Winter Storm Watch 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

000 
WWUS43 KMPX 301619
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1119 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

...HEAVY WET SNOW POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. 

HEAVY WET SNOW MAY DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA MONDAY
MORNING. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY WET SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA AND POINTS NORTH DURING
THE LATE MORNING AND ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY
EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR
MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
IS FORECAST TO PASS ACROSS IOWA AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. 

MNZ049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-310030-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.080331T1200Z-080401T0600Z/
STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
1119 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

HEAVY WET SNOW MAY DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA MONDAY
MORNING. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY WET SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA AND POINTS NORTH DURING
THE LATE MORNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT
BEFORE DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MNZ044-045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-WIZ014>016-023>025-
027-310030-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.080331T1200Z-080401T1100Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...
CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
1119 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

HEAVY WET SNOW MAY DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA MONDAY
MORNING. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY WET SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA AND POINTS NORTH DURING
THE LATE MORNING AND ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY
EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR
MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

RAH

000 
WWUS43 KMPX 302004
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
304 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

...HEAVY WET SNOW LIKELY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SOME
CITIES IN THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDE ST CLOUD...REDWOOD
FALLS...FAIRMONT...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA...RED WING...LADYSMITH AND MENOMONIE.

HEAVY WET SNOW IS FORECAST TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA MONDAY
MORNING...INCLUDING THE MONTEVIDEO...REDWOOD FALLS AND FAIRMONT
AREAS. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA AND POINTS NORTH DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS
AND ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY EARLY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS
FOR A TIME MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING SIGNIFICANTLY BY
DAYBREAK TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY
IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH SOME 9 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE BALSAM
LAKE...RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ALSO ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SOME CITIES IN THE SNOW ADVISORY INCLUDE
MORRIS...GLENWOOD...STAPLES...ALEXANDRIA AND LITTLE FALLS. SNOW
WILL DEVELOP IN THESE AREAS MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SNOW ADVISORY AREA WILL
BE IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE.

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SOME
CITIES IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDE ALBERT LEA...
OWATONNA...DURAN AND EAU CLAIRE. SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL
DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO
RAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND PERHAPS SOME
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL THEN OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE.

THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
IS FORECAST TO PASS ACROSS IOWA AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

MNZ049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-310415-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.080331T1200Z-080401T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.HS.W.0001.080331T1200Z-080401T0600Z/
STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
304 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO
1 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HEAVY WET SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA MONDAY
MORNING AND SPREAD INTO EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS OF
MINNESOTA BY LATE IN THE MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND FOR A TIME MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MNZ044-045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-WIZ014>016-023>025-
027-310415-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.080331T1200Z-080401T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.HS.W.0001.080331T1200Z-080401T1100Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...
CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
304 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO
6 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HEAVY WET SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM LATE
MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING
SIGNIFICANTLY BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8
INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
WITH SOME 9 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE AND
LADYSMITH AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MNZ041>043-047-048-310415-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SN.Y.0009.080331T1200Z-080401T0600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD
304 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT
TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA MONDAY MORNING AND
PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE ENDING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM
4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY. 

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

$$

MNZ085-093-WIZ026-028-310415-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.080331T1200Z-080401T1100Z/
STEELE-FREEBORN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...DURAND...
PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
304 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY
TO 6 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AND PERHAPS RAIN...WILL OCCUR FROM ALBERT
LEA AND OWATONNA ON NORTHEAST THROUGH DURAND AND EAU CLARIE ON
MONDAY. SNOW...MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE...IS THEN EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE WITH ONLY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

RAH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
335 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

.DISCUSSION...

MAIN EVENT FOR FORECAST PERIOD IS MAJOR PRECIPITAION/SNOW EVENT
FOR MONDAY. BUT FIRST THE SHORTER TERM. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF
PACIFIC COLD FRONT KEPT TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 30S ACROSS THE
AREA OVERNIGHT. BANDS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION HAVE BEEN MOVING
FAIRLY RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND CLIPPING NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF CWA. THREAT FOR A BRIEF SHOWER INTO MID MORNING MAINLY
ACROSS NORTHERN CWA. CLOUDS MAY THIN DURING THE MORNING...BUT HIGH
CLOUDS ALREADY THICKENING IN NEB WILL SPREAD BACK INTO AREA DURING
THE DAY. WITH A WARM START SHOULD SEE MID TO UPPER 40S ACROSS AREA
EVEN WITH CLOUDS.

GFS/NAM AND ECMWF ALL IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT WITH UPCOMING EVENT
WITH ECMWF SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH THE 80H LOW JUST A BIT FARTHER
SOUTH. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LOT OF MOISTURE TO WORK INTO IT
WITH PWATS ALREADY .60 OR HIGHER AS FAR NORTH AT OAX AT 00Z. NOT A
STRONG SYSTEM IN TERMS OF STRENGTH OF SURFACE LOW OR STRENGTH OF
UPPER TROF. HOWEVER...ISENTROPIC LIFT IN VERY TIGHT THERMAL
GRADIENT IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE WITH 30 TO 40 KNOTS OF WIND COMING UP
THE 295K SURFADE INTO AREA. PWATS ON MONDAY APPROACH AN INCH IN SE
MN WITH 4-6 G/KG SPECIFIC HUMIDITY ON 295K SURFACE FEEDING SYSTEM.
UVV IS QUITE PERSISTENT IN WAA PATTERN WITH MAJIC CHART YIELDING
60-80 MICROBARS LIFT BY 12Z MON AND ANOTHER 100-120 BY 00Z TUES.
SW MN INTO NW WI IN FAVORABLE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF 130 KT JET.
EVEN WITH STRONG WAA SUFFICENT UVV TO KEEP TEMPERATURE PROFILE
FROM WARMING WHICH SHOULD YIELD MAINLY A SNOW EVENT. AREAS FROM
AROUND AEL TO OWA TO EAU WILL PROBABLY SEE A MIX WITH 700 MB TEMPS
ON GFS AND NAM AOA ZERO...BUT ECMWF IS A BIT COOLER. SNOW WILL BE
OF HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT WHICH WILL KEEP SNOW TOTALS DOWN...BUT
FEEL THAT A BAND OF SIX INCHES OR MORE IS IN THE CARDS FROM THE
JYG TO RWF AREA THRU THE TWIN CITIES INTO NW WI. ATMOSPHERE ALSO
SHOWS NICE DESTABILIZATION ON MONDAY WITH K INDEX IN NE IA OF 30
WITH THUNDER POSSIBLE IN SE MN. WITH STRONG LIFT OVERSPREADING
AREA RAPIDLY MONDAY MORNING WILL ISSUE A WATCH BEGINNING AT 12Z
MONDAY ACROSS MUCH OF CWA. SNOW TOTALS SHOULD BE LESS THAN WARNING
CRITERIA IN MOX/AXN/LXL AREA SO WILL LEAVE NW CWA OUT OF WATCH.
TRICKY AREA WILL BE IN SE CWA WHERE QPF WILL BE HIGHEST BUT
TEMPERATURE PROFILE FAVORS A MIX. THUS WILL LEAVE OUT A SLIVER OF
COUNTIES FROM AEL TO EAU. CONSIDERABLE WIND ON BACKSIDE OF
SYSTEM...BUT HEAVY NATURE OF SNOW SHUD LIMIT BLOWING ONCE SNOWFALL
STOPS. WILL END WATCH AT 06Z TUES W 1/2 AREA AND 11Z TUES FOR
EAST.

COOL FOR TUESDAY AS CNDN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO AREA.
ANOTHER SYSTEM ON THURS LOOKING LIKE IT WILL REMAIN S OF AREA. NO
SIGNIFICANT WARMING THRU PERIOD WITH TEMPS STAY AT OR BELOW
SEASONAL NORMS AS WE ROLL INTO APRIL.

&&

.AVIATION.../06Z TAF ISSUANCE/

WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLACK OFF RATHER QUICKLY OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT AS SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. WIND
DIRECTIONS WILL TURN INTO THE SOUTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING IN ADVANCE
OF A SURFACE TROUGH CROSSING MN DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. LIGHT SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO SOUTH AND CENTRAL MN SUNDAY EVENING AS
SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES PUSHES INTO THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE AND A WARM FRONT SETS UP TO THE NORTHEAST OF THIS LOW
ACROSS KANSAS INTO EASTERN IOWA.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
     FOR ANOKA-BENTON-CARVER-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-HENNEPIN-
     ISANTI-KANABEC-LE SUEUR-MILLE LACS-RAMSEY-RICE-SCOTT-
     SHERBURNE-WASECA-WASHINGTON-WRIGHT.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
     FOR BLUE EARTH-BROWN-CHIPPEWA-FARIBAULT-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI
     PARLE-MARTIN-MCLEOD-MEEKER-NICOLLET-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-
     STEARNS-SWIFT-WATONWAN-YELLOW MEDICINE.

WI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
     FOR BARRON-CHIPPEWA-DUNN-PIERCE-POLK-RUSK-ST. CROIX.

&&

MDB/BAP

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
843 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
301100-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
843 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

MIXED RAIN AND SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA ALONG WITH PART OF WESTERN
WISCONSIN.  TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THOROUGH
ST. CLOUD TO LADYSMITH WISCONSIN...SOME HALF INCH SLUSHY
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY DAWN SUNDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY MONDAY BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE OUTLOOK AREA.
THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER PART OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND OVER
WESTERN WISCONSIN TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM AMERY TO LADYSMITH. HOWEVER...
THE EXACT AMOUNTS AND SPECIFIC LOCATIONS FOR SUCH SNOWFALL CAN NOT REALLY
BE TIED DOWN WELL AT PRESENT DUE TO POSSIBLE LARGE CHANGES IN THE
TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO BE PROBLEMATIC IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AS THEY MAY WELL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING. CHECK BACK FOR
UPDATES REGARDING THIS WINTRY WEATHER SITUATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.