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Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Duluth, MN

January 13, 20095 counties in Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this wind chill warning at Jan 13, 2009, 3:13 PM CST for 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 13, 2009, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 66 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 13, 2009, 3:13 PM CST (21:13 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 13, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 16, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
In force
66 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Cook County, MN, Itasca County, MN, Koochiching County, MN, Lake County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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.

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2009-01-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2009-01-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
831 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KDLH 132113
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
313 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

...ANOTHER FRIGID NIGHT IN THE BORDERLAND...

MNZ010>012-018>021-140630-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WC.W.0002.090114T0000Z-090114T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
313 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY INTO THE NEGATIVE TEENS AND 20S
THIS EVENING...CONTINUING TO DROP THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH ANY LIGHT WIND WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL IMPROVE INTO THE TEENS AND
20S BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE FALLING DANGEROUSLY
LOW ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 15 MIN OR
LESS...AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL SET IN IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THE
ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS HAVE
AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER THAT PETS AND
LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO EFFECTED BY PROLONGED COLD SPELLS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD AND LIFE-THREATENING
WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OR TRAVEL...BE
SURE TO PACK A SURVIVAL KIT AND CELL PHONE. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE. COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.

$$

GRANING
11 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 140303
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
903 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

...ANOTHER FRIGID NIGHT IN THE BORDERLAND...

MNZ010>012-018>021-141200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090114T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
903 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH ANY LIGHT
WIND WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL IMPROVE INTO THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW
ZERO ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE FALLING DANGEROUSLY LOW ONCE
AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 15 MINUTES OR
LESS...AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL SET IN IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER THAT PETS
AND LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY PROLONGED COLD SPELLS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD AND LIFE-THREATENING
WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OR TRAVEL...BE
SURE TO PACK A SURVIVAL KIT AND CELL PHONE. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE. COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.

$$

BETTWY
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 141001
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
401 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...BITTER COLD AIR AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY...

MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-141815-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WC.W.0003.090115T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KDLH.WC.Y.0003.090114T1001Z-090115T0000Z/
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
401 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON THURSDAY...

SEVERAL REINFORCING SHOTS OF BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR...IN
COMBINATION WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE NORTHLAND THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET THIS EVENING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP
INTO THE 35 TO 50 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD AND LIFE-
THREATENING WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
MAY RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS. THE ELDERLY...YOUNG
CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS HAVE AN INCREASED
RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING PETS INDOORS AND
INSULATE EXTERIOR WALL PIPES.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL
EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES
WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MNZ010>012-018>021-141815-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
401 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY...

SEVERAL REINFORCING SHOTS OF BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR...IN
COMBINATION WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE NORTHLAND THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE 35 TO
45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET THIS EVENING...WIND
CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 40 TO 50 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE.

UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR
LESS...AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL SET IN IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER THAT PETS
AND LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY PROLONGED COLD SPELLS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD AND LIFE-THREATENING
WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OR TRAVEL...BE
SURE TO PACK A SURVIVAL KIT AND CELL PHONE. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE. COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. REMEMBER
TO BRING PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE EXTERIOR WALL PIPES.

$$

LONKA
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 141321 AAA
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
721 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...BITTER COLD AIR AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY...

MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-142130-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0003.090115T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0000Z/
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
721 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON THURSDAY...

SEVERAL REINFORCING SHOTS OF BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR...IN
COMBINATION WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE NORTHLAND THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET THIS EVENING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP
INTO THE 35 TO 50 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD AND LIFE-
THREATENING WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
MAY RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS. THE ELDERLY...
YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS HAVE AN
INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING PETS
INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL
EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES
WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MNZ010>012-018>021-142130-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
721 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON THURSDAY...

SEVERAL REINFORCING SHOTS OF BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR...IN
COMBINATION WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE NORTHLAND THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE 35
TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET THIS
EVENING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 40 TO 50 DEGREE BELOW
ZERO RANGE.

UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR
LESS...AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL SET IN IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. 

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD AND LIFE-THREATENING
WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OR TRAVEL...BE
SURE TO PACK A SURVIVAL KIT AND CELL PHONE. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE. COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.
REMEMBER TO BRING PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR
WALLS.

$$

LONKA
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 141710
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1110 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...BITTER COLD AIR AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY...

MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-142200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0003.090115T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0000Z/
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
1110 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST THURSDAY...

SEVERAL REINFORCING SHOTS OF BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR...IN
COMBINATION WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE NORTHLAND THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET THIS EVENING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP
INTO THE 35 TO 50 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD AND LIFE-
THREATENING WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
MAY RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS. THE ELDERLY...
YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS HAVE AN
INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING PETS
INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL
EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES
WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MNZ010>012-018>021-142200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
1110 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
THURSDAY...

SEVERAL REINFORCING SHOTS OF BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR...IN
COMBINATION WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE NORTHLAND THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE 35
TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET THIS
EVENING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 40 TO 50 DEGREE BELOW
ZERO RANGE.

UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR
LESS...AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL SET IN IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. 

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD AND LIFE-THREATENING
WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OR TRAVEL...BE
SURE TO PACK A SURVIVAL KIT AND CELL PHONE. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE. COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.
REMEMBER TO BRING PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR
WALLS.

$$

DAP
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 142153
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
353 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY FRIDAY
WITH SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF FROSTBITE...

MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-151030-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KDLH.WC.W.0003.090114T2153Z-090116T1800Z/
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
353 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY...AS ARCTIC AIR REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS
THE REGION. THE ARCTIC AIR...COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
AT TIMES...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 50 TO
60 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES DURING
THE DAY THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB SOMEWHAT TO 25 TO 40 BELOW
ZERO...BUT THEY SHOULD ONLY DO THAT FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS...BEFORE
DROPPING AGAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. 

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD AND LIFE-
THREATENING WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
MAY RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS. THE ELDERLY...
YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS HAVE AN
INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING PETS
INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

MNZ010>012-018>021-151030-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
353 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY...AS ARCTIC AIR REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS
THE REGION. THE ARCTIC AIR...COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
AT TIMES...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 50 TO
60 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES DURING
THE DAY THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB SOMEWHAT TO 25 TO 40 BELOW
ZERO...BUT THEY SHOULD ONLY DO THAT FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS...BEFORE
DROPPING AGAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. 

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD AND LIFE-
THREATENING WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
MAY RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS. THE ELDERLY...
YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS HAVE AN
INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING PETS
INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

DAP
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 150343
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
943 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY FRIDAY
WITH SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF FROSTBITE...

MNZ010>012-018>021-151200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
943 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY. ARCTIC AIR...COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH AT TIMES...WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 50 TO
60 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO DURING THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. EXPOSED
SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS.
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN
SUCH EXTREME COLD.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-151200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
943 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY. ARCTIC AIR...COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH AT TIMES...WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 40 TO
50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO DURING THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. EXPOSED
SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS.
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN
SUCH EXTREME COLD.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.


$$

BETTWY
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 151100
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
500 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH
SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF FROSTBITE...

MNZ010>012-018>021-151900-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
500 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY. ARCTIC AIR...COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 10 TO
15 MPH AT TIMES...WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 40 TO
50 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
CLIMB TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DROPPING
AGAIN INTO THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE THURSDAY EVENING. THE
COLDEST WIND CHILL READINGS WILL OCCUR IN THE ARROWHEAD
REGION...AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WHERE WINDS WILL BE
HIGHEST. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE
CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN IN SUCH EXTREME COLD.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-151900-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
500 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY. ARCTIC AIR...COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 10 TO
15 MPH AT TIMES...WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 40 TO
50 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
CLIMB TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DROPPING
AGAIN INTO THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE THURSDAY EVENING. THE
COLDEST WIND CHILL READINGS WILL OCCUR IN THE ARROWHEAD
REGION...AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WHERE WINDS WILL BE
HIGHEST. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE
CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN IN SUCH EXTREME COLD.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

LONKA
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 151654
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1054 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING
WITH SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF FROSTBITE...

MNZ010>012-018>021-152230-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
1054 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN INTO
THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT. THE COLDEST WIND CHILL
READINGS WILL OCCUR IN THE ARROWHEAD REGION...AS WELL AS AREAS
NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WHERE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST. EXPOSED SKIN CAN
FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR
DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN SUCH EXTREME
COLD.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-152230-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
1054 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN INTO
THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT. THE COLDEST WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL OCCUR NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WHERE WINDS WILL BE
HIGHEST. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE
CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN IN SUCH EXTREME COLD.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

GSF
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 152113
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
313 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING
WITH SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF FROSTBITE...

MNZ010>012-018>021-161100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
313 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AGAIN
PLUMMET INTO THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT...WITH SOME
LOCATIONS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 61 FROM
LITTLE MARAIS TO GRAND PORTAGE...WITH VALUES TO 55 BELOW. 

EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS.
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN
SUCH EXTREME COLD.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-161100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
313 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
AGAIN PLUMMET INTO THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT. 

EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS.
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN
SUCH EXTREME COLD.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

GSF
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 161050
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
450 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING...

MNZ010>012-018>021-161800-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
450 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 40 TO 50
BELOW ZERO RANGE THIS MORNING. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10
MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY
RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN SUCH EXTREME COLD.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AS A SOUTHERLY
BREEZE DEVELOPS...PUTTING AN END TO THE EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILLS.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-161800-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
450 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 40 TO 50
BELOW ZERO RANGE THIS MORNING. EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10
MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY
RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN SUCH EXTREME COLD.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AS A SOUTHERLY
BREEZE DEVELOPS...PUTTING AN END TO THE EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILLS.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

LONKA
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 161739
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1139 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

...WIND CHILLS HAVE CEASED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT DANGER...

.ARCTIC AIR REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. WIND SPEEDS AND DAYTIME WARMING HAVE
MITIGATED THE COLD SO THAT WIND CHILLS ARE NO LONGER A SIGNIFICANT
DANGER TO THOSE OUT DOORS. THEREFORE THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS
BEEN DISCONTINUED. ONE MUST STILL DRESS WARMLY TO GO OUTDOORS.

MNZ010>012-018>021-161845-
/O.EXP.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
1139 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

A DECREASE IN WINDSPEEDS AND DAYTIME WARMING HAS REMOVED THE
SIGNIFICANT DANGER FROM WIND CHILLS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

$$

MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-161845-
/O.EXP.KDLH.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
1139 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

A DECREASE IN WINDSPEEDS AND DAYTIME WARMING HAS REMOVED THE
SIGNIFICANT DANGER FROM WIND CHILLS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

$$

EOM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Jan 13, 3:04 PM CST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 3:04 PM CST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
304 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

.DISCUSSION...
CONCERN OVER NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILLS. A
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE BORDERLAND/ARROWHEAD
FOR TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY.

ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT THIS AFTRN TO CONVEY THREAT OF
PROLONGED EXTREME COLD AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE NORTHLAND WILL EXPERIENCE SEVERAL DAYS
OF WIDESPREAD SUB-ZERO DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES...AND OVERNIGHT
LOWS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. MODERATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30
BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON IN THE AFTERNOONS...WHILE PLUMMETING INTO
THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE FOR THE
OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES/WIND
CHILLS WILL BE FOUND IN THE BORDERLAND AND ARROWHEAD
REGION...WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES SOUTHWARD.

DEEP LONG WAVE TROUGH IS CURRENTLY CENTERED FROM HUDSON BAY...OVER
THE GRT LAKES...AND THROUGH THE CEN CONUS WITH THE 540 DAM 1000-500
MB THICKNESS EXTENDING ALL THE WAY TO TEXAS. A FAST MOVING SHORT
WAVE IN THE 50 KT NW FLOW AND SFC COLD FRONT WILL TRACK SE OVER
THE DAKOTAS AND ACROSS THE SW HALF OF MN INTO IOWA OVERNIGHT. THE
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SN WILL REMAIN TO THE W AND S OF THE
FA...WITH -SHSN CREEPING NWRD INTO THE KBRD TO KRZN AREA. SNOW
AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT FOR THIS AREA WILL BE A DUSTING TO A FEW TENTHS
OF AN INCH...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS SWRD. DECREASED CLOUD COVER AND
TEMPS IN THE NRN HALF OF FA OVERNIGHT...WITH MORE UNCERTAINTY IN
CLOUD COVER IN THE SRN ZONES ON THE NRN EDGE OF SN/LOW CLOUD.

ARCTIC 1045 MB SFC HIGH DROPS S-SE OVER NRN PLAINS/DAKOTAS IN WAKE
OF SHORT WAVE TONIGHT...SETTLING OVER THE MIDWEST WED
NIGHT/THURSDAY. MODELS IN AGREEMENT THAT LONG WAVE RIDGE BUILDS
W OVER THE CEN PLAINS FRI...BRINGING A STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONE AND
WARM UP THROUGH WEEKEND...AS WELL AS A CHC FOR SNOW.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS ACROSS NE
MN/NW WI OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE EXCEPTION COULD BE A
BRIEF VSBY/CIG RESTRICTION TO MVFR IN THE KBRD AREA OVERNIGHT. A
SYSTEM SLIDING THROUGH CENTRAL/SOUTHERN MINNESOTA COULD BRING SOME
LOWER CLOUDS TO THAT AREA. OTHER AREAS SHOULD SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
OR PERHAPS SOME SCATTERED MID CLOUDS.

&&

POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DLH -17  -3 -18  -7 /  10  10   0   0
INL -30  -9 -33 -13 /  10  10   0   0
BRD -11  -2 -27  -8 /  40  10   0   0
HYR -20   0 -23  -7 /  10  10  10   0
ASX -18   2 -17  -2 /  40  40  50  40

&&

.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

MN...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL ST.
     LOUIS-KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN
     ITASCA-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN
     LAKE/LAKESHORE.

WI...NONE.
LS...NONE.

GRANING/DAP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 5:15 AM CST, 9 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
515 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-141130-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
515 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCUR IN MOST OF NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING AND WIND
CHILL ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE NORTHLAND THROUGH NOON
TUESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

SNOW WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE OF IRON COUNTY EARLY
THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE
SIGNIFICANT...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN SOME LOCATIONS HAVE EXCEEDED
8 INCHES. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GENERATE LOCALIZED BLOWING
SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING.

LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE BRAINERD LAKES
REGION. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A SECOND SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY.
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES MAY DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN...AND CONTINUE
INTO THURSDAY. ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE CONFINED TO THE
SNOWBELT OF IRON AND ASHLAND COUNTY WISCONSIN.

SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY OR SATURDAY AS MILDER AIR TRIES TO
ENTER THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL SPOTTERS ARE REMINDED TO REPORT THEIR SNOWFALL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY PHONE OR E-SPOTTER.

LSZ121-140>148-141130-
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
515 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS MUCH
COLDER AIR MOVES ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR. BUILDING WAVES ARE EXPECTED
TO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR FROM PORT WING TO SAXON HARBOR. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT AS IT
MOVES ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WAVES MAY DEVELOP
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEHIND THE FRONT AS MUCH COLDER AIR CREATES
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS.

CANNON

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH (ALL LOWER CASE)

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 13, 12:20 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1220 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-140030-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA...
BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER...
GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN...
DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...
HURLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
1220 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE WEEK...

ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND HAZARDOUS
WIND CHILLS TO THE NORTHLAND THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES OF
25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO...FALLING INTO THE 40S TO 50S BELOW ZERO IN
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK. THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES WILL BE FOUND IN THE BORDERLAND AND ARROWHEAD
REGION...WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES SOUTHWARD...AND NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR.

IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OR TRAVEL THIS WEEK...BE SURE TO
PACK A SURVIVAL KIT AND CELL PHONE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...DO
NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE. COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. UNDER THESE
CONDITIONS...EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 15 MIN OR LESS AND
HYPOTHERMIA WILL SET IN IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THE
ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS HAVE
AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER THAT PETS AND
LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO EFFECTED BY PROLONGED COLD PERIODS.

GRANING

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Wind Chill Warnings in Minnesota, 2009Every wind chill warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.