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Wind Chill Advisory 7, NWS Green Bay, WI

December 21, 200821 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 21, 2008, 3:48 PM CST for 21 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 21, 2008, 3:48 PM CST (21:48 UTC)
Expired
Dec 22, 2008, 9:00 AM CST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI
All 21 counties

Brown County, WI, Calumet County, WI, Florence County, WI, Forest County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Langlade County, WI, Lincoln County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI, Marathon County, WI, Marinette County, WI, Menominee County, WI, Oconto County, WI, Oneida County, WI, Outagamie County, WI, Portage County, WI, Shawano County, WI, Vilas County, WI, Waupaca County, WI, Waushara County, WI, Winnebago County, WI, Wood County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 69 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2008-12-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2008-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
559 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS43 KGRB 212148
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
348 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PULL OUT OF THE REGION THIS
EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW WILL CAUSE
SOME BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL IMPACT PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
MOST OTHER LOCATIONS WILL SEE WIND CHILLS DROPPING INTO THE 20
BELOW TO 30 BELOW RANGE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

WIZ011>013-018>021-030-031-035>039-045-048-049-073-074-220600-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.WC.Y.0007.081221T2148Z-081222T1500Z/
FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-
NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-
BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-
SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANDON...TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...
WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...
GREEN BAY...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...CRIVITZ
348 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST
OF THE REGION TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE
ON EXPOSED SKIN IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS
WILL LINGER UNTIL MID-MORNING ON MONDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING OUTDOORS...
MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

WIZ010-220600-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.WC.Y.0007.081221T2148Z-081222T1500Z/
ONEIDA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RHINELANDER
348 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST
OF THE REGION TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE
ON EXPOSED SKIN IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS
WILL LINGER UNTIL MID-MORNING ON MONDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING OUTDOORS...
MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

WIZ005-220600-
/O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
VILAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER
348 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY.

LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN WESTERN VILAS COUNTY.

THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT...WITH THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT
TRANSITIONING TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 25 BELOW
TO 30 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE ON
EXPOSED SKIES IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...AND BITTER
COLD WILL ENDANGER THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

$$

WIZ022-040-050-220600-
/O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS
348 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR THE LAKESHORE...
WHERE GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS ON INTERSTATE 43...HIGHWAY 42
AND HIGHWAY 57. SOME SECONDARY ROADS MAY BE DRIFTED SHUT IN SOME
AREAS.

WIND WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN LESS BLOWING
SNOW. THEREFORE...THE MAIN THREAT IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO
COLD WIND CHILL READINGS BY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY SOUTH
OF STURGEON BAY. WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN CAUSE FROST BITE IN AS
LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS
MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...AND
BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A THREAT TO THOSE PLANNING
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. SNOW MAY DRIFT OVER ROADS. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD
CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

$$
KIECKBUSCH
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KGRB 212324 CCA
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
514 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PULL OUT OF THE REGION THIS
EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW WILL CAUSE
SOME BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL IMPACT PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
MOST OTHER LOCATIONS WILL SEE WIND CHILLS DROPPING INTO THE 20
BELOW TO 30 BELOW RANGE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

WIZ011>013-018>021-030-031-035>039-045-048-049-073-074-220730-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.WC.Y.0007.081221T2314Z-081222T1500Z/
FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-
NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-
BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-
SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANDON...TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...
WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...
GREEN BAY...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...CRIVITZ
514 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST
OF THE REGION TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE
ON EXPOSED SKIN IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS
WILL LINGER UNTIL MID-MORNING ON MONDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING OUTDOORS...
MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

WIZ010-220730-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.WC.Y.0007.081221T2314Z-081222T1500Z/
ONEIDA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RHINELANDER
514 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST
OF THE REGION TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE
ON EXPOSED SKIN IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS
WILL LINGER UNTIL MID-MORNING ON MONDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING OUTDOORS...
MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

WIZ005-220730-
/O.COR.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
VILAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER
514 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY.

LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN WESTERN VILAS COUNTY.

THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT...WITH THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT
TRANSITIONING TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 25 BELOW
TO 30 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE ON
EXPOSED SKIN IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...AND BITTER
COLD WILL ENDANGER THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

$$

WIZ022-040-050-220730-
/O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS
514 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR THE LAKESHORE...
WHERE GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS ON INTERSTATE 43...HIGHWAY 42
AND HIGHWAY 57. SOME SECONDARY ROADS MAY BE DRIFTED SHUT IN SOME
AREAS.

WIND WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN LESS BLOWING
SNOW. THEREFORE...THE MAIN THREAT IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO
COLD WIND CHILL READINGS BY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY SOUTH
OF STURGEON BAY. WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN CAUSE FROST BITE IN AS
LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS
MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...AND
BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A THREAT TO THOSE PLANNING
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. SNOW MAY DRIFT OVER ROADS. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD
CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

$$
KIECKBUSCH
000 
WWUS43 KGRB 220600
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1200 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PULL OUT OF THE REGION.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW WILL CAUSE SOME
BLOWING SNOW NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION... LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WILL IMPACT PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. MOST OTHER LOCATIONS
WILL SEE WIND CHILLS DROPPING INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW RANGE
OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

WIZ005-221400-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
VILAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER
1200 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
MONDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF AROUND 1 INCH CAN BE EXPECTED IN WESTERN VILAS COUNTY.

THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD MORNING...WITH THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT
TRANSITIONING TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS
OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN
CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...AND BITTER
COLD WILL ENDANGER THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

$$

WIZ022-040-050-221400-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS
1200 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
MONDAY. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR THE LAKESHORE...
WHERE GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS ON INTERSTATE 43...HIGHWAY 42
AND HIGHWAY 57. SOME SECONDARY ROADS MAY BE DRIFTED SHUT IN SOME
AREAS.

WIND WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN LESS
BLOWING SNOW. THEREFORE...THE MAIN THREAT IS EXPECTED TO
TRANSITION TO COLD WIND CHILL READINGS BY MONDAY MORNING. WIND
CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO...
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF STURGEON BAY. WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN CAUSE
FROST BITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS
MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...AND
BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A THREAT TO THOSE PLANNING
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. SNOW MAY DRIFT OVER ROADS. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD
CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

$$

WIZ010>013-018>021-030-031-035>039-045-048-049-073-074-221400-
/O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-
OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-
SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...TOMAHAWK...
ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...
APPLETON...GREEN BAY...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...CRIVITZ
1200 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST OF
THE REGION OVERNIGHT. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE ON
EXPOSED SKIN IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL
LINGER UNTIL MID-MORNING ON MONDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING OUTDOORS...
MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MG
000 
WWUS43 KGRB 220941
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
341 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BELOW ZERO
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 BELOW TO
30 BELOW RANGE EARLY THIS MORNING.

WIZ005-040-050-221500-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KGRB.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
VILAS-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS
341 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND TEMPERATURES AT OR
BELOW ZERO WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW
AND 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN RESULT IN
FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING OUTDOORS...
MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

WIZ022-221045-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
DOOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STURGEON BAY
341 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

OVERALL...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

WIZ010>013-018>021-030-031-035>039-045-048-049-073-074-221500-
/O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-
OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-
SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...TOMAHAWK...
ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...
APPLETON...GREEN BAY...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...CRIVITZ
341 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND TEMPERATURES AT OR
BELOW ZERO WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW
AND 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN RESULT IN
FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING OUTDOORS...
MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Dec 21, 3:24 PM CST, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 3:24 PM CST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
324 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WINTER WX HEADLINES ARE THE
MAIN CONCERNS FOR TONIGHT.

HAVE ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE WITH HEADLINES FOR TONIGHT...
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE STILL A FEW DIFFICULTIES TO WORK THROUGH.
ASIDE FROM ONGOING LES SNOW IN NC WI AND STG GUSTY WINDS/BLOWING
SNOW IN THE FOX VALLEY/LKSHR AREAS...THE MOST WIDESPREAD THREAT
FOR TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WILL BE WIND CHILLS. WILL KEEP A
WINTER WX ADVSY GOING FOR VILAS (LINGERING LES FOLLOWED BY BITTER
WIND CHILLS) AND ALONG THE LKSHR (BLOWING SNOW AND MARGINAL WIND
CHILLS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING). FOR THE REST OF THE
FA...WILL CONVERT THE WINTER WX ADVSY INTO A WIND CHILL ADVSY
THROUGH 15Z/MON. THE WIND CHILL ADVSY WILL BE A BIT COMPLICATED
INITIALLY BY WARMER AIR WRAPPING SOUTH INTO THE RGN...BUT THE COLD
AIR WILL EVENTUALLY WORK ITS WAY BACK INTO THE FA TONIGHT. IN
ADDITION...THERE ARE STILL SOME PLACES IN C/EC WI WHERE WCS ARE
AROUND -25...SO RATHER THAN GETTING CUTE WITH VARYING START
TIMES...WILL JUST START THE WC ADVSY NOW.

THE MOST HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE LKSHR
THIS EVG...AS WINDS GUST TO 35 TO 40 MPH...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW ALONG I-43 AND HIGHWAYS 57 AND 42. RECEIVED
A REPORT ABOUT AN HOUR AGO OF SOME COUNTY ROADS BEING DRIFTED SHUT
IN MANITOWOC COUNTY. HAVENT SEEN VSBYS LOW ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
A BLIZZARD WARNING...BUT LOCAL WHITEOUTS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE.

EXPECT CLOUDS AND WINDS TO DECREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE RGN. A QUIET AND SUNNY DAY ON
MONDAY WILL BE APPRECIATED BY ALL.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY. STRONG WARM
ADVECTION AHEAD OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER 2 TO 4INCHES
OF SNOW MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. MOISTURE IS NOT THAT GREAT
BUT DYNAMICS APPEAR SUFFICIENT FOR A MODERATE SNOWFALL.
CYCLOGENESIS EXPECTED OVER THE TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AREA
TUESDAY EVENING. THIS LOW RACES TO THE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AND IS
NEAR OR EAST OF LAKE HURON BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM BRINGS
GULF MOISTURE WITH IT AND HAS VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION
WITH 80 KNOT 850 MB WINDS FORECAST BY GFS AT 18Z WED. THE BIG
QUESTION IS THE TRACK. THE 12Z MODELS SUGGEST THAT IT IS A LITTLE
TOO FAR TO THE EAST FOR A BIG SNOWSTORM IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BUT
THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF OUR FORECAST AREA COULD SEE ANOTHER 2 TO
4 INCHES OF SNOW WEDNESDAY. THE JET ENERGY THAT WILL PRODUCE THIS
STORM IS OUT OVER THE DATA SPARSE PACIFIC OCEAN NOW...SO DON/T BE
SURPRISED TO SEE LARGE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE
NEXT DAY OR TWO. CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD BE RELATIVELY NICE WITH
NEAR SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHIGN FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BRING US A FEW
INCHES OF SNOW IN WARM ADVECTION FRIDAY AND THEN WISCONSIN IS
LARGELY IN THE WARM SECTOR WITH THE STORM PASSING OVER NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN FRIDAY NIGHT. SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL WARM ABOVE
FREEZING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE THE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH SATURDAY. THE GFS SUGGEST THAT A SURFACE LOW WILL FORM
ALONG THE FRONT SATURDAY AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST SUNDAY AND
BRING A BIG SNOW/SLEET STORM TO OUR AREA. ECMWF HAS A MUCH WEAKER
SURFACE SYSTEM WAY TO OUR EAST. SO DID NOT MENTION ANY SNOW FOR
SUNDAY UNTIL WE GET SOME AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MODELS.
&&

.AVIATION...VSBYS WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW THIS
EVG...AND DUE TO LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN NC WI. OTHERWISE...
EXPECT PATCHY MVFR CIGS TO GRADUALLY BREAK UP OVERNIGHT AS DRIER
AIR AND SUBSIDENCE MOVE INTO THE RGN. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE ENTIRE RGN ON MONDAY.
&&

.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY FOR WIZ010>013-018>021-
030-031-035>039-045-048-049-073-074.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY FOR WIZ005-022-040-
050.

&&

KIECKBUSCH/RDM
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 21, 11:16 AM CST, 4 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1116 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-221730-
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-
WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
1116 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN THIS
AFTERNOON. FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...EXCEPT IN THE
LAKE SUPERIOR SNOW BELT...WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES MAY
FALL IN PARTS OF VILAS AND NORTHWEST ONEIDA COUNTIES THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES...
LEADING TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOX VALLEY AND LAKESHORE AREAS...
WHERE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WIND CHILLS READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED INTO
MONDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE REGION ON
TUESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO MOST
LOCATIONS. A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ALONG THE
FRONT AND COULD BRING MORE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ON WEDNESDAY...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN.

THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT AN ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEM COULD
BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS
SYSTEM...BUT IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE SPECIFIC IMPACTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.

LMZ521-522-541>543-221730-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
1116 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE GALE CONDITIONS OVER
THE NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY IS
LIKELY TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

KIECKBUSCH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 21, 10:00 AM CST, 5 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1000 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

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

0959 AM     SNOW             ALGOMA                  44.61N 87.43W
12/21/2008  M3.0 INCH        KEWAUNEE           WI   PUBLIC

            ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND ICY.

&&

SAC
Local storm report, Dec 21, 10:22 AM CST, 5 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1022 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

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

0959 AM     SNOW             SHIOCTON                44.43N 88.58W
12/21/2008  M7.0 INCH        OUTAGAMIE          WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

SAC
Local storm report, Dec 21, 11:41 AM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1141 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

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

1131 AM     SNOW             3 NE DARBOY             44.26N 88.34W
12/21/2008  M6.0 INCH        OUTAGAMIE          WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL.

&&

SAC
Local storm report, Dec 21, 12:02 PM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1202 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

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

1159 AM     SNOW             GREEN BAY               44.51N 88.00W
12/21/2008  M5.0 INCH        BROWN              WI   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            SNOW DEPTH 14 INCHES. 0.4 OF A INCH LAST 6 HRS.

&&

SAC
Special weather statement, Dec 21, 12:15 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1215 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

WIZ022-040-050-220000-
DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS
1215 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

ALTHOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL THROUGH THE
REST OF THE DAY...STRONG WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH AND
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS IN THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. ACCORDING
TO THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...INTERSTATE 43 IS
ICE COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

IN ADDITION TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS...
THE INFLUX OF STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR HAS CAUSED WIND CHILLS TO
PLUMMET TO 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD WILL
POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO STRANDED MOTORISTS OR OTHERS VENTURING
OUTDOORS FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
ROAD REPORTS BEFORE PROCEEDING.

WIZ035>039-045-048-049-220000-
WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...
APPLETON...GREEN BAY...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON
1215 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

ALTHOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL THROUGH THE
REST OF THE DAY...STRONG WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MPH AND
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS IN CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS
EVENING. ACCORDING TO THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION...HIGHWAY 41...HIGHWAY 10 AND HIGHWAY 21 ARE ALL
ICE COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

IN ADDITION TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS...
THE INFLUX OF STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR HAS CAUSED WIND CHILLS TO
PLUMMET TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD WILL
POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO STRANDED MOTORISTS OR OTHERS VENTURING
OUTDOORS FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
ROAD REPORTS BEFORE PROCEEDING.

WIZ011>013-018>021-030-031-073-074-220000-
FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-
NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-SHAWANO-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-
SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANDON...TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...
WAUSAU...CRIVITZ
1215 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

ALTHOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY LIGHT
THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY...INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS AND AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS
IN PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS
EVENING. ACCORDING TO THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION...MOST HIGHWAYS IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
WISCONSIN ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

IN ADDITION TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS...
THE INFLUX OF STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR HAS CAUSED WIND CHILLS TO
PLUMMET TO 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD WILL
POSE A THREAT TO STRANDED MOTORISTS OR OTHERS VENTURING OUTDOORS
FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
ROAD REPORTS BEFORE PROCEEDING.

WIZ005-010-220000-
VILAS-ONEIDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER
1215 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW INCREASING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS ARE INCREASING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. PERSONS
TRAVELING THROUGH VILAS AND NORTHWEST ONEIDA COUNTIES SHOULD
EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AND INTENSE AS THE
AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED
IN THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...AS WELL
AS SNOW COVERED ROADS.

KIECKBUSCH
Local storm report, Dec 21, 12:17 PM CST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1217 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

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

1212 PM     SNOW             3 NE DARBOY             44.26N 88.34W
12/21/2008  M5.3 INCH        OUTAGAMIE          WI   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL. 29.8 INCHES FOR THE MONTH.

&&

SAC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 21, 4:40 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB3 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Wisconsin, 2008Every wind chill advisory in 2008

Sources

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