Alert archive / Michigan / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this blizzard warning at Feb 9, 2008, 4:48 AM EST for 5 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 9, 2008, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 33 hr. 9 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
- Feb 9, 2008, 4:48 AM EST (09:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2008, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2008, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
Counties Alger County, MI, Houghton County, MI, Keweenaw County, MI, Luce County, MI, Ontonagon County, MI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 11:58 PM EST | BLIZZARD | Mohawk, MI | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 500 FT SINCE 8 PM DUE TO BOTH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HOUGHTON COUNTY AIRPORT 10 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST HAS ALSO HAD GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH SINCE 8 PM. |
| Feb 10, 2:16 AM EST | BLIZZARD | 5 Sw Calumet, MI | VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS SINCE 6 PM ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.1 | Mcmillan, MI | IN 24 HOURS |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.2 | Newberry, MI | IN 24 HOURS |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Phoenix, MI | IN 24 HOURS |
| Feb 10, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | S Rockland, MI | SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON |
| Feb 10, 10:00 AM EST | BLIZZARD | S Rockland, MI | WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY ONE HALF BLOCK FOR ENTIRE MORNING. ONTONAGON SENSOR 14 MI NW OF ROCKLAND REPORTED 40 TO 53 MPH WIND GUSTS DURING THE PAST THREE HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 10:30 AM EST | BLIZZARD | 3 Nnw Pike Lake, MI | SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE LAKESHORE MADE VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE OVERNIGHT AND ALL MORNING. 12 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IN 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Grand Marais, MI | IN 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 258 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
- 590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 248 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 090948 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 448 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...NORTHWEST WINDS TO DRIVE ARCTIC AIR INTO UPPER MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW SNOWBELTS... .EXPECT LOW PRESSURE OVER FAR NORTHWEST ONTARIO TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO TODAY AND TONIGHT...DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT WILL DRIVE ARCTIC AIR INTO UPPER MICHIGAN...CAUSING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND BY LATE THIS EVENING ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MARQUETTE. AS THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM ONTONAGON COUNTY INTO THE KEWEENAW...AND FROM MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS TO DEER PARK. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. MIZ001>003-091800- /O.UPG.KMQT.BZ.A.0002.080209T2000Z-080210T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.080209T2100Z-080211T0000Z/ KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON... HANCOCK 448 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS UPGRADED THE BLIZZARD WATCH TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ006-007-091800- /O.UPG.KMQT.BZ.A.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 448 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS UPGRADED THE BLIZZARD WATCH TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. LOOK FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ009>011-091800- /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.A.0002.080210T0600Z-080210T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.W.0003.080210T0700Z-080210T1600Z/ GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN 348 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING TO AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...THOUGH LIKELY ONLY REACHING TO AROUND 20 BELOW BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY 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. $$ MIZ004-005-091800- /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.W.0003.080210T0700Z-080210T1600Z/ BARAGA-MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...MARQUETTE 448 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 28 TO 38 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...THOUGH LIKELY ONLY REACHING 15 BELOW BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ084-091800- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0005.080210T0000Z-080210T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0002.080210T0000Z-080210T2100Z/ SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...SIDNAW 448 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION... LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN DUE TO THE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ085-091800- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0005.080210T0300Z-080211T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 448 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WILL VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN DUE TO THE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ012-013-091800- /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.A.0002.080210T0600Z-080210T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.080210T0700Z-080210T1700Z/ MENOMINEE-DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 448 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 /348 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 20 TO 30 BELOW BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...THOUGH LIKELY ONLY REACHING TO AROUND 15 BELOW BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY 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. $$ AJ
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KMQT 091435 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 935 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...NORTHWEST WINDS TO DRIVE ARCTIC AIR INTO UPPER MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW SNOWBELTS... .EXPECT LOW PRESSURE OVER FAR NORTHWEST ONTARIO TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO TODAY AND TONIGHT...DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT WILL DRIVE ARCTIC AIR INTO UPPER MICHIGAN...CAUSING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND BY LATE THIS EVENING ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MARQUETTE. AS THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM ONTONAGON COUNTY INTO THE KEWEENAW...AND FROM MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS TO DEER PARK. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. MIZ001>003-092230- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.080209T2100Z-080211T0000Z/ KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON... HANCOCK 935 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ006-007-092230- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 935 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. LOOK FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ004-005-009>011-092230- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.080210T0700Z-080210T1600Z/ BARAGA-MARQUETTE-GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...MARQUETTE...IRONWOOD... IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN 935 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 /835 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ SUNDAY. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 28 TO 38 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...THOUGH LIKELY ONLY REACHING 15 BELOW BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ014-091800- /O.NEW.KMQT.SN.Y.0004.080209T1435Z-080209T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE 935 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW TO DROP AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 9 AM AND 1 PM...BOOSTING TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON ONCE LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ084-092230- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0002.080210T0000Z-080210T2100Z/ SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...SIDNAW 935 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION... LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN DUE TO THE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ085-092230- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 935 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WILL VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN DUE TO THE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ012-013-092230- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.080210T0700Z-080210T1700Z/ MENOMINEE-DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 935 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 /835 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ SUNDAY. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 20 TO 30 BELOW BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...THOUGH LIKELY ONLY REACHING TO AROUND 15 BELOW BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ KC
000 WWUS43 KMQT 092156 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 456 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO DRIVE ARCTIC AIR INTO UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHWEST WIND SNOWBELTS... .EXPECT LOW PRESSURE MOVING OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO TO DRAG A SHARP ARCTIC COLD FRONT ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. AS THIS LOW MERGES WITH ANOTHER LOW NOW JUST EAST OF UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND PUSH A BITTERLY COLD AIRMASS INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP WITH THE INFLUX OF ARCTIC AIR...AND EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY OVER NORTHWEST UPPER MICHIGAN AND IN AREAS EAST OF MUNISING NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL AS LOW AS 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE LOWER WIND CHILLS INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. LOOK FOR CONDITIONS TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHIFTS INTO QUEBEC AND HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE PLAINS DRIFTS TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST. MIZ084-100500- /O.CAN.KMQT.WW.Y.0002.080210T0000Z-080210T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.080210T0000Z-080210T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WC.W.0003.080210T0700Z-080210T1600Z/ SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...SIDNAW 456 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED TO REPLACE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. EXPECT NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO ACCUMULATE 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF THIS FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. 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. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ012-100500- /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.080210T0700Z-080210T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WC.W.0003.080210T0700Z-080210T1600Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 356 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS UPGRADED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY TO A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY. EXPECT THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 40 MPH AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TO DROP WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 27 BELOW TO 37 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY TO AROUND 20 BELOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ001>003-100500- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0000Z/ KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON... HANCOCK 456 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AND DEPOSIT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. NORTHWEST WIND WIND GUSTS INCREASING TO AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR DURING THE NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF THIS BLOWING SNOW AND THE FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ006-007-100500- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 456 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. LOOK FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...DROPPING 3 TO 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING...AND THE LEAST SNOW WILL FALL AROUND TRENARY. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 50 TO 55 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING BY LATE EVENING...RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF THIS BLOWING SNOW AND THE FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. PLAN ON THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS INLAND WEST OF MUNISING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ004-010-100500- /O.NEW.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.080210T0000Z-080210T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.080210T0700Z-080210T1600Z/ BARAGA-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...IRON RIVER 456 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 /356 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008/ ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ SUNDAY. EXPECT NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO ACCUMULATE 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW MOST LIKELY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN FROM PAINT LAKE TO WATTON...PELKIE AND THE HURON MOUNTAINS. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY TO AROUND 25 BELOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY 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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ009-100500- /O.NEW.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.080209T2156Z-080210T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.080210T0700Z-080210T1600Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 356 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY. EXPECT NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO ACCUMULATE 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW MOST LIKELY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH OF IRONWOOD AND WAKEFIELD. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 40 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY TO AROUND 25 BELOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ005-011-100500- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.080210T0700Z-080210T1600Z/ MARQUETTE-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARQUETTE...IRON MOUNTAIN 456 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 /356 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ SUNDAY. EXPECT THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 40 MPH AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TO DROP WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY TO AROUND 25 BELOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 28 TO 38 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...THOUGH LIKELY ONLY REACHING 15 BELOW BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY 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. $$ MIZ014-100500- /O.EXA.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.080210T0700Z-080210T1700Z/ SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE 456 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY. EXPECT THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH AND TEMPERATURES FALLING NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO TO DROP WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 28 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY TO AROUND 20 BELOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ085-100500- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 456 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...ACCUMULATING 3 TO 7 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN DUE TO THE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ013-100500- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.080210T0700Z-080210T1700Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 456 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY. EXPECT THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW ZERO TO DROP WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY TO AROUND 20 BELOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ KC
000 WWUS43 KMQT 100322 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1022 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVER UPPER MICHIGAN WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHWEST WIND SNOWBELTS... .BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE INTO UPPER MICHIGAN ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH INLAND. THE STRONG WINDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO SUNDAY OVER NORTHWEST UPPER MICHIGAN AND IN AREAS EAST OF MUNISING NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL AS LOW AS 20 TO 45 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE LOWER WIND CHILLS INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. LOOK FOR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE SLOWLY LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST. MIZ006-007-101100- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 1022 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. LOOK FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO PRODUCE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING...AND THE LEAST SNOW WILL FALL AROUND TRENARY. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF MUNISING WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. PLAN ON THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS INLAND WEST OF MUNISING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ001>003-101100- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0000Z/ KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON... HANCOCK 1022 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY TO DEPOSIT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. NORTHWEST WIND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH SUNDAY WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ004-010-084-101100- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.080210T0700Z-080210T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080210T2100Z/ BARAGA-IRON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...IRON RIVER...KENTON...SIDNAW 1022 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 /922 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008/ ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ SUNDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ SUNDAY. EXPECT NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO ACCUMULATE 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW OVER HIGHER TERRAIN FROM PAINT LAKE TO WATTON...PELKIE AND THE HURON MOUNTAINS. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY TO AROUND 25 BELOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY 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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ009-101100- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.080210T0700Z-080210T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080210T2100Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 922 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY. EXPECT NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO ACCUMULATE 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW OVER HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH OF IRONWOOD AND WAKEFIELD. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY TO AROUND 25 BELOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ005-011-012-101100- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.080210T0700Z-080210T1600Z/ MARQUETTE-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARQUETTE...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE 1022 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 /922 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ SUNDAY. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO...WILL DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 28 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...THOUGH ONLY REACHING 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. 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. $$ MIZ085-101100- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 1022 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...ACCUMULATING 3 TO 7 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN DUE TO THE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ013-014-101100- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.080210T0700Z-080210T1700Z/ DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE 1022 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 3 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO...WILL DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY TO AROUND 20 BELOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY 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 DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ KC/ROLFSON
000 WWUS43 KMQT 101015 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 515 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER UPPER MICHIGAN WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHWEST WIND SNOWBELTS... .BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO UPPER MICHIGAN ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COLD AIR FLOWING ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR HAS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHWEST SNOWBELTS TODAY. AWAY FROM THE BLIZZARD AREAS...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE SLOWLY TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DAKOTAS DRIFTS TOWARDS THE AREA. MIZ013-101600- /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080210T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080210T1600Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 515 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS UPGRADED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY TO A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE...WILL DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 35 BELOW ZERO. EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO MODERATE TO 25 TO 30 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ004-010-084-101815- /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.080210T2000Z-080211T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080210T2000Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080210T2100Z/ BARAGA-IRON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...IRON RIVER...KENTON...SIDNAW 515 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 /415 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST /2 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST /2 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST /2 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST /2 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON TO ACCUMULATE UP TO AN INCH. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO TO MODERATE TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH 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. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ009-101815- /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.080210T2000Z-080211T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080210T2000Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080210T2100Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 415 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO ACCUMULATE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY NORTHWEST WINDS... WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TO MODERATE TO 25 TO 35 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ011-101815- /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.080210T2000Z-080211T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080210T2000Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 415 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE...WILL DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH 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. $$ MIZ001>003-101815- /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.080211T0000Z-080211T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0000Z/ KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON... HANCOCK 515 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO TO MODERATE TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN ADDITION...THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ006-007-101815- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 515 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. LOOK FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM THE PICTURED ROCKS TO PINE STUMP JUNCTION. NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN ADDITION...THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ005-101815- /O.EXB.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.080210T1600Z-080211T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080210T1600Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 515 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE...WILL DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ012-101600- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080210T1600Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 415 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE...WILL DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH ONLY REACHING 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. 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. $$ MIZ014-101600- /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080210T1600Z/ SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE 515 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE...WILL DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY TO AROUND 20 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ085-101815- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 515 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...ACCUMULATING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN DUE TO THE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ AJ
000 WWUS43 KMQT 101653 WSWMQT WWUS43 KMQT 101651 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1151 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER UPPER MICHIGAN WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHWEST WIND SNOWBELTS... .BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO UPPER MICHIGAN ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COLD AIR FLOWING ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR HAS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHWEST SNOWBELTS TODAY. AWAY FROM THE BLIZZARD AREAS... EXPECT VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. LOOK FOR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE SLOWLY TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DAKOTAS DRIFTS TOWARDS THE AREA. MIZ001>003-110030- /O.EXT.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.080210T1553Z-080211T1200Z/ KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON... HANCOCK 1151 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON...REMAINING NEARLY STEADY THROUGH TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN ADDITION...THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ011-110030- /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.080210T2000Z-080211T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.BS.Y.0001.080210T1627Z-080211T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 1051 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. EXPECT BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED DUE TO STRONG WINDS LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. $$ MIZ005-110030- /O.NEW.KMQT.BS.Y.0001.080210T1627Z-080211T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 1151 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES THE REST OF TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS. IN ADDITION...WATCH FOR SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING ON ROADS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO IS CAUSING WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE MODERATING LATE TONIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ012-013-110030- /O.NEW.KMQT.BS.Y.0001.080210T1627Z-080211T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.080211T0600Z-080211T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ MENOMINEE-DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 1151 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 /1051 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008/ ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ MONDAY. STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES THE REST OF TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS. IN ADDITION...WATCH FOR SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING ON ROADS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO IS CAUSING WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN MODERATE TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. $$ MIZ004-010-084-110030- /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.080210T2000Z-080211T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0000Z/ BARAGA-IRON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...IRON RIVER...KENTON...SIDNAW 1151 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 /1051 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ MONDAY. NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WITH LIGHT ACCUMUALTIONS WILL CONTINUE. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN MODERATE TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ009-110030- /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.080210T2000Z-080211T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0000Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 1051 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS BECOME LIGHT. 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. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. 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. $$ MIZ006-007-110030- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 1151 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM THE PICTURED ROCKS TO PINE STUMP JUNCTION. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGHWAY M-28 IS CLOSED FROM FAR EASTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY TO MUNISING. LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN ADDITION...THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ014-110030- /O.NEW.KMQT.BS.Y.0001.080210T1627Z-080211T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE 1151 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES THE REST OF TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS. IN ADDITION...WATCH FOR SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING ON ROADS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO...ARE CREATING WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN MODERATE GRADUALLY TO AROUND 20 BELOW BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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 DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ085-110030- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 1151 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...ACCUMULATING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN DUE TO THE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MRC/JLA
000 WWUS43 KMQT 102152 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 452 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER UPPER MICHIGAN WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHWEST WIND SNOWBELTS... .ARCTIC AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVER MUCH OF UPPER MICHIGAN. DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHWEST SNOWBELTS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATER TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DAKOTAS DRIFTS TOWARDS THE AREA. MIZ012-013-110600- /O.CAN.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.080210T2152Z-080211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080211T0000Z/ MENOMINEE-DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 452 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 /352 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ MONDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS REPLACED THE WIND CHILL WARNING WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ MONDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT WHEN WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS 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. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION. $$ MIZ005-110600- /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080211T0000Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 452 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. HIGHWAY M-28 REMAINS CLOSED FROM FAR EASTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY TO MUNISING. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT WHEN WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MIZ001>003-110600- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON... HANCOCK 452 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. HIGHWAY US 41 IS CLOSED IN KEWEENAW COUNTY BETWEEN DELAWARE AND COPPER HARBOR. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN ADDITION...THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ006-007-110600- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 452 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. HIGHWAY M-28 REMAINS CLOSED FROM FAR EASTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY TO MUNISING. LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN ADDITION...THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ011-110600- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080211T0000Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 352 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT WHEN WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. 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 BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MIZ009-110600- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0000Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 352 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW OVER NORTHERN GOGEBIC COUNTY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A HALF MILE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS BECOME LIGHT. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ010-110600- /O.EXT.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 352 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW OVER NORTHERN IRON COUNTY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A HALF MILE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. 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. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. 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. $$ MIZ004-084-110600- /O.EXT.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW 452 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A HALF MILE THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ085-110600- /O.EXT.KMQT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 452 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES THIS EVENING...WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN DUE TO THE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ014-110600- /O.CON.KMQT.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080211T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE 452 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A HALF MILE THROUGH THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT WHEN WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION. $$ JLA
000 WWUS43 KMQT 110053 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 753 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER UPPER MICHIGAN WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHWEST WIND SNOWBELTS... .ARCTIC AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVER MUCH OF UPPER MICHIGAN. DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHWEST SNOWBELTS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATER TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA DRIFTS TOWARD THE AREA. MIZ001>003-110500- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON... HANCOCK 753 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. HIGHWAY US-41 IS CLOSED IN KEWEENAW COUNTY BETWEEN DELAWARE AND COPPER HARBOR. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN ADDITION...THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ006-007-110500- /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 753 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. HIGHWAY M-28 REMAINS CLOSED FROM FAR EASTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY TO MUNISING. LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN ADDITION...THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ010-110500- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0400Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 653 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW OVER NORTHERN IRON COUNTY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A HALF MILE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. 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. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. 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. $$ MIZ004-084-110500- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0400Z/ BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW 753 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A HALF MILE THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ009-011-110500- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ GOGEBIC-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON MOUNTAIN 653 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS BECOME LIGHT. 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. $$ MIZ005-110500- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 753 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT WHEN WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ085-110500- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 753 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES THIS EVENING...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN DUE TO THE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ012>014-110500- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE... MANISTIQUE 753 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 /653 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ MONDAY. WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT WHEN WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION. $$ JLA/ROLFSON
000 WWUS43 KMQT 110328 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1028 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO EASE OVER PARTS OF UPPER MICHIGAN DURING THE NIGHT... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER NORTHWEST UPPER MICHIGAN AND IN AREAS EAST OF MARQUETTE WILL EASE DURING THE NIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. MEANWHILE...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH THE NIGHT DESPITE DIMINISHING WINDS. MIZ001>003-111100- /O.CAN.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.LB.Y.0005.080211T0328Z-080211T0800Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON... HANCOCK 1028 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. AS NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISH DURING THE NIGHT...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS WILL ALSO DIMINISH. LATE IN THE NIGHT...PATCHY BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BE CONFINED TO EXPOSED AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL ONLY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH. IN ADDITION...PLAN ON WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. DUE TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THAT HAS OCCURRED...HIGHWAY US-41 IS CLOSED IN KEWEENAW COUNTY BETWEEN DELAWARE AND COPPER HARBOR. 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. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND 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. $$ MIZ010-111100- /O.CAN.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 928 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS FROM 25 BELOW TO AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ004-084-111100- /O.CAN.KMQT.LB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW 1028 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS FROM 25 BELOW TO AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. 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. $$ MIZ006-007-111100- /O.NEW.KMQT.LB.Y.0005.080211T0600Z-080211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 1028 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...AS WINDS DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT...FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END. ALTHOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END...LOOK FOR OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS TO PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...HIGHWAY M-28 REMAINS CLOSED FROM FAR EASTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY TO MUNISING. LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO DURING THE NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IN ADDITION...THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLUSTERY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ009-011-111100- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ GOGEBIC-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON MOUNTAIN 928 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. 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. $$ MIZ005-111100- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 1028 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MIZ085-111100- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 1028 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION... PLAN ON WIND CHILLS FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN DUE TO THE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ012>014-111100- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T1200Z/ MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE... MANISTIQUE 1028 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 /928 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ MONDAY. PLAN ON WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION. $$ ROLFSON
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 Feb 9, 12:26 AM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 12:26 AM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1226 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION FOR 06Z TAFS
.UPDATE (ISSUED AT 1008 PM EST)...
FCST FOR THE OVERNIGHT APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE.
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND RUC ANALYSIS SHOW A SHORTWAVE OVER THE UPPER
AND MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. PCPN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM HAS
BEEN GRADUALLY INCREASING IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING. PER 00Z RUC...
ISENTROPIC ASCENT ON THE 285K THETA SFC IS BEING MAXIMIZED IN ERN WI
AND THAT IS WHERE RADARS SHOW THE BEST RADAR RETURNS. ANOTHER ARC OF
-SN HAS BEEN GRADUALLY INCREASING ACROSS CNTRL WI JUST N OF VORT MAX
TRACK (DEFORMATION ZONE).
TRACK OF SHORTWAVE AND ISENTROPIC ASCENT PER 00Z RUC AND
EXTRAPOLATION OF -SN CURRENTLY OVER WI SUGGEST ROUGHLY THE SE HALF
OF THE FCST AREA WILL SEE SOME -SN OVERNIGHT. MOST PERSISTENT -SN
WILL BE TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE BEST ISENTROPIC ASCENT WILL
OCCUR. INHERITED FCST HAS THIS COVERED WELL. LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 1 TO
1.5 INCHES SHOULD COVER SNOW AMOUNTS CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION (ISSUED AT 355 PM EST)...
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN NORTHWEST FLOW SNOWBELTS SATURDAY
EVENING INTO SUNDAY...
SYNOPSIS...
12Z RAOBS/LATEST WV IMAGERY AND RUC ANALYSIS SHOW A SPLIT FLOW ACRS
NAMERICA WITH TROFFING IN THE ARCTIC AND POLAR BRANCHES CENTERED
NEAR HUDSON BAY/THE MS RIVER VALLEY. POLAR BRANCH SHRTWV NOTED
MOVING INTO WI SUPPORTING AN AREA OF -SN FM CNTRL MN INTO NW WI
WHERE MOIST 12Z MPX SDNG SUGS ATMOSPHERE IS SATURATED ENUF TO
SUPPORT PCPN. EARLIER TAMDAR SDNG FM SAW SHOWED A VERY DRY LYR BTWN
H9-7...SO LTL GOING ON LOCALLY WITH WEAK RDG OVHD...JUST SOME MID
AND HI CLD NOTED ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHRTWV TO THE SW. FARTHER
UPSTREAM...A MORE POTENT SHRTWV NOTED DIGGING INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA.
H3 WIND SPEEDS APRCHG 150KT NOTED WITHIN UPR JET CORE ACCOMPANYING
THIS SYS AND ORIENTED ALG SHARP GRADIENT OF H3 HGT RISES.
SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)...
MAIN FORECAST CONCERN TNGT IS POTENTIAL SN ASSOCIATED WITH SHRTWV
NOW DRIFTING THRU THE UPR MIDWEST. FOCUS FOR SAT SHIFTS TO TIMING/
IMPACT OF POTENT SHRTWV NOW OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA...SPECIFICALLY
SN/AND ONSET OF POTENTIALLY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT LEAST OVER THE W.
FOR TNGT INTO SAT MRNG...LO PRES OVER THE UPR MIDWEST FCST TO DRIFT
INTO NRN LK MI BY 12Z SAT. ISENTROPIC LIFT/MOISTENING ON THE
280-285K SFCS (H65-8) FCST TO IMPACT MAINLY THE SE HALF OF THE CWA
IN ADVANCE OF THIS LO. SINCE THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME MOISTENING OFF
LI MI...OPTED TO BUMP UP POPS TO LIKELY NEAR THE LK MI SHORE FM LATE
TNGT INTO SAT MRNG BEFORE THE SFC LO/ISENTROPIC LIFT TRACKS TO THE
NE AND A WEAK RDG AXIS MOVES OVHD IN ITS WAKE. 1-2G/KG SPECIFIC
HUMIDITY NOTED IN THE H7-75 LYR...SO EXPECT AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES OF
SN TO FALL DURING THE 9 HR PD OF PCPN IN THIS AREA. EXPECT LTL SN TO
THE NW WITH RDG AXIS BTWN LO PRES AREA AND APRCHG COLD FNT
ASSOCIATED WITH BRITISH COLUMBIA SHRTWV.
ON SAT AFTN...GUIDANCE HAS TRENDED A BIT SLOWER WITH ARRIVAL OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA SHRTWV AND ARCTIC FNT...WHICH NOW LOOKS TO REACH
IWD JUST ARND 19Z AND THEN P53-ESC ARND 00Z. SHARP PRES RISE/CAD
BEHIND THE BNDRY IN CONCERT WITH 45KT WINDS IN THE MIXED LYR WHERE
LAPSE RATES WL BE ENHANCED BY THE STRONG CAD SUG SUBSTANTIAL MIXING
TO THE SFC...SO LOOK FOR GUSTY WINDS/BLSN TO DVLP QUICKLY AFT FROPA
AS TEMPS FALL. ATMOSPHERE WL BE RATHER DRY (PWAT AOB 0.25 INCH)...SO
A WHOLE LOT OF SN NOT ON TAP WITH QUICK MOVING FNT EVEN THOUGH
VIGOROUS 12Z HR H5 HGT FALLS UP TO 100M/DIFFLUENT UPR FLOW WL TEND
TO SQUEEZE OUT THE MEAGER MSTR AVBL. THERE WL BE SOME ENHANCEMENT
OVER THE HIER TERRAIN OF THE W...WHERE A COUPLE OF INCHES WL LIKELY
FALL BEFORE 24Z.
LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)...
LOW PRESSURE SHIFTS JUST NORTH OF SAULT STE MARIE SATURDAY EVENING
LEAVING 25-30MB PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN UPR MI AND LK
SUPERIOR. STRONG BURST OF 20-30MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WINDS IN
WAKE OF ARCTIC FRONT (AIDED BY 10MB/6HR PRESSURE RISE) SHOULD
SWEEP INTO THE EASTERN CWA BY LATE EVENING. AFTERWARD...STRONG
WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT ARE A FUNCTION OF TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
MAINTAINING THROUGH 12Z SUN. H95-H85 WINDS FM WEST TO NORTHWEST
ALLOW MOST CONCENTRATED CONVERGENCE AND LK EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO
MOVE INTO ONTONAGON TO BEGIN THE EVENING AND IN THE SNOWBELTS EAST
OF MUNISING AFTER LATE SAT EVENING. H85 TEMPS LOWERING BLO -20C IN
THE MIXED LAYER LEAD TO VERY SMALL SNOWFLAKE SIZE WHICH WONT BE
SUITABLE FOR LARGE ACCUMS...BUT WILL BE VERY EFFICIENT IN YIELDING
SEVERELY REDUCED VSBY OVER KEWEENAW PENINSULA INTO ONTONAGON COUNTY
AND IN ALGER THROUGH LUCE COUNTIES IN THE NE CWA. A CONCERN ON
KEWEENAW IS A MORE WNW WIND DIRECTION WHICH MAY SHUT OFF THE MORE
CONCENTRATED SNOW SHOWERS NORTH OF CALUMET AFTER THE INITIAL SURGE
OF SNOW/WIND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO SHADOW FM ISLE ROYALE.
AREAS WHERE THE MAX LIFT IS PRESENT IN THE -12C TO -18C (BETTER SNOW
GROWTH) LAYER ALSO INDICATE THIS TREND WITH MAXIMUM VALUES OVR
ONTONAGON AND ALGER/LUCE COUNTIES.
SINCE AM NOT QUITE SURE HOW KEWEENAW COUNTY WILL WORK OUT AFTER THE
EVENING FOR THE MEETING OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OPT TO KEEP
BLIZZARD WATCH GOING. PREVIOUS SET TIMES FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCHES
LOOKED FINE. ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SOUTHERN HOUGHTON AND
NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT ZONES DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING THE LK EFFECT
SNOW BANDS FARTHER INLAND/SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND
CHILLS. SPEAKING OF THE WIND CHILLS ADDED MENOMINEE AND DELTA INTO
THE GOING WIND CHILL WATCH. EVENTUALLY SOME TYPE OF HEADLINE...BE IT
WIND CHILL ADVY OR WINTER WEATHER ADVY (SNOW/BLSN/WIND CHILL
COMBO)...WILL BE NEEDED FOR ALL REMAINING AREAS OF THE CWA SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS INTO QUEBEC BY LATE SUNDAY WITH LK EFFECT
SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW DIMINISHING OVER THE NW SNOW BELTS BY
SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS BECOME VARIABLE SUNDAY NIGHT AWAY FM THE NW
WINDS CLOSER TO LAKE SUPERIOR AND THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR PARTIAL
CLEARING AND PLUMMETING TEMPS OVR WEST INTERIOR. FOLLOWING HPC
PREFERENCE OF ECMWF IN THE UPCOMING WEEK RESULTS IN WEAK LOW
PRESSURE WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW AFFECTING GREAT LAKES MON-TUE. HIGHEST
CHANCES IN THE CWA APPEAR OVR SOUTHERN SECTIONS. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AFFECTS THE REGION ON THU. GFS MORE EMPHATIC IN
BRINGING ANOTHER SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR BY LATE WEEK BUT ECMWF NOT AS
AMPLIFIED. CONFIDENCE IN EXTENDED NOT HIGH AS THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT
DISAGREEMENTS BTWN THE GFS AND ECMWF AND ENSEMBLES NOT POINTING TO
ANY ONE DIRECTION EITHER. TEMPS NEAR CLIMO/HPC
GUIDANCE ARE PREFERRED FOR NOW.
&&
.AVIATION (FOR THE 06Z TAF ISSUANCE)...
AT KCMX...FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO LINGER.
MVFR CIGS AND POSSIBLY MVFR VIS IN FOG SHOULD DEVELOP TOWARD
DAYBREAK...BUT MORE LIKELY SAT MORNING AS SW WINDS AHEAD OF
APPROACHING ARCTIC COLD FRONT ADVECT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE (WIDESPREAD
MVFR CIGS ARE PRESENT OVER MN RIGHT NOW) INTO THE AREA. STRONG/SHARP
ARCTIC COLD FRONT PASSING LATE IN THE AFTN SHOULD BRING A DRAMATIC
FALL TO VLIFR CONDITIONS IN SN/BLSN. VLIFR CONDITIONS SHOULD THEN
PREVAIL WELL BEYOND THIS FCST PERIOD THRU SUN MORNING DUE TO STRONG
WNW WINDS AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW/BLSN.
AT KSAW...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO GIVE WAY TO MVFR CIGS AND IFR VIS
IN -SN/BR OVER THE NEXT FEW HRS AS NRN FRINGE OF -SN ASSOCIATED WITH
LOW PRES OVER WI SPREADS NE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SOME SAT
MORNING INTO THE AFTN AS LOW PRES AND PCPN SHIFT E OF THE AREA. VIS
WILL TREND VFR...BUT DO NOT EXPECT CIGS TO LIFT ABOVE MVFR.
STRONG/SHARP ARCTIC COLD FRONT ARRIVING LATE AFTN/EARLY EVENING
WILL DROP VIS TO IFR IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF -SN. MVFR CONDITIONS ARE
THEN EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF SAT EVENING.
&&
.MARINE (FOR THE 4 PM LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST ISSUANCE)...
EXPECT NW GALES TO DVLP OVER WRN LK SUP BEHIND STRONG COLD FNT ON
SAT AFTN AND THEN OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE LK BY EARLY EVNG. STORM
FORCE WINDS LOOK LIKE A GOOD POSSIBILITY LATER SAT NGT/EARLY SUN IN
SHARP CYC NW FLOW BEHIND DEEP LO PRES MOVING INTO SE CAN BEFORE LO
MOVES QUICKLY AWAY AND PRES GRADIENT SLACKENS SUN AFTN. RELATIVELY
LGT WINDS WL PREVAIL MON THRU WED WITH NEXT DEEPER LO FCST TO TRACK
WELL TO THE S EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UPPER MICHIGAN...
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR MIZ001>003.
WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MIZ009>013.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR MIZ085.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MIZ084.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
MIZ006-007.
LAKE SUPERIOR...
GALE WARNING FROM 9 PM SATURDAY TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY FOR LSZ267.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY FOR LSZ266.
GALE WARNING FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR LSZ264-
265.
GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
LSZ162-263.
LAKE MICHIGAN...NONE.
&&
UPDATE...ROLFSON
SYNOPSIS/SHORT TERM...KC
LONG TERM...JLA
AVIATION...ROLFSON
MARINE...KCHazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 4:47 AM EST, 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 447 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 MIZ001>007-009>013-084-085-101300- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE- GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 447 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 /347 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE CORE OF STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LIGHT NEW FALLEN SNOW WILL ALLOW FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHEASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND ALONG WITH RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL READINGS TO PLUMMET TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...AND TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING...AS WIND CHILL READINGS REMAIN AT OR COLDER THAN 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR FROM NEAR MUNISING TO WHITEFISH POINT. THIS AREA MAY ALSO SEE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED....BUT SNOWFALL AND VISIBILITIES REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THIS WEEKEND. MIZ014-101300- SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 447 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL READINGS TO NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS...NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST INTO LATE SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-101300- 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- 447 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 /347 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NORTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WEST HALF OF LAKE SUPERIOR THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF LAKE SUPERIOR THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO STORM FORCE WINDS TO 55 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STORM FORCE WINDS WILL REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING BELOW GALES LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. SEE THE LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST FOR MORE DETAILS. EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER LAKE SUPERIOR TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ221-248-250-101300- 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- 447 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WILL DEVELOP ON NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EXPECT NORTHWEST GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS 40 KNOTS THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. KF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 4:48 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | MQT | Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron and 2 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:48 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MQT | Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Houghton, Marquette, Menominee and 1 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Houghton, Schoolcraft | 48 hr |
| Feb 9, 9:35 AM EST | Snow Advisory | MQT | Schoolcraft | 3 hr |
| Feb 9, 10:13 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Statement | MQT | Alger, Luce, Marquette | 43 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:56 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | MQT | Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron | 30 hr |
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