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Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Green Bay, WI

December 30, 200812 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this winter storm warning at Dec 30, 2008, 4:56 AM CST for 12 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 13 hr. 32 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 30, 2008, 4:56 AM CST (10:56 UTC)
Expired
Dec 30, 2008, 6:03 PM CST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Brown County, WI, Calumet County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI, Marathon County, WI, Outagamie County, WI, Portage County, WI, Shawano County, WI, Waupaca County, WI, Waushara County, WI, Winnebago County, WI, Wood County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:51 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 30, 7:10 AM CSTSNOW 1S Plover, WI
Dec 30, 7:10 AM CSTSNOW 2Stratford, WI
Dec 30, 7:12 AM CSTSNOW 0.43 Se Amherst, WI
Dec 30, 7:12 AM CSTSNOW 0.5N Oshkosh, WI
Dec 30, 7:14 AM CSTSNOW 2.6Knowlton, WI
Dec 30, 7:23 AM CSTSNOW 0.72 Sw Omro, WI
Dec 30, 7:23 AM CSTSNOW 1.24 N Wautoma, WI
Dec 30, 7:23 AM CSTSNOW 1.5Stevens Point, WI
Dec 30, 7:23 AM CSTSNOW 2.61 Ne Dancy, WI
Dec 30, 7:42 AM CSTSNOW 1.8Halder, WI
Dec 30, 8:00 AM CSTSNOW 1Rosholt, WI
Dec 30, 8:00 AM CSTSNOW 1.1Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Dec 30, 8:27 AM CSTSNOW 1Lake Poygan, WI
Dec 30, 8:27 AM CSTSNOW 3.55 Ne Colby, WI
Dec 30, 9:31 AM CSTSNOW 2Wausau, WI
Dec 30, 10:07 AM CSTSNOW 0.5Green Bay, WI
Dec 30, 12:45 PM CSTSNOW 2.8Wausau, WIREPORTED BY WSAW-TV.
Dec 30, 1:30 PM CSTSNOW 4.5Colby, WILARGE SNOWFLAKES FALLING.
Dec 30, 2:00 PM CSTSNOW 4.8Wausau, WI2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 1245 PM. REPORT FROM WSAW-TV.
Dec 30, 2:17 PM CSTSNOW 1Coloma, WI
Dec 30, 2:17 PM CSTSNOW 2.4Plover, WI
Dec 30, 4:45 PM CSTSNOW 1Manitowoc, WIAS OF 445 PM.
Dec 30, 4:45 PM CSTSNOW 2Green Bay, WITAKEN AT WLUK-TV.
Dec 30, 4:45 PM CSTSNOW 7.51 N Halder, WIRELAYED FROM WSAW-TV.
Dec 30, 4:46 PM CSTSNOW 2Green Bay, WI
Dec 30, 4:54 PM CSTSNOW 65 N Colby, WINEAR ABBOTSFORD.
Dec 30, 4:55 PM CSTSNOW 33 E Wild Rose, WI
Dec 30, 5:00 PM CSTSNOW 4.2Plover, WI
Dec 30, 5:50 PM CSTSNOW 2.5Chilton, WI
Dec 30, 5:55 PM CSTSNOW 2.5Manitowoc, WI
Dec 30, 5:55 PM CSTSNOW 4.2Wautoma, WI
Dec 30, 6:06 PM CSTSNOW 2.4Oshkosh, WI

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

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 51 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2008-12-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2008-12-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1846 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
108 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS43 KGRB 301056
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
456 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SNOW SPREADING OVER THE AREA...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO TRACK OVER IOWA AND
NORTHERN ILLINOIS TODAY BEFORE MOVING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY REGION
THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING.
BETWEEN TO 

WIZ038>040-301800-
/O.UPG.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.081230T1200Z-081231T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0010.081230T1200Z-081231T0300Z/
OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA
456 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING
AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES CAN
BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...HOWEVER RADAR INDICATES A LOCALLY
HIGHER NARROW BAND OF SNOW IS DEVELOPING WHICH COULD PRODUCE SNOW
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY ALSO
OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF KEWAUNEE COUNTY. LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15
TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST 
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

$$

WIZ030-031-035>037-301800-
/O.UPG.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.081230T1200Z-081231T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0010.081230T1056Z-081231T0000Z/
MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT
456 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
PREVIOUSLY ISSUED. 

SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING AND WILL
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.  ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER RADAR INDICATES A LOCALLY HIGHER
NARROW BAND OF SNOW IS DEVELOPING WHICH COULD PRODUCE SNOW AMOUNTS
OF 6 TO 7 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST 
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

$$

WIZ045-301800-
/O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0010.081230T1056Z-081231T0000Z/
WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAUTOMA
456 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING
AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED...HOWEVER RADAR INDICATES A LOCALLY HIGHER NARROW
BAND OF SNOW IS DEVELOPING WHICH COULD PRODUCE SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6
TO 7 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST 
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

$$

WIZ048>050-301800-
/O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0010.081230T1200Z-081231T0300Z/
WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
456 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING
AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN
BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...HOWEVER RADAR INDICATES A LOCALLY
HIGHER NARROW BAND OF SNOW IS DEVELOPING WHICH COULD PRODUCE SNOW
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY
ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF MANITOWOC COUNTY.
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...INCREASING NORTHEAST
WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
THE SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST 
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

$$

WIZ005-010>013-018>021-301800-
/O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.081230T1056Z-081231T0000Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA
456 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY.  ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE LESSER TOTALS OVER THE FAR
NORTH. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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.

$$

WIZ022-073-074-301800-
/O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.081230T1200Z-081231T0300Z/
DOOR-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...CRIVITZ
456 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES
TOTAL THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KGRB 301412
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
812 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SNOW SPREADING OVER THE AREA...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO TRACK OVER IOWA AND
NORTHERN ILLINOIS TODAY BEFORE MOVING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY REGION
THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

WIZ038>040-048>050-302215-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081231T0300Z/
OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...
OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
812 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
THIS EVENING...HOWEVER RADAR INDICATES A LOCALLY HIGHER NARROW
BAND OF SNOW IS DEVELOPING WHICH COULD PRODUCE SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6
TO 7 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY ALSO OCCUR ALONG
THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE OF MANITOWOC COUNTY. LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTO THE EVENING...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

$$

WIZ030-031-035>037-045-302215-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT...WAUTOMA
812 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIME...WILL CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...HOWEVER RADAR
INDICATES A LOCALLY HIGHER NARROW BAND OF SNOW IS DEVELOPING WHICH
COULD PRODUCE SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

$$

WIZ005-010>013-018>021-302215-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA
812 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY.  ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE LESSER TOTALS OVER THE FAR
NORTH.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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.

$$

WIZ022-073-074-302215-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081231T0300Z/
DOOR-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...CRIVITZ
812 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

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

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES
TOTAL THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KGRB 301712
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1112 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WAS OVER IOWA THIS MORNING WILL
MOVE TO NEAR WESTERN LAKE ERIE BY EVENING. A BAND OF SNOW
NORTH OF THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS WISCONSIN
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

WIZ038>040-048>050-310115-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081231T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081231T0300Z/
OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...
OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
1112 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS DOWNGRADED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

MORE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH
3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
LATER TODAY...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH NEAR LAKE
MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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.

$$

WIZ045-310000-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAUTOMA
1112 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS DOWNGRADED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

MORE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON
WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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.

$$

WIZ030-031-035>037-310000-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT
1112 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. AMOUNTS IN EXCESS
OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A NARROW BAND OF SNOW THAT WAS OVER
MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN EARLIER IN THE DAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

$$

WIZ005-010>013-018>021-310000-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA
1112 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE LESSER
TOTALS NEAR THE MICHIGAN BORDER.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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.

$$

WIZ022-073-074-310115-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081231T0300Z/
DOOR-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...CRIVITZ
1112 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

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

SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH 3 TO 4
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATER
TODAY...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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.

$$

MG
000 
WWUS43 KGRB 302230
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
430 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WAS MOVING EAST ALONG THE ILLINOIS
BORDER WILL REACH PENNSYLVANIA LATE TONIGHT. A BAND OF SNOW NORTH
OF THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE AWAY FROM WISCONSIN THIS EVENING.

WIZ030-031-035>037-310000-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT
430 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION CAN BE
EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

$$

WIZ022-038>040-048>050-073-074-310300-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081231T0300Z/
DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ
430 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

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

AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITION SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON AND ANOTHER INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE
EARLY EVENING. LATER TODAY...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15 TO
25 MPH NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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.

$$

WIZ005-010>013-018>021-045-310000-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUTOMA
430 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW
BEGINS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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.

$$

MG
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WWUS43 KGRB 310003
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
603 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SNOW BEGINNING TO PULL AWAY FROM NORTHEAST WISCONSIN...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN INDIANA EARLY THIS EVENING
IS FORECAST TO REACH PENNSYLVANIA LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING.

WIZ030-031-035>037-310115-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT
603 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING.

THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. LIGHT SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE NEGLIGIBLE. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELED. 

$$

WIZ005-010>013-018>021-045-310115-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081231T0000Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUTOMA
603 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

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

THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. LIGHT SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE NEGLIGIBLE. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELED. 

$$

WIZ022-038>040-048>050-073-074-310300-
/O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081231T0300Z/
DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ
603 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING.

ANOTHER INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY EVENING.
THIS WOULD BRING ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE.
INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN
WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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.

$$

AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 30, 4:03 AM CST, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 4:03 AM CST, 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
403 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

.SHORT TERM...TODAY/TONIGHT/WEDNESDAY. HEADLINES WITH SNOWFALL THE
MAIN CHALLENGE TODAY. EARLY THIS AM A NEARLY WEST TO EAST BAND OF
SNOW EXTENDED OVER THE NRN PLAINS AND JUST ENTERING WRN WI EARLY
THIS AM. RATE OF SNOW WOULD INDICATED THE SNOW WOULD SPREAD OVER
THE REST OF THE REGION THIS AM.  BEST DYNAMICS WITH THIS SNOW
ASSIOCATED WITH STEEPER LAPSE RATES WITH COUPLED JET.  PROGS
INDICATE THESE SAME DYNAMICS DIMINISH A TAD OVER ERN WI THIS AM
BUT H8 LOW THEN BECOMES THE DOMINATE PLAYER AS THIS LOW TRACKS
FROM SRN MN AT 18Z TO INTO FAR SE WI BY 00Z.  THE LATEST RUC
INDICATES A MORE NORTHERN TRACK OF THE H8 LOW FOR WHAT ITS WORTH.
GENERALLY SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES NORTH TO 4 TO
7 SOUTH...HOWEVER THE CONCERN IS NARROW BAND WHERE SNOW IS FOCUSED
WHERE 6 TO 7 INCHES COULD OCCUR.  HEADLINES MAY HAVE TO BE
ADJUSTED AS THE MORNING WEARS WHEN THE HEAVIER SNOW BAND BECOMES
MORE EVIDENT. LATEST RADAR TRENDS SUGGEST THE HEAVIER BAND MAY
EXTEND FROM AROUND MSP TO AUW TO APL. AS MENTION...HEADLINES
CHANGES MAY BE ONGOING THIS AM.

WILL EXTEND THE HEADLINES INTO THE EVENING HOURS OVER EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN DUE TO THE LINGERING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING
POTENTIAL AS THE SURFACE LOW PASSES WELL SOUTH AND THE PRES
GRADIENT INCREASES.

LES POTENTIAL ALONG THE LAKE SHORE ALSO OF CONCERN TO ENHANCE THE
SYSTEM SNOWFALL.  WINDS DO TURN SE TO NE TO NW FAIRLY QUICK SO
LOCALLY HIGHER EFFECTS WOULD TEND TO BE LESS.

HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY FOR SOME
QUIET WEATHER. WILL MENTION SOME SUB ZERO TEMPS WEST WITH
ANTICIPATED DECREASING CLOUDS. WILL GO WITH AT OR JUST BELOW GUID
NUMBERS. LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO ADJUST DOWN A TAD IF CLEARING IS
QUICKER.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE INFRARED IMAGERY THIS MORNING INDICATED
A PARADE OF STORMS MOVING MOVING ACROSS THE MIDDLE LATITUDES
OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. THE FIRST SYSTEM WAS MOVING ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY. THE SECOND SYSTEM WAS NOW MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND WILL BE THE STORM FOR THURSDAY. THE THIRD SYSTEM
WAS NOW ABOUT 2500 MILES WEST OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND WILL
BE THE SYSTEM FOR THE WEEKEND.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO TANK AS HIGH CLOUDS SPREAD
INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT AS 850MB WARM ADVECTION BEGINS IN
EARNEST. SOUTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
AS WELL TO PREVENT TEMPERATURES FROM PLUNGING. LOWS SHOULD OCCUR
DURING THE EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY RISE OVERNIGHT.

ON THURSDAY...I HAVE CRAFTED THE WEATHER/POP GRIDS WITH LIKELY
CHANCES THROUGH THE DAY NORTH AND WEST OF A WISCONSIN RAPIDS
TO IRON MOUNTAIN LINE. TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE...WILL
HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW DURING THE MORNING...THEN SNOW WILL BE
LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON. CONTINUED LIKELY CHANCES OF LIGHT
SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE EAST WITH A CHANCE ACROSS THE
WEST. MODELS ALSO SHOW SOME FAIRLY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES
OF 6.5 C/KM TO ENHANCE SNOWFALL TOTALS. MODELS ALSO CONTINUE TO
SHOW MOISTURE SCOURING OUT AROUND 700MB THURSDAY NIGHT...SO
PRECIPITATION COULD END AS FREEZING DRIZZLE. DID NOT INCLUDE THIS
SCENARIO IN THE FORECAST PACKAGE AS THERE WAS SOME CONCERN IF LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WOULD STILL BE AROUND. IF THIS SCENARIO STILL
EXISTS OVER THE NEXT FEW MODEL RUNS...DAY SHIFT OR MYSELF CAN ADD
FREEZING DRIZZLE WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. OVERALL...THIS SYSTEM
COULD PRODUCE ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH HIGHEST TOTALS
OVER THE NORTH.

MODELS HAVE COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE
AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HAVE RAISED CHANCES FOR SNOW
SATURDAY AND CONSIDERABLY RAISED THEM SATURDAY NIGHT. STILL
A LITTLE UNCERTAINTY ON HOW FAR EAST SNOW WILL GET INTO FAR
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WAS STILL WORTH A
30-40 PERCENT CHANCE AT THIS POINT. THIS SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW FOR MUCH OF
THE AREA.

FINALLY...MODELS CAUGHT MY ATTENTION TONIGHT WITH SYSTEM
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS
DEVELOP A LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND DEEPEN IT TO
AROUND 980MB AS IT MOVES INTO MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY. IF THIS
DOES COME TRUE...SOMEBODY ACROSS WISCONSIN WOULD SEE A VERY
HEAVY SNOWFALL. STAY TUNED
&&

.AVIATION...LIFR CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION TODAY AND
INTO THIS EVENING...THEN IMPROVE TO VFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT.
&&

.MARINE...WINDS PICKING UP THIS EVENING WARRANTS A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR NOW.
&&

.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIZ038>040-
048>050.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIZ030-
031-035>037-045.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIZ005-
010>013-018>021.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIZ022-
073-074.

&&

TDH/ECKBERG
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 29, 4:02 PM CST, 12 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
402 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-302215-
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-
402 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
EVENING AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM BRINGS MORE SNOW TO THE AREA. A
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG...NEAR THE HWY 29 CORRIDOR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATER THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING AND
AGAIN ON THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

LMZ521-522-541>543-302215-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
402 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WEST GALES ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE FROM TIME TO
TIME DURING THE REST OF THE PERIOD.

The office that day

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

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Sources

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