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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI

January 14, 200920 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this wind chill warning at Jan 14, 2009, 3:41 AM CST for 20 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jan 14, 2009, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 42 hr. 12 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 14, 2009, 3:41 AM CST (09:41 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 14, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 16, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 15, 7:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -423 Nw Mineral Point, WIKMRJ
Jan 15, 8:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -42.5Middleton, WI
Jan 15, 8:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -387 Wnw Sheboygan, WIKSBM
Jan 15, 8:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -372 Wsw Fond Du Lac, WIKFLD
Jan 15, 8:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -353 Ene West Bend, WIKETB
Jan 16, 2:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -412 Wsw Monroe, WIKEFT
Jan 16, 4:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -416 Wnw Spring Green, WIKLNR
Jan 16, 5:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -372 Wnw Burlington, WIKBUU
Jan 16, 6:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -381 N Juneau, WIKUNU
Jan 16, 6:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -364 Ssw Janesville, WIKJVL
Jan 16, 8:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -416 W Kenosha, WIKENW
Jan 16, 8:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -372 Nw Racine, WIKRAC

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 157 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2009-01-14Temperature 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2009-01-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1265 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 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 KMKX 140941
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
341 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.ALTHOUGH FRIGID AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS WISCONSIN...A
REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH
THE BITTER COLD CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF THE COLD
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS
TONIGHT...IOWA ON THURSDAY...AND MISSOURI THURSDAY NIGHT
BEFORE REACHING MID TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY.

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-141800-
/O.UPG.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.090115T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.WC.W.0001.090115T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
341 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PUSH INTO THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...SENDING VERY
COLD AIR SOUTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ARE THE COLDEST OBSERVED OVER SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN IN 13 YEARS.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW 20S
BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AROUND 18 BELOW
OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND AROUND 13 BELOW NEAR THE LAKE.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 35 TO 45 BELOW.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO EVEN REACH 5
BELOW...DESPITE SUNSHINE. CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 30 BELOW THROUGHOUT
MUCH OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET
INTO THE 20S BELOW MOST PLACES...EXCEPT TEENS BELOW NEAR THE LAKE.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY MAY REACH 30 BELOW.
WIND CHILLS WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RISE ABOVE ZERO LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AS WARMER AIR SURGES NORTH...ENDING THE DANGEROUS COLD WAVE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10
MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE CHANGED
FOR DRY ONES.

$$

BORGHOFF
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 141549
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
949 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND SET UP OVER FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
TODAY...
...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND SET UP ALONG THE LONG AXIS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN THIS MORNING. A PORTION OF THAT BAND WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
SNOW NEAR THE LAKE SHORE BETWEEN WIND POINT AND KENOSHA HARBOR.

ALTHOUGH FRIGID AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS WISCONSIN...A
REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH THE
BITTER COLD CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF THE COLD HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...
IOWA ON THURSDAY...AND MISSOURI THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE REACHING
MID TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY.

WIZ071-072-150000-
/O.NEW.KMKX.LE.W.0001.090114T1549Z-090114T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.090115T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RACINE...KENOSHA
949 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND SET UP ALONG THE LONG AXIS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN THIS MORNING. A PORTION OF THAT BAND WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
SNOW NEAR THE LAKE SHORE BETWEEN WIND POINT AND KENOSHA HARBOR.
SNOW RATES MAY EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. OVER 4 INCHES OF
SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN EASTERN RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES.
LOOK FOR TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES BY MID
AFTERNOON. THE FAR WEST PART OF THE COUNTIES SHOULD SEE 3 TO 4
INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO
THE SNOW...GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES
DOWN TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PUSH INTO THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...SENDING VERY
COLD AIR SOUTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ARE THE COLDEST OBSERVED OVER SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN IN 13 YEARS.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 18
BELOW ZERO OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND AROUND 13 BELOW NEAR
THE LAKE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 TO 40 BELOW.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO EVEN REACH
ZERO DEGREES...DESPITE SUNSHINE. CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 30 BELOW
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET
INTO THE 20S BELOW MOST PLACES...EXCEPT TEENS BELOW NEAR THE
LAKE. WIND CHILLS WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW.

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RISE ABOVE ZERO LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AS WARMER AIR SURGES NORTH...ENDING THE DANGEROUS COLD WAVE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>070-150000-
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.090115T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA
949 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PUSH INTO THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...SENDING VERY
COLD AIR SOUTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ARE THE COLDEST OBSERVED OVER SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN IN 13 YEARS.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW 20S
BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AROUND 18 BELOW
OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND AROUND 13 BELOW NEAR THE LAKE.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 35 TO 45 BELOW.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO EVEN REACH
5 BELOW...DESPITE SUNSHINE. CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 30 BELOW
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET
INTO THE 20S BELOW MOST PLACES...EXCEPT TEENS BELOW NEAR THE
LAKE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY MAY REACH
30 BELOW. WIND CHILLS WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RISE ABOVE ZERO LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AS WARMER AIR SURGES NORTH...ENDING THE DANGEROUS COLD WAVE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

$$

MRC
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 141727 AAA
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1127 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND SET UP OVER FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
TODAY... 
...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND SET UP ALONG THE LONG AXIS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN THIS MORNING. A PORTION OF THAT BAND WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
SNOW NEAR THE LAKE SHORE BETWEEN WIND POINT AND KENOSHA HARBOR.

ALTHOUGH FRIGID AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS WISCONSIN...A
REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH THE
BITTER COLD CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF THE COLD HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...
IOWA ON THURSDAY...AND MISSOURI THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE REACHING
MID TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY.

WIZ071-072-150130-
/O.CON.KMKX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090114T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.090115T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RACINE...KENOSHA
1127 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND SET UP ALONG THE LONG AXIS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN THIS MORNING. A PORTION OF THAT BAND HAS DRIFTED ONSHORE
AND WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW NEAR THE LAKE SHORE THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE EAST OF I-94 BETWEEN
RACINE AND KENOSHA. SNOW RATES MAY EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR AT
TIMES. 

THE FIRST BAND ALONG AND SOUTH OF HWY 50 TO THE ILLINOIS
BORDER WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH 200 PM CST. A SECOND SNOW BAND
MAY COME ONSHORE NEAR RACINE AND PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW EAST OF I-94
THROUGH 300 PM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW BAND. THE FAR WEST PART
OF THE COUNTIES COULD SEE UP TO 1 ADDITIONAL INCH BY THE TIME THE
SNOW ENDS THIS AFTERNOON. 

LOOK FOR TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES BY MID
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE
BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES.

AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PUSH INTO THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...SENDING VERY
COLD AIR SOUTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ARE THE COLDEST OBSERVED OVER SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN IN 13 YEARS.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 18 BELOW
ZERO OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND AROUND 13 BELOW NEAR THE
LAKE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 TO 40 BELOW.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO EVEN REACH ZERO
DEGREES...DESPITE SUNSHINE. CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 30 BELOW
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET
INTO THE 20S BELOW MOST PLACES...EXCEPT TEENS BELOW NEAR THE
LAKE. WIND CHILLS WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW.

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RISE ABOVE ZERO LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AS WARMER AIR SURGES NORTH...ENDING THE DANGEROUS COLD WAVE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>070-150130-
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.090115T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA
1127 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PUSH INTO THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...SENDING VERY
COLD AIR SOUTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ARE THE COLDEST OBSERVED OVER SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN IN 13 YEARS.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW 20S
BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AROUND 18 BELOW
OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND AROUND 13 BELOW NEAR THE LAKE.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 35 TO 45 BELOW.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO EVEN REACH
5 BELOW...DESPITE SUNSHINE. CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 30 BELOW
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET
INTO THE 20S BELOW MOST PLACES...EXCEPT TEENS BELOW NEAR THE
LAKE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY MAY REACH
30 BELOW. WIND CHILLS WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RISE ABOVE ZERO LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AS WARMER AIR SURGES NORTH...ENDING THE DANGEROUS COLD WAVE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

$$

MRC/MBK
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 141901
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
101 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND THAT PRODUCED HEAVY SNOW NEAR THE LAKE
SHORE BETWEEN WIND POINT AND KENOSHA HARBOR HAS MOVED OFF SHORE.
THEREFORE...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

ALTHOUGH FRIGID AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS WISCONSIN...A
REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH THE
BITTER COLD CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF THE COLD HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...
IOWA ON THURSDAY...AND MISSOURI THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE REACHING
MID TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY.

WIZ071-072-150315-
/O.CAN.KMKX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090114T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.090115T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RACINE...KENOSHA
101 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND THAT PRODUCED HEAVY SNOW NEAR THE LAKE
SHORE BETWEEN WIND POINT AND WINTHROP HARBOR HAS MOVED OFF SHORE.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD BRIEFLY CLIP THE SHORELINE
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT NO MORE THAN ONE INCH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PUSH INTO THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...SENDING VERY
COLD AIR SOUTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ARE THE COLDEST OBSERVED OVER SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN IN 13 YEARS.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 18 BELOW
ZERO OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND AROUND 13 BELOW NEAR THE
LAKE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 TO 40 BELOW.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO EVEN REACH ZERO
DEGREES...DESPITE SUNSHINE. CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 30 BELOW
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET
INTO THE 20S BELOW MOST PLACES...EXCEPT TEENS BELOW NEAR THE
LAKE. WIND CHILLS WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW.

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RISE ABOVE ZERO LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AS WARMER AIR SURGES NORTH...ENDING THE DANGEROUS COLD WAVE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

$$

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>070-150315-
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.090115T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA
101 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PUSH INTO THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...SENDING VERY
COLD AIR SOUTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ARE THE COLDEST OBSERVED OVER SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN IN 13 YEARS.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW 20S
BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AROUND 18 BELOW
OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND AROUND 13 BELOW NEAR THE LAKE.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 35 TO 45 BELOW.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO EVEN REACH
5 BELOW...DESPITE SUNSHINE. CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 30 BELOW
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET
INTO THE 20S BELOW MOST PLACES...EXCEPT TEENS BELOW NEAR THE
LAKE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY MAY REACH
30 BELOW. WIND CHILLS WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RISE ABOVE ZERO LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AS WARMER AIR SURGES NORTH...ENDING THE DANGEROUS COLD WAVE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

$$

MRC/MBK
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 142141
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
341 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.ALTHOUGH FRIGID AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS WISCONSIN...A
REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH THE
BITTER COLD CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF THE COLD HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...
IOWA ON THURSDAY...AND MISSOURI THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE REACHING MID
TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY.

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-150545-
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.090115T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
341 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

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

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

AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PUSH INTO THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...SENDING VERY
COLD AIR SOUTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ARE THE COLDEST OBSERVED OVER SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN IN 13 YEARS.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW 20S
BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AROUND 18 BELOW
OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND AROUND 13 BELOW NEAR THE LAKE.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 35 TO 45 BELOW.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO EVEN REACH
5 BELOW...DESPITE SUNSHINE. CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 30 BELOW
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET
INTO THE 20S BELOW MOST PLACES...EXCEPT TEENS BELOW NEAR THE
LAKE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY MAY REACH
30 BELOW. WIND CHILLS WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RISE ABOVE ZERO LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AS WARMER AIR SURGES NORTH...ENDING THE DANGEROUS COLD WAVE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

$$

MRC/MBK
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 150302
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
902 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.THOUGH DELAYED A FEW HOURS...A REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR
WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH THE
BITTER COLD CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF THE COLD HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS
TONIGHT... IOWA ON THURSDAY...AND MISSOURI THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE
REACHING THE MID TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY.

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-151115-
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
902 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

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

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

AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PUSH INTO THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT...SENDING VERY
COLD AIR SOUTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ARE THE COLDEST OBSERVED OVER SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN IN 13 YEARS.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW 20S
BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AROUND 18 BELOW
OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND AROUND 13 BELOW NEAR THE LAKE.
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 35 TO 40 BELOW.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO EVEN REACH
5 BELOW...DESPITE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 30
BELOW THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET
INTO THE 20S BELOW ZERO IN MOST PLACES...EXCEPT TEENS BELOW ZERO
NEAR THE LAKE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY MAY
REACH 30 BELOW. WIND CHILLS WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM 35 BELOW TO 45
BELOW.

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RISE ABOVE ZERO LATE FRIDAY MORNING
AS WARMER AIR SURGES NORTH...ENDING THE DANGEROUS COLD WAVE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

$$

REM
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 150945
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
345 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF
THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS IOWA
TODAY AND MISSOURI TONIGHT...BEFORE REACHING THE MID TO LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY. 

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-151800-
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
345 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. 

HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 3 TO 5 BELOW...
DESPITE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10
TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 30 BELOW
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR TONIGHT. CLEAR
SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET INTO
THE 20S BELOW ZERO IN MOST PLACES...EXCEPT AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO
NEAR THE LAKE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY MAY
REACH 30 BELOW. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RISE ABOVE ZERO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS
WARMER AIR BEGINS TO SURGE NORTH. WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE TO
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AFTER THE WIND CHILL WARNING
EXPIRES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

$$

BORGHOFF
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 151756
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1156 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF
THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS IOWA
TODAY AND MISSOURI TONIGHT...BEFORE REACHING THE MID MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY.

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-160200-
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
1156 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. 

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO TODAY...DESPITE PLENTY
OF SUNSHINE...AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN...MANY LOCATIONS WILL NOT
EVEN MAKE IT TO 5 BELOW FOR HIGHS. CONTINUED BREEZY NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH. WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 30
BELOW THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR TONIGHT. CLEAR
SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET INTO
THE 20S BELOW ZERO IN MOST PLACES...EXCEPT AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO
NEAR THE LAKE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY MAY
APPROACH 30 BELOW. WIND CHILLS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 35 BELOW
TO 40 BELOW.

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY RISE ABOVE ZERO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS
WARMER AIR BEGINS TO SURGE NORTH. WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE TO
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AFTER THE WIND CHILL
WARNING EXPIRES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

$$
FRANKS
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 152119
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
319 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF
THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE
NORTHERN PLAINS INTO WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT WITH DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST WINDS AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL
IMPROVE THE WIND CHILLS...ALTHOUGH THE WIND CHILLS WILL STILL
REMAIN BELOW ZERO.

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-160530-
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
319 PM 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. 

BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY FALL TO 10
BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE FRIDAY OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
AND 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 28 BELOW TO 38 BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

$$

GEHRING
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 160258
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
857 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF
THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS IOWA INTO
NORTH MISSOURI AND REACH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BY MORNING. 

BRISK WEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW
ZERO OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND READINGS 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW
ZERO ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT...WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST WINDS AND
SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL IMPROVE THE BITTER COLD CONDITIONS
...THOUGH WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-161100-
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
857 PM 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. 

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY FALL TO 10 BELOW TO 20
BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE FRIDAY OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN AND 15 BELOW
TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CREATE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 28 BELOW TO 38 BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

$$

REM
000 
WWUS43 KMKX 161008
WSWMKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
408 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

...BITTER COLD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TODAY. THE CENTER OF THE
COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE
AREA TODAY.

BRISK WEST WINDS WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME SOUTHWEST TODAY. BELOW
ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOWLY RISING DURING THE MORNING AS
WELL. DESPITE THESE CONDITIONS...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL STILL
REACH 35 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THIS MORNING.

AS THE HIGH MOVES SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST WINDS AND
SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL IMPROVE THE BITTER COLD
CONDITIONS...THOUGH WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-161800-
/O.CON.KMKX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
408 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

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

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

WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME SOUTHWEST TODAY.
BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOWLY RISING DURING THE MORNING
AS WELL. DESPITE THESE CONDITIONS...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL STILL
REACH 35 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THIS MORNING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE...AND COULD LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND
COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS
10 MINUTES. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE
CHANGED FOR DRY ONES.

$$
WOOD/HENTZ

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 Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Jan 14, 3:23 AM CST, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 3:23 AM CST, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
323 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

.DISCUSSION...FORECAST FOCUS ON BRUTAL COLD FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.SYNOPSIS...OMINOUS DIGGING TROUGH CLEARLY EVIDENT ON IR IMAGERY
HAS ITS EYES SQUARE ON SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FOR LATER TODAY. MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN CANADA IS ENGULFED WITH VALUES OF -35 TO -40C
ON IR. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING BEFORE A PERIOD OF BRUTAL
COLD TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES SINCE 1996.

.TODAY...CLIPPER SYSTEM RACING EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA EARLY
THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD SRN WI.
VISIBILITIES REMAIN RATHER DECENT...AVERAGING BETWEEN 1 AND 2
MILES. MOISTURE IS MINIMAL AS ONE WOULD EXPECT LOOKING AT
TEMPERATURES HOVERING NEAR ZERO. MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS IS REALLY
THE ONLY FACTOR SUSTAINING THE SNOW AND THIS WILL SLIDE EAST
DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE BEST FORCING IS SLIDING SOUTHEAST ACROSS
WESTERN ILLINOIS. EXPECT THE SNOW TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM
WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING...WITH SOME SNOW HANGING AROUND IN THE
SOUTHEAST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON DUE TO A COMBO OF POSSIBLE LAKE
EFFECT AND SYNOPTIC CONTRIBUTIONS. INTERESTINGLY...THE LOCAL WRF4G
MODEL SHOWS A MESO LOW DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS
MORNING...WHICH CAUSES A SPIRAL BAND OF SNOW TO BRUSH THE
LAKESHORE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. WILL LEAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW
NEAR THE LAKESHORE GOING THROUGH AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
COULD REACH 2 INCHES NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER.

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...THE REAL COLD WILL BEGIN TO
ARRIVE EARLY THIS EVENING. 08Z OBS INDICATE WIDESPREAD -20 TO -30F
TEMPS ACROSS CANADA. UNFORTUNATELY...THIS AIR WILL NOT MODIFY
MUCH AS IT BLEEDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. IT SEEMS 925 MB TEMPS GET
COLDER AND COLDER WITH EACH MODEL RUN...AND THEY NOW AVERAGE
-24C...WITH THE NEW NAM SHOWING ALMOST -27C LATE TONIGHT. THIS
WILL YIELD LOWS NEAR -20F MOST PLACES WITH MODIFICATION ALONG THE
LAKESHORE...ALTHOUGH A WEST WIND WILL KEEP EVEN THOSE AREAS COLDER
THAN THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AS A
1048 MB HIGH BUILDS INTO THE DAKOTAS. THIS SPELLS DISASTER FOR
WIND CHILLS. WIND CHILLS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DROP TO NEAR -40F
TONIGHT...WITH SOMEWHAT MODIFIED VALUES ON THE LAKESHORE.

THURSDAY...CAA CONTINUES. 2 METER TEMPS REFUSE TO RISE ABOVE
-7F...AND I TEND TO AGREE WITH THIS GIVEN THE TEMPS ALOFT. DESPITE
SUNSHINE...IT WOULD BE HARD TO BELIEVE THE SURFACE LAYER WOULD BE
ABLE TO WARM AS MUCH AS BUFKIT INDICATES WITH FRESH SNOW COVER.
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

THURSDAY NIGHT WILL PROBABLY BE THE COLDEST NIGHT IN OVER A
DECADE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI...BRINGING THE
RIDGE AXIS OVER SC WI BY 12Z FRI. WITH THE ALREADY VERY COLD
START...I DON/T SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH REACHING THE LOW TO MID -20S
FOR LOWS FRIDAY MORNING. LONE ROCK WILL LIKELY REACH THE -30S.
EVEN MET MOS HAS LNR AT -29.

AFTER MUCH COLLABORATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES...WILL UPGRADE
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY TO A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE CWA
FROM 00Z THIS EVENING TO 18Z FRIDAY. WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA
/-35F/ WILL PROBABLY NOT BE MET FOR A PERIOD THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
BUT IT WILL STILL BE DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH THE DAY. IT ISN/T
WORTH DROPPING THE WARNING EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND REISSUING
ANOTHER WARNING FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.

.THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS QUICKLY AS THE COLD
CAME...THAT/S HOW QUICK IT WILL LEAVE. SOUTHWEST WINDS LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT WILL BRING MUCH MILDER CONDITIONS BY COMPARISON. A CLIPPER
SYSTEM MAY DIVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY...SO
RAISED SNOW CHANCES A TAD.

&&

.AVIATION...IFR VISIBILITIES IN SNOW OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS
MORNING AS LOW MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO THE OHIO RIVER
VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM WILL BE LAKE
ENHANCEMENT POTENTIAL.  LOCAL WRF MESO MODELS BASED ON GFS HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPING A MESO LOW OVER LAKE MICHIGAN.  PLACEMENT WAS OVER
WESTERN LAKE MICHIGAN OFF MILWAUKEE...BUT LATEST RUN PUTS IT MORE
OVER EASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN.  NEW NAM ALSO PRODUCES MESO LOW TO THE
EAST.  MESO LOW DROPS SOUTH.  MAIN DIFFERENCE IS WITH EASTERN
LOCATION...LAKE SNOW BANDS WOULD BE OVER THE LAKE...WHILE A MORE
WESTERLY LOCATION COULD PULL LAKE BAND INTO AREAS SOUTH OF
MILWAUKEE.  VFR CIGS BY TONIGHT WITH STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION.

&&

.MARINE...ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
TO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM WILL
BE LAKE  ENHANCEMENT POTENTIAL.  A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WILL
ALSO BE ISSUED FROM WED NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO VERY
COLD TEMPERATURES AND ELEVATED NORTHWEST WINDS. WAVES HIGHEST TOWARD
OPEN WATER WHERE FREEZING SPRAY WILL BE MOST LIKELY.

&&

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY
     FOR WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072.

LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CST
     THURSDAY FOR LMZ643>646.

     HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     MORNING FOR LMZ643>646.

&&

SHORT/LONG TERM...BORGHOFF
AVIATION/MARINE...HENTZ
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 5:59 PM CST, 9 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
559 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-150000-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
559 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ANOTHER ALBERTA CLIPPER TYPE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT
SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE REGION TONIGHT...WHICH COULD MAKE ROADS SLICK
AND HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

BRISK AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING LOW
WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT. WIND CHILLS MAY DROP TO 35 BELOW BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
WHILE THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT...VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOWS FROM 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW
ZERO OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

LMZ643>646-150000-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
559 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PREVAIL IN THE WAKE
OF A DEPARTING LOW ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH WAVES AND HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN FRIDAY.

REM
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 14, 3:34 AM CSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningMKX36 hr
Jan 14, 9:49 AM CSTLake Effect Snow WarningMKXKenosha, Racine3 hr
Jan 14, 10:18 AM CSTMarine Weather StatementMKX3 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.