Winter Storm Watch 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Anoka County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

748 
WWUS43 KMPX 092112 AAA
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
312 PM CST THU DEC 9 2010

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED SATURDAY FOR SOUTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

.A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA.

UPDATED TO START THE WATCH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR COUNTIES IN WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE START TIME FOR THE COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA HAS NOT CHANGED.

A WINTER STORM WILL GATHER STRENGTH AND MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IOWA AND SPREAD SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL INTO SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.
POTENTIAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST 6 INCHES OR MORE EXISTS
SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ST. CLOUD...TO HUTCHINSON...TO
REDWOOD FALLS...WITH HIGHER END AMOUNTS...POSSIBLY OVER A FOOT OF
ACCUMULATION...ESPECIALLY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. IF THE STORM
STAYS ON THE SAME TRACK...THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA WILL PICK UP
8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS MINNESOTA
AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUING UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

WIZ014>016-023>028-100515-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0007.101211T0600Z-101212T1200Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
312 PM CST THU DEC 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING LASTING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 10 INCHES AND ONE 
  FOOT... WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS POSSIBLY NEAR 15 INCHES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ051>053-058>063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-100515-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0007.101211T0600Z-101212T1200Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
312 PM CST THU DEC 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY 
  NIGHT AND LASTING INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT...AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE 
  AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH 
  INCREASING WIND SPEEDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

170 
WWUS43 KMPX 100403
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1003 PM CST THU DEC 9 2010

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED SATURDAY FOR SOUTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

.A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA.

THERE IS AN INCREASING POTENTIAL OF HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING ON
FRIDAY NIGHT THOUGH SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN...AND PARTS OF
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 6 INCHES FOR AREAS SOUTH AND
EAST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS...TO ST CLOUD...TO MORA. GREATER
AMOUNTS IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE FROM NEAR
HUTCHINSON...TO THE TWIN CITIES...AND EAST TOWARD RICE
LAKE...MENOMONIE...AND LADYSMITH.

A WINTER STORM WILL BE GATHERING STRENGTH OVER THE HIGH PLAINS ON
FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
AND NORTHERN IOWA FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THEN INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN
ON SATURDAY. IT APPEARS THAT THE STORM MAY INTENSIFY OVER
WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY...THUS INCREASING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS MINNESOTA AFTER
MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUING UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MINNESOTA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT CAUSING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

MNZ051>053-058>063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-101215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0007.101211T0600Z-101212T1200Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1003 PM CST THU DEC 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY 
  NIGHT AND LASTING INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT...AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE
  AMOUNTS NEAR ONE FOOT FROM EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INTO WEST
  CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

* OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH INCREASING
  WIND SPEEDS MAY RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
  IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

JPR

816 
WWUS43 KMPX 101102
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
502 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...ROUGHLY ALONG AND EAST OF A REDWOOD FALLS...TO
WILLMAR...TO SAUK CENTRE...TO ONAMIA LINE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES
THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN
AFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING LADYSMITH AND EAU
CLAIRE...FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...GENERALLY WEST OF A GRANITE FALLS TO LITTLE FALLS
LINE.

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS
EVENING...AND EXPAND EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY...A
MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AT
THE STORM ONSET ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AREAS GENERALLY
SOUTH OF A NEW ULM...TO MANKATO...TO NORTHFIELD LINE COULD SEE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION
CHANGES ENTIRELY OVER TO SNOW ON SATURDAY MORNING. 

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
WARNING AREA...WITH THE CORRIDOR OF THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXTENDING
FROM NEAR HUTCHINSON...ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO...TO THE NEW
RICHMOND AND LADYSMITH COMMUNITIES OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
HIGHER AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE. SLIGHTLY LESSER
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...WHERE TOTALS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE MORE
COMMON.

WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY ON SATURDAY AS THIS WINTER STORM
GATHERS STRENGTH AND MOVES FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS APPEAR POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT
CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS AND PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT
IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW.

WIZ014>016-023>028-101915-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0007.101211T0600Z-101212T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0007.101211T0600Z-101212T1200Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
502 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.


* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT
  AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH SCATTERED TOTALS
  EXCEEDING ONE FOOT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH INCREASING
  WIND SPEEDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUMMET TO
  AROUND 25 BELOW ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ065-067-073>077-082>085-091>093-101915-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0007.101211T0600Z-101212T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0007.101211T0300Z-101212T1200Z/
RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
502 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.


* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING NIGHT AND
  LASTING INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTH
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

* OTHER IMPACTS...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...WITH POTENTIAL ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. STRONG WINDS WILL
  DEVELOP ON SATURDAY...AND MAY RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. WIND CHILLS WILL
  PLUMMET TO AROUND 30 BELOW ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MNZ051>053-058>063-066-068>070-078-101915-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0007.101211T0600Z-101212T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0007.101211T0300Z-101212T1200Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
RED WING
502 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT
  AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS
  EXCEEDING ONE FOOT...ARE LIKELY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

* OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH INCREASING
  WIND SPEEDS MAY RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
  IN OPEN COUNTRY. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUMMET TO AROUND 30 BELOW ON
  SATURDAY NIGHT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-049-050-057-101915-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0007.101211T0300Z-101212T1200Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-KANDIYOHI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
WILLMAR
502 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9
PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY.


* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT
  AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...6 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW...ARE LIKELY ACROSS
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

* OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH INCREASING
  WIND SPEEDS MAY RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
  IN OPEN COUNTRY. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUMMET TO AROUND 30 BELOW ON
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ041>043-047-048-054>056-064-101915-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0018.101211T0300Z-101212T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
502 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW....WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY.


* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW BEGINNING AROUND 9 PM TONIGHT AND
  LASTING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ON SATURDAY COMBINED WITH INCREASING
  WIND SPEEDS MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND
  POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.
  WIND CHILLS WILL PLUMMET TO AROUND 35 BELOW ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

LS/MTF

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1215 PM CST THU DEC 9 2010

.UPDATE...

UPDATED FOR THE 18Z TAF DISCUSSION BELOW.

.DISCUSSION...

A CHALLENGING FORECAST AT HAND FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS WITH TWO
SYSTEMS TO IMPACT THE REGION...THE FIRST ONE BEING ALMOST CLIPPER-
LIKE AND FOCUSED MAINLY ON WESTERN WI TODAY...WHILE THE SECOND
BEING A MORE ROBUST ONE...ALMOST MORE OF A PLAINS LOW/CLIPPER
COMBINATION TO HAVE MORE SUBSTANTIAL EFFECTS ON THE REGION. THE
MOST ACTIVE START TO WINTER IN NEARLY TWO DECADE CONTINUES.

TODAY AND TONIGHT...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY EARLY THIS MORNING REVEALS
A NICE CIRCULATION JUST NORTH OF THE ND BORDER AND MOVING NEARLY
DUE EAST. ASSOCIATED 1000 MB LOW PRESSURE WITH THIS LOCATED NEAR
THE SAME PLACE IS STEERING A WARM SECTOR INTO THE AREA WITH RISING
TEMPERATURES. THE WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT IS FAR MORE
ROBUST...BUT SATURATION THROUGH THE COLUMN HAS BEEN SLOW TO OCCUR.
RADAR ECHOES HAVE BEEN TRAVERSING THE AREA FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
HOURS...BUT LITTLE HAS BEEN COMING OUT OF THEM IMMEDIATELY
UPSTREAM OF THE REGION. SO EXPECT IT TO BE UNTIL LATER MORNING
BEFORE MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION BEGINS REACHING THE
GROUND...AND BY THAT TIME THE FORCING WILL BE IN FAR EASTERN MN
INTO WESTERN WI. THE MODEL AGREEMENT WITH THIS IS PRETTY
STRONG...TRACKING THE LOW EAST SOUTHEAST WITH A SECONDARY WEAKER
SHORT WAVE/PV ANOMALY TRACKING EAST INTO SOUTHERN MN BY 18Z.
TOGETHER THESE SEEMS TO INTERACT...PROMOTING MORE FAVORABLE LIFT
AND FOCUS OVER WESTERN WI THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS EMPHASIZED IN
THE DENDRITIC GROWTH AREA...AND A FAIRLY LARGE AREA OF NEGATIVE
EPV EXISTS TOO. THE LAYER IS FAIRLY SHALLOW AND TRANSIENT THOUGH.
SO WHILE SOME QUICK RATES MAY OCCUR IN WESTERN WI THIS
AFTERNOON...THEY SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED TO ONLY PROVIDE 1.5 TO 3
INCHES...WITH GREATEST TOTALS COMING ALONG AND EAST OF U.S.
HIGHWAY 53. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES PAST...THERE IS DRYING IN THE MID-
LEVELS...YET STILL LOW-LEVEL WARM AIR ADVECTION AND LIKELY LOW
CLOUDS INTO EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MN INTO THIS EVENING. SO MAY SEE
SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WITH THIS. OMEGA ON BUFKIT SOUNDINGS
IS ALSO WEAK AND TRANSIENT THOUGH...SO AM NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING
APPRECIABLE WITH THIS IF IT WERE TO COME TO FRUITION.
TONIGHT...THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH BUT LIKELY
SET UP JUST NORTH OF THE AREA. ALL IN ALL THE GOING FORECAST
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TONIGHT LOOK PRETTY GOOD WITH ONLY MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS MADE. THIS LOOKS TO BE THE WARMEST DAY SINCE NOVEMBER
30TH.

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...NUMERICAL GUIDANCE OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL DAYS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT ON A STRONG SYSTEM DEVELOPING
NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY AND TRAVERSING EAST
NORTHEAST...LIKELY HAVING SUBSTANTIAL IMPACTS SOMEWHERE IN THE
MIDWEST AND THE GREAT LAKES AND FURTHER EAST. THE PROBLEM HAS
BEEN WHERE THIS ORGANIZATION OCCURS AND THE TRACK...WITH
SUBSTANTIAL DEVIATIONS FROM RUN TO RUN IN ALL AVAILABLE
DETERMINISTIC GUIDANCE. THEIR REMAINS LARGE SPREAD IN THE SREF
ENSEMBLE FOR THIS SYSTEM...BUT THE GFS ENSEMBLE SHOWS MUCH MORE
CONTINUITY AND LOWER SPREAD...WITH THE SURFACE LOW TRACKING
EASTWARD ACROSS IA INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. THIS IS QUITE A BIT
FURTHER NORTH THAN JUST 24 HOURS AGO...BUT MANY OF THE
DETERMINISTIC MODELS ARE IN TREND WITH THIS. THE HPC PREEPD
DISCUSSION SUGGESTS A LITTLE SLOWER MOVEMENT THAN THE GFS/GEFS
THOUGH...MORE IN LINE WITH THE CANADIAN AND EC. WHILE THE
AMPLIFICATION AND TEMPERATURES ARE LOWER WITH THIS SYSTEM...THIS
ACTUALLY RESEMBLES THE DEC 3-4 SNOW STORM IN MANY RESPECTS.
ACTUALLY SEE A COUPLE CIPS ANALOG DATES THAT RESEMBLED THAT
PATTERN AND THIS ONE. THAT INDICATES THAT SOMEWHERE IN OUR AREA
MAY BE HEADED FOR SEEING APPRECIABLE SNOWFALL OF SIX INCHES OR
MORE...ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN MN INTO WESTERN WI. INITIALLY ON
FRIDAY...THE BAROCLINIC ZONE IN THE LOWER TO MID-LEVELS BEGINS TO
UNDULATE SLIGHTLY AS THE WAVE APPROACHES...WITH F-GEN AND NEGATIVE
EPV SEEN. MAY SEE SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM THIS LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING OVER CENTRAL MN. THE MAIN WAVE WILL DIG
DOWN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SOUTHWEST MN. LARGE SCALE QG FORCING
INCREASES RAPIDLY DURING THAT TIME AND INTO SATURDAY...WITHIN THE
OVERALL DEFORMATION AREA. ON THE MESOSCALE...BANDED POTENTIAL
LOOKS TO EXIST AS WELL. THE RATIOS ALSO GROW TO 15 TO 20 TO 1 IN
SOUTHERN MN. WITH THE STRENGTH OF THE ARCTIC HIGH UPSTREAM...THE
GRADIENT IS VERY TIGHT OFFERING BLOWING SNOW AS WELL ACROSS
SOUTHERN MN. JUST HOW FAR NORTHEAST INTO THE FORECAST AREA WILL
SNOWFALL EXIST IS TOUGH TO DETERMINE STILL...WITH LOW CONFIDENCE
TOWARDS THE TWIN CITIES. BUT IMPACTS OVER SOUTHERN MN AT LEAST AND
EASTWARD TOWARDS EAU CLAIRE LOOK MUCH MORE LIKELY THAN JUST 24
HOURS AGO. IT IS TOUGH TO SAY EXACTLY WHY THE MODELS MADE THIS
FURTHER SHIFT NORTH...BUT MUCH MAY HAVE TO DO WITH THIS SYSTEM
JUST COMING ON SHORE NOW. ALSO TO NOTE IS THAT TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS
LOOK TO BE 25 TO POSSIBLY EVEN 35 BELOW ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
THE MN OUTLOOK AREA BY SATURDAY NIGHT. CIPS ANALOG GUIDANCE ALSO
SHOWS 30-50 PERCENT OF MATCHING PATTERNS TO HAVING SUCH LOW WIND
CHILLS...WHICH ALREADY AT 72 HOURS IS A FAIRLY STRONG SIGNAL.

SUNDAY AND BEYOND...TEMPERATURES WILL BE 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WHICH IN DECEMBER OF COURSE MEANS
FRIGID. GOING FORECAST LOOKED TO CAPTURE THIS REAL WELL...GOING
WITH OR EVEN BELOW THE COLDEST GUIDANCE. CONSIDERING FRESH SNOW
COVER LOOKING LIKELY OVER A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA...HAVE ALSO
TRIED TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT. LOCAL RESEARCH HERE GIVEN 850MB
TEMPS AND MSLP VALUES /1035 MB OR SO BY MONDAY MORNING/ POINTS
TOWARDS A LOW OF -14F AT MSP. HAVE GONE ALMOST THIS LOW RIGHT NOW
WITH -15 TO -20 IN MOST OUTLYING AREAS OF THE FORECAST AREA.

&&

.AVIATION.../18Z TAF ISSUANCE/

NAM AND GFS GUIDANCE SEEM TO BE A LITTLE TOO AGGRESSIVE WITH THE
CEILINGS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WITH
SKIES CLEARING OUT IN SOUTH/WESTERN MN...COULD BE SOMETIME BEFORE
LOW MVFR MOVES BACK IN OVER THE AREA. SNOW HAS BEEN A LITTLE
FASTER TO MOVE OUT THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST SUGGESTED. THE EDGE OF
MVFR CIGS EXTEND FROM ROUGHLY KLXL...TO KSTC...TO KMSP...TO KMKT.
THERE SHOULD BE A SLOW EASTERN SHIFT TO THESE CEILINGS WITH TIME.
THE SNOW WILL CLEAR WEST CENTRAL WI BY THIS AFTERNOON...VSBYS AND
CIGS SHOULD IMPROVE BY 21Z AT LOCATIONS LIKE KSTC...KFCN...AND KMSP.

KMSP...THE EDGE OF THE 2000FT MVFR DECK IS ABOUT 20 MILES TO THE
WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE CLEARING ALMOST MADE IT TO THE AIRPORT
AROUND 17Z...BUT THE CLOUD DECK FILLED IN BETWEEN 17-18Z. THERE IS
A SLOW EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF THIS EDGE...WHICH WE BELIEVE WILL
ALLOW THE AIRPORT TO SCATTER OUT AROUND 21Z. CONFIDENCE IN
SPECIFIC TIMING IS LOW...AND LOCATIONS JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF
THE AIRPORT COULD REMAIN UNDER MVFR CLOUDS MUCH LONGER. NEXT
APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE HIGH CHANCES FOR LOW CLOUDS ON
FRIDAY...WITH SNOW POSSIBLE BY THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.
THIS SYSTEM COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT AVIATION IMPACTS LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...NONE.
WI...NONE.
&&

MTF/CLF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
444 AM CST THU DEC 9 2010

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
101200-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
444 AM CST THU DEC 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
MINNESOTA AND ESPECIALLY WESTERN WISCONSIN. ONE TO THREE INCHES
ARE EXPECTED IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...WITH SOME BRIEF HEAVY
SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY
53. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE TODAY AND
THIS EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS THE MINNESOTA OUTLOOK AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW...ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN.
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOMEWHERE TO THE SOUTH OF THE
AREA AND TRACK EAST NORTHEAST. THIS TRACK WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR
APPRECIABLE SNOWFALL. UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS ON THE EXACT
LATITUDE OF THIS TRACK. HOWEVER...AT LEAST ACCUMULATING SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AT THIS TIME.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS...OUTLOOKS...AND POSSIBLE
WATCHES AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES.

THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH PLUMMETING
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS BY SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND
35 BELOW ZERO APPEAR PROBABLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS MINNESOTA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS OVER WESTERN WISCONSIN ARE URGED
TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1039 AM CST THU DEC 09 2010

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

1039 AM     SNOW             RUSH CITY               45.68N 92.97W
12/09/2010  M1.0 INCH        CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

AJZ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1107 AM CST THU DEC 09 2010

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

1035 AM     SNOW             2 WNW LADYSMITH         45.47N 91.13W
12/09/2010  M1.0 INCH        RUSK               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOWFALL OCCURRED DURING PREVIOUS 40 MINUTES. COCORAHS
            OBSERVER.

&&

AJZ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
234 PM CST THU DEC 09 2010

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

1240 PM     SNOW             1 N CAMERON             45.42N 91.74W
12/09/2010  M1.8 INCH        BARRON             WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

AJZ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
235 PM CST THU DEC 09 2010

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

1035 AM     SNOW             2 WNW LADYSMITH         45.47N 91.13W
12/09/2010  M1.0 INCH        RUSK               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOWFALL OCCURRED DURING PREVIOUS 40 MINUTES. COCORAHS
            OBSERVER.

1039 AM     SNOW             RUSH CITY               45.68N 92.97W
12/09/2010  M1.0 INCH        CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1240 PM     SNOW             1 N CAMERON             45.42N 91.74W
12/09/2010  M1.8 INCH        BARRON             WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

AJZ