Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Duluth, MN

000 
WWUS43 KDLH 140120
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
720 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL STRIKE THE NORTHLAND...

.AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER COLORADO WILL REACH
MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON... AND UPPER MICHIGAN LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT. MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL INTERACT WITH VERY
COLD AIR POISED JUST NORTH OF THE REGION. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF THE TWIN PORTS. SNOW WILL PUSH
FARTHER SOUTH AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW...
HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. AS THE SYSTEM
NEARS NORTHERN WISCONSIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. AS A RESULT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING
IN THE TWIN PORTS AREA. VISIBILITIES WILL LOWER TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER OF A MILE AT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE HEAD OF THE LAKE...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 2 IN
WISCONSIN. TRAVELING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE.
ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE NORTHLAND WILL RECEIVE SNOW...SNOW
WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN OVER THE INLAND
COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THIS WILL BE A VERY DANGEROUS
WINTER STORM.

MNZ037-WIZ001-141030-
/O.CON.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
720 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE
HEAD OF THE LAKES REGION TONIGHT. PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE BRUNT OF THE
STORM IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW... HEAVY AT
TIMES... WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND
LOCAL GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS TO NEAR
IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 61
FROM DULUTH TO TWO HARBORS WILL BE IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY...AS
WELL AS HIGHWAY 2 HEADING OUT OF DULUTH AND SUPERIOR. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW. BE AWARE
THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD AIR WILL GENERATE
WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGES AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE
NECESSITY OF TRAVEL DURING THE STORM.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP UNTIL SUNDAY
MORNING...SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE 
NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY. IT IS DURING SUNDAY MORNING...AND ESPECIALLY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL BE LOCALIZED TO AREAS NEAR THE HEAD OF LAKE
SUPERIOR...INCLUDING DULUTH AND SUPERIOR. ONCE WINDS SHIFT SUNDAY
NIGHT...IT IS LIKELY THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE...
THOUGH WINDS TO 30 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...
CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE AND LIFE-THREATENING WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW
VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL...YOU MAY BE RISKING YOUR
LIFE. BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD
TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN
YOUR VEHICLE...INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET
SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE
A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND USE IT AS A SHELTER. MANY
DEATHS OCCUR IN BLIZZARDS WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR VEHICLES TRYING
TO SEEK HELP.

$$

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-035-WIZ002>004-141030-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
NORTHERN AITKIN-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
720 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
MONDAY...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF
THE REGION. SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH SLEET FREEZING DRIZZLE AT
TIMES THIS EVENING. THE BRUNT OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL COMBINE WITH
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH.
THIS WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR IN
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS INCLUDES
ALONG HIGHWAY 2 ESPECIALLY IN THE ASHLAND AREA. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW FROM THE
TWIN PORTS NORTH TO THE BORDER...AND WEST TO GRAND RAPIDS. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN ALONG THE NORTH
SHORE. BE AWARE THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST THE REGION SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD AIR WILL GENERATE
WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGES AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE
NECESSITY OF TRAVEL DURING THE STORM. A FEW MORE INCHES OF SNOW
ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE
THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS
FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...
INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR
TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL
PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

MNZ033-034-036-038-141030-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1000Z/
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN-PINE-
720 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS 
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE BRUNT OF THE
STORM IS EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW...
HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW...ESPECIALLY IN THE BRAINERD AREA.
THIS WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG
HIGHWAY 210 FROM STAPLES TO BRAINERD TO MCGREGOR WILL BE IMPACTED
SIGNIFICANTLY. BE AWARE THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST THE
REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGES AND SERIOUSLY
CONSIDER THE NECESSITY OF TRAVEL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE
THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS
FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...
INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR
TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL
PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

WIZ006>009-141030-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0017.081214T0200Z-081215T1000Z/
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
720 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
MONDAY...

A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. AT THIS
TIME FREEZING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT.
PRECIPITATION WILL TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. HOWEVER...STAY TUNED
FOR ANY CHANGES TO THIS APPROACHING STORM.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION MEANS A MIXTURE
OF FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED. SMALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED ROADS AND
SIDEWALKS. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. SLOW DOWN WHEN DRIVING AND
ALLOW FOR EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE BECAUSE YOU MAY LOSE CONTROL OF
YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU TRY TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP QUICKLY.

$$

MELDE

000 
WWUS43 KDLH 140345
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
945 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL STRIKE THE NORTHLAND...

.AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER COLORADO WILL REACH
MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON... AND UPPER MICHIGAN LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT. MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL INTERACT WITH VERY
COLD AIR POISED JUST NORTH OF THE REGION. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT...AND BECOME HEAVY ON SUNDAY. AS THE SYSTEM NEARS NORTHERN
WISCONSIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY. AS A RESULT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING IN THE TWIN
PORTS AREA. VISIBILITIES WILL LOWER TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A
MILE AT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
HEAD OF THE LAKE...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 2 IN WISCONSIN. TRAVELING MAY
BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE
NORTHLAND WILL RECEIVE SNOW...SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND
POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN OVER THE INLAND COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN. THIS WILL BE A VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.

MNZ037-WIZ001-141130-
/O.CON.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
945 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP UNTIL SUNDAY
MORNING...SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
3 INCHES BY 6 AM. THE BRUNT OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. THIS WILL
CREATE VERY DANGEROUS TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS ON
SUNDAY. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 61 FROM DULUTH TO TWO HARBORS WILL BE
IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 2 HEADING OUT OF
DULUTH AND SUPERIOR. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE TOMORROW. BE AWARE THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST THE
REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND
AND COLD AIR WILL GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY
LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGES AND
SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE NECESSITY OF TRAVEL DURING THE STORM.

WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY. IT IS DURING
SUNDAY MORNING...AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL BE LOCALIZED
TO AREAS NEAR THE HEAD OF LAKE SUPERIOR...INCLUDING
DULUTH...SUPERIOR...PROCTOR...AND CLOQUET. ONCE WINDS SHIFT SUNDAY
NIGHT...IT IS LIKELY THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE...
THOUGH WINDS TO 30 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...
CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE AND LIFE-THREATENING WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW
VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED.  MANY DEATHS OCCUR IN BLIZZARDS WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE
THEIR VEHICLES TRYING TO SEEK HELP.

$$

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-035-WIZ002>004-141130-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
NORTHERN AITKIN-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
945 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
MONDAY...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 6 AM ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION. THE BRUNT OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE
VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR IN NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS INCLUDES ALONG
HIGHWAY 2 ESPECIALLY IN THE ASHLAND AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW FROM THE TWIN PORTS NORTH
TO THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER...AND WEST TO GRAND RAPIDS. 4 TO 8
INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN EXTREME NORTHERN WISCONSIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
WILL OCCUR OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN ALONG THE NORTH SHORE. BE AWARE
THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD AIR WILL GENERATE WIND
CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. BE
PREPARED FOR THE CHANGES AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE NECESSITY OF
TRAVEL DURING THE STORM. A FEW MORE INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE THAT YOU
MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO
ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE
AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

MNZ033-034-036-038-141130-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1000Z/
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN-PINE-
945 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 6 AM. THE BRUNT OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED
SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES...
WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS
NEAR 35 MPH. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE TOMORROW...ESPECIALLY IN THE BRAINERD AREA. THIS WILL
CREATE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 210
FROM STAPLES TO BRAINERD TO MCGREGOR WILL BE IMPACTED
SIGNIFICANTLY. BE AWARE THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST THE REGION
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGES AND SERIOUSLY
CONSIDER THE NECESSITY OF TRAVEL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE
THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS
FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...
INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR
TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL
PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

WIZ006>009-141130-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081215T1000Z/
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
945 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
MONDAY...

A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE ACROSS ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN LATER TONIGHT AND INTO
SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME FREEZING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANT. PRECIPITATION WILL TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY
NIGHT...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.
HOWEVER...STAY TUNED FOR ANY CHANGES TO THIS APPROACHING STORM.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION MEANS A MIXTURE
OF FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED. SMALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED ROADS AND
SIDEWALKS. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. SLOW DOWN WHEN DRIVING AND
ALLOW FOR EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE BECAUSE YOU MAY LOSE CONTROL OF
YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU TRY TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP QUICKLY.

$$

MELDE

000 
WWUS43 KDLH 141118
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
518 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...MAJOR WINTER STORM APPROACHING THE THE NORTHLAND...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEBRASKA WILL TRACK THROUGH EASTERN
MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO UPPER MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT.
MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO IS BEING DRAWN NORTHWARD IN
ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. VERY COLD AIR OVER CANADA IS PUSHING SOUTH
EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY AND
CONTINUE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TODAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE NORTHLAND. AS A
RESULT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING IN THE TWIN PORTS AREA.
VISIBILITIES WILL LOWER TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE HEAD OF THE
LAKE...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 2 IN WISCONSIN. TRAVELING MAY BECOME VERY
DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE NORTHLAND
WILL RECEIVE SNOW...SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND POSSIBLY FREEZING
RAIN OVER THE INLAND COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THIS WILL BE
A VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.

WIZ006>008-141930-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081215T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KDLH.WS.W.0007.081214T1200Z-081215T1000Z/
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-
518 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

COLDER AIR HAS MADE ITS WAY INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING. IT NOW
APPEARS THAT THE LAYER OF AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL REMAIN COLD
ENOUGH THAT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY
DEVELOP LATER TODAY. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT VARIATIONS IN
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED NORTH OF A WINTER TO SPOONER TO GRANTSBURG LINE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGERS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE THAT YOU
MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO
ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE
AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.


$$

MNZ037-WIZ001-141930-
/O.CON.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
518 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. 

THE BRUNT OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO ERN MINNESOTA. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL
COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS NEAR
45 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING
CONDITIONS TODAY. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 61 FROM DULUTH TO TWO
HARBORS WILL BE IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 2
HEADING OUT OF DULUTH AND SUPERIOR. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. BE AWARE THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL
BLAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD AIR WILL GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 15
TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR
THE CHANGES AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE NECESSITY OF TRAVEL DURING
THE STORM.

WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TODAY. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATER THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST
VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR NEAR THE HEAD OF LAKE SUPERIOR...INCLUDING
DULUTH... SUPERIOR...AND EXTENDING INLAND TO PROCTOR AND CLOQUET.
AS WINDS SHIFT THIS EVENING... IT IS LIKELY THAT BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE... THOUGH WINDS TO 30 MPH OR HIGHER WILL
BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE AND LIFE-THREATENING WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW
VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED.  MANY DEATHS OCCUR IN BLIZZARDS WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE
THEIR VEHICLES TRYING TO SEEK HELP.

$$

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-035-WIZ002>004-141930-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
NORTHERN AITKIN-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
518 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
MONDAY...

THE BRUNT OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO ERN MINNESOTA. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL
COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE
VERY DANGEROUS TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. A
LARGE AREA OF MINNESOTA AND ADJACENT NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. BE AWARE THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST
ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND COLD AIR WILL GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
BY LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGES AND
SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE NECESSITY OF TRAVEL DURING THE STORM.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE
THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS
FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...
INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR
TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL
PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

MNZ033-034-036-038-141930-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1000Z/
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN-PINE-
518 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN
INTENSITY. AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES EASTERN
MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 13 INCHES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS COLDER AIR IS PULLED
INTO THE SYSTEM. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING.
PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGES IN THE WEATHER ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE NECESSITY OF
TRAVEL DURING THE STORM.


A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE
THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS
FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...
INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR
TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL
PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

WIZ009-141930-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081215T1000Z/
PRICE-
518 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
MONDAY...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE COUNTY. WARM AIR
ALOFT IS MOVING TOWARDS THE COUNTY SO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATER THIS MORNING. AT THIS
TIME...IT APPEARS THAT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 1
TO 3 INCHES SOUTH OF PHILLIPS AND 3 TO 5 INCHES NORTH OF PHILLIPS.
PLEASE MONITOR UPDATED FORECASTS TODAY AS THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY ON PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
ANY CHANGE IN THE FORECAST STORM TRACK COULD REQUIRE NEW
ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION MEANS A MIXTURE
OF FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED. SMALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED ROADS AND
SIDEWALKS. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. SLOW DOWN WHEN DRIVING AND
ALLOW FOR EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE BECAUSE YOU MAY LOSE CONTROL OF
YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU TRY TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP QUICKLY.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KDLH 141643 AAA
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1043 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...MAJOR WINTER STORM APPROACHING THE THE NORTHLAND...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA WILL TRACK NORTHEAST
THROUGH WISCONSIN TODAY...REACHING UPPER MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. A FEW GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE DULUTH HARBOR THROUGH
THE EARLY EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOW...COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL
RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS
ACROSS THE NORTHLAND. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND ZERO VISIBILITY WILL
PERSIST IN THE TWIN PORTS AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

TRAVELING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE NORTHLAND WILL RECEIVE SNOW...SNOW
MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN OVER THE INLAND
COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THIS WILL BE A VERY DANGEROUS
WINTER STORM.

MNZ037-WIZ001-150000-
/O.CON.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
1043 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED INTO THE TWIN PORTS REGION...AND WILL PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH WILL CREATE VERY
DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. DELAY TRAVEL IF
POSSIBLE. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 61 FROM DULUTH TO TWO
HARBORS...INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH TO MOOSE LAKE...HIGHWAY 53...AND
HIGHWAY 2 HEADING OUT OF DULUTH AND SUPERIOR WILL ALL BE IMPACTED
SIGNIFICANTLY.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
TODAY...WITH DRIFTS OF 2 FEET OR MORE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10
TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE COMMUNITIES
OF FRENCH RIVER...DULUTH...HERMANTOWN...GARY..CLOQUET...AND
CARLTON IN MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS SUPERIOR...CLOVERLAND...AND
MAPLE IN WISCONSIN WILL ALL BE AFFECTED.

BE AWARE THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD AIR WILL
GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO FOR THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGES AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER
THE NECESSITY OF TRAVEL DURING THE STORM. MANY DEATHS OCCUR IN
BLIZZARDS WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR VEHICLES TRYING TO SEEK HELP.

AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING... IT IS LIKELY THAT
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE... THOUGH WINDS TO 30 MPH OR
HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING...ALLOWING FOR BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW TO PERSIST. 


$$

WIZ006>008-150000-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1000Z/
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-
1043 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE
SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. TRAVELERS
CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THE COMMUNITIES OF SIREN...SPOONER...HAYWARD...AND WINTER
WILL ALL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE.

THERE REMAINS A THREAT THAT SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY
DEVELOP LATER TODAY...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 70
EAST OF SPOONER. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT VARIATIONS IN
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES OR GREATER...ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM WEBSTER...TO HAYWARD...AND CLAM LAKE.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND
THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE
AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-035-WIZ002>004-150000-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
NORTHERN AITKIN-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
1043 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
MONDAY...

SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...PERSISTING
OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR HAVE BEEN
REPORTED. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY
SNOW...WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF A
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. STRONGER NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG
THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...GUSTING TO 45 MPH...WILL RESULT
IN ZERO VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG AND NORTH
OF HIGHWAY 2 IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE.
TRAVELING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
TODAY...WITH DRIFTS OF 2 FEET OR MORE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10
TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

BE AWARE THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD AIR WILL
GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO FOR THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY. 

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR
VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE
KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A
WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

MNZ033-034-036-038-150000-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1000Z/
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN-PINE-
1043 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED INTO THE BRAINERD LAKES REGION...AND WILL
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...COMBINED WITH
THE HEAVY SNOW...WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. DELAY TRAVEL IF
POSSIBLE. TRAVELING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED TODAY...WITH DRIFTS OF 2 FEET OR MORE. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

BE AWARE THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD AIR WILL
GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO FOR THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY. 

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR
VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE
KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A
WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

WIZ009-150000-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081215T1000Z/
PRICE-
1043 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
MONDAY...

SNOW THIS MORNING MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AND FREEZING
RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES.

ALLOW FOR EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE BECAUSE YOU MAY LOSE CONTROL OF
YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU TRY TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP QUICKLY.

$$

GRANING

000 
WWUS43 KDLH 142114
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
314 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...MAJOR WINTER STORM IN THE NORTHLAND...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST OVER NORTHERN
WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...AND ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN AND OVER LAKE
SUPERIOR BY MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS
NORTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...TAPERING OFF
OVERNIGHT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR...WHERE NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND A SURGE OF ARCTIC
AIR WILL ALLOW FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. 

TRAVELING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH THE
EVENING. THE DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY HAS STOPPED ALL BUS
SERVICE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATIONS REPORTS THAT MANY HIGHWAYS ARE ICE COVERED AND
SLIPPERY IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN. 

ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE NORTHLAND WILL RECEIVE SNOW...THE
SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN FOR
INLAND LOCATIONS OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS WILL BE A VERY
DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.

STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PERSIST OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW...COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT
IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER
MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE NORTHLAND. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND ZERO
VISIBILITY WILL PERSIST IN THE TWIN PORTS AREA THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

MNZ037-WIZ001-150600-
/O.CON.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
314 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...

HEAVY SNOW AND WIDESPREAD ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE EARLY EVENING...GRADUALLY IMPROVING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HOWEVER...BE AWARE THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST INTO THE REGION
OVERNIGHT AND THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD AIR WILL GENERATE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY.

TRAVELING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH THE
NIGHT. SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE NECESSITY OF TRAVEL DURING THE
STORM. MANY DEATHS OCCUR IN BLIZZARDS WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR
VEHICLES TRYING TO SEEK HELP. ACCORDING TO THE DULUTH TRANSIT
AUTHORITY WEBSITE...ALL BUS SERVICE IN DULUTH AND SUPERIOR HAS
STOPPED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. DRIVERS REPORT WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS AND A FEW BUSES HAVE BECOME STUCK IN SUPERIOR.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. AT 3 PM...SNOW TOTALS GENERALLY RANGED FROM 6 TO
9 INCHES IN THE TWIN PORTS REGION...WITH SNOW DRIFTS OF 2 FT OR
MORE.

AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING... IT IS LIKELY THAT
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE... THOUGH WINDS TO 30 MPH OR
HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING...ALLOWING FOR BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW TO PERSIST.

$$

WIZ006>008-150600-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1000Z/
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-
314 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN HAS
BEEN REPORTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM RUSH CITY...TO
SIREN...HAYWARD...AND PARK FALLS. NORTH OF THIS LINE...HEAVY SNOW
HAS FALLEN WITH TOTALS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE. 

THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT VARIATIONS IN ICE AND SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HAYWARD LAKES REGION. THE GREATEST
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES OR GREATER...ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM WEBSTER...TO HAYWARD...AND CLAM LAKE. WITH
THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 70 FROM SIREN TO PHILLIPS.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND
THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED
ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME
STRANDED.

$$

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-035-150600-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
NORTHERN AITKIN-
314 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
MONDAY...

HEAVY SNOW AND WIDESPREAD HALF MILE OR LESS VISIBILITIES WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING...GRADUALLY IMPROVING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HOWEVER...BE AWARE THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST INTO THE REGION
OVERNIGHT AND THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD AIR WILL GENERATE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON ON
MONDAY.

BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGES AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE NECESSITY
OF TRAVEL DURING THE STORM. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 18
INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. AT 3 PM...SNOW TOTALS
GENERALLY RANGED FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE IRON RANGE AND
BORDERLAND AREAS...WITH SNOW DRIFTS OF 2 FT OR MORE.

AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING... IT IS LIKELY THAT
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE... THOUGH WINDS TO 30 MPH OR
HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING...ALLOWING FOR BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW TO PERSIST.

$$

MNZ033-034-036-038-150600-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1000Z/
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN-PINE-
314 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

SNOW AND WIDESPREAD HALF MILE OR LESS VISIBILITIES WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE EVENING...GRADUALLY IMPROVING AFTER 10 PM.
HOWEVER...BE AWARE THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BLAST INTO THE REGION
OVERNIGHT AND THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD AIR WILL GENERATE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON ON
MONDAY.

BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGES AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE NECESSITY
OF TRAVEL DURING THE STORM. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 15
INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. AT 3 PM...SNOW TOTALS
GENERALLY RANGED FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MILLE LACS AND BRAINERD
LAKES AREA...WITH SNOW DRIFTS OF 2 FT OR MORE.

AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING... IT IS LIKELY THAT
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE... THOUGH WINDS TO 30 MPH OR
HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING...ALLOWING FOR BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW TO PERSIST.

$$

WIZ002>004-150600-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T1800Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
314 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
MONDAY...

HEAVY SNOW AND WIDESPREAD HALF MILE OR LESS VISIBILITIES WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN
BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN SOUTHERN ASHLAND AND IRON
COUNTIES. HIGHWAY 2 IN NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY IS CLOSED WEST OF
ASHLAND DUE TO THE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ALSO REPORTS THAT HIGHWAY 2 EAST OF
ASHLAND...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 53 FROM HURLEY SOUTH ARE ICE COVERED
AND HAZARDOUS.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 8 TO 18
INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FOUND ALONG THE SNOW BELT OF
LAKE SUPERIOR AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GOGEBIC RANGE. AT
3 PM...SNOW TOTALS GENERALLY RANGED FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS
NORTHERN WISCONSIN...WITH SNOW DRIFTS OF 2 FT OR MORE. A SPOTTER
ALSO REPORTED FREEZING RAIN AT MERCER IN IRON COUNTY. 

AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT...IT IS
LIKELY THAT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR INLAND LOCATIONS.
HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR WILL ALLOW FOR LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL PERSIST
ALONG AND NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 2.

$$

WIZ009-150600-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081215T1000Z/
PRICE-
314 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
MONDAY...

A MIX OF SNOW...RAIN...AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST ACROSS
PRICE COUNTY THIS EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER
6 PM. 

DELAY TRAVEL PLANS IF POSSIBLE. THE WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS THAT HIGHWAY 13 FROM
ASHLAND TO PARK FALLS...AND PHILLIPS IS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW FOR EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE BECAUSE
YOU MAY LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU TRY TO SLOW DOWN OR
STOP QUICKLY.

$$

000 
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WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
924 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

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CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
924 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12
PM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHERN SAINT LOUIS...CARLTON AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES BY MONDAY
MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE
WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF
25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS. SNOW AND ICE COVERED
ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. DELAY
TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY
BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO
ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...INCLUDING A
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE
AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

WIZ006>008-151100-
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BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-
924 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM CST MONDAY. A
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
BURNETT...WASHBURN AND SAWYER COUNTIES. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MUCH COLDER
TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL
EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES
WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

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SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN-PINE-
924 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM CST MONDAY. A
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHERN CASS...CROW WING...SOUTHERN AITKIN AND PINE COUNTIES.
GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY
WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW
ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL
EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES
WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

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KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
NORTHERN AITKIN-
924 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
KOOCHICHING...ITASCA...SAINT LOUIS...LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES BY
MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL
COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS. SNOW AND ICE COVERED
ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. DELAY
TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY
BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO
ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...INCLUDING A
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE
AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

WIZ002>004-151100-
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BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
924 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
BAYFIELD...ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES BY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY
WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG...GUSTY WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF
20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT...IT IS
LIKELY THAT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR INLAND LOCATIONS.
HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR WILL ALLOW FOR LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL PERSIST
ALONG AND NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 2.

$$

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PRICE-
924 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM CST MONDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
PRICE BY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES
WILL COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL
EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES
WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

BERDES

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
948 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.UPDATE...
FOCUS ON THE MORNING UPDATE IS FREEZING DRIZZLE/SNOW FOR
TODAY...AND THEN WE WILL SHIFT OUR ATTENTION BACK TO THE WINTER
STORM ORGANIZING OUT WEST. LIGHT SNOW APPEARS MORE LIKELY...WITH
LIGHT SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITES TO 4 MILES AT BEMIDJI...2 1/2
MILES AT BIGFORK. TAMDAR SOUNDINGS NEAR BEMIDJI SHOW A DRY LAYER
BETWEEN 850 AND 700 MB...BUT A MOIST LAYER ABOVE AND BELOW IT.
CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS ON THE 280 K SURFACE REMAIN
SATURATED ALL DAY...SO THE LOW CLOUDS WILL BE REMAIN TRAPPED ALL
DAY BELOW A WARM LAYER ADVECTING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

WE ARE CONTEMPLATING UPGRADING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE HEAD
OF THE LAKES AREA. WE ARE HOISTING A GALE WARNING FOR TWO HARBORS TO SAXON
HARBOR BEGINNING EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE LATEST NAM SHOWS
WINDS COMING STRAIGHT TO THE HEAD OF THE LAKE...WITH LITTLE SHEAR
FROM 975 TO 875 MB. WE COULD SEE A PERIOD OF VERY LOCALIZED
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE TWIN PORTS AREA...ESPEICALLY DURING
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOWS
REALLY GET GOING. SHOULD SEE GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH CONTINUING FOR
AT LEAST 3-6 HOUR PERIOD...MAKING TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

WE ARE ALSO MAY START OUR WINTER STORM WARNING A BIT LATER...NAM
IS A BIT SLOWER...THOUGH WE WILL LOOK AT THE 12 Z GFS SHORTLY.

OTHERWISE...MODELS CONTINUING TO HAMMER THE DULUTH AREA AND AREAS
JUST NORTH WITH THE HIGHEST SWATH OF SNOW.

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 401 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008/

..SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE SUNDAY/SUNDAY NIGHT IN PARTS OF
 NORTHLAND...

DISCUSSION...CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH ON SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACROSS NORTHLAND HIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED EVENT
COMMENCING THIS AFTERNOON. REORIENTATION OF UPPER JET NORTH OF REGION
ALLOWS DEVELOPING SYNOPTIC SCALE ASCENT FROM RRQ ACROSS NRN/CTRL
CWA THIS AFTERNOON. IN RESPONSE... ISENTROPIC LIFT DEVELOPS WELL
AHEAD OF MAIN SFC SYSTEM. EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP TODAY AND
CONTINUE TONIGHT ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF TWIN PORTS IN AREA
OF MORE FAVORABLE THERMAL LIFT. WITH QPF AMNTS FROM MDL CONSENSUS
AVERAGING ABOUT 1 TO 3 TENTHS THRU 12Z AND SLR OF 14/16...EXPECT
AREA OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY MORNING FROM DULUTH NORTH AND WEST TO NRN
CASS COUNTY. GFS IS VERY WET AND HAVE DISCOUNTED AS IT DOESNT HAVE
SOLID SUPPORT FROM ITS GEFS MEMBERS.

SUNDAY/SUNDAY NIGHT...AS MID LVL SHORTWAVE/UPPER LOW APPROACH
REGION AN AREA OF COUPLED JETS WILL DEVELOP ENHANCING EXISTING
THERMAL LIFT IN LOW/MID LAYERS. THIS DEEP LAYER LIFT WILL MAKE USE
OF ANOMALOUS PWS AS SFC LOW TRACKS FROM NW IA INTO ERN EDGE OF
CWA. POPTYP ISSUES STILL EXIST OVER WISC ZONES THROUGH MIDDAY
BEFORE THERMAL PROFILES COOL ACCORDING TO SNDGS. VERY LARGE SFC
PRESS GRADIENT DEVELOPS AS STORM INTENSIFIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON SOUTH
AND EAST OF REGION. 15 TO 20MB DIFFERENCE ACROSS CWA SO WINDS WILL
BE AN INCREASING DIFFICULTY AS SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW OCCURS. SOME OF THE HIGHER RESOLUTION MODELS SUGGESTS BLIZZARD
CRITERIA MAY BE MET FOR PERIOD OF TIME ESPECIALLY ALONG CORRIDOR
FROM ARROWHEAD INTO TWIN PORTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. MAY NEED
TO UPGRADE TO BLIZZARD WARNING IF MDL SIGNALS REINFORCE IDEA OF
35/40MPH WIND GUSTS. THINK EC IS CORRECT IN SLAMMING COLD AIR
QUICKLY SOUTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO WISC ZONES. WITH PROGRESSIVELY
COLDER AIR INGESTED INTO SYSTEM SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO WILL INCREASE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION SWITCHOVER TO SNOW MAY OCCUR QUICKER
IN WIS SUNDAY. DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT AS BITTERLY COLD AIR RUSHES INTO BACK SIDE OF SYSTEM. MAIN
AXIS OF HEAVIEST SNOW POTENTIAL HAS SHIFTED SOUTH AND EAST FROM
PREVIOUS MDL CYCLES. THE ARROWHEAD SOUTH TO THE TWIN PORTS SHOULD
RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION AS SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT IS
ENHANCED BY TERRAIN AND LAKE. USING MDL AVG QPF RANGE OF APPROX
70/1.00 AND SLR OF 15/20 YIELDS POTENTIAL FOR AMOUNTS IN THE
RANGE OF 12 TO 20 INCHES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THAT THE
TREND OF A FARTHER EAST ADJUSTMENT HAS BEEN ADVERTISED BY ALL MDLS
AT THIS POINT. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...MAIN AXIS OF HEAVIER SNOW
MAY INDEED SHIFT AGAIN.

EXTENDED....MON THRU FRI...
SN AND WND WILL WIND DOWN EARLY MON AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY TO THE
NE...ALTHO SOME LES WILL LINGER ALG THE S SHORE. A S/WV WILL SWING
DOWN FROM CN ON TUE REQUIRING SOME LOW POPS...ALTHO THE ARCTIC AMS
WILL BE QUITE DRY. WED/THU LOOK DRY IN SPITE OF A COUPLE OF UPR LVL
IMPULSES PASSING OVHD...DUE PRIMARILY TO VERY DRY AIR. LEFT IN SOME
VERY LOW POPS FOR FRI AS WE WILL BE ON THE NRN FRINGES OF A LOW
PRESS SYSTEM MOVG UP THE OH VLY. GFS AND ECMWF IN ROUGH AGMT ON THIS
SYSTEM.

AVIATION...
IFR/MVFR CONDS WILL PREDOMINATE THRU THE TAF PD AS WRM/MOIST AIR
CONTS TO OVER RIDE COLD AIR AT THE SFC AHD OF A DEVELOPING WINTER
STORM OVR THE CENT PLAINS. THIS WILL PRODUCE EXTENSIVE ST CIGS.
VSBYS SHUD REMAIN VFR/OCNLY MVFR IN FG UNTIL THE SN STARTS LATER
THIS MRNG...THEN BECM PREDOMINATELY MVFR/OCNLY LIFR IN SN. THE SN
MAY MIX WITH FZDZ AT TIMES...ESPCLY OVR THE SRN PART OF THE CWA.

&&

POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DLH  28  20  23  -1 /  60  80 100  80
INL  18   3   6 -11 /  60  80 100  80
BRD  30  17  19  -8 /  40  80 100  80
HYR  33  27  32   4 /  30  80  90  70
ASX  31  23  30   5 /  40  80  90  80

&&

.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CST MONDAY
     FOR CROW WING-PINE-SOUTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN CASS.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CST
     MONDAY FOR CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
     KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN AITKIN-NORTHERN CASS-NORTHERN
     COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-
     SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN
     LAKE/LAKESHORE.

WI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CST
     MONDAY FOR ASHLAND-BAYFIELD-DOUGLAS-IRON.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST
     MONDAY FOR BURNETT-PRICE-SAWYER-WASHBURN.

LS...GALE WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY FOR LSZ121-LSZ144-
     LSZ145-LSZ146-LSZ147-LSZ148.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY FOR LSZ140-
     LSZ141-LSZ142-LSZ143.

DONOFRIO/LONKA/EOM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
525 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-141030-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
525 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON NORTH OF A LINE FROM THE
BRAINERD LAKES REGION NORTH TOWARDS THE TWIN PORTS. SNOW...POSSIBLY
MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN...MAY OCCUR ELSEWHERE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT WITH SEVERAL INCHES ACCUMULATION ACROSS MOST OF
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. A WINTER STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN FROM LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR
FROM GRAND PORTAGE TO THE TWIN PORTS AND EAST TO BAYFIELD
WISCONSIN. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED FROM THE ARROWHEAD TO THE
TWIN PORTS. VERY COLD AIR WILL RETURN TO THE REGION SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING WELL BELOW ZERO.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL SPOTTERS ARE REMINDED TO REPORT THEIR SNOWFALL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA PHONE OR E-SPOTTER.

LSZ121-140>148-141030-
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
525 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.

CANNON

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH (ALL LOWER CASE)