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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Green Bay, WI

December 11, 20107 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this blizzard warning at Dec 11, 2010, 3:38 PM CST for 7 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 26 hr. 34 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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

The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2010, 3:38 PM CST (21:38 UTC)
Expired
Dec 12, 2010, 6:00 PM CST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Brown County, WI, Calumet County, WI, Door County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI, Outagamie County, WI, Winnebago County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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
Dec 11, 3:46 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 04 Ne New London, WIFREEZING RAIN DURING THE PAST HALF HOUR.
Dec 11, 7:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3.8Appleton, WI
Dec 11, 7:10 PM CSTSNOW 2Sturgeon Bay, WI
Dec 11, 7:20 PM CSTSNOW 2.5Green Bay, WI
Dec 11, 7:25 PM CSTSNOW 2Suamico, WI
Dec 11, 7:35 PM CSTSNOW 2Two Rivers, WI
Dec 11, 7:41 PM CSTSNOW 2.33 Ese De Pere, WI
Dec 11, 8:10 PM CSTSNOW 3Bellevue, WI
Dec 11, 8:24 PM CSTSNOW 2.82 Ne Green Bay, WI
Dec 11, 8:35 PM CSTSNOW 4.1Darboy, WI
Dec 11, 8:45 PM CSTSNOW 3.7Green Bay, WICONSIDERABLE DRIFTING
Dec 11, 8:54 PM CSTSNOW 3.5Oshkosh, WI
Dec 11, 9:10 PM CSTSNOW 41 Ne Green Bay, WI
Dec 11, 9:10 PM CSTSNOW 5Green Bay, WI
Dec 11, 9:35 PM CSTSNOW 4Chilton, WI
Dec 11, 9:45 PM CSTSNOW 3Sturgeon Bay, WIGEORGIA STREET IN STURGEON BAY.
Dec 11, 9:48 PM CSTSNOW 3.2Suamico, WI
Dec 11, 9:55 PM CSTSNOW 5.5Appleton, WI
Dec 11, 9:56 PM CSTSNOW 3Sturgeon Bay, WICOUNTY ROAD TT IN STURGEON BAY.
Dec 11, 10:38 PM CSTSNOW 5Kiel, WIRELAYED BY WBAY-TV
Dec 11, 11:07 PM CSTBLIZZARDGreen Bay, WIBLIZZARD CRITERIA MET AT NWS GRB
Dec 11, 11:10 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6Green Bay, WI
Dec 12, 12:05 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6.5Green Bay, WI
Dec 12, 7:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 7Chilton, WI
Dec 12, 7:03 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 103 Ese De Pere, WI4 FT DRIFTS
Dec 12, 9:15 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 11Oshkosh, WI30 INCH DRIFTS
Dec 12, 10:00 AM CSTSNOW 98 Se Green Bay, WICORNER OF COUNTY ROADS T AND JJ.
Dec 12, 11:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 12.3Oshkosh, WI
Dec 12, 12:00 PM CSTSNOW 9Green Bay, WITOTALS MOSTLY IN THE 9 TO 10 INCH RANGE AWAY FROM DRIFTS. SNOW DEPTH IS NOW 10 INCHES.
Dec 12, 12:01 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 10Green Bay, WI
Dec 12, 2:45 PM CSTSNOW 9.91 N Darboy, WISTORM TOTAL.
Dec 12, 3:25 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 11.1Appleton, WISTORM TOTAL
Dec 12, 4:30 PM CSTSNOW 9.5Green Bay, WIESTIMATED 9 TO 10 INCHES. LOCATION WAS GRAND AND TOWNLINE ROAD.
Dec 12, 4:30 PM CSTSNOW 10Little Chute, WICOUNTY ROAD N AND HIGHWAY 41.

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 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 17 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 12:00Z on 2010-12-11Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2010-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 240 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
619 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
240 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
400 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.

910 
WWUS43 KGRB 112138
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
338 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT OVER EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...

.HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. LATER TONIGHT AS
SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH FROM THE WEST...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
INCREASE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE
AREA.

THE WIND AND SNOW WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WIZ022-038>040-048>050-120545-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.101211T2138Z-101213T0000Z/
DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
338 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM CST SUNDAY. 

* SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH SOME SLEET...RAIN OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
  EARLY BUT WILL BECOME ALL SNOW AND HEAVY AT TIMES. LATE TONIGHT
  INTO SUNDAY...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
  DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
  MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO
  SUNDAY.

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. NON-
  ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT TRAVEL.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

WIZ005-010>012-018-019-030-035>037-045-120545-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T1800Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MARATHON-WOOD-
PORTAGE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...
WAUTOMA
338 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  SHOULD FALL DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
  MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL
  WISCONSIN AND LESSER AMOUNTS FAR NORTH.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO 
  SUNDAY. 

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. NON- 
  ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS 
  PASSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST
WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ013-020-021-031-073-074-120545-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/
NORTHERN MARINETTE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SHAWANO-
SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KESHENA...CRIVITZ
338 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 
UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY.

* SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH SOME SLEET EARLY BUT WILL BECOME HEAVY
  THIS EVENING. 

* A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO 
  SUNDAY. 

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. NON- 
  ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS 
  PASSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST
WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

TH/MG
7 follow-up statements
924 
WWUS43 KGRB 120113
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
713 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE
AREA TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW TONIGHT WILL FALL IN EAST-CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...WITH THE SNOW GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE.

THE WIND AND SNOW WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WIZ022-038>040-048>050-120915-
/O.CON.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/
DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
713 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL START TO
  TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL
  CONTINUE AND PRODUCE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. 

* A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
  MORNING. 

* WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. GUSTS TO
  NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE LAKE AND BAY.

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT TRAVEL.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

WIZ005-010>012-018-019-030-035>037-045-120915-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T1800Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MARATHON-WOOD-
PORTAGE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...
WAUTOMA
713 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT WILL SLOWLY
  DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE TO GENERATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO
  SUNDAY.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN NORTH-
  CENTRAL WISCONSIN...TO 10 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN. 

* WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. GUSTS TO
  NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SHOULD
  BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST
WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ013-020-021-031-073-074-120915-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/
NORTHERN MARINETTE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SHAWANO-
SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KESHENA...CRIVITZ
713 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT WILL SLOWLY
  DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
  GENERATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WELL INTO SUNDAY.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...AND
  POSSIBLY A BIT HIGHER IN SHAWANO AND MENOMINEE COUNTIES. 

* WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. GUSTS TO
  NEAR 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SHOULD
  BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST
WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

JS
241 
WWUS43 KGRB 120532
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1132 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN
INTO SUNDAY...

.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE
AREA OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW TONIGHT WILL FALL IN EAST-
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH THE SNOW GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE.

THE WIND AND SNOW WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WIZ022-038>040-048>050-121130-
/O.CON.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/
DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
1132 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL START TO 
  TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL 
  CONTINUE AND PRODUCE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. 

* A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. GUSTS 
  TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE LAKE AND BAY. 

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL 
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT TRAVEL.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

WIZ005-010>012-018-019-030-035>037-045-121130-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T1800Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MARATHON-WOOD-
PORTAGE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...
WAUTOMA
1132 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. 

* SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE TO GENERATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO
  SUNDAY.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN NORTH- 
  CENTRAL WISCONSIN...TO 10 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL 
  WISCONSIN. 

* WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. GUSTS 
  TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL 
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST
WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ013-020-021-031-073-074-121130-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/
NORTHERN MARINETTE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SHAWANO-
SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KESHENA...CRIVITZ
1132 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH LATE. BUT STRONG
  NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WELL INTO SUNDAY.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...AND 
  POSSIBLY A BIT HIGHER IN SHAWANO AND MENOMINEE COUNTIES. 

* WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. GUSTS 
  TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL 
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST
WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

JS
373 
WWUS43 KGRB 121104
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
504 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN
THIS MORNING...

.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL GRADUALLY PULL AWAY FROM THE REGION
TODAY...BUT LINGERING SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS...AND BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.

THE WIND AND SNOW WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS
TONIGHT.

WIZ022-038>040-048>050-121800-
/O.CON.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/
DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
504 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF
  8 TO 12 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED BY MIDDAY TODAY.

* WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  TODAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
  PRODUCE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST
  THIS MORNING.

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW
  WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL 
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT TRAVEL.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

WIZ005-010>012-018-019-030-035>037-045-121800-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T1800Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MARATHON-WOOD-
PORTAGE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...
WAUTOMA
504 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY.

* SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
  OF AN INCH OR LESS IN MOST PLACES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD
  RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...TO 10 TO
  16 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

* WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
  THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING.

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW
  WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SHOULD
  BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF
  TRANSPORTATION REPORTS THAT SEVERAL HIGHWAYS IN NORTH CENTRAL
  AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN ARE IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 45 FROM
  CLINTONVILLE TO EAGLE RIVER...HIGHWAY 10 FROM FREMONT TO
  STEVENS POINT...HIGHWAY 29 FROM WITTENBERG TO WAUSAU...AND
  HIGHWAY 51 FROM WAUSAU TO MERRILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST
WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ013-020-021-031-073-074-121800-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/
NORTHERN MARINETTE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SHAWANO-
SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KESHENA...CRIVITZ
504 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
  OF AROUND AN INCH EXPECTED IN MOST PLACES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
  SHOULD RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES IN MOST OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN.

* WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE
  STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW
  WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL 
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST
WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$
KIECKBUSCH
620 
WWUS43 KGRB 121733
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1133 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WINTER STORM AFFECTS CONTINUING OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

.EVEN THOUGH ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED OR DIMINISHED...GUSTY
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DRIFTING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY EAST TO WEST
ROADWAYS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AND THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES.

THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUSLY LOW
WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

WIZ005-010>012-018-121845-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T1800Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK
1133 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY EAST TO WEST RURAL ROADWAYS. 

$$

WIZ013-019>021-030-031-035>037-045-073-074-122000-
/O.EXT.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T2000Z/
NORTHERN MARINETTE-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-
SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-
SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...WAUTOMA...CRIVITZ
1133 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR BLOWING SNOW UNTIL
2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW HAS ENDED...HOWEVER NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS WILL ESPECIALLY BE IMPACTED
  THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS TONIGHT. 

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SHOULD
  BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST
WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ022-038>040-048>050-130000-
/O.CON.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/
DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
1133 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF TODAY HOWEVER WINDS OF 25 TO 35
  MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THE
  AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
  PRODUCE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.  

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SHOULD
  BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT TRAVEL.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

TH
161 
WWUS43 KGRB 122013
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
213 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

.EVEN THOUGH ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED OR DIMINISHED...GUSTY
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DRIFTING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY EAST TO WEST
ROADWAYS. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR
THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. ALL SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTS OVER EAST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN ARE REPORTING NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN RURAL
AREAS.

THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUSLY LOW
WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

WIZ031-037-045-073-074-130030-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0010.101212T2013Z-101213T1600Z/
SHAWANO-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUTOMA...CRIVITZ
213 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY EAST WEST ROADS. 

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW
  WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING RANGING FROM 20 TO 25
  BELOW. 

* WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN PRODUCE FROST BITE IN 20 MINUTES.

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL 
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. SNOW MAY
DRIFT OVER ROADS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

WIZ013-019>021-030-035-036-130030-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.WC.Y.0003.101213T0000Z-101213T1600Z/
NORTHERN MARINETTE-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-
WOOD-PORTAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT
213 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* THE COMBINED STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE
  SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO WILL CREATE LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES
  FROM MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 THROUGH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE IN 20 MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

WIZ022-038>040-048>050-130000-
/O.CON.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/
DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
213 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* WHILE SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST FOR THE REST OF
  AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL 
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT TRAVEL.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

WIZ005-130030-
/O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0010.101212T2013Z-101213T2000Z/
VILAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER
213 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 PM CST MONDAY.

* BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST VILAS
  COUNTY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. 

* THE COMBINED STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE
  SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO WILL CREATE LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES
  FROM MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 THROUGH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN PRODUCE FROST BITE IN 20 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

WIZ010>012-018-130030-
/O.NEW.KGRB.WC.Y.0003.101213T0000Z-101213T1600Z/
ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...TOMAHAWK
213 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* THE COMBINED STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE
  SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO WILL CREATE LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES
  FROM MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 THROUGH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN PRODUCE FROST BITE IN 20 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING OUTDOORS...
MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

TH
401 
WWUS43 KGRB 122224
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
424 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...

.EVEN THOUGH ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED OR DIMINISHED...GUSTY
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ROADWAYS. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR
THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. ALL SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTS OVER EAST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN ARE REPORTING NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN RURAL
AREAS.

THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUSLY LOW
WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

WIZ022-038>040-048>050-130000-
/O.CON.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/
DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
424 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* WHILE SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
  BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL 
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT TRAVEL.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

WIZ031-037-045-073-074-130630-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-101213T1600Z/
SHAWANO-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUTOMA...CRIVITZ
424 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
  ROADS.

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW 
  WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 
  BELOW. 

* WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN PRODUCE FROST BITE IN 20 MINUTES.

* TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA IS DANGEROUS. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL 
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. SNOW MAY DRIFT OVER ROADS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

WIZ005-130630-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-101213T2000Z/
VILAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER
424 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST
MONDAY. 

* BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST VILAS 
  COUNTY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. 

* THE COMBINED STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 
  SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO WILL CREATE LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES 
  FROM MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 THROUGH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN PRODUCE FROST BITE IN 20 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

WIZ010>013-018>021-030-035-036-130630-
/O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0003.101213T0000Z-101213T1600Z/
ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-WOOD-PORTAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...TOMAHAWK...
ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT
424 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. 

* THE COMBINED STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 
  SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO WILL CREATE LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES 
  FROM MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 THROUGH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE IN 20 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

TH
837 
WWUS43 KGRB 122357
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
557 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...COLD AIR BECOMING ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION AS WINTER STORM
SLOWLY LOSES GRIP ON THE STATE...

.THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE
AREA EARLIER IN THE WEEKEND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PULL AWAY FROM
THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS...AND THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL
VERY GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. BUT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL COMBINE
WITH THE WIND TO DRIVE WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY MORNING.

WIZ022-038>040-048>050-130800-
/O.EXP.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KGRB.WW.Y.0010.101213T0000Z-101213T1600Z/
DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
557 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS ...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. 

* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER TRAVEL
  OVERNIGHT. EAST-WEST ROADS IN RURAL ROADS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADDITIONAL DRIFTING.

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS TO
  AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN PRODUCE FROST BITE IN 20 MINUTES.

* TRAVEL THROUGH OPEN AREAS REMAINS DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS
MEANS THAT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR
AND WIND WILL ALSO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
THE POTENTIAL FOR FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING
OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY AND BE SURE TO WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

WIZ031-037-045-073-074-130800-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-101213T1600Z/
SHAWANO-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUTOMA...CRIVITZ
557 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL TO HAMPER TRAVEL OVERNIGHT. EAST-
  WEST ROADS IN RURAL ROADS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
  ADDITIONAL DRIFTING. 

* COLD AIR POURING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS TO 25
  BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN PRODUCE FROST BITE IN 20 MINUTES.

* TRAVEL THROUGH OPEN AREAS REMAINS DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS
MEANS THAT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR
AND WIND WILL ALSO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
THE POTENTIAL FOR FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING
OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY AND BE SURE TO WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

WIZ005-130800-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-101213T2000Z/
VILAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER
557 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST
MONDAY. 

* A SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE SNOWBELT AREA OF
  VILAS COUNTY NEAR THE UPPER MICHIGAN BORDER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.
 
* SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE.

* WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND
  MONDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN PRODUCE FROST BITE IN 20 TO 25 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS MEANS THAT
FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND WIND WILL ALSO GENERATE
LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FROSTBITE
IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

WIZ010>013-018>021-030-035-036-130800-
/O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0003.101213T0000Z-101213T1600Z/
ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-WOOD-PORTAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...TOMAHAWK...
ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT
557 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. 

* WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT
  AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE IN 20 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL ALSO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE
POTENTIAL FOR FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING
OUTDOORS...DRESS APPROPRIATELY AND BE SURE TO WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

SKOWRONSKI

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Dec 11, 3:03 PM CST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 3:03 PM CST, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
303 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SLOW MOVING BUT INTENSE WINTER
STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO CHURN OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. AT
NOON THE SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER NE IOWA AND IS FORECAST TO
TRACK ALONG THE WI/IL BORDER TONIGHT BEFORE REACHING FAR SOUTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN BY MORNING. MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA IS ON THEIR
WAY TO WARNING SNOW LEVELS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT
OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF. MANY LOCATIONS OVER WC WI EXCEEDING 10
INCHES EARLY AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON WITH AROUND 6 INCHES NOTED
OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN. RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SNOW BANDS WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK OVER CENTRAL WI FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON WITH AMOUNTS NEAR 10 INCHES BY LATE AFTERNOON LIKELY.
ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN AMOUNTS LESS BUT WARNING SNOW STILL
ANTICIPATED.

THE REAL TROUBLE REGION REMAINS OVER EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A
CONTINUED FEED OF DRIER INTO THE AREA TODAY HAS LIMITED SNOW AND
PCPN WITH EVEN SOME REPORTS OF DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. BUT THIS
REGION WILL ALSO UNDERGO A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING AS BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW DEVELOP WHILE THE SYSTEM
PASSES TO THE SOUTH. RADAR SHOWS THE POSSIBLE START OF THIS
SATURATING AIR MASS WITH WAA PCPN WORKING NORTHWARD OVER SOUTHERN WI
WISCONSIN. LATER TONIGHT OR MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...AS THE LOW
PASSES SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA AND THE ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE LEANS
IN...THE SURFACE PRES GRADIENT AND WINDS ALOFT INCREASE. AT THIS
TIME...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY ESPECIALLY THE
NEARSHORE REGION AND THE FOX CITIES AREA WHERE WINDS CAN CHANNEL
DOWN THE BAY.  WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THIS
BLIZZARD WARNING SINCE THE WINTER STORM WARNING ALREADY IN AFFECT
IS NOT VERIFYING AT THIS TIME...BUT ON THE OTHER HAND...ANTICIPATE
A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
TONIGHT AND A GOOD REASON FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE BLIZZARD.

NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL
WISCONSIN TONIGHT...BUT EXPECT WINDS TO BE SLIGHTLY LESS.

FALLING TEMPS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. LES POTENTIAL FOR NC
WI STARTS LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO SUNDAY. NOT CONFIDENT
OF DEVELOPMENT OF SIG LES BANDS FOR VILAS DUE DRIER AIR MASS
WORKING OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS
BREAKING APART PLUMES AND LOWERING INVERSION TO 3K.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY.

THE MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM EXITING THE AREA IS THE MAIN CONCERN
FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE RATHER STRONG...AND WITH COLD OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES...WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA
IN SOME LOCATIONS SUNDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY MONDAY NIGHT AS WELL.
WILL MENTION THIS IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK BUT LEAVE OUT
ANY HEADLINES FOR NOW SINCE THERE IS ENOUGH GOING ON IN THE SHORT
TERM. STILL SOME LAKE EFFECT AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS BUT WOULD NOT
EXPECT MUCH SNOW IN THE NORTH SINCE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN
SHORT RESIDENCE TIMES OVER THE LAKE. LAKE EFFECT SHOULD COME TO AN
END BY TUESDAY AS SURFACE WINDS CONTINUE TO BACK WITH HIGH
PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE STATE.

MODELS SHOWED A NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPING AND
AFFECTING MAINLY CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT BEFORE THAT SYSTEM DEPARTS. SHOULD THEN BE A PERIOD OF DRY
WEATHER UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND WHEN ANOTHER LAKE EFFECT EVENT APPEARS
TO BE POSSIBLE.
&&

.AVIATION...LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THIS AFTERNOON FOR EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...OTHERWISE EXPECT WIDESPREAD LIFR CIGS AND VSBYS AS
MOD TO HEAVY SNOW SPREADS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
WIDESPREAD GUSTY NE-N WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY.
LLWS IS ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&

.MARINE...WILL CONTINUE GALE WARNING FOR THE NEARSHORE UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN
WATERS...LATER SHIFTS CAN MONITOR SITES FOR POSSIBLE UPGRADE FROM
THE GALE TO STORM OVERNIGHT IF NEEDED.
&&

.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ022-038>040-
048>050.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ005-010>012-
018-019-030-035>037-045.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ013-020-021-
031-073-074.

&&

TDH/MG
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 5:59 AM CST, 9 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
559 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-121200-
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-
WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
559 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

TRAVEL ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL BE HAZARDOUS...AS A MAJOR
WINTER STORM PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN
THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE
HALF MILE AT TIMES. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. GUSTS TO 40
TO 45 MPH LATER TONIGHT WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...
ESPECIALLY IN THE FOX VALLEY AND LAKESHORE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

VERY COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO SURGE INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY WITH
GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE VERY LOW WIND CHILL
READINGS IN THE 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING...AND AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE BITTERLY
COLD CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.

LMZ521-522-541>543-121200-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
559 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LAKE
MICHIGAN AND THE WATERS OF GREEN BAY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON.
MORE SERIOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AS NORTHEAST
TO NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING
STORM FORCE. A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTH TO
NORTHWEST GALE FORCE WINDS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR STORM
FORCE...WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE DIMINISHING TO
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY.

TSK/AK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 11, 12:58 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1258 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1255 PM     SNOW             MERRILL                 45.18N 89.68W
12/11/2010  M6.2 INCH        LINCOLN            WI   PUBLIC

            HWY 51 DOWN TO ONE LANE IN SPOTS...NORTH OF WAUSAU.

&&

SAC
Local storm report, Dec 11, 1:16 PM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
116 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0110 PM     SNOW             BOULDER JUNCTION        46.11N 89.63W
12/11/2010  M3.4 INCH        VILAS              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SINCE 630 AM.

&&

MG
Local storm report, Dec 11, 1:22 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
122 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0110 PM     SNOW             WAUSAU                  44.96N 89.63W
12/11/2010  M5.5 INCH        MARATHON           WI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER EQUIVALENT 0.57 INCH. SNOW DEPTH 8 INCHES. REPORT
            FROM WSAW-TV.

&&

MG
Local storm report, Dec 11, 2:45 PM CST, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
245 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0244 PM     SNOW             ROTHSCHILD              44.88N 89.61W
12/11/2010  M9.0 INCH        MARATHON           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&
Local storm report, Dec 11, 3:12 PM CST, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
312 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     SNOW             WHITE LAKE              45.16N 88.76W
12/11/2010  M7.0 INCH        LANGLADE           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&
Special weather statement, Dec 11, 3:34 PM CST, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
334 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-112300-
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-
WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ
334 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA...

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CONTINUED ACROSS
NORTH-CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...AN MUCH OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE
PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING AS A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN AT LOCATIONS SOUTH OF WAUSAU IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE NORTH...AND THE MIXED PRECIPITATION
ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY EVENING.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WHICH WERE ALREADY POOR...WILL DETERIORATE
FURTHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS NORTHEAST WINDS
INCREASE AND THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW BECOMES MORE
WIDESPREAD.

EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN SPENT MUCH OF THE DAY IN A LULL IN THE
PRECIPITATION...AND TEMPERATURES HAD CREPT UP TO NEAR FREEZING.
READINGS A FEW DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING WERE REPORTED ALONG THE
LAKESHORE. BUT A BAND OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION WAS SURGING NORTHWARD
FROM SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...AND WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. MIXED LIGHT RAIN...SNOW...AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL THE BAND ARRIVES...THEN ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED ONCE THE
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION ARRIVES. THE ONE EXCEPTION MAY BE THE
LAKESHORE SOUTH OF STURGEON BAY...WHERE THE SNOW COULD STAY MIXED
WITH SOME RAIN FOR AN HOUR OR TWO BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW.
ONCE THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION ARRIVES...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL
RAPIDLY DETERIORATE. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE...TRY TO AVOID BEING
CAUGHT ON THE ROADWAY WHEN THE HEAVY SNOW BEGINS.

SKOWRONSKI

The office that day

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

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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.