Winter Storm Watch 7, NWS La Crosse, WI

365 
WWUS43 KARX 021701
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1101 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE TO EASTERN WISCONSIN. 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
THE MOST LIKELY TRACK OF THE HEAVY SNOW THROUGH PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
THEREFORE...THIS HAS POTENTIAL TO BE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED. NOTE THAT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK
OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW...WHICH COULD SHIFT EAST OR WEST OVER THE
NEXT DAY.

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ017-029-032>034-030115-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1200Z-111204T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
1101 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

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

* SNOW IS EXPECTED SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY 
  MORNING. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAKING THIS
  THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS
  IN THE WATCH AREA.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING 
  SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT ON SATURDAY. STRONGER 
  WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT MAY CREATE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN THE OPEN 
  COUNTRY AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. 

* SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND 
  SATURDAY NIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND LONGER TRAVEL 
  TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

RABERDING

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

729 
WWUS43 KARX 022116
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
316 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE TO EASTERN WISCONSIN. 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH THE MOST LIKELY TRACK OF THE HEAVY SNOW THROUGH
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. THEREFORE...THIS HAS POTENTIAL TO BE THE FIRST
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. NOTE THAT THERE IS STILL SOME
UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW...WHICH COULD SHIFT
EAST OR WEST OVER THE NEXT DAY.

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ017-029-032>034-030530-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1200Z-111204T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
316 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

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

* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY 
  MORNING. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAKING THIS 
  THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR MANY 
  LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA. 

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING 
  SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT ON SATURDAY. STRONGER 
  WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT MAY CREATE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN THE OPEN 
  COUNTRY AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. 

* SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND 
  SATURDAY NIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND LONGER TRAVEL 
  TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

RABERDING

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

327 
WWUS43 KARX 030000
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
600 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO EASTERN
WISCONSIN. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THESE HIGHER
ACCUMULATIONS MOST LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WOULD FALL FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
EVENING. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. NOTE THAT
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM
SYSTEM...AND ANY SHIFT WOULD CAUSE A SUBSEQUENT SHIFT IN THE
LOCATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW BAND.

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ017-029-032>034-030800-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1200Z-111204T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
600 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

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

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING. THE BULK OF
  THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAKING THIS
  THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING
  SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL
  INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT DUE TO THE EXPECTED WET NATURE OF
  THE SNOW...SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OR BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED. 

* SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
  EXERCISE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE DAY SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

RIECK

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

768 
WWUS43 KARX 030348
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
948 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT. 4 TO 7
INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE BULK OF THE HEAVIER SNOW
AND ACCUMULATIONS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CURRENTLY...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN ARE THE FAVORED REGIONS FOR THE
GREATER ACCUMULATIONS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED.

NOTE THAT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK OF THE
STORM SYSTEM...AND ANY SHIFT WOULD CAUSE A SUBSEQUENT SHIFT IN THE
LOCATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW BAND.

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ017-029-032>034-031200-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1200Z-111204T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
948 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SATURDAY
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING. THE BULK OF
  THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAKING THIS 
  THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR MANY 
  LOCATIONS. 

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING 
  SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT DUE TO THE EXPECTED WET NATURE 
  OF THE SNOW...SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OR BLOWING SNOW IS NOT 
  EXPECTED. 

* SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 
  EXERCISE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE DAY SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

RIECK

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

353 
WWUS43 KARX 030738
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
138 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CREATING SOME ICY PATCHES EARLY THIS
MORNING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S AND COLD GROUND HAVE
COMBINED WITH LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING TO PRODUCE
SOME GLAZING ACROSS THE AREA. THIS HAS BEEN MOST COMMON OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS AND RIDGE TOPS. TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND WESTERN
WISCONSIN AS A RESULT OF THE GLAZING.

SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA LATER SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN
TONIGHT. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE BULK OF THE
HEAVIER SNOW AND ACCUMULATIONS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. CURRENTLY...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...INTO SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN ARE THE FAVORED REGIONS FOR
THE GREATER ACCUMULATIONS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED.

NOTE THAT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK OF THE
STORM SYSTEM...AND ANY SHIFT WOULD CAUSE A SUBSEQUENT SHIFT IN
THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW BAND.

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ029-032>034-031545-
/O.NEW.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.111203T0738Z-111203T1300Z/
/O.EXT.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1500Z-111204T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
138 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

* LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING THRU
  THE REST OF THE NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATE
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY IN THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE...MAKING THIS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE
  SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING 
  SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT DUE TO THE EXPECTED WET NATURE 
  OF THE SNOW...SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OR BLOWING SNOW IS NOT 
  EXPECTED. 

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW OR SLUSH
  COVERED ROADS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS. 

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.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-019-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-031300-
/O.NEW.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.111203T0738Z-111203T1300Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
138 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

* LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING THRU
  THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY IN THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS.

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WIZ017-031545-
/O.EXT.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1500Z-111204T1200Z/
TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDFORD
138 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF 
  THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAKING THIS 
  THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR MANY 
  LOCATIONS. 

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING 
  SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT DUE TO THE EXPECTED WET NATURE 
  OF THE SNOW...SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OR BLOWING SNOW IS NOT 
  EXPECTED. 

* SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 
  EXERCISE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE DAY SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

447 
WWUS43 KARX 031003
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
403 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CREATING SOME ICY PATCHES EARLY THIS
MORNING...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT... 

.TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S AND COLD GROUND HAVE
COMBINED WITH LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING TO
PRODUCE SOME GLAZING ACROSS THE AREA. THIS HAS BEEN MOST COMMON
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS AND RIDGE TOPS. TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES
HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND
WESTERN WISCONSIN AS A RESULT OF THE GLAZING.

PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH TODAY.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE MID 30S TO
AROUND 40 THIS MORNING...ALLOWING GLAZING TO END BY 7 AM. THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN.
FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...LOOK FOR THE PRECIPITATION
TO EVENTUALLY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO ALL SNOW...QUICKEST NORTH OF A
LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO WINONA MINNESOTA AND BLACK RIVER
FALLS WISCONSIN. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THESE
AREAS. SOUTH OF THE LINE...PLAN ON LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES. ALTHOUGH THIS AREA WILL EXPERIENCE LESS SNOW...AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR FREEZING RAIN TO MIX IN
AT TIMES...RESULTING IN LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING
THEN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ029-032>034-031815-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1500Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111203T1800Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.CON.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
403 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PATCHY LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF
  GLAZING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY. LOOK FOR A MIX
  OF SNOW AND RAIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY MID
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THE
  ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY IN THE 
  HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE 
  POSSIBLE...MAKING THIS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE 
  SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS. 

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM.

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW OR SLUSH
  COVERED ROADS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-019-MNZ096-WIZ041>043-053-031815-
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111204T0000Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.CON.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
403 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY.

* LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY. PLAN ON A MIX
  OF SNOW AND RAIN TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  INTO TONIGHT. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH FREEZING
  RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING
  AND MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL
  BELOW FREEZING.

* THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 6 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. THE SNOW AND SOME
  FREEZING RAIN WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL PROBLEMS TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SOME FREEZING RAIN AND
GLAZING MAY ALSO CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WIZ017-031815-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1500Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111203T1800Z-111204T1200Z/
TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDFORD
403 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6
AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THE
  ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM.

* SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. |

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ029-030-WIZ044-054-055-061-031300-
/O.CON.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-ADAMS-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
403 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY IN THE 
  HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. 

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

RRS/AJ

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

718 
WWUS43 KARX 031019 CCA
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
418 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CREATING SOME ICY PATCHES EARLY THIS
MORNING...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT... 

.TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S AND COLD GROUND HAVE
COMBINED WITH LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING TO
PRODUCE SOME GLAZING ACROSS THE AREA. THIS HAS BEEN MOST COMMON
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS AND RIDGE TOPS. TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES
HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND
WESTERN WISCONSIN AS A RESULT OF THE GLAZING.

PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH TODAY.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE MID 30S TO
AROUND 40 THIS MORNING...ALLOWING GLAZING TO END BY 7 AM. THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN.
FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...LOOK FOR THE PRECIPITATION
TO EVENTUALLY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO ALL SNOW...QUICKEST NORTH OF A
LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO WINONA MINNESOTA AND BLACK RIVER
FALLS WISCONSIN. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THESE
AREAS. SOUTH OF THE LINE...PLAN ON LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES. ALTHOUGH THIS AREA WILL EXPERIENCE LESS SNOW...AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR FREEZING RAIN TO MIX IN
AT TIMES...RESULTING IN LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING
THEN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ029-032>034-031845-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1500Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111203T1800Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.CON.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-
CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS
418 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PATCHY LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF
  GLAZING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY. LOOK FOR A MIX
  OF SNOW AND RAIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY MID
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THE
  ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY IN THE 
  HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE 
  POSSIBLE...MAKING THIS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE 
  SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS. 

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM.

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW OR SLUSH
  COVERED ROADS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-019-MNZ096-WIZ041>043-053-031845-
/O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111204T0000Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.CON.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA
418 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY.

* LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY. PLAN ON A MIX
  OF SNOW AND RAIN TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  INTO TONIGHT. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH FREEZING
  RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING
  AND MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL
  BELOW FREEZING.

* THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 6 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. THE SNOW AND SOME
  FREEZING RAIN WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL PROBLEMS TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SOME FREEZING RAIN AND
GLAZING MAY ALSO CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

WIZ017-031845-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0007.111203T1500Z-111204T1200Z/
/O.COR.KARX.WW.Y.0014.111203T1800Z-111204T1200Z/
TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDFORD
418 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6
AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THE
  ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE FALLING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM.

* SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IAZ029-030-WIZ044-054-055-061-031300-
/O.CON.KARX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-111203T1300Z/
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-ADAMS-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
418 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY IN THE 
  HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. 

* THE GLAZING WILL CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE AREAS THAT WERE SHADED ON FRIDAY. ANY GLAZING
  WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

RRS/AJ

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
348 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
347 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS ON PRECIPITATION FOR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLE HAZARDS.

CURRENTLY AS OF 08Z...WATER VAPOR LOOP AND RUC 500MB HEIGHT ANALYSIS
SHOWED A POTENT UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST CANADA...RIDGING OUT
AHEAD OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO MANITOBA...AND TROUGHING OVER
THE LAKE MICHIGAN AREA. ALSO OF NOTE IS IN THE SOUTHERN STREAM OF AN
UPPER LOW OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. THE FORECAST AREA LIES IN
SUBSIDENCE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE LAKE MICHIGAN TROUGH...PROMOTING
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE. IN FACT...THE SUBSIDENCE AND DRYING
HAS BEEN ENOUGH TO RESULT IN CLEAR SKIES OVER THE AREA. UPSTREAM 00Z
SOUNDINGS FROM INL AND ABR REFLECT THE DRYING WELL WITH PRECIPITABLE
WATER VALUES UNDER TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. THE COMBINATION OF THE
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS HAS ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO
THE TEENS TO MID 20S. TO THE NORTHWEST...A STREAM OF UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE CAN BE SEEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
CANADA ON WATER VAPOR....AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH THERE...WHICH IS
MANIFESTING ITSELF INTO A LARGE ALTOSTRATUS AND CIRROSTRATUS DECK.
TO THE SOUTHWEST...850MB WINDS HAVE BEEN INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTH
OVER TEXAS DOWNSTREAM OF THE UPPER LOW...BRINGING GULF OF MEXICO
MOISTURE NORTHWARD TOWARDS OKLAHOMA AS SEEN IN GOES PRECIPITABLE
WATER PLOTS.

TODAY AND TONIGHT...A WARM ADVECTION PATTERN LOOKS TO DEVELOP OVER
THE AREA IN RESPONSE TO THE UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST CANADA
SPLITTING INTO TWO...WHERE ONE PIECE MARCHES EAST INTO NORTHWEST
ONTARIO AND NORTH DAKOTA BY 12Z SATURDAY. THE OTHER PIECE DIGS SOUTH
TOWARDS THE LAS VEGAS AREA...CAUSING THE CURRENT UPPER LOW IN
ARIZONA TO GET PUSHED EAST INTO NEW MEXICO. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
DRY TODAY GIVEN PLENTIFUL DRY AIR AROUND AS SEEN FROM 00Z SOUNDINGS.
IN FACT...SKIES SHOULD STAY CLEAR TO 00Z. WINDS ARE LIKELY TO
INCREASE...THOUGH...AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS UP BEHIND THE
DEPARTING SURFACE RIDGE. TONIGHT IS A DIFFERENT STORY. THE SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW SEEN OCCURRING OVER TEXAS NOW IS FORECAST TO EXPAND AND
INTENSIFY TONIGHT...RUNNING FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS INTO KANSAS...THEN
NORTHEAST INTO THE FORECAST AREA BY 06Z. 850MB WINDS IN THIS ZONE
ARE PROGGED BETWEEN 40-50 KT. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES RESPOND BY
JUMPING FROM AROUND 0.25 INCH AT 00Z TO 0.5-0.8 INCHES AT 12Z...
HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. 0.75
INCHES REPRESENTS 200 PERCENT OF NORMAL. AS THE DEEPER MOISTURE
ISENTROPICALLY LIFTS INTO THE COLDER AIRMASS OVER THE AREA...
ANTICIPATING PRECIPITATION TO BREAK OUT. MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT ON THIS OCCURRING...WITH THE HIGHEST CONSENSUS OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE AREA. PLACED 80-100 PERCENT CHANCES
IN THE SOUTHEAST HALF...THEN TRENDED DRIER HEADING UP TO THE
NORTHWEST INTO LOWER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES. P-TYPE A LITTLE
TRICKY AS A SURGE OF WARMER AIR ALSO ACCOMPANIES THE MOISTURE SURGE.
850MB TEMPS ARE PROGGED TO WARM TO 0-2C OVER THE SAME AREA WITH THE
HIGHEST PRECIPITABLE WATER. SHOULD BE MOSTLY A RAIN/SNOW SCENARIO AS
SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM OVERNIGHT...BUT COULD SEE FREEZING RAIN
TOO IF SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT WARMED ABOVE FREEZING OR FROM
NOT ENOUGH ICE PRESENT ALOFT YET. ANY SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATION LOOKS
MINIMAL TONIGHT. HAVE NOT INCLUDED ANY FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE BECAUSE
UNCERTAINTY IS JUST TOO HIGH.

SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MODELS ARE ALL IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT
KICKING OUT THE UPPER LOW FROM NEW MEXICO AT 12Z SATURDAY NORTHEAST
AS A SHEARING OUT SHORTWAVE. IN ADDITION...THE SHORTWAVE SHOULD GET
ACCELERATED NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY IN RESPONSE TO
MORE TROUGHING DROPPING SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THERE ARE
SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES WITH RESPECT TO THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
WITH THE SHORTWAVE...WHICH HAS IMPLICATIONS ON THE TRACK AND
INTENSITY OF THE DEFORMATION PRECIPITATION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE
LOW. THE 02.00Z GFS IS THE WEAKEST WITH THE LOW AND FURTHEST
SOUTHEAST...HAVING IT TRACK ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AT 12Z SUNDAY.
THE 02.00Z NAM IS FARTHEST NORTHWEST AND FASTEST...CROSSING THE BAY
OF GREEN BAY AT 12Z SUNDAY. THE 02.00Z ECMWF/UKMET IS A COMPROMISE.
FOR NOW FOLLOWED THE COMPROMISE APPROACH...SINCE THE GFS SOLUTION IS
PLAUSIBLE IF MORE CONVECTION CAN OCCUR THAN CURRENTLY PROGGED DOWN
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. ON THE FLIP SIDE...THERE HAS BEEN QUITE A
BIT OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE ECMWF AND NAM SOLUTIONS. SATURDAY
MORNING SHOULD BE A CONTINUATION OF PRECIPITATION FROM AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...DUE TO PERSISTENT ISENTROPIC LIFT. PRECIPITATION
THEN LOOKS TO INTENSIFY IN THE AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY OVER THE
NORTHWEST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...AS THE DEFORMATION AREA OF THE
SURFACE LOW APPROACHES. HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION STILL LOOKS TO OCCUR
SATURDAY EVENING WHEN STRONGEST LOW TO MID-LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS MOVES
ACROSS. IN FACT...CROSS-SECTIONS SHOW THE PRESENCE OF SOME NEGATIVE
EPV ON TOP OF THE FRONTOGENESIS ZONE...SUGGESTING CONVECTIVE
ELEMENTS ARE POSSIBLE. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO
END UP OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. WITH SNOW TO
WATER RATIOS LIKELY TO END UP SOMEWHERE AROUND 10 TO 1 AS AN AVERAGE
FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...COMBINED WITH QPF AMOUNTS AROUND
0.60 OF AN INCH...TOTAL SNOWFALL WOULD COME OUT TO AROUND 6 INCHES.
GIVEN THAT THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA HAS NOT REALLY
SEEN ITS FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW...HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR THAT AREA. BIGGEST CONCERN OF THE WATCH IS SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY TOO WITH THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING/TRAVEL TAKING
PLACE. FOR THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE FORECAST AREA...MAJORITY OF THE
PRECIPITATION MAY FALL AS RAIN OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX AS A SURGE OF WARM
AIR COMES IN. NEW 02.06Z NAM SUGGESTS EVEN A WARMER SURGE. LA CROSSE
COUNTY KEPT OUT OF THE WATCH DUE TO RAIN MIX EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...INCREASED PRECIPITATION
CHANCES ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 30 PERCENT GIVEN GOOD CONTINUITY AND
MODEL AGREEMENT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD DIMINISH PRETTY QUICK ON
SUNDAY...THOUGH DID KEEP SOME 20 PERCENT CHANCES GOING IN THE
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN WITH LINGERING UPPER TROUGHING.
CERTAINLY WILL BE COOLER ON SUNDAY WITH SNOW COVER AND 850MB TEMPS
OF -6 TO -8C MOVING IN.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...ATTENTION TURNS TO THE TROUGHING COMING
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY. GOOD AGREEMENT ON THIS UPPER
TROUGH HEADING EAST INTO THE FORECAST AREA ON MONDAY. HOWEVER...ALL
OF THE BETTER FORCING/MOISTURE APPEAR TO HEAD TO THE NORTH OF THE
AREA. AS SUCH...HAVE CONTINUED A DRY SUNDAY NIGHT AND ONLY KEPT A 20
PERCENT CHANCE IN FOR TAYLOR/CLARK COUNTIES ON MONDAY. COULD SEE
CHANCES BEING COMPLETELY REMOVED FOR MONDAY IF TRENDS CONTINUE.
ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION LOOKS LIMITED...THE COLD AIR WILL NOT BE.
850MB TEMPS ARE PROGGED TO FALL EVEN FURTHER...DROPPING TO AT LEAST
-8 TO -12C BY 00Z TUESDAY...IF NOT A LITTLE COOLER THAN THAT AS
NOTED BY THE 02.00Z GFS. WENT WITH A BLEND OF GUIDANCE FOR LOWS AND
HIGHS DURING THIS PERIOD...WHICH END UP 5 TO 10 DEGREES COLDER THAN
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
347 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

AFTER A BUSY EARLY PART TO THE WEEKEND FOR THE WEATHER...MUCH OF THE
EARLY AND MIDDLE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK LOOK QUIET AND COOL. 02.00Z
ECMWF/CANADIAN/GFS/GFS ENSEMBLES ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR MUCH OF
THE LONG TERM FORECAST INDICATING THE TROUGHING THAT WAS OVER THE
AREA MONDAY LINGERING INTO TUESDAY...THEN JUST GRADUAL DEEP
TROUGHING FORMING OVER MUCH OF CANADA INTO THE NORTHERN U.S. HEADING
INTO THURSDAY. THIS TYPE OF PATTERN SUGGESTS LITTLE MOISTURE TO WORK
WITH AND AS SUCH MODEL QPF FORECASTS ARE PRETTY MUCH NOTHING. NEXT
REAL CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION COMES MAYBE ON THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SOME
HINTS OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHING DIGGING INTO THE WESTERN U.S....
RESULTING IN A WARM ADVECTION PATTERN DOWNSTREAM. STILL...THE
PRECIPITATION CHANCE LOOKS PRETTY SMALL. THE BIG THING IS
TEMPERATURES. 850MB TEMPS ARE PROGGED TO DROP TO ONLY SLOWLY RECOVER
TO -6 TO -8C ON WEDNESDAY...THEN FALL BACK TO -12 TO -18C OR SO FOR
THURSDAY. THEREFORE...TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO STAY BELOW
NORMAL. FOLLOWED A CONSENSUS OF GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURES. CANNOT
RULE A PERIOD OF SOME BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES FOR LOWS TOO...
ESPECIALLY FOR SOME OF THE TYPICAL COLD SPOTS.

&&

.AVIATION...
1110 PM CST THU DEC 1 2011

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY...BUT QUICKLY SHIFT EAST FRI NIGHT. CLEAR SKIES
AND LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT...WITH VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUING FOR MUCH
OF FRIDAY. LOOK FOR SOME AFTERNOON GUSTINESS THANKS TO SUN AIDED
MIXING...MORE SO FOR KRST.

CLOUDS WILL START TO RETURN FRI EVENING...THICKENING AND LOWERING
OVERNIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STARTS TO
IMPACT THE AREA. MVFR/IFR CEILINGS THEN LOOK LIKELY FOR SAT/SAT
NIGHT AS THE SYSTEM PASSES TO THE SOUTH/EAST. RA/SN CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND IMPACTS TO
VSBY HEIGHTENED SAT EVENING. CURRENT STORM TRACK WOULD FAVOR KRST
FOR MORE SNOW.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
347 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

WI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR WIZ017-029-032>034.

MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR MNZ079-086>088-094-095.

IA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR IAZ008-009-018.

&&

SHORT TERM...AJ
LONG TERM...AJ
AVIATION..... RIECK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
950 PM CST THU DEC 1 2011

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-021100-
ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE-
FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-
MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-
WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA-
950 PM CST THU DEC 1 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TO THE
REGION FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY SNOW. EARLY INDICATIONS ARE FOR THE HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS TO
FALL NORTH AND WEST OF A CHARLES CITY IOWA...TO LA CROSSE...TO
WISCONSIN RAPIDS WISCONSIN LINE. THE HEAVIER SNOW WOULD FALL
SATURDAY EVENING. WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES MAY BE
NECESSARY.

IF TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND...PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO LATER
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER
STORM. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED IN SOME LOCATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NO ACTION IS NEEDED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS CURRENTLY PLANNED...BUT ONE MIGHT BE NEEDED
FOR EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

RIECK