Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this winter storm warning at Dec 7, 2009, 4:21 PM EST for 22 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Dec 8, 2009, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 66 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2009, 4:21 PM EST (21:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2009, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2009, 4:18 PM EST
- In force
- 66 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
All 22 counties
Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 11:37 PM EST | SNOW 0.9 | Wellston, MI | 1 HR TOTAL THRU 1130 PM. SNOWDEPTH 4 INCHES. |
| Dec 9, 5:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.2 | Gladwin, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 5AM. SNOWDEPTH 5 IN. |
| Dec 9, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 W Greilickville, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 6AM. |
| Dec 9, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 10 S Grayling, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 6AM. |
| Dec 9, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 S Traverse City, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 6AM. |
| Dec 9, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Cadillac, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 6AM. |
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.1 | 3 Ese Lake Ann, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 7AM. SNOWDEPTH 7 IN. |
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.8 | 2 W Interlochen, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 7AM. SNOWDEPTH 8 IN. |
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 8 | 11 N Lake City, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 7AM. SNOWDEPTH 11 IN. |
| Dec 9, 7:51 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 5 Se Mancelona, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 7AM. SNOWDEPTH 11 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:03 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Grayling, MI | 8 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. |
| Dec 9, 8:04 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Lake Ann, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 8AM. SNOWDEPTH 9 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:16 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Alpena, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. |
| Dec 9, 8:16 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Interlochen, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. |
| Dec 9, 8:16 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Central Lake, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. |
| Dec 9, 8:16 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Fife Lake, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. |
| Dec 9, 8:30 AM EST | SNOW 2.7 | 5 Nnw Pellston, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOWDEPTH 12 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:34 AM EST | SNOW 8 | 1 S Traverse City, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. |
| Dec 9, 8:36 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Kalkaska, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. SNOWDEPTH 5 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:36 AM EST | SNOW 6.6 | St. Helen, MI | 9 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. SNOWDEPTH 10 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:36 AM EST | SNOW 8 | 5 E Cadillac, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. |
| Dec 9, 8:42 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 7 Ssw Beulah, MI | 24 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOWDEPTH 7 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:42 AM EST | SNOW 5.3 | 11 Ene Vanderbilt, MI | 24 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOWDEPTH 7 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:46 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Maple City, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOWDEPTH 14 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:57 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Alba, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 9 AM. SNOWDEPTH 8 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:59 AM EST | SNOW 2.8 | Higgins Lake, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 9 AM. SNOWDEPTH 4 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:59 AM EST | SNOW 3.9 | 9 Ssw Gaylord, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. SNOWDEPTH 5 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:59 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 Sw Atlanta, MI | 24 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. SNOWDEPTH 6 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:59 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Gladwin, MI | 24 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. SNOWDEPTH 5 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:59 AM EST | SNOW 5.8 | 2 Nw Houghton Lake, MI | 24 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. SNOWDEPTH 8 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:59 AM EST | SNOW 5.9 | Traverse City, MI | 24 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. SNOWDEPTH 6 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:59 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 2 Sw Cadillac, MI | 24 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. SNOWDEPTH 9 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:59 AM EST | SNOW 7.8 | 3 Se West Branch, MI | 24 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOWDEPTH 8 IN. |
| Dec 9, 8:59 AM EST | SNOW 9 | 2 Se Glennie, MI | 24 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOWDEPTH 11 IN. |
| Dec 9, 9:10 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Gladwin, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 9 AM. SNOWDEPTH 6 IN. |
| Dec 9, 9:16 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Black River, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 9 AM. |
| Dec 9, 9:30 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Luzerne, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 9 AM. SNOWDEPTH 10 IN. |
| Dec 9, 10:31 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Kewadin, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 10 AM. SNOWDEPTH 7 IN. |
| Dec 9, 10:32 AM EST | SNOW 12 | Glennie, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 10 AM. |
| Dec 9, 10:44 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Gladwin, MI | 6 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. |
| Dec 9, 10:56 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 8 Sw St. Helen, MI | 14 HR TOTAL THRU 11 AM. SNOWDEPTH 9 IN. |
| Dec 9, 11:01 AM EST | SNOW 7.5 | Gaylord, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 11 AM. |
| Dec 9, 11:06 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Alpena, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 11 AM. SNOWDEPTH 6 IN. |
| Dec 9, 11:09 AM EST | SNOW 6.4 | 2 Ese Gaylord, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 10 AM. SNOWDEPTH 9 IN. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.49 |
| Dec 9, 11:40 AM EST | SNOW 8.3 | 1 Nnw Wellston, MI | 15 HR TOTAL THRU 12 PM. SNOWDEPTH 8 IN. LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.71. |
| Dec 9, 12:28 PM EST | SNOW 7.5 | 5 Nw Honor, MI | 18 HR TOTAL THRU 12 PM. |
| Dec 9, 1:16 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 3 S Traverse City, MI | 24 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. SNOWDEPTH 12 IN. |
| Dec 9, 1:20 PM EST | SNOW 4.2 | Oscoda, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOWDEPTH 5 IN. |
| Dec 9, 1:24 PM EST | SNOW 9 | 2 Se Leland, MI | 18 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. |
| Dec 9, 1:24 PM EST | SNOW 11 | 2 Se Leland, MI | 18 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. |
| Dec 9, 3:14 PM EST | SNOW 12 | Rogers City, MI | 13 HR TOTAL THRU 3 PM. SNOWDEPTH 12 IN. |
| Dec 9, 3:22 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 6 E Grayling, MI | 16 HR TOTAL THRU 2 PM. SNOWDEPTH 9 IN. |
| Dec 9, 3:37 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Sterling, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. |
| Dec 9, 4:20 PM EST | SNOW 8.4 | Grayling, MI | 20 HR TOTAL THRU 4 PM. |
| Dec 9, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 W Sigma, MI | 6 HOUR TOTAL THRU 5 PM. SNOWDEPTH 10 IN. |
| Dec 9, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Alba, MI | 8 HOUR TOTAL THRU 5 PM. SNOWDEPTH 10 IN. |
| Dec 9, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.1 | 2 N St. Helen, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 6 PM. SNOWDEPTH 10 IN. |
| Dec 9, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.4 | 6 Wsw Suttons Bay, MI | 4 HOUR TOTAL THRU 6 PM. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 12.4 IN. |
| Dec 9, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 W Interlochen, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL THRU 6 PM. SNOWDEPTH 12 IN. |
| Dec 9, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 5 Sse Mancelona, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL THRU 6 PM. SNOWDEPTH 13 IN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 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 KAPX 072121 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 421 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO LAKE HURON BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...SPREADING A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATER WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH DEVELOPING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS PROVIDING MORE ACCUMULATION IN THE SNOW BELTS. MIZ008-015>017-019>022-025>028-031>033-081100- /O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0006.091209T0000Z-091210T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM- OTSEGO-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA... GAYLORD...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING... MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 421 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-023-024-029-030-034>036-041-042-081100- /O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0006.091209T0000Z-091210T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW- IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA...ALPENA...MIO... HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY... GLADWIN...STANDISH 421 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GLADWIN TO WEST BRANCH TO HARRISVILLE...WHERE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OR EVEN JUST PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ LAWRENCE
19 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KAPX 072356 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 656 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO LAKE HURON BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...SPREADING A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATER WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH DEVELOPING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS PROVIDING MORE ACCUMULATION IN THE SNOW BELTS. MIZ020-081200- /O.NEW.KAPX.LE.Y.0007.091207T2356Z-091208T1300Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ LEELANAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NORTHPORT 656 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND WILL BE BRIEFLY HEAVY IN SPOTS...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TOTAL ACCUMULATION FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNRISE TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ008-015>017-019-021-022-025>028-031>033-081200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-BENZIE- GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD... FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE... CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 656 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-023-024-029-030-034>036-041-042-081200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW- IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA...ALPENA...MIO... HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY... GLADWIN...STANDISH 656 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY... WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GLADWIN TO WEST BRANCH TO HARRISVILLE...WHERE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OR EVEN JUST PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ JZ
000 WWUS43 KAPX 080320 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1020 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO LAKE HURON BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...SPREADING A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATER WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH DEVELOPING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS PROVIDING MORE ACCUMULATION IN THE SNOW BELTS. MIZ020-081200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T1300Z/ LEELANAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NORTHPORT 1020 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND WILL BE BRIEFLY HEAVY IN SPOTS. HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TOTAL ACCUMULATION FOR LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNRISE TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ008-015>017-019-021-022-025>028-031>033-081200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-BENZIE- GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD... FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE... CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 1020 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-023-024-029-030-034>036-041-042-081200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW- IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA...ALPENA...MIO... HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY... GLADWIN...STANDISH 1020 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY... WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GLADWIN TO WEST BRANCH TO HARRISVILLE...WHERE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OR EVEN JUST PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ JZ
000 WWUS43 KAPX 080441 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1141 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO LAKE HURON BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...SPREADING A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATER WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH DEVELOPING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS PROVIDING MORE ACCUMULATION IN THE SNOW BELTS. MIZ020-081200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T1300Z/ LEELANAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NORTHPORT 1141 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND WILL BE BRIEFLY HEAVY IN SPOTS. HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TOTAL ACCUMULATION FOR LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNRISE TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ021-081200- /O.EXA.KAPX.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T1300Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ ANTRIM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANCELONA 1141 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND WILL BE BRIEFLY HEAVY IN SPOTS. HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TOTAL ACCUMULATION FOR LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNRISE TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...HIGHEST WEST OF US-131. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ008-015>017-019-022-025>028-031>033-081200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-OTSEGO-BENZIE- GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...GAYLORD...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC... LAKE CITY 1141 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-023-024-029-030-034>036-041-042-081200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW- IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA...ALPENA...MIO... HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY... GLADWIN...STANDISH 1141 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY... WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GLADWIN TO WEST BRANCH TO HARRISVILLE...WHERE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OR EVEN JUST PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ JZ
000 WWUS43 KAPX 080957 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 457 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO LAKE HURON BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...SPREADING A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN BEGINNING TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATER WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH DEVELOPING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS PROVIDING MORE ACCUMULATION IN THE SNOW BELTS. MIZ020-021-090000- /O.CAN.KAPX.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T1300Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA 457 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE OCCURRING DURING HIGHER TRAFFIC TIMES FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ008-015>017-019-022-025>028-031>033-090000- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-OTSEGO-BENZIE- GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...GAYLORD...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC... LAKE CITY 457 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE OCCURRING DURING HIGHER TRAFFIC TIMES FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF MACKINAC COUNTY TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND THEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS...FURTHER DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-023-024-029-030-034>036-041-042-090000- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW- IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA...ALPENA...MIO... HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY... GLADWIN...STANDISH 457 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES LIKELY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GLADWIN TO WEST BRANCH TO HARRISVILLE...WHERE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OR EVEN JUST PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS43 KAPX 081607 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1107 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM HEADING TOWARD THE REGION... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO LAKE HURON BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...SPREADING A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN BEGINNING TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATER WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT... WITH DEVELOPING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS PROVIDING MORE ACCUMULATION IN THE SNOW BELTS. MIZ008-015>017-019>022-025>028-031>033-082300- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM- OTSEGO-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA... GAYLORD...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING... MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 1107 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE OCCURRING DURING HIGHER TRAFFIC TIMES FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF MACKINAC COUNTY TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND THEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS...FURTHER DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-023-024-029-030-034>036-041-042-082300- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW- IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA...ALPENA...MIO... HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY... GLADWIN...STANDISH 1107 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY... WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES LIKELY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GLADWIN TO WEST BRANCH TO HARRISVILLE...WHERE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OR EVEN JUST PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ ADAM
000 WWUS43 KAPX 082132 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 432 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM HEADING TOWARD THE REGION... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO LAKE HURON BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW INTO NORTHERN MICHIGAN LATER THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND IN THE SNOW BELTS LATER WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MIZ008-015>028-031>033-091100- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC... LAKE CITY 432 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 11 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE OCCURRING DURING HIGHER TRAFFIC TIMES FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF MACKINAC COUNTY AND ALONG THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE...TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND THEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS...FURTHER DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ029-030-034>036-041-042-091100- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.091209T0300Z-091210T1200Z/ OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIO...HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 432 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY... WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GLADWIN TO WEST BRANCH TO HARRISVILLE... WHERE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OR EVEN JUST PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ ADAM
000 WWUS43 KAPX 090351 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1051 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM HEADING TOWARD THE REGION... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO LAKE HURON BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW INTO NORTHERN MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE OVERNIGHT AND IN THE SNOW BELTS LATER WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MIZ008-015>028-031>033-091800- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T1200Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC... LAKE CITY 1051 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 11 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE OCCURRING DURING HIGHER TRAFFIC TIMES FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF MACKINAC COUNTY AND ALONG THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE...TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND THEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS...FURTHER DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ029-030-034>036-041-042-091800- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T1200Z/ OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIO...HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 1051 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY... WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GLADWIN TO WEST BRANCH TO HARRISVILLE... WHERE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OR EVEN JUST PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS43 KAPX 090951 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 451 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM FOR THE NORTH WOODS... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. LAKE ENHANCED SNOWS WILL DEVELOP BY TONIGHT WHILE WINDS REMAIN GUSTY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SHORES OF THE GREAT LAKES. MIZ008-015>028-031>033-100000- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T1200Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC... LAKE CITY 451 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OVER EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...AND AGAIN TONIGHT...LEADING TO PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 11 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE THROUGH TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED TONIGHT DUE TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE OCCURRING DURING HIGHER TRAFFIC TIMES OF THE MORNING COMMUTE. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE...AND SHORELINE OF MACKINAC COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING...AND THEN ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ029-030-034>036-041-042-100000- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T1200Z/ OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIO...HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 451 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OVER NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH TODAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...AND AGAIN TONIGHT...LEADING TO PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL FALL TODAY... WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW LIKELY TONIGHT DUE TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GLADWIN TO WEST BRANCH TO HARRISVILLE... WHERE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...OR EVEN JUST PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME TODAY. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS43 KAPX 091655 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1155 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTH WOODS... .A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO NORTHERN LAKE HURON BY THIS EVENING AND INTO QUEBEC BY THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN UPPER AND A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CADILLAC TO HARRISVILLE. AS THIS STORM EXITS THE REGION TONIGHT...LAKE ENHANCED SNOWS WILL DEVELOP OFF LAKES MICHIGAN AND SUPERIOR WHILE WINDS REMAIN GUSTY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SHORES OF THE GREAT LAKES. MIZ035-036-041-042-091800- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T1200Z/ OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN... STANDISH 1155 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ MIZ029-030-034-100000- /O.EXT.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIO...HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE 1155 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY INTO THE EVENING. THEN COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OFF LAKE MICHIGAN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE COMMON LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING...LEADING TO PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TOTAL DAYTIME SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL TODAY WITH ANOTHER INCH TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS TO BETWEEN 9 AND 12 INCHES. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LESS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GLADWIN TO WEST BRANCH TO HARRISVILLE AND ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LAKE HURON COAST WHERE PRECIPITATION WILL MIX OR CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT... WHICH WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ008-015>028-031>033-100000- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T1200Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC... LAKE CITY 1155 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER EASTERN UPPER AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE COMMON ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...LEADING TO PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TOTAL DAYTIME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED TONIGHT DUE TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE TUESDAY EVENING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES FOR MANY AREAS. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ ADAM
000 WWUS43 KAPX 092108 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 408 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM EXITING THE REGION... .A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE HURON THIS EVENING AND INTO QUEBEC BY THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS EASTERN UPPER AND A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOWS TONIGHT...AND PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...PARTICULARLY IN THE SNOWBELTS. MIZ030-092215- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ ALCONA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARRISVILLE 408 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MIZ018-023-024-100600- /O.EXT.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA...ALPENA 408 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE TUESDAY EVENING TO BETWEEN 9 AND 12 INCHES FOR MANY AREAS. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ015-100600- /O.EXT.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. IGNACE 408 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING... BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE TUESDAY EVENING TO BETWEEN 9 AND 12 INCHES FOR MANY AREAS. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ008-016-017-019-021-022-101100- /O.EXT.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...PETOSKEY... CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD 408 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE COMMON...LEADING TO PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TONIGHT AND ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ020-025>028-031>033-101100- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T1200Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 408 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE COMMON...LEADING TO PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TONIGHT AND ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ029-034-100600- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 408 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION BY EARLY EVENING. HOWEVER...COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE COMMON...LEADING TO PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TONIGHT AND ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ ADAM
000 WWUS43 KAPX 100409 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1109 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM EXITING THE REGION... .A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE HURON THIS EVENING AND INTO QUEBEC BY THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS EASTERN UPPER AND A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOWS TONIGHT...AND PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...PARTICULARLY IN THE SNOWBELTS. MIZ015-018-023-024-029-034-100515- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ MACKINAC-PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA... ALPENA...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 1109 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS BEEN TAPERING OFF AND ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MIZ020-025>028-031>033-101200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T1200Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 1109 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE COMMON... LEADING TO PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TONIGHT AND ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ008-016-017-019-021-022-101815- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...PETOSKEY... CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD 1109 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY. * HAZARDS: COLD AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE COMMON... LEADING TO PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TONIGHT AND ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS43 KAPX 100942 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 442 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY TODAY AS COLD NORTHWEST FLOW TRAVERSES THE GREAT LAKES. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY IN AND NEAR SNOW SHOWERS. MIZ020-025>028-031-032-102345- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WW.Y.0024.091210T0942Z-091211T0000Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC 442 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 4 INCHES...WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. * IMPACTS: NEW SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING... WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MIZ033-101045- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091210T1200Z/ MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE CITY 442 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WHILE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR. $$ MIZ016-017-019-021-022-102345- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T0000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD 442 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SNOWBELTS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 6 INCHES...WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE LOCALLY. * IMPACTS: NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ008-102345- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 442 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY FROM THE TAHQUAMENON STATE PARK NORTH TO WHITEFISH POINT. THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY SPREADING SNOW TO SAULT STE MARIE AND THE REST OF THE AREA NORTH OF M-28. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM PARADISE TO WHITEFISH POINT...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN SAULT STE MARIE. * IMPACTS: NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-023-102345- /O.NEW.KAPX.WW.Y.0024.091210T0942Z-091211T0000Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA 442 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 4 INCHES...WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. * IMPACTS: NEW SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING... WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JH/SMD
000 WWUS43 KAPX 101606 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1106 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AS COLD WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TRAVERSES THE GREAT LAKES. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN AND NEAR SNOW SHOWERS. MIZ016-017-019-021-022-110000- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T0000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD 1106 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SNOWBELTS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE LOCALLY. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ008-110000- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 1106 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY NORTH OF M-28. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES OF SNOW FROM PARADISE TO WHITEFISH POINT...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN SAULT STE MARIE. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-020-023-025>028-031-032-110000- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-091211T0000Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...ATLANTA... FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE... CADILLAC 1106 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 7 INCHES...WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING... WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AJS
000 WWUS43 KAPX 101643 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1143 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AS COLD WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TRAVERSES THE GREAT LAKES. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN AND NEAR SNOW SHOWERS. MIZ016-017-019-021-022-110000- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T0000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD 1143 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SNOWBELTS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE LOCALLY. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ008-110000- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 1143 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY NORTH OF M-28. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES OF SNOW FROM PARADISE TO WHITEFISH POINT...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN SAULT STE MARIE. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-020-023-025>028-031-032-110000- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-091211T0000Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...ATLANTA... FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE... CADILLAC 1143 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 7 INCHES...WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING... WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AJS
000 WWUS43 KAPX 102112 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 412 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY AS COLD WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TRAVERSES THE GREAT LAKES. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN AND NEAR SNOW SHOWERS. MIZ016-017-019-021-022-111115- /O.EXT.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T2200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD 412 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SNOWBELTS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ008-111100- /O.EXT.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T1100Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 412 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY NORTH OF M-28. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES OF SNOW FROM PARADISE TO WHITEFISH POINT...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN SAULT STE MARIE. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-020-023-025>028-031-032-111100- /O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-091211T1100Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...ATLANTA... FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE... CADILLAC 412 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 5 INCHES...WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING... WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
000 WWUS43 KAPX 110331 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1031 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY AS COLD WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TRAVERSES THE GREAT LAKES. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN AND NEAR SNOW SHOWERS. MIZ016-017-019-021-022-111745- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T2200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD 1031 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SNOWBELTS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ008-111100- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T1100Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 1031 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY NORTH OF M-28. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES OF SNOW FROM PARADISE TO WHITEFISH POINT...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN SAULT STE MARIE. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-020-023-025>028-031-032-111100- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-091211T1100Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...ATLANTA... FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE... CADILLAC 1031 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 5 INCHES...WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING... WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
000 WWUS43 KAPX 110942 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 442 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...CONTINUED ROUGH WINTER WEATHER... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AGAIN TODAY...AS COLD WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TRAVERSES THE GREAT LAKES. ANOTHER DAY OF GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH PERIODIC SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN AND NEAR SNOW SHOWERS. MIZ008-111045- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T1100Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 442 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRIMARILY AFFECT JUST AREAS THAT ARE NORTH OF PARADISE THIS MORNING...BRINGING UP TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. OTHERWISE...ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MIZ016-017-019-021-022-112200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T2200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD 442 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER THE SNOWBELTS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PERIODIC POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-020-023-025>028-031-032-111700- /O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-091211T1700Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...ATLANTA... FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE... CADILLAC 442 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING... WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
000 WWUS43 KAPX 111633 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1133 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...CONTINUED ROUGH WINTER WEATHER... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AGAIN TODAY...AS COLD WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TRAVERSES THE GREAT LAKES. ANOTHER DAY OF GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH PERIODIC SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN AND NEAR SNOW SHOWERS. MIZ016-017-019-021-022-112200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T2200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD 1133 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER THE SNOWBELTS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PERIODIC POOR VISIBILITY. OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ MIZ018-020-023-025>028-031-032-112200- /O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-091211T2200Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...ATLANTA... FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE... CADILLAC 1133 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING... WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
000 WWUS43 KAPX 112118 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 418 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 MIZ016-017-019-021-022-112230- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091211T2200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD 418 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES TO DIMINISH...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MIZ018-020-023-025>028-031-032-112230- /O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-091211T2200Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...ATLANTA... FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE... CADILLAC 418 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES TO DIMINISH...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AJS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 7, 4:18 PM EST, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 4:18 PM EST, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
418 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009
.SYNOPSIS.../ISSUED AT 412 PM/
SOME MAINLY MINOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. A POWERFUL WINTER STORM TRACKS
THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES TUE NIGHT INTO WED BRINGING A PERIOD OF
HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON
WILL POUR INTO THE REGION BEHIND THIS STORM AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL FOLLOW
THIS SYSTEM FOR THU AND FRI.
AJS
&&
.SHORT TERM.../ISSUED AT 412 PM/...TONIGHT
ON THE LATEST SURFACE WEATHER MAP...1018 MB LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER
SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. APX RADAR ALONG WITH SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW
THAT THE SYNOPTIC SNOW IS EXITING FAR EASTERN COUNTIES.
HOWEVER...LAKE EFFECT BAND EVIDENT ON VISIBLE SATELLITE LOOP ACROSS
EASTERN LAKE HURON IS PUSHING ONSHORE WHILE WEAKENING AT THE MOMENT.
THE MAIN SHORT TERM FORECAST CONCERNS REVOLVE AROUND THE EXTENT OF
LAKE EFFECT POPS AND LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT.
WEAK LITTLE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE SOUTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE
FORECAST AREA MAINLY LIGHT SNOW EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
AWAY FROM THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE
AIRMASS BEHIND THIS STILL SUPPORTS LAKE EFFECT SNOW (LAKE-850 MB
DELTA TS IN THE UPPER TEENS AND 1000-850 MB RH OF 70 TO 80 PERCENT).
LOW LEVEL WINDS (ALBEIT LIGHT) ORGANIZE OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST
THIS EVENING BEFORE VEERING NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT. THE LIGHTNESS OF
THE FLOW (AROUND 10 KNOTS) ALONG WITH THE SHIFT IN DIRECTION SHOULD
LIMIT LAKE EFFECT INTENSITY AS WELL AS CONCENTRATION IN ONE AREA FOR
TOO LONG TONIGHT THEREBY LIMITING ACCUMULATIONS. RIGHT NOW HAVE 1 TO
2 INCHES AS A MAX ACROSS ANTRIM COUNTY WITH AROUND AN INCH ACROSS
SURROUNDING COUNTIES. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE TRICKY OVERNIGHT WITH
LIGHT WINDS AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AT THE MOMENT. SKIES SHOULD
GENERALLY CLOUD UP ACROSS MOST SPOTS OVERNIGHT BUT NOT BEFORE TEMPS
BOTTOM OUT IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER TEENS EXPECT REMAINING IN THE
LOWER AND MIDDLE 20S ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE. A FEW
ISOLATED SPOTS COULD EVEN END UP A LITTLE COLDER DEPENDING UPON HOW
LONG THEY HAVE TO RADIATE OUT BEFORE THE CLOUDS GET THERE (LIKE
EASTERN ZONES).
SULLIVAN
&&
.LONG TERM.../ISSUED AT 412 PM/...TUESDAY AND BEYOND
TUE THRU THU...LET THE FUN BEGIN MAIN FOCUS OBVIOUSLY CENTERED ON
IMPENDING WINTER STORM TUE NIGHT THRU THU. IMPRESSIVE SHORTWAVE
TROUGH DROPPING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTN ALREADY INCITING
SFC CYCLOGENESIS OUT THAT WAY...WITH SAID WAVE EXPECTED TO EJECT
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...WITH ASSOCIATED SFC CYCLONE TRACKING FROM
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TUE EVENING TO NORTHERN LAKE HURON BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING. A GFS/ECMWF/GGEM COMBO IS THE PREFERRED MODEL SOLUTION
GIVEN AMAZING CONSISTENCY (ESPECIALLY THE GFS/GGEM)...IN LINE WITH
TIGHT CLUSTERING ONCE AGAIN SEEN AMONG ALL 12Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS.
THE NAM/SREF ON THE OTHER HAND HAVE LITTLE SUPPORT AMONG OTHER
OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE BUT CANNOT COMPLETELY BE DISCOUNTED GIVEN
POTENTIAL FOR UPR WAVE TO KICK NEGATIVE TILT FASTER BENEATH CORE OF
IMPRESSIVE 160 KT JET CUTTING THRU THE MID MISS VALLEY. APPEARS
EVENT WILL COME INTO THREE PARTS...AS SPELLED OUT BELOW.
PART 1: TREMENDOUS WING OF WARM ADVECTION...AS EVIDENCED BY 50+
KNOTS OF DEEP LAYER (280-300K) ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE PERPENDICULAR TO
THE PRESSURE SURFACES...SET TO ROLL INTO NORTHERN MICHIGAN ROUGHLY
06Z-15Z WEDNESDAY. COINCIDENT WITH STRONG 700-300 QG UPWARD FORCING
AND BEST MOISTURE ADVECTION EMANATING FROM PLUME OF HEALTHY 1.75 IN
PWATS OVR THE SOUTHEAST COAST...THIS SHOULD EASILY SUPPORT SOME
DOWNRIGHT INTENSE PRECIP RATES...AUGMENTED BY POTENTIAL FOR
CONVECTIVELY BANDED ELEMENTS WITHIN TRANSIENT BUT BRIEFLY INTENSE
800-600MB FGEN AXIS PUSHING NORTH THRU THE CWA. IN FACT...
INTERESTING TO NOTE GFS/GGEM FCST RAOBS EVEN INDICATING POTENTIAL
FOR A BIT OF NEAR UPRIGHT CONVECTION WITHIN STEEP 600-350MB LAPSE
RATE PLUME (7C/KM OR BETTER) ACRS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOWER...
THOUGH ARGUABLY SUCH AN OCCURRENCE WILL SERVE TO CUT DOWN SNOW
RATIOS. SPEAKING OF WHICH...APPEARS INITIAL ONSET OF SNOW WILL BE
CHARACTERIZED BY SOME FLUFFINESS WITH BEST OMEGA THRU THE
DGZ...HOWEVER CONTINUED LOW/MID LEVEL WARMING WILL EAT AWAY AT
SNOW-WATER RATIOS AS BY 09-12Z...MAJORITY OF LIFT WELL ABOVE THE
-20C LEVEL. THAT SAID...DIFFICULT TO IGNORE MODEL SIGNALS OF 0.4 TO
0.6 INCHES OF LIQUID FALLING IN JUST A 6 HOUR PERIOD CENTERED ON
12Z...WITH A GENERAL 4 TO PERHAPS 8 INCHES OF SNOW (LOCALLY
HIGHER?) LIKELY TO FALL BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. WINDS AT THIS
POINT INITIALLY QUITE GUSTY OUT OF THE EAST BUT SLACKENING QUICKLY
AS SFC CYCLONE APPROACHES WITH WEAKENING GRADIENT.
PART 2: PRECIP RATES WILL BE ON THE DECREASE LATER WED MORNING WITH
LOSS OF STRONGEST WARM ADVECTION...HOWEVER PRONOUNCED TROWAL FEATURE
HANGING BACK ACRS THE REGION COUPLED WITH APPROACH OF ELONGATED
850-700MB DEFORMATION AXIS WITHIN RAPIDLY CLOSING 850-500MB CENTERS
SHOULD SUPPORT ADDITIONAL PRECIP ADVANCING THRU THE REGION INTO
EARLY WED EVENING. PER FCST SOUNDINGS...APPEARS THIS PERIOD MAY BE
DOMINATED BY BETTER SNOW-WATER RATIOS GIVEN COOLING THRU THE COLUMN
AND DEEP LAYER OMEGA BULLSEYED THRU THE -13C TO -18C LAYER (BEST
DENDRITIC GROWTH REGION). IN ADDITION...INCREASING LAKE INFLUENCE
SET TO COME INTO PLAY AS FLOW VEERS FROM NORTHEAST TOWARD NORTHWEST
LATE IN THE EVENING. LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW DURING
THRU WED EVENING. WITH INCREASINGLY GUSTY WINDS AS WELL GIVEN
TIGHTENING GRADIENT. BUFKIT DIAGNOSTICS SUGGEST GUSTS MAY WELL
APPROACH 35-40MPH AT TIMES LATE...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE LAKE
MICHIGAN COAST WITH IMPRESSIVE DEVELOPING OVERLAKE INSTABILITY.
PART 3: LAKE EFFECT/ENHANCEMENT LOOKS LIKE A BIG PART OF THIS SYSTEM
AS WELL...AND MAY WELL BE THE BIGGEST IMPACT GIVEN INCREASING WIND
ENTERING THE PICTURE. PHENOMENAL OVERLAKE INSTABILITY EXPECTED AS
H85 TEMPS CRASH FROM -12C AT 00Z THU TOWARD -20C AT 00Z FRI...WITH
DEEP LAYER RH PLUME ONLY SLOWLY PULLING EAST THRU THE DAY ON
THURSDAY. STRONG WIND FIELDS LIKELY TO DISRUPT ANY DISCRETE BANDING
BUT ALSO ACT TO SPREAD LAKE INDUCED SNOW SHOWERS ALL THE WAY THRU
THE CWA. APPEARS GREAT SNOW-WATER RATIOS ON TAP WITH VALUES
APPROACHING 25 TO 1 OR SO FOR A TIME...BEFORE INCREASING ARCTIC
CHILL ACTS TO DRAMATICALLY LOWER RATIOS (THE FAMOUS TALCUM POWDER
SNOW). MEAN WEST/NORTHWEST TO WESTERLY FLOW REGIME AREAS LOOK TO
CASH IN ON THIS ONE...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS PUSHING 8 INCHES
OR BETTER IN SPOTS.
SO WHERE CAN THINGS GO WRONG? PLACEMENT OF SFC CYCLONE IN THIS
SITUATION DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE AS BIG OF AN INFLUENCE AS IN A
MORE TYPICAL WINTER STORM. GIVEN TIGHT LOW LEVEL THERMAL GRADIENT
IN PLACE...AND UPR FEATURES CLOSING OFF ABOUT OVERHEAD...WARM AIR
DOESNT LOOK LIKE IT HAS MUCH TIME TO GET TOO FAR NORTH. THUS...MAY
WELL SEE SNOW FALL CLOSER TO THE SFC LOW TRACK THAN USUALLY SEEN.
THAT SAID...WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES FOR A TIME
AROUND SUNRISE WED GIVEN SUCH IMPRESSIVE WARM ADVECTION. WITH SOME
INDICATION OF CONVECTIVE PRECIP AS WELL AS TYPICAL MODEL BIAS OF
UNDERDOING WARM ADVECTION EFFECTS...WILL CARRY A BRIEF PERIOD OF
RAIN AND SNOW DOWN THAT WAY. OTHERWISE...DIFFICULT TO SEE THIS EVENT
NOT REACHING WARNING CRITERIA IN MOST SPOTS...AND WITH VERY HIGH
CONFIDENCE WILL HOIST A WINTER STORM WARNING CWA-WIDE AT THIS TIME
TO COVER THE SYNOPTIC COMPONENT OF THE STORM (ADDITIONAL HEADLINES
LIKELY TO BE NEEDED LATER INTO THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT).
LATER PERIODS (THU NIGHT THRU MON)...WX REGIME TO QUIET DOWN A GOOD
BIT HEADING THRU THE WEEKEND/EARLY NEXT WEEK AS UPR TROUGHING EASES
A BIT ACRS THE GREAT LAKES IN RESPONSE TO RETROGRESSION OF DEEP
MERIDIONAL RIDGING ACRS INTERIOR ALASKA. APPEARS A PERIOD OF MORE
TYPICAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WORKS HEADING THRU THE
PERIOD...INITIALLY ON NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME BUT TRANSITIONING TOWARD
SOUTHWEST REGIME INTO SAT AS LOW LEVEL RIDGING SLIPS INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY. 00Z GUIDANCE AGREES ON NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE SOMETIME ON
SAT/SAT NIGHT...SHIFTING WINDS BACK NORTHWEST AS NEXT DUMP OF ARCTIC
AIR ATTEMPTS TO APPROACH THE GREAT LAKES. ALL OF THIS RATHER
NEBULOUS IN TERMS OF PRECIP POSITIONING/AMOUNTS...BUT WHAT IS MUCH
MORE CLEAR IS THAT TEMPS WILL REMAIN QUITE COLD FOR MID DECEMBER...
WITH READINGS STRUGGLING THRU THE TEENS AND 20S FOR HIGHS...BRRRRR
LAWRENCE
&&
.MARINE.../ISSUED AT 412 PM/
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM ON AREA NEARSHORE WATERS TONIGHT INTO THE
DAY ON TUESDAY AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE NOSES INTO NORTHERN MICHIGAN.
THEREAFTER...EASTERLY GALES WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP LATER TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY...GRADUALLY SHIFTING NORTH THEN NORTHWEST BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. ALL
OF THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH SNOW SQUALLS MAKING AN APPEARANCE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS MUCH COLDER AIR PUSHES INTO THE
AREA. GIVEN HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THIS EVENT...WILL GO AHEAD AND HOIST
A GALE WARNING FOR ALL NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
LAWRENCE
&&
.AVIATION.../ISSUED AT 1224 PM/...VALID FOR 18Z TAFS
A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY CROSS LOWER MICHIGAN THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW...WITH IFR VSBYS EXPECTED
AT TIMES AT APN/TVC. SCT LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP TONIGHT AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NW BEHIND THIS SYSTEM.
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH SOME PERIODIC
MVFR CONDITIONS WITHIN LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. LULL IN THE ACTION
TUESDAY MORNING OUT AHEAD OF A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM POISED TO
SLAM NORTHERN MICHIGAN LATE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
AJS
&&
.APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
MIZ008-015>036-041-042.
LM...GALE WARNING FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM EST THURSDAY FOR LMZ323-
341-342-344>346.
LH...GALE WARNING FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM EST THURSDAY FOR
LHZ345>349.
LS...GALE WARNING FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 11 PM EST THURSDAY FOR LSZ321-
322.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 3:52 AM EST, 12 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 352 AM EST MON DEC 7 2009 LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-042- 081200- STRAITS OF MACKINAC-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL- MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT-PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT- STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER-GRAND TRAVERSE BAY- SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG- SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT-PT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT- MANISTEE TO PT BETSIE-WHITEFISH BAY-ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA- MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM- OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD- OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO- GLADWIN-ARENAC- 352 AM EST MON DEC 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY...PRIMARILY SOUTH OF M-32. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. DURING THIS TIMEFRAME...A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF BOTH SYSTEM AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW APPEARS PROBABLE ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY ALL SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT ANY TIME. LAWRENCE/RUNYAN
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 7, 12:41 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1241 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1240 PM SNOW 7 W GAYLORD 45.03N 84.82W
12/07/2009 M1.0 INCH OTSEGO MI NWS EMPLOYEE
24HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOWDEPTH 5 INCHES.
&&
EVENT NUMBER APX0900134
KBLocal storm report, Dec 7, 12:44 PM EST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1244 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1241 PM SNOW 4 S GAYLORD 44.97N 84.67W
12/07/2009 M1.1 INCH OTSEGO MI NWS EMPLOYEE
24HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM.
&&
KBERGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:23 PM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 4 days | |
| Dec 7, 6:56 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | APX | Antrim, Leelanau | 10 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.