Winter Storm Watch 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI

000 
WWUS43 KMPX 092102
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
402 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WITH SIGNIFICANT LATE-SEASON
ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM 
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE WARNING BEGINS AT
1 PM FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES
OF APPLETON...HUTCHINSON...REDWOOD FALLS...AND ST. CLOUD. THE
WARNING BEGINS AT 7 PM FURTHER TO THE NORTH IN CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...INCLUDING ALEXANDRIA...LITTLE FALLS...AND MORA. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF
THIS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MINNESOTA AND THE U.S.
HIGHWAY 8 CORRIDOR IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE WATCH INCLUDES
FAIRMONT...LADYSMITH...RICE LAKE...AND THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA. A WINTER WEATHER HEADLINE WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED
LATER TONIGHT OR THURSDAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

A SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND IS BECOMING MORE LIKELY
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION. THE SNOW MAY INITIALLY BEGIN
AS OR BE MIXED WITH RAIN...HOWEVER A TRANSITION TO A WET HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THE MIDDLE OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY ON EXACT
PRECIPITATION TYPE DURING THE AFTERNOON IN PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES. HOWEVER...THE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EVOLVE NORTH AND EASTWARD ENCOMPASSING ALL OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN DURING
THE EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD LAST THE BETTER PART OF
THURSDAY NIGHT AS WELL AS FRIDAY...WITH THE PRIMARY TYPE BEING
SNOW. THE ATMOSPHERE APPEARS CONDUCIVE FOR THE SNOWFALL RATES TO
BE HEAVY AT TIMES...INCLUDING WITHIN THUNDER SNOW. BY FRIDAY
NIGHT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST A HALF FOOT ARE
ANTICIPATED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...SNOWFALL 
ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX INCHES OR MORE IS BECOMING INCREASING LIKELY.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND THE HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...PRIMARILY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS.

THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM 
THE CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY TO WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 
CONSIDERING THE LATE SEASON NATURE OF THIS STORM...ENSURE YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY ARE STILL PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER.

MNZ047>049-051-054>059-064>066-073-100515-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.080410T1800Z-080412T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0002.080410T1800Z-080412T1200Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
REDWOOD FALLS
402 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

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

A SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY INITIALLY
BEGIN AS OR BE MIXED WITH RAIN...HOWEVER A TRANSITION TO A WET
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MID-AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD LAST THE
BETTER PART OF THURSDAY NIGHT AS WELL AS FRIDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE
APPEARS CONDUCIVE FOR THE SNOWFALL RATES TO BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...INCLUDING WITHIN THUNDER SNOW. BY FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST A HALF FOOT ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE
WARNING AREA WITH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE...POTENTIALLY NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF TEN INCHES.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND THE HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...PRIMARILY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS.

THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING 
FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY TO WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ041>045-050-100515-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.080410T1800Z-080412T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0002.080411T0000Z-080412T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY
402 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THURSDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

A SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL
MINNESOTA BEGINNING THURSDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION MAY
INITIALLY BE MIXED WITH RAIN...HOWEVER THIS IS EXPECTED TO
TRANSITION TO A HEAVY WET SNOW BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD LAST THE BETTER PART OF THURSDAY NIGHT AS
WELL AS FRIDAY...WITH THE PRIMARY TYPE BEING SNOW. THE ATMOSPHERE
APPEARS CONDUCIVE FOR THE SNOWFALL RATES TO BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...INCLUDING WITHIN THUNDER SNOW. BY FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST A HALF FOOT ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE
WARNING AREA WITH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE...POTENTIALLY NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF TEN INCHES.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND THE HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...PRIMARILY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS.

THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING 
FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY TO WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ052-053-060>063-067>070-074-075-082-091-WIZ014>016-100515-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0005.080410T1800Z-080412T1200Z/
ISANTI-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-MARTIN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
402 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

A SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS BECOMING MORE LIKELY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...BEGINNING AS EARLY AS 
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY INITIALLY BEGIN AS OR BE MIXED
WITH RAIN...HOWEVER A TRANSITION TO A WET HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED
BY THE MID TO LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO BE ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO EVOLVE NORTH AND EASTWARD ENCOMPASSING ALL OF AREA DURING THE
EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD LAST THE BETTER PART OF THURSDAY
NIGHT AS WELL AS FRIDAY...WITH THE PRIMARY TYPE BEING SNOW. THE
ATMOSPHERE APPEARS CONDUCIVE FOR THE SNOWFALL RATES TO BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...INCLUDING WITHIN THUNDER SNOW. BY FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST A HALF FOOT ARE APPEARING POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND THE HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...PRIMARILY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS.

THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM 
THE CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY TO WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONSIDERING THE LATE SEASON NATURE OF THIS STORM...ENSURE YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY ARE STILL PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KMPX 100256
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
956 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION 
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. THE WARNING BEGINS AT 1 PM FOR WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF APPLETON...
CANBY...REDWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON AND ST. CLOUD. THE WARNING 
BEGINS AT 7 PM FURTHER TO THE NORTH IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING
ALEXANDRIA...LITTLE FALLS...AND MORA.

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF
THE WARNING AREA AND INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
MINNESOTA AND THE HIGHWAY 8 CORRIDOR IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF FAIRMONT...THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA...RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH. 

HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST AREAS
OF MINNESOTA BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF RAIN AND
SNOW...BUT A QUICK TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED. 

THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT PRECIPITATION TYPE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT IN PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL
AS THE HIGHWAY 8 CORRIDOR IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE
PRECIPITATION IN THESE AREAS MAY OSCILLATE BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW
THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW IS THEN
EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.

BY FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
ANTICIPATED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 6
INCHES OR MORE. 

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...THERE WILL BE
INCREASING WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY. 

THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO REACH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY EARLY SATURDAY. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
CONSIDERING THE LATE SEASON NATURE OF THIS STORM...ENSURE YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY ARE STILL PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER.

MNZ047>049-051-054>059-064>066-073-101100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0002.080410T1800Z-080412T1200Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
REDWOOD FALLS
956 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
7 AM CDT SATURDAY. 

HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST AREAS
OF MINNESOTA BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF RAIN AND
SNOW...BUT A QUICK TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED. 

BY FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
ANTICIPATED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...THERE WILL BE
INCREASING WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY. 

THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO REACH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY EARLY SATURDAY. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ041>045-050-101100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0002.080411T0000Z-080412T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY
956 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO
7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO
7 AM CDT SATURDAY. 

HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA BEGINNING
THURSDAY NIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY
BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF RAIN AND SNOW...BUT A QUICK TRANSITION TO ALL
SNOW IS EXPECTED.

BY FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
ANTICIPATED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...THERE WILL BE
INCREASING WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY. 

THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO REACH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY EARLY SATURDAY. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ052-053-060>063-067>070-074-075-082-091-WIZ014>016-101100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0005.080410T1800Z-080412T1200Z/
ISANTI-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-MARTIN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
956 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT PRECIPITATION TYPE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT IN PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL
AS THE HIGHWAY 8 CORRIDOR IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE
PRECIPITATION IN THESE AREAS MAY OSCILLATE BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW
THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED ON
FRIDAY.

BY FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA COULD REACH 6 INCHES OR MORE.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...THERE WILL BE INCREASING WIND FROM
THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR
VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS ON FRIDAY.

THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
IS FORECAST TO REACH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY EARLY SATURDAY.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONSIDERING THE LATE SEASON NATURE OF THIS STORM...ENSURE YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY ARE STILL PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

RAH

000 
WWUS43 KMPX 100936
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
436 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO PARTS
OF THE REGION TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. THE WARNING BEGINS AT 1 PM FOR WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF APPLETON...
CANBY...REDWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON AND ST. CLOUD. THE WARNING
BEGINS AT 7 PM FURTHER TO THE NORTH IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
INCLUDING ALEXANDRIA...LITTLE FALLS...AND MORA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
INTO SATURDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE
HIGHWAY 8 CORRIDOR IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES
THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH.

HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST AREAS
OF MINNESOTA BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF RAIN
AND SNOW...BUT A QUICK TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND BY EVENING ACROSS THE
REST OF THE WARNING AREA.

THE CUTOFF FROM SNOW TO RAIN WILL BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO
SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND ALONG THE
HIGHWAY 8 CORRIDOR IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE AREAS MAY SEE
PRECIPITATION OSCILLATE BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW...AND POSSIBLY
SLEET...THIS EVENING WHICH WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED ON
FRIDAY.

VISIBILITY IN THE HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING WILL BE REDUCED TO A
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATING OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL DECREASE FRIDAY...BUT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR.

THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN A SWATH FROM
CANBY TO REDWOOD FALLS NORTHEAST TO ALEXANDRIA TO CAMBRIDGE WHERE
12 TO 15 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED BY
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING TO THE SOUTHEAST OF
THESE AREAS...INCLUDING GAYLORD...THE TWIN CITIES METRO
AREA...RICE LAKE...AND LADYSMTH ARE EXPECTED TO SEE FROM AROUND 6 TO AS
MUCH AS 12 INCHES OF SNOW BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...THERE WILL BE VERY
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN
AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO REACH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY EARLY SATURDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
CONSIDERING THE LATE SEASON NATURE OF THIS STORM...ENSURE YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY ARE STILL PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER.

MNZ052-053-060>063-067>070-WIZ014>016-101745-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.080410T1800Z-080412T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMPX.WS.W.0002.080410T2100Z-080412T1200Z/
ISANTI-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
436 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN
AREA...RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH.

PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BEGIN AS A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW. THIS MIX WILL TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING WHEN HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE CUTOFF FROM
SNOW TO RAIN WILL BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND ALONG THE HIGHWAY 8 CORRIDOR IN
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE AREAS MAY SEE PRECIPITATION
OSCILLATE BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW...AND POSSIBLY SLEET...THIS
EVENING WHICH WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
VISIBILITY IN THE HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING WILL BE REDUCED TO A
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATING OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL
DECREASE FRIDAY...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM GAYLORD TO MINNEAPOLIS TO CAMBRIDGE AND
EASTWARD TO RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6
TO 12 INCHES BY FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE TO THE
SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE WHERE THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...THERE WILL BE VERY
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN
AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO REACH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY EARLY SATURDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ047>049-051-054>059-064>066-073-101745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0002.080410T1800Z-080412T1200Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
REDWOOD FALLS
436 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. 

HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST AREAS
OF MINNESOTA BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF RAIN
AND SNOW...BUT A QUICK TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...THERE WILL BE VERY STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND
FURTHER REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. SNOW INTENSITY WILL DECREASE FRIDAY BUT
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN A SWATH FROM
CANBY TO REDWOOD FALLS NORTHEAST TO ALEXANDRIA TO CAMBRIDGE WHERE
ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO REACH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY EARLY SATURDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ041>045-050-101745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0002.080411T0000Z-080412T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY
436 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST AREAS
OF MINNESOTA BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF RAIN
AND SNOW...BUT A QUICK TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...THERE WILL BE VERY STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND
FURTHER REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. SNOW INTENSITY WILL DECREASE FRIDAY BUT
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN A SWATH FROM
CANBY TO REDWOOD FALLS NORTHEAST TO ALEXANDRIA TO CAMBRIDGE WHERE
ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO REACH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY EARLY SATURDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ074-075-082-091-101745-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.080410T1800Z-080412T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.080410T1800Z-080412T1200Z/
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...
FAIRMONT
436 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY BRINGING VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ALONG WITH A MIX OF PRECIPITATION.

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA AS WELL AND START OUT AS
RAIN BUT MIX WITH SNOW OR SLEET AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MAINLY SNOW TONIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES. THE AREA WILL BE ON THE FRINGE OF WARMER AIR ALOFT SO
PRECIPITATION MAY OSCILLATE BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO AS
MUCH AS 6 INCHES BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS
AT TIMES THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS SOME DRIFTING.

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.

$$

MDB/WET

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1219 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

.DISCUSSION...

OUR NEXT WEATHER PROBLEM WILL ARRIVE AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY AS A
SEASONALLY STRONG...NEGATIVE TILT TROUGH PUSHES AWAY FROM THE
ROCKIES...EVENTUALLY EVOLVING INTO A DEEP CLOSED LOW OVER IOWA BY
12Z FRIDAY. INITIALLY A MIXED PRECIPITATION SCENARIO IS SUPPORTED
BY FORECAST THICKNESSES OVER OUR CENTRAL MN COUNTIES ON THURSDAY
WITH ALL RAIN OVER OUR COUNTIES TO THE SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA
RIVER VALLEY. INTO EARLY FRIDAY...PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO
ALL SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR REDWOOD FALLS TO
RED WING ON NORTHEAST TO NEAR LADYSMITH. ON FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW IS
EXPECTED OVER ALL OUR CWA COUNTIES AS A CLOSED 70H LOW IS FORECAST
TO PASS FROM OUR OF IOWA INTO WISCONSIN. OVER THIS TIME
FRAME...THE ISENTROPIC FORECAST FROM VARIOUS MODEL RUNS SHOW
STRONG LIFT FROM UP GLIDE WHICH WILL SUPPORT A LONG DURATION
PRECIPITATION EVENT. TEMPERATURES OVER OUR CWA EVENTUALLY RECOVER
INTO THE 50S...BUT IT WILL TAKE UNTIL NEXT WEEK FOR SUCH A WARM UP
TO MATERIALIZE.

&&

.AVIATION.../18Z TAF ISSUANCE/

THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DOES NOT WANT TO LEAVE. MVFR STRATUS SLOWLY
TURNING INTO MORE OF A STRATOCU AT THE FRINGES...BUT EVEN THAT IS
BROKEN IN NATURE. HANG ONTO THESE CIGS THROUGH THE AFTN. ONE WHOLE
HAS DEVELOPED NORTH OF PINE CITY AND MAY MOVE INTO RNH DURING THE
MID AFTN...BUT THINK SUCH WHOLES WILL NOT BECOME MORE PLENTIFUL
UNTIL LATE THIS AFTN. LOW LEVELS REMAIN MOIST THIS EVE BUT DO SHOW
A TREND OF SOME IMPROVEMENT THIS EVE...AT LEAST IN CLOUD BASES. AS
RETURN FLOW RAMPS UP OVERNIGHT AND ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING THU
SHOW A LOWERING OF THE CLOUDS. PRECIP EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SW
MN TOWARDS RWF BEFORE END OF TAF PERIOD. MAY BE A MIX...TOUGH TO
WEIGH ON THERMAL PROFILES. BUT LIKELY IF IT IS IT WILL ONLY BE
INITIALLY AND THEN MORE OF A LIGHT SNOW BY AFTN.

IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN PRECIP JUST BEYOND TAF PERIOD AT RNH
AND MN TAF SITES. PRECIP TYPE LOOKS TO BE PREDOMINATELY
SNOW...THANKS IN PART TO THESE CURRENT LOW CLOUDS NOT ALLOWING US
TO WARM UP THE ATMOSPHERE. LOOKS LIKE PRECIP WITH IFR/LIFR WILL BE
THE PREDOMINANT RULE FROM SOME POINT THU AFTN THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
MAIN PRECIP TYPE SHOULD BE SNOW...WITH EAU BEING THE ONE TO LIKELY
MIX WITH RAIN NAMELY THU NIGHT.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING FOR ANOKA-BENTON-BROWN-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-
     DAKOTA-DOUGLAS-HENNEPIN-ISANTI-KANABEC-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI
     PARLE-MARTIN-MCLEOD-MEEKER-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-NICOLLET-
     POPE-RAMSEY-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-SCOTT-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-STEARNS-
     STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-WASHINGTON-WATONWAN-WRIGHT-YELLOW
     MEDICINE.

WI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING FOR BARRON-POLK-RUSK.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
506 AM CDT WED APR 9 2008

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
101200-
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-
506 AM CDT WED APR 9 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF FOG WILL BE ENCOUNTERED OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA ALONG THE
WEST END OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES OF
UNDER A MILE THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES LATE TODAY WILL
RE-CURVE NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION ON
THURSDAY. AS WARM...MOIST AIR IS PULLED NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF
OF MEXICO IN ADVANCE OF THIS NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM...A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ALONG WITH PART OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. AT THIS
POINT...THE PERIOD FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL
LIKELY BRING WITH IT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES
TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS THROUGH RED
WING TO LADYSMITH WISCONSIN. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A GOOD DEAL
OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE EVENTUAL PATH OF THIS STORM. ADDITIONALLY...A
PERIOD OF RAIN...AND MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR PRIOR
A PRECIPITATION CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW. CHECK BACK FOR FURTHER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WINTER STORM WATCHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.