Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this winter storm warning at Nov 8, 2011, 3:15 PM EST for 5 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Nov 9, 2011, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 21 hr. 15 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
- Nov 8, 2011, 3:15 PM EST (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 9, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2011, 3:47 AM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
Counties Alger County, MI, Baraga County, MI, Dickinson County, MI, Iron County, MI, Marquette County, MI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 4:45 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 2 Wsw Ishpeming, MI | ESTIMATED SNOWFALL SINCE 1015 AM EST. POWER FLICKERING. |
| Nov 9, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.4 | 2 Ene Sidnaw, MI | MEASURED SNOWFALL SINCE 0700EST. |
| Nov 9, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 6.6 | 3 Ne Negaunee, MI | SNOWFALL SINCE 1030AM EST. 6.0 INCHES WITH 0.71 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT BETWEEN 1300 AND 1700 EST. |
| Nov 9, 5:43 PM EST | SNOW 8.8 | 2 Se Herman, MI | MEASURED SNOWFALL SINCE 1200EST. |
| Nov 9, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 8 W Ishpeming, MI | SNOWFALL SINCE 0700EST. SEVERAL CARS IN THE DITCH ON U.S. 41 IN WESTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY. TREE LIMBS BENT TO THE GROUND. |
| Nov 9, 6:01 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 7 Nnw Ishpeming, MI | MEASURED SNOWFALL SINCE 1000EST. |
| Nov 9, 6:08 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Eben Junction, MI | ESTIMATED SNOWFALL. TREE LIMBS BENDING AND COVERING PARTS OF ROADS. |
| Nov 9, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.1 | Norway, MI | SNOWFALL SINCE 8AM EST. |
| Nov 9, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Sw Granite Bluff, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. SNOWED FROM APPROXIMATELY 10 AM EST 11/9/11 TO 9 PM 11/9/11. TIME ESTIMATED FROM IMT METAR AND RADAR. |
| Nov 9, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Iron Mountain, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. SNOW STARTED AT 10 AM EST AND CONTINUED UNTIL 9 PM EST. TIME ESTIMATED USING RADAR AND IMT METAR. |
| Nov 9, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 9 | 4 Ese Iron River, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. APPROX TIME WAS 10 AM EST 11/9/11 TO 9 PM EST 11/9/11. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Nov 9, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 10.8 | 1 E Negaunee, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE MID MORNING 11/9. 8-10 INCH DIAMETER TREE UPROOTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. |
| Nov 10, 12:50 AM EST | SNOW 11.7 | 3 Ne Negaunee, MI | SNOWFALL SINCE 1030 AM EST 11/9. 1.16 INCHES LIQUID. |
| Nov 10, 1:00 AM EST | SNOW 7.5 | 3 Wsw Sundell, MI | ESTIMATED 7 TO 8 INCHES. APPROX 11 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Nov 10, 1:00 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Sundell, MI | 11 HOUR TOTAL. APPROX FROM 2 PM EST 11/09/11 TO 1 AM 11/10/11 APPROX. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 216 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
136 WWUS43 KMQT 082015 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 315 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL SLIDE NORTHEAST...AND CROSS FAR EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. COLD AIR WRAPPING AROUND THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE ENOUGH TO BRING A HEAVY WET SNOW TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. WARMER AIR OFF OF THE GREAT LAKES SHOULD RESULT IN MORE OF A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE SHORELINES. STRONG WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITIES WITH ANY SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA AND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. MIZ002-009-082115- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.A.0006.111109T0600Z-111110T0000Z/ ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...IRONWOOD 315 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 /215 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW REMAINS POSSIBLE OVER FAR WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * ANY WET SNOW THAT FALLS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS MARQUETTE OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ005-090500- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0006.111109T0600Z-111110T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.111109T1200Z-111110T1100Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 315 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MORE THAN 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTICULARLY INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT WILL TRANSITION TO A HEAVY WET SNOW ON WEDNESDAY. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * THE HEAVY AND WET SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WILL BE THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON TO RESULT IN SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...MAINLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ011-090500- /O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.111109T1200Z-111110T1100Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 215 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM CST THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MORE THAN 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT WILL TRANSITION TO A HEAVY WET SNOW ON WEDNESDAY. IMPACTS... * THE HEAVY AND WET SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WILL BE THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON TO RESULT IN SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SNOW. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-012-013-090500- /O.EXB.KMQT.WS.A.0006.111109T1200Z-111110T1100Z/ ALGER-MENOMINEE-DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...MENOMINEE... ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 315 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 /215 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY INLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW MAY FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT WILL TRANSITION TO A HEAVY WET SNOW ON WEDNESDAY. IMPACTS... * THE HEAVY AND WET SNOW COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WOULD BE THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON TO RESULT IN SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-003-004-010-084-090500- /O.EXT.KMQT.WS.A.0006.111109T1200Z-111110T0500Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-IRON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK... L'ANSE...IRON RIVER...KENTON...SIDNAW 315 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 /215 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MAINLY INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW MAY FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT WILL TRANSITION TO A HEAVY WET SNOW ON WEDNESDAY. IMPACTS... * THE HEAVY AND WET SNOW COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WOULD BE THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON TO RESULT IN SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ TITUS
6 follow-up statements
395 WWUS43 KMQT 090309 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1009 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF THE SEASON TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WILL TRACK NORTHEAST...CROSSING FAR EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. AHEAD OF THE LOW...WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY. TO THE WEST OF THE LOW TRACK...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO PRODUCE HEAVY...WET SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. WARMER AIR OFF OF THE GREAT LAKES SHOULD RESULT IN MORE OF A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE SHORELINES. STRONG WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...REDUCING VISIBILITIES WITH ANY SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA AND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. MIZ004-010-091115- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0006.111109T1200Z-111110T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KMQT.WS.W.0005.111109T1200Z-111110T0500Z/ BARAGA-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...L'ANSE...IRON RIVER 1009 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 /909 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVIER DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HURON MOUNTAINS WITH THE LEAST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF IRON RIVER AND AROUND L'ANSE. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SLUSH BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-011-091115- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.111109T1200Z-111110T1100Z/ MARQUETTE-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE...IRON MOUNTAIN 1009 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 /909 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST /5 AM CST/ THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO A HEAVY WET SNOW BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE WITH THE LEAST AMOUNTS ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. ACROSS DICKINSON COUNTY...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SLUSH BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-003-084-091115- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.A.0006.111109T1200Z-111110T0500Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK... KENTON...SIDNAW 1009 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND WILL TRANSITION TO A HEAVY WET SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. IMPACTS... * THE HEAVY AND WET SNOW COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WOULD BE THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON TO RESULT IN SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-012-013-091115- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.A.0006.111109T1200Z-111110T1100Z/ ALGER-MENOMINEE-DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...MENOMINEE... ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 1009 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 /909 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO A HEAVY WET SNOW WEDNESDAY. * MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY INLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * THE HEAVY AND WET SNOW COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WOULD BE THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON TO RESULT IN SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ ROLFSON
019 WWUS43 KMQT 090928 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 428 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT PARTS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE NEAR ST. LOUIS WILL MOVE TO WHITEFISH BAY BY THIS EVENING. THIS TRACK WILL PLACE MUCH OF UPPER MICHIGAN UNDER AN AREA OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. JUST ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL WRAP INTO THE REGION TODAY...ALLOWING THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO A WET AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...POSSIBLY MAKING THE EVENING COMMUTE HAZARDOUS. MEANWHILE...WARMER AIR OFF THE GREAT LAKES WILL KEEP MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN NEAR THE SHORELINES. IN ADDITION...THE DEEPENING LOW WILL CAUSE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. MIZ006-091730- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0006.111109T1200Z-111110T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KMQT.WS.W.0005.111109T1800Z-111110T1100Z/ ALGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING 428 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OF 2 TO 8 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR INLAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF MUNISING WHILE THE LEAST SNOW WILL FALL NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SNOW BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ004-010-091730- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.111109T1200Z-111110T0500Z/ BARAGA-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...L'ANSE...IRON RIVER 428 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /328 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HURON MOUNTAINS WITH THE LEAST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF IRON RIVER AND AROUND L'ANSE. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SNOW BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-011-091730- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.111109T1200Z-111110T1100Z/ MARQUETTE-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE...IRON MOUNTAIN 428 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /328 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST /5 AM CST/ THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO A HEAVY AND WET SNOW BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE WITH THE LEAST AMOUNTS ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. ACROSS DICKINSON COUNTY...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SNOW BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-003-084-091730- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0006.111109T1200Z-111110T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0012.111109T1500Z-111110T0500Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK... KENTON...SIDNAW 428 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF KEWEENAW COUNTY AS WELL AS FAR SOUTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTY NEAR KENTON. IMPACTS... * THE HEAVY AND WET SNOW COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WOULD BE THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON TO RESULT IN SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ012-013-091730- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0006.111109T1200Z-111110T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0012.111109T1800Z-111110T0500Z/ MENOMINEE-DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 428 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /328 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN THIS MORNING WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING TONIGHT. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM LA BRANCHE TO ROCK. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SLUSH BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MRD
310 WWUS43 KMQT 091700 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1200 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT PARTS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS WILL MOVE TO WHITEFISH BAY BY THIS EVENING. THIS TRACK WILL PLACE MUCH OF UPPER MICHIGAN UNDER AN AREA OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. JUST ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL WRAP INTO THE REGION TODAY...ALLOWING THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO A WET AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...POSSIBLY MAKING THE EVENING COMMUTE HAZARDOUS. MEANWHILE...WARMER AIR OFF THE GREAT LAKES WILL KEEP MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN NEAR THE SHORELINES. IN ADDITION...THE DEEPENING LOW WILL CAUSE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. MIZ004-010-100100- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111110T0500Z/ BARAGA-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...L'ANSE...IRON RIVER 1200 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /1100 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HURON MOUNTAINS WITH THE LEAST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF IRON RIVER AND AROUND L'ANSE. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SNOW BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL AND MAY DAMAGE TREE LIMBS. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-011-100100- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111110T1100Z/ MARQUETTE-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE...IRON MOUNTAIN 1200 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /1100 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST /5 AM CST/ THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE WITH THE LEAST AMOUNTS ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. ACROSS DICKINSON COUNTY...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SNOW BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-100100- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.111109T1800Z-111110T1100Z/ ALGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING 1200 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO MOSTLY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OF 2 TO 8 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR INLAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF MUNISING WHILE THE LEAST SNOW WILL FALL NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SNOW BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-003-084-100100- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-111110T0500Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK... KENTON...SIDNAW 1200 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF KEWEENAW COUNTY AS WELL AS FAR SOUTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTY NEAR KENTON. IMPACTS... * THE HEAVY AND WET SNOW COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WOULD BE THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON TO RESULT IN SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ012-013-100100- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0012.111109T1800Z-111110T0500Z/ MENOMINEE-DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 1200 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /1100 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO MOSTLY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING TONIGHT. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM LA BRANCHE TO ROCK. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SLUSH BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ VOSS
223 WWUS43 KMQT 092122 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 422 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING PARTS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY... .A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM OVER WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN WILL MOVE TO WHITEFISH BAY BY THIS EVENING. THIS TRACK WILL RESULT IN MUCH OF UPPER MICHIGAN RECEIVING HEAVY PRECIPITATION INTO TONIGHT. AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE SYSTEM THIS EVENING...AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY GETTING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO MOSTLY SNOW...EXCEPT AREAS VERY NEAR THE GREAT LAKES SHORES WHERE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS MORE LIKELY. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...MAKING THE EVENING COMMUTE HAZARDOUS. IN ADDITION...THE DEEPENING LOW WILL CAUSE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. MIZ004-010-100500- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111110T0500Z/ BARAGA-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...L'ANSE...IRON RIVER 422 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /322 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AND OCCURRING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HURON MOUNTAINS WITH THE LEAST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF IRON RIVER AND AROUND L'ANSE. * THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING AT THIS TIME. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SNOW BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL AND MAY DAMAGE TREE LIMBS. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-011-100530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111110T1100Z/ MARQUETTE-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE...IRON MOUNTAIN 422 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /322 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST /5 AM CST/ THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL MAKE THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE WITH THE LEAST AMOUNTS ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. ACROSS DICKINSON COUNTY...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR INTO TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SNOW BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-100530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111110T1100Z/ ALGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING 422 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INLAND. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR WILL TRANSITION TO MOSTLY OR ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OF 3 TO 10 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR INLAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF MUNISING WHILE THE LEAST SNOW WILL FALL NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY INTO THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE VERY HAZARDOUS. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SNOW BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ002-009-100530- /O.NEW.KMQT.LE.Y.0014.111110T0000Z-111110T1600Z/ ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...IRONWOOD 422 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /322 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011/ ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY OF 2 TO 7 INCHES...WITH LESS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR NEAR ONTONAGON. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM BERGLAND TO IRONWOOD. IMPACTS... * THE SNOW WILL MAKE FOR SLICK ROADWAYS...MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-003-084-100500- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-111110T0500Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK... KENTON...SIDNAW 422 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF KEWEENAW COUNTY AS WELL AS FAR SOUTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTY NEAR KENTON. IMPACTS... * THE HEAVY AND WET SNOW COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON TO RESULT IN SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ012-013-100500- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-111110T0500Z/ MENOMINEE-DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 422 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /322 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IN SOME PLACES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING TONIGHT. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES INTO THIS EVENING...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM LA BRANCHE TO ROCK. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SLUSH BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ TITUS
619 WWUS43 KMQT 100143 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 843 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM DIMINISHING THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND UPPER MICHIGAN... .A STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE SAULT WILL LIFT QUICKLY NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN ONTARIO THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY...SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. HOWEVER...COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL BRING LAKE ENHANCED SNOW TO LOCATIONS FAVORED BY THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. MIZ011-100245- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111110T1100Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 743 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION AND LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT ON UNTREATED ROADS...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS MARQUETTE OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ010-100245- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111110T0500Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 743 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION AND LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT ON UNTREATED ROADS...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS MARQUETTE OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ012-100245- /O.CAN.KMQT.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-111110T0500Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 743 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION AND LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT ON UNTREATED ROADS...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS MARQUETTE OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ005-100500- /O.EXT.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111110T0500Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 843 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR INTO TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SNOW BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ004-100500- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111110T0500Z/ BARAGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...L'ANSE 843 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HURON MOUNTAINS WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR L'ANSE AND BARAGA. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SNOW BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL AND MAY DAMAGE TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-100945- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111110T1100Z/ ALGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING 843 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. SOME RAIN MAY BE MIXED WITH THE SNOW THIS EVENING ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OF 3 TO 10 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR INLAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF MUNISING WHILE THE LEAST SNOW WILL FALL NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SNOW BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 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. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ013-100300- /O.EXT.KMQT.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-111110T0300Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 843 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN DELTA COUNTY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES INTO THIS WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM LA BRANCHE TO ROCK. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHERE SLUSH BUILDS UP ON ROADWAYS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ002-009-100945- /O.CON.KMQT.LE.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111110T1600Z/ ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...IRONWOOD 843 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /743 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011/ ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM BERGLAND TO IRONWOOD WITH LESS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * THE SNOW WILL MAKE FOR SLICK ROADWAYS...MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-003-084-100500- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-111110T0500Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK... KENTON...SIDNAW 843 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. IMPACTS... * THE HEAVY AND WET SNOW COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES... ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON TO RESULT IN SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ JLB
202 WWUS43 KMQT 100847 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 347 AM EST THU NOV 10 2011 ...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN... .A STORM SYSTEM NORTHEAST OF SAULT STE MARIE WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD NORTH TO JAMES BAY BY THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY...LAKE ENHANCED SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN EXCEPT IN LOCATIONS FAVORED BY NORTHWEST WINDS. THOSE AREAS CAN EXPECTED MODERATE LAKE ENHANCED SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. MIZ006-101700- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111110T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0013.111110T0847Z-111110T1700Z/ ALGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING 347 AM EST THU NOV 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY IN THE AFTERNOON. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH NOON OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EARLY THIS MORNING. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT WHERE SNOW AND SLUSH BUILD UP ON ROADWAYS. ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLIPPERY THIS MORNING. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ007-085-101700- /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0013.111110T0847Z-111110T1700Z/ LUCE-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...SENEY 347 AM EST THU NOV 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY IN THE AFTERNOON. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH NOON OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL NORTH OF HIGHWAY M-28. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EARLY THIS MORNING. IMPACTS... * BECAUSE THE SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY...TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT WHERE SNOW AND SLUSH BUILD UP ON ROADWAYS. ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLIPPERY THIS MORNING. * THE HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ002-009-101600- /O.CON.KMQT.LE.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111110T1600Z/ ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...IRONWOOD 347 AM EST THU NOV 10 2011 /247 AM CST THU NOV 10 2011/ ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 10 AM CST OR 11 AM EST OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM BERGLAND TO IRONWOOD WITH LESS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * THE SNOW WILL MAKE FOR SLICK ROADWAYS...MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ 07
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 8, 12:51 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 12:51 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1251 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2011
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION FOR 18Z TAFS
.DISCUSSION...
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY OR TWO WILL MAKE.
HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAVE BEEN IN THE UPPER
40S AND 50S. COOLER AIR WILL BE THE RULE TODAY...WHICH WILL BE JUST
THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WILL BE IN STORE FOR UPPER MI THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. HIGH TEMPS WILL TOP OUT IN UPPER 30S AND
LOW 40S...WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT OF A N-NE DIRECTION. FCST MODELS
CONTINUE TO SHIFT THE PRECIP EXPECTED TODAY A LITTLE FARTHER TO OUR
EAST...GIVING US ANOTHER DAY TO PREPARE FOR THE WINTRY WEATHER
AHEAD. PRECIPITATION TYPE TODAY SHOULD BE ALL RAIN...UNLESS LIGHT
PRECIPITATION EDGES INTO WESTERN AREAS PRIOR TO NOON WHERE COOL
ENOUGH AIR COULD RESULT IN A FEW FLAKES OF SNOW.
THE MAIN STORY WILL BE THE SFC LOW ACROSS OK AND TX EARLY THIS
MORNING...SHIFTING TO FAR SE WI BY 12Z WEDNESDAY...AND EASTERN UPPER
MI WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO COME INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT WITH THE PATH OF THE LOW...AND ANTICIPATED TEMPERATURE
PROFILES.
EXTENDED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO INCLUDE MARQUETTE COUNTY...AND
THE ENTIRE KEWEENAW PENINSULA. THE KEWEENAW WAS ADDED FOR SNOW
AMOUNTS...BUT MAINLY FOR STRONG WINDS THAT WOULD RESULT IN
RESTRICTED VIS WITH ANY SNOW. WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE FROM THE KEWEENAW EASTWARD ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. THE 06Z
MODELS HAVE COME IN A LITTLE FARTHER EAST...AT LEAST WITH THE NAM
AND GFS...RESULTING IN AN EASTWARD SHIFT OF THE HIGHER PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS AND COLD AIR. IF THIS IS CORRECT...THE HIGHEST SNOW
AMOUNTS...ASSISTED BY NORTHERLY FLOW OFF LAKE SUPERIOR MAY FALL FROM
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF BARAGA AND MARQUETTE COUNTY DOWN THROUGH IRON
AND WESTERN DICKINSON COUNTIES. THIS WOULD ALSO MINIMIZE SNOW
AMOUNTS ALONG THE WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...WITH ONLY A
COUPLE OF INCHES AT IWD. THE CURRENT FCST IS FOR 6 TO 8 INCHES FROM
EASTERN GOGEBIC AND WESTERN IRON COUNTIES...UP TO NEAR HOUGHTON AND
THE HURON MOUNTAINS. IF THE EASTERN TREND CONTINUES...DICKINSON MAY
NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE HEADLINES AS WELL.
THE EASTWARD TREND IS ALSO RESULTING IN A SLIGHT SLOW DOWN IN THE
INITIAL PRECIP FOR MUCH OF THE CWA...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SIGNIFICANTLY
CHANGE THE FCST. THE ALIGNMENT OF STRONG FGEN...THE DEFORMATION
ZONE...AND UPSLOPE WINDS OFF LAKE SUPERIOR COULD RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL UPPER
MI FROM BARAGA THROUGH SAWYER...WITH PRECIP AROUND 1 INCH
CENTRAL...AND EAST. ANY FUTURE HEADLINES MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED IN
TIME FOR THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA...WHERE COOL AIR AND FAVORABLE NW
FLOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY.
LOOKING FARTHER OUT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL END LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND ALLOW FOR A WARMING TREND THROUGH AT
LEAST MONDAY /BACK INTO THE MID TO UPPER 40S/.
&&
.AVIATION /FOR THE 18Z TAF ISSUANCE/...
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN MVFR TO VFR AT THE TAF SITES THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME LOWER LAKE-GENERATED CLOUDS IMPACTING KCMX AND KIWD WILL LINGER
THROUGH TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
CURRENTLY OVER MINNESOTA SLOWLY PROGRESSES NORTHEASTWARD. IN ITS
WAKE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED ACROSS THE PLAINS /AS OF 17Z/
WILL MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FORECAST MODELS HAVE INDICATED A TRACK THAT IS
FURTHER EASTWARD THAN PREVIOUS FORECASTS...AND AS A RESULT...DO NOT
EXPECT KIWD/KCMX TO SEE ANY PRECIPITATION UNTIL AFTER 18Z.
INCREASING MOISTURE AND UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL ALLOW FOR RAIN
SHOWERS TO DEVELOP AT KSAW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND WITH NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OFF LAKE SUPERIOR...EXPECT CONDITIONS TO DROP TO IFR.
PRECIPITATION FOR THIS TAF PERIOD WILL BE RAIN. LATER FORECASTS WILL
NEED TO SHOW A TRANSITION TO SNOWFALL. &&
.MARINE /FOR THE 4 AM LAKE SUPERIOR ISSUANCE/...
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE LAKE THIS MORNING...EXPECT WINDS
TO CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE BEFORE THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. MODELS HAVE COME INTO GOOD
AGREEMENT IN SHOWING THE LOW TRACK FROM MILWAUKEE WED MORNING TO FAR
EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR BY WED EVENING WHILE DEEPENING. THIS TYPE OF
TRACK CLIMATOLOGICALLY WOULD FAVOR AT LEAST GALES ACROSS MUCH OF
LAKE SUPERIOR...AND CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING ON A SOLID GALE ACROSS
MUCH OF LAKE SUPERIOR WED AFTN INTO THU. IN FACT...WITH THE LOW
DEEPENING...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STORM FORCE GUSTS LATE
WED AFTN INTO WED EVENING ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR. WITH THAT IN MIND...INCREASED WINDS TO 45 KT OVER THE OPEN
LAKE LATE WED AFTN INTO WED NIGHT. WILL MAINTAIN THE GALE WATCH FOR
THE LAKE FOR NOW GIVEN THAT THE EVENT IS STILL WELL INTO THE THIRD
AND FOURTH PERIODS. OTHERWISE...WITH THE STRONGER LOW...THE GALES
WILL BE SLOWER TO SUBSIDE THU. AFTER THIS SYSTEM...WINDS QUIET DOWN
ON THE LAKE ALTHOUGH SOME STRONGER SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS /AROUND 20
KT/ ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LATE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY.
&&
.MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UPPER MICHIGAN...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR MIZ001>005-009-010-084.
LAKE SUPERIOR...
GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
LSZ251-267.
GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
LSZ263>266.
GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR LSZ248>250.
GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
FOR LSZ242>245.
LAKE MICHIGAN...
NONE.
&&
DISCUSSION...KF
AVIATION...MCB
MARINE...MRDHazardous weather outlook, Nov 8, 4:19 AM EST, 10 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 419 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 MIZ001>005-009>012-084-091200- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-GOGEBIC- IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- 419 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 /319 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT...INLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG NORTH WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH ANY SNOW SHOWERS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE AREA. ENOUGH WARM AIR NEAR THE LAKE SHORES...AND EAST WILL ACT TO LIMIT SNOW AMOUNTS. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN TO CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. MIZ006-007-013-014-085-091200- ALGER-LUCE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 419 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-091200- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI- BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI- ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI- POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI- MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 419 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 /319 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NORTH TO NORTHWEST GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF LAKE SUPERIOR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LMZ221-248-250-091200- GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 419 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW NORTHEAST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FEW NORTHEAST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. KF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 5:48 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 3 days | |
| Nov 8, 5:15 PM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.