAINLY NOTHING
AT ALL LIKE THIS MORNING...WHICH IS PROBABLY THE WORST WX OF THE
WHOLE /EVENT/ FOR NORTHERN LOWER). WILL CHANGE THE WATCH TO A WINT
WX ADVISORY...FOR THE EXACT SAME COUNTIES AS THE WATCH WITH THE
ADDITION OF CHEBOYGAN...AND RUN FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THRU
TONIGHT. VARYING ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN SPOTS THRU THE
WEEKEND...THOSE ARE BEST DECIDED ON A PERIOD-BY-PERIOD BASIS.

SUNDAY...MAIN FOCUS SHOULD BE IN WNW FLOW REGIMES. WITH MID LEVEL
DRYING INTRUDING INTO LAKE MI AS HEIGHTS RISE...AND WITH SOME
DISRUPTION POSSIBLE EARLY IN EASTERN UPPER MI DUE TO DRAINAGE
FLOW...DO NOT THINK THINGS WILL BE EXTREME. STILL PLENTY OF SNOW
SHOWERS THOUGH. MAX TEMPS 10 TO 15.

REST OF THE FORECAST...NEXT TO NO TIME TO LOOK AT ANYTHING. ANY
MODERATING TREND LOOKS TO BE VERY SLOW...EVEN AS HEIGHTS REBOUND
ALOFT THE LOW LEVEL COLD AIR WILL BE VERY STUBBORN TO GIVE WAY. WE
MAY BE A BIT TOO WARM ON TUE/WED...BUT WILL MAKE ONLY SMALL CHANGES
AT MOST AT THIS TIME.

ZOLTOWSKI

&&

.APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
     FOR MIZ016>023-025>028-031>033.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
     SATURDAY FOR MIZ016-017-019>022-025>028-031-032.

     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
     SUNDAY FOR MIZ008.

     SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR MIZ008-015.

LM...GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
LMZ323-342-344>346.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR LMZ341.

LH...GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR LHZ345-347>349.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR LHZ346.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 17, 9:46 PM EST, 6 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
946 PM EST THU JAN 17 2008

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-042-
181100-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT-PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT-
STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER-GRAND TRAVERSE BAY-
SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG-
SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT-PT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT-
MANISTEE TO PT BETSIE-WHITEFISH BAY-ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA-
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-
OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
946 PM EST THU JAN 17 2008

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

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN
TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE WEST OF INTERSTATE-75 IN
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. SEE ONGOING ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ON LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE
HURON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ACROSS
LEELANAU...BENZIE...MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN
THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ON LAKE MICHIGAN
AND LAKE HURON.

SUBSTANTIALLY COLDER AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT
AND PERSIST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THIS WILL PRODUCE
ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS BELOW
ZERO. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY BE WEST OF INTERSTATE-75. SEE
ONGOING WATCHES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS
MORE COLD AIR SWEEPS INTO THE GREAT LAKES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

SMD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 18, 12:26 AM EST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1226 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1225 AM     SNOW             1 N WELLSTON            44.23N 85.96W
01/18/2008  E3.2 INCH        MANISTEE           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 HR TOTAL THRU 12 AM. SNOWDEPTH 8 IN.

&&

MPC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 17, 11:50 PM ESTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryAPXAntrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse and 8 more10 hr
Jan 17, 11:50 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryAPXAlcona, Alpena, Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw and 2 more4 hr
Jan 18, 4:17 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryAPXAntrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse and 5 more67 hr

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