Alert archive / Michigan / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this blizzard warning at Jan 29, 2008, 5:43 AM EST for 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jan 29, 2008, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 26 hr. 8 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
- Jan 29, 2008, 5:43 AM EST (10:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2008, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
Counties Alger County, MI, Houghton County, MI, Keweenaw County, MI, Luce County, MI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:49 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 5:40 AM EST | BLIZZARD | Houghton, MI | WIDESPREAD NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF HOUGHTON COUNTY MUCH OF THE NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE. |
| Jan 30, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Houghton, MI | IN 24 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH OF 18 INCHES. |
| Jan 30, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Newberry, MI | IN 24 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH OF 12 INCHES. |
| Jan 30, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Phoenix, MI | IN 24 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH OF 32 INCHES. |
| Jan 30, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 8 | 10 S Grand Marais, MI | IN 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 15 S Wetmore, MI | IN 24 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH OF 12 INCHES. |
| Jan 30, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 4 N Pike Lake, MI | IN 24 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH OF 16 INCHES. |
| Jan 30, 3:34 PM EST | BLIZZARD | Pine Stump Junction, MI | FREQUENT WHITEOUTS SINCE 7AM. 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 264 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KMQT 291043 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 543 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM AND ARCTIC AIR TO IMPACT UPPER MICHIGAN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON... .A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL CROSS UPPER MICHIGAN TODAY...USHERING A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO THE AREA BY TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT WILL BRING A WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE EAST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THEN...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP...MAINLY IN THE SNOWBELTS AFFECTED BY NORTHWEST WINDS. WITH WIND GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST UPPER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND OVER AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MARQUETTE LATER TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MIZ001-003-291800- /O.UPG.KMQT.BZ.A.0001.080129T1800Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 543 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS UPGRADED THE BLIZZARD WATCH TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE... WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW... AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ006-007-291800- /O.UPG.KMQT.BZ.A.0001.080130T0000Z-080131T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 543 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS UPGRADED THE BLIZZARD WATCH TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED...HEAVIEST EAST OF MUNISING. OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST VISIBILITY NEAR THE LAKESHORE. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATE WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ002-291800- /O.UPG.KMQT.BZ.A.0001.080129T1800Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ ONTONAGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON 543 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE... WEST WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR THE SHORE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ085-291800- /O.UPG.KMQT.BZ.A.0001.080130T0000Z-080131T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 543 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE...WEST WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL AS LOW AS 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS... BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ013-014-291800- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0003.080129T2100Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0001.080129T2200Z-080130T1800Z/ DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE 543 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ012-291800- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0003.080129T2100Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.080129T1800Z-080130T1200Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 443 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS REPLACED THE WINTER STORM WATCH WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ009-010-291800- /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.080129T1800Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.A.0001.080130T0900Z-080130T1600Z/ GOGEBIC-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER 443 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND GIVE WAY TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. EVEN THOUGH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT...WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ MIZ004-005-084-291800- /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ BARAGA-MARQUETTE-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...MARQUETTE...KENTON...SIDNAW 543 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ011-291800- /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.080129T1800Z-080130T1200Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 443 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JLA
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KMQT 291728 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1228 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM AND ARCTIC AIR TO IMPACT UPPER MICHIGAN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON... .A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL CROSS UPPER MICHIGAN TODAY...USHERING A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO THE AREA BY TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT WILL BRING A WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE EAST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THEN...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP...MAINLY IN THE SNOWBELTS AFFECTED BY NORTHWEST WINDS. WITH WIND GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST UPPER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND OVER AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MARQUETTE LATER TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MIZ010-300130- /O.UPG.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.080129T1800Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMQT.WS.W.0001.080129T1728Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.A.0001.080130T0900Z-080130T1600Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 1128 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THE EVENING COMMUTE. FOR A SHORT PERIOD THIS EVENING...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...QUICKLY CAUSING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MIZ011-012-300130- /O.UPG.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.080129T1800Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMQT.WS.W.0001.080129T1728Z-080130T1200Z/ DICKINSON-MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE 1128 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THE EVENING COMMUTE. FOR A SHORT PERIOD THIS EVENING...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...QUICKLY CAUSING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MIZ001-003-300130- /O.EXB.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.080129T1728Z-080130T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 1228 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. EXPECT AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TO CAUSE SLIPPERY TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW BY EVENING. USE CAUTION IF DRIVING THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THIS WILL QUICKLY CAUSE TRAVEL TO BECOME TREACHEROUS THIS EVENING. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE WEDNESDAY OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WILL PRODUCE WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW... AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ006-007-300130- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 1228 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED...HEAVIEST EAST OF MUNISING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...QUICKLY CAUSING TRAVEL TO BECOME TREACHEROUS. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST VISIBILITY NEAR THE LAKESHORE. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATE WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ002-300130- /O.EXB.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.080129T1728Z-080130T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ ONTONAGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON 1228 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. EXPECT AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TO CAUSE SLIPPERY TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW BY EVENING. USE CAUTION IF DRIVING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...QUICKLY CAUSING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WEST WIND GUSTS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH NEAR THE SHORE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ013-014-300130- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.080129T2200Z-080130T1800Z/ DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE 1228 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...QUICKLY MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ085-300130- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 1228 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...QUICKLY MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. IN ADDITION...WEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL AS LOW AS 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS... BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ009-300130- /O.EXT.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.080129T1728Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.A.0001.080130T0900Z-080130T1600Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 1128 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXPECT AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TO CAUSE SLIPPERY TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW BY EVENING. USE CAUTION IF DRIVING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BRIEFLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND THE EVENING COMMUTE WHEN 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL PER HOUR...CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ MIZ004-084-300130- /O.EXT.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.080129T1728Z-080130T1800Z/ BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW 1228 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES THIS EVENING MAY APPROACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVEL. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ005-300130- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 1228 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...QUICKLY CAUSING TRAVEL TO BECOME DANGEROUS. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MRD
000 WWUS43 KMQT 292051 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 351 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM AND ARCTIC AIR TO IMPACT UPPER MICHIGAN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON... .A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS UPPER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND BRING IN A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT NEAR CHICAGO WILL BRING A WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE EAST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN INTO THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT...MAINLY IN THE SNOWBELTS AFFECTED BY NORTHWEST WINDS. WITH WIND GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST UPPER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND OVER AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MARQUETTE LATER TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MIZ001-003-300500- /O.CAN.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 351 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THIS WILL QUICKLY CAUSE TRAVEL TO BECOME TREACHEROUS THIS EVENING. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE WEDNESDAY OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW... AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ002-300500- /O.CAN.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ ONTONAGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON 351 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...QUICKLY CAUSING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WEST WIND GUSTS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH NEAR THE SHORE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ010-300500- /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.A.0001.080130T0900Z-080130T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.W.0001.080130T0800Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 251 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. FOR A SHORT PERIOD THIS EVENING...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...QUICKLY CAUSING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ009-300500- /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.A.0001.080130T0900Z-080130T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.W.0001.080130T0800Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 251 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BRIEFLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND THE EVENING COMMUTE WHEN 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL PER HOUR...CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ006-007-300500- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 351 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OF 6 TO 11 INCHES IS EXPECTED...HEAVIEST EAST OF MUNISING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...QUICKLY CAUSING TRAVEL TO BECOME TREACHEROUS. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST VISIBILITY NEAR THE LAKESHORE. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATE WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ013-014-300500- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.080129T2200Z-080130T1800Z/ DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE 351 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...QUICKLY MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ011-012-300500- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ DICKINSON-MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE 251 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES BY THE EVENING COMMUTE. FOR A SHORT PERIOD THIS EVENING... SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...QUICKLY CAUSING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MIZ085-300500- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.080130T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 351 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...QUICKLY MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. IN ADDITION...WEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL AS LOW AS 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS... BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ005-300500- /O.EXT.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.080129T2100Z-080130T1800Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 351 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY EVENING COMMUTE...QUICKLY CAUSING TRAVEL TO BECOME DANGEROUS. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ004-084-300500- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW 351 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES THIS EVENING MAY APPROACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVEL. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MICHELS
000 WWUS43 KMQT 300318 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1018 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM AND ARCTIC AIR TO IMPACT UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO UPPER MICHIGAN AS A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT...MAINLY IN THE SNOWBELTS AFFECTED BY NORTHWEST WINDS. WITH WIND GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER NORTHWEST UPPER MICHIGAN AND OVER AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MARQUETTE. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MIZ001-003-301130- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 1018 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...HEAVY AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE WEDNESDAY OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM TWIN LAKES AND PAINESDALE TO CALUMET AND DELAWARE. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW... AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ006-007-301130- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 1018 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED...HEAVIEST EAST OF MUNISING. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST VISIBILITY NEAR THE LAKESHORE. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATE WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ010-301130- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.080130T0800Z-080130T1800Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 918 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING BUT WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT...WITH STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ013-014-301130- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE 1018 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING BUT WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT...LEAVING STORM TOTALS BY DAYBREAK OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ002-085-301130- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ ONTONAGON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...SENEY 1018 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...HEAVY AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. IN ADDITION...WEST WIND GUSTS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH NEAR THE SHORE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO EASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ011-012-301130- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ DICKINSON-MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE 918 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING BUT WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT LEAVING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MIZ009-301130- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.080130T0800Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 918 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT LEAVING SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ005-301130- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 1018 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING BUT WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT LEAVING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY DAYBREAK. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ004-084-301130- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW 1018 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING BUT WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT...LEAVING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JLB
000 WWUS43 KMQT 300958 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 458 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM AND ARCTIC AIR TO IMPACT UPPER MICHIGAN INTO TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TODAY. ALTHOUGH ANY LINGERING SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING...EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST IN THE SNOW BELTS FAVORED BY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WELL INTO TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND THE BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA AND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MARQUETTE INTO THE AFTERNOON. EVEN AWAY FROM THESE AREAS...EXPECT BLOWING SNOW INTO THE AFTERNOON TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING AWAY FROM THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE HARSH WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO EASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES FARTHER NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE PLAINS. MIZ011-301800- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 358 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED TO REPLACE THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 20 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ010-301800- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 358 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO REPLACE THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 37 TO 42 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 20 TO 25 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ013-301800- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 458 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO REPLACE THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 15 TO 20 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ012-301800- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 358 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO REPLACE THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 15 TO 20 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ001-003-301800- /O.NEW.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 458 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 MPH INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL AS LOW AS 22 TO 32 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS WELL. PLAN ON 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS WELL BE AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ006-007-301800- /O.NEW.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 458 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING EAST OF MUNISING. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL AS LOW AS 18 TO 28 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 5 TO 15 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. PLAN ON 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WELL BE AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ002-301800- /O.NEW.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ ONTONAGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON 458 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION THIS EVENING NORTH OF M-38 BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS END AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WELL BE AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO AWAY FROM THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ085-301800- /O.NEW.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 458 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL AS LOW AS 13 TO 23 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF ACCUMULATION THIS EVENING NORTH OF M-28 BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS END BY MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WELL BE AS LOW AS 13 TO 23 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ014-301800- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE 458 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS BECOME SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING WILL ALSO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS IN OPEN AREAS. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL SLACKEN TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON... DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ009-301800- /O.EXT.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 358 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 20 TO 25 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ005-301800- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 458 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 15 TO 25 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ004-084-301800- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW 458 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL ALSO DEPOSIT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 20 TO 25 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KC
000 WWUS43 KMQT 301017 CCA WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 508 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM AND ARCTIC AIR TO IMPACT UPPER MICHIGAN INTO TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TODAY. ALTHOUGH ANY LINGERING SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING...EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST IN THE SNOW BELTS FAVORED BY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WELL INTO TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND THE BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA AND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MARQUETTE INTO THE AFTERNOON. EVEN AWAY FROM THESE AREAS...EXPECT BLOWING SNOW INTO THE AFTERNOON TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING AWAY FROM THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE HARSH WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO EASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES FARTHER NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE PLAINS. MIZ011-301800- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 408 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED TO REPLACE THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 20 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ010-301800- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 408 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO REPLACE THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 37 TO 42 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 20 TO 25 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ013-301800- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.COR.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 508 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO REPLACE THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 15 TO 20 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS LOW WIND CHILLS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ012-301800- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1200Z/ /O.COR.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 408 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO REPLACE THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 15 TO 20 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS LOW WIND CHILLS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ001-003-301830- /O.COR.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T1200Z/ /O.COR.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 508 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 MPH INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL AS LOW AS 22 TO 32 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS WELL. PLAN ON 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TODAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ006-007-301830- /O.COR.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.COR.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 508 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING EAST OF MUNISING. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL AS LOW AS 18 TO 28 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 5 TO 15 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. PLAN ON 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TODAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ002-301830- /O.COR.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.COR.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ ONTONAGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON 508 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION THIS EVENING NORTH OF M-38 BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS END AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO AWAY FROM THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ085-301830- /O.COR.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T0300Z/ /O.COR.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 508 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL AS LOW AS 13 TO 23 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF ACCUMULATION THIS EVENING NORTH OF M-28 BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS END BY MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 13 TO 23 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ014-301800- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE 508 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS BECOME SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING WILL ALSO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS IN OPEN AREAS. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL SLACKEN TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON... DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ009-301800- /O.EXT.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 408 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 20 TO 25 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ005-301800- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 508 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 15 TO 25 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ004-084-301800- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW 508 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL ALSO DEPOSIT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 20 TO 25 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KC
000 WWUS43 KMQT 301613 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1113 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM AND COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT UPPER MICHIGAN INTO TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH LATE THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THE REST OF TODAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THE SNOW BELTS FAVORED BY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WELL INTO TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND THE BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA AND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MARQUETTE INTO THE AFTERNOON. EVEN AWAY FROM THESE AREAS...EXPECT BLOWING SNOW INTO THE AFTERNOON TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS MORNING AWAY FROM THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE HARSH WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO EASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES FARTHER NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE PLAINS. MIZ010-011-310015- /O.CAN.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0003.080130T1900Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1900Z/ IRON-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN 1013 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH LATE THIS MORNING TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 25 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WILL REMAIN AROUND 25 BELOW. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ009-310015- /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0003.080130T1900Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1900Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 1013 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH LATE THIS MORNING TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 20 TO 30 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILLS VALUES WILL THEN REMAIN FROM 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ001-003-310015- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T1200Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 1113 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 MPH INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO REMAIN AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS WELL. PLAN ON 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TODAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ006-007-310015- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T0600Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 1113 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING EAST OF MUNISING. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO REMAIN AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 5 TO 15 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. PLAN ON 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TODAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ002-310015- /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0003.080130T1800Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T0600Z/ ONTONAGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON 1113 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO REMAIN AS LOW AS 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION THIS EVENING NORTH OF M-38 BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS END AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 20 TO 34 BELOW ZERO AWAY FROM THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THE EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ085-310015- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T0300Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 1113 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO REMAIN AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF ACCUMULATION THIS EVENING NORTH OF M-28 BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS END BY MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 13 TO 23 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ014-301800- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE 1113 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF ACCUMULATION FROM STEUBEN TO GULLIVER BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS BECOME SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING WILL ALSO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS IN OPEN AREAS. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS LATE THIS MORNING AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL SLACKEN TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ005-310015- /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0003.080130T1800Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 1113 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 15 TO 25 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL THEN REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 34 BELOW ZERO RANGE THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ012-310015- /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0003.080130T1800Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 1013 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 20 TO 30 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES THIS EVENING WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS LOW WIND CHILLS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ004-084-310015- /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0003.080130T1800Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW 1113 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH LATE THIS MORNING TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING WILL ALSO DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 20 TO 28 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES THIS EVENING WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 34 BELOW ZERO RANGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ013-301800- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 1113 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 15 TO 20 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS LOW WIND CHILLS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MICHELS
000 WWUS43 KMQT 301836 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 136 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM AND COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT UPPER MICHIGAN INTO TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH LATE THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THE REST OF TODAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THE SNOW BELTS FAVORED BY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WELL INTO TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND THE BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA AND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MARQUETTE INTO THE AFTERNOON. EVEN AWAY FROM THESE AREAS...EXPECT BLOWING SNOW INTO THE AFTERNOON TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS MORNING AWAY FROM THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE HARSH WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO EASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES FARTHER NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE PLAINS. MIZ009>011-302200- /O.EXP.KMQT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1900Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0003.080130T1900Z-080131T0600Z/ GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN 1236 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL MODERATE WIND CHILLS TO 20 TO 30 BELOW AND DIMINISH THE BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILLS VALUES WILL THEN REMAIN FROM 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ001-003-302200- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T1200Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 136 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO REMAIN AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS WELL. PLAN ON 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TODAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ006-007-302200- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T0600Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 136 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING EAST OF MUNISING. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO REMAIN AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 5 TO 15 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. PLAN ON 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TODAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ002-302200- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T0600Z/ ONTONAGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON 136 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO REMAIN AS LOW AS 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION THIS EVENING NORTH OF M-38 BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS END AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 20 TO 34 BELOW ZERO AWAY FROM THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THE EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ085-302200- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.080130T2100Z-080131T0300Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 136 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH INTO THIS AFTERNOON TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO REMAIN AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TODAY AND TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF ACCUMULATION THIS EVENING NORTH OF M-28 BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS END BY MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 13 TO 23 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS... AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ004-005-012-084-302200- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080131T0600Z/ BARAGA-MARQUETTE-MENOMINEE-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...MARQUETTE...MENOMINEE... KENTON...SIDNAW 136 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 /1236 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 20 TO 28 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES THIS EVENING WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 34 BELOW ZERO RANGE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MRC
000 WWUS43 KMQT 302109 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 409 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR JAMES BAY WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THE SNOW BELTS FAVORED BY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WELL INTO TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND THE BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA AND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MARQUETTE THROUGH MID EVENING. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 TO 45 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE COLDEST READINGS AWAY FROM THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE HARSH WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EASE LATE TONIGHT AS THE WIND DIES DOWN. MIZ002-310515- /O.EXP.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.W.0002.080130T2109Z-080131T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080131T0600Z/ ONTONAGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON 409 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THIS EVENING TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW NORTH OF HIGHWAY M-38 THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS BEGIN TO MOVE OFFSHORE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO AWAY FROM THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ085-310515- /O.CAN.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080131T0300Z/ /O.EXP.KMQT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0004.080130T2109Z-080131T1200Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 409 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH THIS EVENING TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN OPEN AREAS THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS THOUGH WILL DROP TO 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ004-005-009>012-084-310515- /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.W.0002.080130T2109Z-080131T1200Z/ BARAGA-MARQUETTE-GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...MARQUETTE...IRONWOOD... IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE...KENTON...SIDNAW 409 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 /309 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THURSDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH FURTHER TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES THOUGH WILL FALL TO 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ006-007-310515- /O.UPG.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080131T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0004.080130T2109Z-080131T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080131T0200Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 409 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING THROUGH THIS EVENING TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING EAST OF MUNISING. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND NORTH OF PINE STUMP JUNCTION. AS THE WIND SWITCHES TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT...THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE CONFINED TO A FEW MILES ALONG THE SHORELINE. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND TO 5 TO 15 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT AS WELL. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO 20 TO 34 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TODAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ001-003-310515- /O.UPG.KMQT.LB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080131T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0004.080130T2109Z-080131T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080131T0200Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 409 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO REMAIN AS LOW AS 20 TO 34 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS SLACKEN...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS WELL. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL TODAY IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ013-014-310515- /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0004.080130T2109Z-080131T1200Z/ DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE 409 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 25 TO 34 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AS WIND SPEEDS STAY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE THIS EVENING AND DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MICHELS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Jan 29, 4:45 AM EST, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 4:45 AM EST, 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
445 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHIFTING ACROSS THE UPPER PENINSULA THIS MORNING
IN WARM SECTOR OF STRONG 982MB SFC LOW NEAR THUNDER BAY ONTARIO.
ALTHOUGH SFC TEMPS ARE MAINLY IN THE MID-UPR 30S ACROSS THE
CWA...HEAVIEST PCPN TOOK FORM OF MAINLY SNOW DUE TO STRONGER LIFT
LEADING TO DYNAMIC COOLING OF ELEVATED WARM LAYER. WHERE PCPN IS
LIGHTER...IT IS TAKING THE FORM OF RAIN. NOT MUCH IN WAY OF PCPN
NOTED UPSTREAM TO THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT OVER CNTRL MN. EXPECT LULL
IN PCPN ONCE THIS CURRENT ACTIVITY EXITS BY SUNRISE. BY AFTN... ATTN
TURNS TO ARCTIC FRONT PROGRESSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM OVER
CNTRL PLAINS. DRY AIR ON 00Z SOUNDINGS PROHIBITING ANY PCPN YET OVER
KS/MO...BUT SOME PATCHY LGT SNOW IS BREAKING OUT OVER WESTERN NEB AS
SHORTWAVE OVR CO EDGES EAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL SERVE AS MAIN
INSTIGATOR TO BRING A WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE EAST HALF OF UPPER
MICHIGAN TONIGHT.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
IMPACT OF THE MERGING OF THE ARCTIC AIR WITH CNTRL PLAINS SYSTEM
DRIVES THE MAIN ISSUES OF THE FORECAST...WHICH INCLUDE WHAT TO DO
WITH CURRENT WATCH HEADLINES AND WHETHER THERE IS A NEED FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL HEADLINES.
TRACK OF SFC LOW WITH CNTRL PLAINS SYSTEM IS CRITICAL FOR FORECAST
DETAILS. PREFERRED A NAM/CANADIAN SOLUTION THAT TRACKS 978MB SFC LOW
OVER NRN LWR MI BTWN 00Z-06Z TONIGHT. THIS IS BTWN FARTHER WEST
RUC13/ECMWF AND FARTHER EAST GFS. ALSO...LIKE THE TIGHTER PRESSURE
FIELDS/STRONGER WINDS FM THE NAM/CANADIAN AS THEY SEEM TO HAVE BEST
IDEA OF HOW THE LOW/ARCTIC AIR INTERACTS WITH THE WARMER GREAT LAKES.
THAT SAID...THINK QPF FM THE NAM IS TOO LOW CONSIDERING THE STRENGTH
OF THE DEVELOPING SYSTEM AND FACT THAT PWATS ADVECTING INTO THE
REGION WILL BE AT LEAST 200 PCT OF NORMAL. LIKE OUTPUT FM REGIONAL
CANADIAN QPF AND HPC GUIDANCE...INDICATING UP TO 0.3 INCH AS FAR
WEST AS ESC AND OVR 0.8 INCH OVER FAR EASTERN U.P. SNOW RATIOS START
OUT LOW BUT EVENTUALLY SETTLE INTO VALUE NEAR CLIMO...16:1...AND
THIS YIELDS 3-6 INCHES OF SNOW EAST OF A LINE FM MUNISING TO
ESCANABA MOSTLY BTWN 00Z-12Z WED. AS A RESULT...POSTED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR DELTA AND SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT.
ARCTIC FRONT CONTINUES TO PLOW ACROSS CWA THIS EVENING. H92/H85
TEMPS FALL BLO -25C BY 06Z AND AROUND -30C OVER WEST INTERIOR BY 12Z
WED. STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ADDING TO THE ONGOING HAZARD WITH
BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. AS SFC LOW LIFTS INTO LWR
MI...WINDS TURN TO THE WNW AND INCREASE IN ALL AREAS. BLYR WINDS
STRONGEST OVER LK SUPERIOR AS PRESSURE GRADIENT IS AN IMPRESSIVE 22
MB FM DLH TO SSM. EXPECTING SUSTAINED WINDS TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS AOA
40 KT OVER KEWEENAW PENINSULA AND CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF
MARQUETTE. FARTHER INLAND...SHOULD SEE SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT WITH
GUSTS EXCEEDING 30 KT. STRONG WINDS...INCREASING LK EFFECT
SNOW...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR WHITEOUT CONDTIONS FOR KEWEENAW AND IN
SNOWBELTS EAST OF MARQUETTE LEAD TO THE UPGRADING OF THE PREVIOUS
BLIZZARD WATCH TO BLIZZARD WARNINGS FOR HOUGHTON...KEWEEENAW...
ALGER...AND LUCE COUNTIES. THE OTHER NW FLOW LK EFFECT AREAS THAT
WERE IN THE BLIZZARD WATCH ARE SWITCHED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING
WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT STRONGEST WINDS AND BLSN/SEVERELY REDUCED
VSBY WILL BE TOO LOCALIZED TO JUSTIFY A BLIZZARD WARNING.
FOR ALL OTHER AREAS NOT WITHIN A BLIZZARD OR WINTER STORM WARNING
DECIDED TO ISSUE THE CATCH ALL WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A PERIOD
OF ACCUMULATING SNOW MAINLY THIS AFTN INTO THE EVENING...STRONG
WINDS/BLOWING SNOW...AND FALLING TEMPS/STRONG WINDS LEADING TO ADVY
LEVEL WIND CHILLS. ARCTIC AIR NOT MODIFIED ONE BIT IN FAR SW
INTERIOR AS WINDS ARE FM THE WNW SO IT DOES APPEAR THAT WIND CHILLS
MAY REACH 35 TO 40 BLO ZERO AS IS OCCURRING OVER ND RIGHT NOW. SO...
FOR GOGEBIC AND IRON...ISSUED AN ADDITIONAL WIND CHILL WATCH FOR
LATE TONIGHT INTO WED AM.
ALL HEADLINES CURRENTLY SET TO EXPIRE WED AFTN AS WINDS BEGIN TO
DIMINSH. COULD SEE NEED FOR A LK EFFECT ADVY CONTINUING ON KEWEENAW
INTO THU AS CONVERGENT WEST FLOW DEVELOPS WED NIGHT INTO THU AM. NOW
APPEARS THAT NEXT SYSTEM WILL BYPASS UPR MI TO THE SOUTHEAST THU
NIGHT INTO FRI. TRIMMED POPS BACK TO SHOW THIS TREND.
&&
.AVIATION (FOR THE 06Z TAF ISSUANCE)...
LOW CLOUDS TAKING SHAPE AT BOTH TAF SITES AS PCPN MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA THIS EVENING.
FOR CMX...PREVAILING PCPN TYPE BY 06Z MAY BE MORE SNOW AS COLDER AIR
FILTERS IN FROM THE WEST. BEST FORCING AND MOISTURE WILL DEPART NE
OF AREA BY LATE TONIGHT SO EXPECT PCPN TO END TOWARD 12Z. UNTIL THEN
KEPT IN PREVAILING MVFR CONDITIONS IN LIGHT SNOW WITH A TEMPO GROUP
FOR IFR CONDITIONS IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS FM 06-10Z. A COLD FRONT
MOVING IN LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TUE WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THE WRLY
WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT BY SUNRISE...BUT AIR COLD ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL AFT 18Z. BY
19Z...CONBINATION OF LES AND SHOULD LOWER PREVAILING VBSY DOWN TO
2SM. INCLUDED A TEMPO GROUP 20-24Z FOR 1/4SM IN SNOW/BLOWING SNOW
WITH IFR CIGS. EXPECT LIFR CONDITIONS BY 00Z IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.
AT SAW...WARM MOIST FLOW MOVING OVER SNOWPACK SHOULD ALLOW FOR
PREVAILING MVFR CONDITIONS WITH CIGS PERHAPS BORDERING ON IFR LATE
TONIGHT UNDER DZ SCENARIO. THE COLD FRONT MOVING IN TUE MORNING
SHOULD RAISE CEILINGS BACK INTO THE HIGH MVFR RANGE BY LATE MORNING.
ARRIVAL OF ARCTIC AIR AND WAVE MOVING UP BACKSIDE OF COLD FRONT
SHOULD RESULT IN PREVAILING MVFR VSBYS IN SNOW BY 21Z WITH A TEMPO
GROUP 21-24Z FOR IFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. STRONG
WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW BY EVENING WILL RESULT IN MVFR CIGS WITH VSBYS
AROUND 4SM IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
&&
.MARINE (FOR THE 4 AM LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST ISSUANCE)...
EXPECT LO PRES MOVING THROUGH ONTARIO TO DRAG A SHARP ARCTIC COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TODAY. ANOTHER LO PRES WILL
DEVELOP ON THE COLD FRONT OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES LATE TODAY AND
MOVE INTO SE CAN AND INTENSIFY ON WEDNESDAY. EXPECT HEAVY FRZG
SPRAY/GALE FORCE WINDS TO DVLP AS EARLY AS LATE THIS AFTN OVER THE W
HALF BEHIND THE ARCTIC COLD FNT...WITH THE WNW GALES EXPANDING TO
THE E THRU THE EVNG AS THE DVLPG LO MOVES NWD TO THE E. HI END GALES
WL BE MOST PREVALENT OVER THE E HALF...WHERE SOME WIND GUSTS ARPCHG
STORM FORCE MAY DVLP LATE TNGT/EARLY WED. AS THIS LO CONTINUES
NE...A HI PRES RDG WILL BUILD OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES ON
THU...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS/FRZG SPRAY EASING WED NGT. ALTHOUGH THE
HI CENTER WILL SHIFT INTO NEW ENGLAND ON FRI...A WEAKER RIDGE WILL
REMAIN OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WHILE A DEVELOPING LO MOVES THRU
THE SE GREAT LAKES. LOOK FOR A LO PRES TROF TO CROSS THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES ON SAT. WINDS IN THE THU-SAT PD LOOK TO BE LGT.
&&
.MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MICHIGAN...
BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR MIZ001-003-006-007.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR MIZ013-014.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY
FOR MIZ009>012.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR MIZ004-005-084.
WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
MIZ009-010.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR MIZ002-085.
LAKE SUPERIOR...
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY FOR LSZ265>267.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
LSZ266-267.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
LSZ263>265.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR LSZ162.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
LSZ162.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR LSZ263-264.
LAKE MICHIGAN...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS/DISCUSSION...JLA
AVIATION/MARINE...KCHazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 5:58 PM EST, 11 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 558 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-291300- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE- GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 558 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 /458 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS EVENING FROM THE PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE TO CRISP POINT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PASSAGE OF A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY FROM ONTONAGON COUNTY THROUGH THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA AND EAST OF MUNISING. WEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM ONTONAGON THROUGH THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA AND ALONG THE LAKESHORE EAST OF MUNISING TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER THESE AREAS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP AS LOW AS 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...PARTICULARLY OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF UPPER MICHIGAN. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE AND SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-291300- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI- BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI- ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI- POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI- MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 558 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 /458 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SOUTH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EAST HALF OF LAKE SUPERIOR THIS EVENING. SEE THE LATEST LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS ALL OF LAKE SUPERIOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS FORECAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY OVER ALL OF LAKE SUPERIOR. SEE THE LATEST LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ221-248-250-291300- GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 558 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SOUTH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WEST GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. VOSS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 5:43 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | MQT | Gogebic, Iron | 10 hr |
| Jan 29, 5:43 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MQT | Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft | 34 hr |
| Jan 29, 5:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:51 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | MQT | Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron | 22 hr |
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Blizzard Warnings in Michigan, 2008Every blizzard warning in 2008
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.