Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Duluth, MN

841 
WWUS43 KDLH 292018
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
218 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

MNZ033>036-292130-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...
AITKIN
218 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE CASS LAKES...BRAINERD LAKES...AND MILLE LACS
LAKE AREAS.

HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. WINDS
GUSTING TO 30 MPH...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE. ROADS
REMAIN SNOW COVERED WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS CONTINUING.
DUE TO THE SEVERETY OF THE RECENT SNOWSTORM...TREATING OF THE
ROADS WILL TAKE TIME. RECENT SNOWFALLS HAVE BEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES.

$$

MNZ018-025-026-292130-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/
NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIGFORK...WALKER...GRAND RAPIDS
218 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AREAS WEST OF THE IRON RANGE.

SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.
WINDS ARE STILL GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MPH...RESULTING IN DRIFTING
AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...WITH FAIR DRIVING
CONDIONS REPORTED...ROAD TREATMENT IS CONTINUING. RECENT SNOWFALLS
HAVE BEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES.

$$

MNZ037-010200-
/O.EXT.KDLH.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120301T0200Z/
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DULUTH...CLOQUET
218 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION AND TIMING...UNINTERUPTED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE AND
  WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE DULUTH AREA DURING THE REST
  OF THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATION...SUSTAINED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN DULUTH...ALONG AND NEAR THE LAKESHORE...
  DULUTH RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND SUBURBS...RIDGES SURROUNDING THE
  DULUTHE AREA...INCLUDING THE SHOPPING MALLS IN THE DULUTH AREA
  AND ALSO ALL AREAS AND COMMERCIAL AREAS AROUND THE DULUTH
  AIRPORT. CONDITIONS ARE ESPECIALLY EXTREME IN AND AROUND DULUTH
  ROADS AND BRIDGES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
  BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS INLAND AREAS WELL TO THE WEST AND WELL
  TO THE SOUTHWEST OF DULUTH. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY THIS EVENING WITH WINDS...FALLING...AND BLOWING SNOW
  DECREASING LATER TONIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE...UNINTERUPTED...45 MPH
  WITH FREQUENT 55 MPH GUSTS AND VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN 50 TO
  100 FEET AND FREQUENTLY LESS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AROUND
  THE DULUTH AREA. ELEVATED ROADS AND LAKESHORE AREAS AROUND
  DULUTH HAVE AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO REPORT SUSTAINED
  WINDS OF 55 TO 60 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 MPH. WINDS
  HAVE NOT SUBSIDED NOTICABLY DURING THE DAY...SOME WIND INSTRUMENTS
  HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN DESTROYED BY THE POWERFUL WINDS. THERE HAVE
  BEEN UNOFFICIAL AND UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF SOME VERY STRONG
  WINDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE SHORE. SEE STORM REPORTS FOR
  EXACT TIMES AND FIGURES WITHIN THESE RANGES.

* IMPACTS...THIS BLIZZARD IS VERY DANGEROUS. DO NOT GO OUT. DO NOT
  ATTEMPT TO DRIVE. POWER IS OUT ACROSS A NUMBER OF AREAS AROUND
  DULUTH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS MUCH OF DOWNTOWN DULUTH AND THE MORE
  POPULATED RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS AREAS. VISIBILITIES WILL
  REMAIN WELL BELOW 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY FALLING AND BLOWING
  SNOW...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE 35 MPH FOR MORE
  THAN THREE HOURS. LARGE VOLUMES OF SNOW WILL BE MOVED BY STRONG
  WINDS AND BUILD UP ON ROADS. IN EXPOSED AREAS...WINDS HAVE
  GUSTED AS HIGH AS 68 MPH...AND SUCH GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED
  ON ANY OF THE ROADS IN THE DULUTH AREA...THIS INCLUDES
  INTERSTATE 35 AND ROUTE 53 AND ROUTE 61.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE AND LIFE-THREATENING WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW
VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL...YOU MAY BE RISKING YOUR
LIFE. BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD
TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN
YOUR VEHICLE...INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET
SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE
A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND USE IT AS A SHELTER. MANY
DEATHS OCCUR IN BLIZZARDS WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR VEHICLES TRYING
TO SEEK HELP.

&&

$$

MNZ020-038-WIZ001>004-006>009-010200-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T0200Z/
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TWO HARBORS...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...
WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...HAYWARD...
PHILLIPS
218 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER SAINT CROIX
VALLEY...ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR FROM TWO HARBORS TO SILVER BAY UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION AND TIMING...THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF NORTHWEST
  WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS PINE COUNTY IN MINNESOTA INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL FROM THE HINCKLEY AREA EASTWARD
  THROUGH THE INLAND COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN RANGED FROM A
  FOOT TO A FOOT AND A HALF. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES
  OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN HAS BEEN 10 TO 16 INCHES. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG WINDS...GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH IN
  COUNTIES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MPH FURTHER
  INLAND...CONTINUE TO RESULT IN NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN HEAVY
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY FALL TO A
  QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE
  RAPID ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED
  IN PINE COUNTY...AND THAT INCLUDES ALL OF INTERSTATE 35. ROADS
  ARE SNOW COVERED WITH VERY SLIPPERY AREAS...WITH CONDITIONS
  ESPECIALLY DANGAROUS ALONG ROUTE 53. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED
  ALONG ROUTE 2 BETWEEN SUPERIOR AND IRONWOOD. ALONG THE NORTH
  SHORE...TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED ALONG ANY OF ROUTE 61 NOR ANY OF
  MAIN SIDE-ROADS SUCH AS ROUTE 1 OR 2 INTO THE INTERIOR.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. LET
SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME.

&&

$$

MNZ012-019-021-010200-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120301T0200Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISABELLA...HIBBING...GRAND MARAIS
218 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE IRON RANGE AND
THE MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION AND TIMING...THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE IRON RANGE AND
  INLAND LAKE COUNTY AS WELL AS ALL OF COOK COUNTY. SOUTHERN LAKE
  COUNTY IS IN A WARNING STATUS...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  CONTINUING. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY OVER THE AREA LATER
  TONIGHT.  

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL HAS BEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES...BUT
  WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MPH HAVE BEEN CAUSING CONSIDERABLE
  DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST 25 TO 35 MPH
  RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND BLOWING OF SNOW. THE
  COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE IN BAD SHAPE...WITH TRAVEL NOT RECOMMENDED
  ALONG ROUTE 61 AROUND AND SOUTHWEST OF GRAND MARAIS. TRAVEL IS
  NOT RECOMMENDED ALONG ROUTE 1 FROM FINDLAND TO ELY EITHER.
  TRAVEL BETWEEN GRAND MARAIS AND GRAND PORTAGE...ALONG THE EAST
  END OF ROUTE 61...HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

EOM

619 
WWUS43 KDLH 010125
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
725 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012


MNZ037-010230-
/O.CAN.KDLH.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120301T0200Z/
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DULUTH...CLOQUET
725 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD
WARNING. 

ALTHOUGH THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...AND WINDS
HAVE WEAKENED...TRAVEL REMAINS HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED AND ICY
ROADS. USE CAUTION...AND REFER TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.

LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW TO
THE DULUTH AND CLOQUET AREA THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL TAPPER OFF THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE LATE. 

$$

MNZ020-038-WIZ001>004-006>009-010230-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T0200Z/
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TWO HARBORS...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...
WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...HAYWARD...
PHILLIPS
725 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

ALTHOUGH THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED AND THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...ROADS REMAIN SNOW
COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT.

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT OF AN INCH OR TWO CAN BE
EXPECTED...MAINLY IN FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN. THE GUSTY WINDS THIS
EVENING WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 
$$

MNZ012-019-021-010215-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120301T0200Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISABELLA...HIBBING...GRAND MARAIS
725 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

ALTHOUGH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED AND THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT.

THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME LIGHT AND
VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$

GRANING

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
913 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

.UPDATE...
ISSUED OR UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE DULUTH AREA.
INCREASED WINDS AND GUSTS FOR THE EASTERN PART OF THE ZONE...
INCLUDING DOWNTOWN DULUTH AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
WINDS HAVE BEEN AVERAGING 45 MPH WITH 55 MPH GUSTS THROUGHOUT MOST
OF THE DULUTH AREA...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 58 MPH AND FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 68 MPH REPORTED ON ELEVATED ROADS AND BRIDGES IN AND
AROUND DOWNTOWN DULUTH. VISIBILITY HAS FALLEN...AND REMAINS BELOW
1/4 MILE IN HEAVY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...AND IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN THERE. UNINTERRUPTED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE CONTINUING
ALONG THE RIDGES IN AND BEHIND DULUTH...INCLUDING AROUND THE LARGE
SHOPPING MALLS AND THE AIRPORT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IT
MUST BE REMEMBERED THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTSIDE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE NOT
TAKEN HOLD WELL INLAND FROM DULUTH...NOR UP THE NORTH SHORE...NOR
IN MOST AREAS AROUND SUPERIOR WISCONSIN. VISIBILITIES ARE QUITE
LOW...BUT FUNNELING OF ONSHORE WINDS HAS NOT RESULTED IN VERY
HIGH WIND SPEEDS AND POWERFUL GUSTS.

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 605 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012/

AVIATION...12Z TAF ISSUANCE...
MAJOR IMPACT EXPECTED FIRST 6HRS OF FCST PERIOD AT KDLH/KHYR
TERMINALS AS DEEPLY STACKED SFC/MID LVL LOW MOVES JUST SOUTH OF
REGION TODAY. VERY GUSTY WINDS AT KDLH WILL KEEP SN/BLSN A
SIGNIFICANT CONCERN. KHIB/KINL FAR ENOUGH NORTH/NORTHWEST OF MAIN
PRECIP AREA TODAY SO HAVE ADJUSTED FCST TO LESSEN EXTENT OF IFR AT
HIB AND MAINLY MVFR AT KINL. CYCLONIC MOIST FLOW ACROSS REGION
SHOULD KEEP LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH EVENING AT KDLH/KHYR TERMINALS.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 416 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012/

SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING SHORT TERM FORECAST CONTINUES...WITH
NORTHERN EXTENT OF HEAVY SNOW THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE. WE MADE
SOME SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THE HEADLINES AND SNOW AMOUNTS IN
SPOTS ACROSS THE NORTH.

SO FAR...THE SNOW HAS BEEN HAVING A TOUGH TIME MAKING IT NORTH OF A
WALKER TO DULUTH LINE AS THE UPPER RIDGE HAS BEEN IN PLACE. FURTHER
SOUTH...HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITH MOST OF THE SOUTHERN TIER
OF OUR ZONES REPORTING AROUND 5 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH 230
AM...AND 12 INCHES REPORTED AT BUTTERNUT AS OF 400 AM. THE UPPER LOW
WAS IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA/SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AS OF 830Z...AND
IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TOWARD EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN BY 00Z. WE EXPECT SNOW TO INCREASE FURTHER NORTH AS THIS
UPPER LOW AND THE SURFACE LOW LIFT NORTH THIS MORNING. MOST OF THE
MODELS AGREE ON PUSHING THE SNOW FURTHER NORTH THIS MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING SNOW INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT AS
CONSISTENT BETWEEN THE MODELS...WITH THE GEM QUITE A BIT LOWER
THAN THE NAM/ECMWF. EVEN THE HIGH RES MODELS ARE STRUGGLING IN THE
SHORT TERM WITH ONE KEEPING KDLH MAINLY ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF
THE PRECIP...AND THE OTHER MUCH MORE BULLISH. WE WENT WITH A BLEND
OF THE MODELS...WITH A BIT MORE EMPHASIS ON THE NAM/ECMWF.

IT WILL BE QUITE WINDY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY AROUND LAKE
SUPERIOR WHERE SOUNDINGS SHOW 50-55KT OF WIND AROUND 2000FT THROUGH
ABOUT 18Z. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FURTHER THIS
MORNING...ESPECIALLY AROUND LAKE SUPERIOR FROM THE SOUTH SHORE TO
THE TWIN PORTS AND UP INTO TWO HARBORS WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY
SNOW FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THERE COULD BE SOME LOCAL WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES...AND WE'LL HIGHLIGHT IN THE WARNING.

PRECIP SHOULD REMAIN ALL SNOW FOR MOST OF THE CWA. PORTIONS OF OUR
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ZONES MAY SEE A PERIOD OF DRIZZLE/FREEZING
DRIZZLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON ONCE PRECIP RATES DIMINISH. NAM
SOUNDINGS SHOW SOME DRYING ABOVE ABOUT -9C LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

VERY STRONG UPPER JET WILL TRANSLATE FROM WEST COAST INTO SWRN
CONUS THUR/FRI. THIS WILL ASSIST IN AMPLIFYING MID LVL TROF ACROSS
ROCKIES AND INTO CTRL PLAINS BY LATE FRIDAY. SFC CYCLOGENESIS WILL
BE FAVORED NEAR LEFT EXIT REGION OVER SRN PLAINS..WITH A SECONDARY
SFC/MID LVL TROF OVER NODAK. INTENSIFYING SFC LOW WILL HEAD
TOWARDS THE LOWER GT LAKES WHILE INVERTED TROUGH WORKS ACROSS CWA
THUR NIGHT/FRI/SAT. INCREASING POPS DURING THIS PERIOD HOWEVER AT
THIS TIME MDL CONSENSUS INDICATES MSTR TRANSPORT AXIS WILL BE TIED
INTO SRN BRANCH SYSTEM SO LIGHT QPF EXPECTED OVER REGION.
LINGERING POPS ERN CWA SUNDAY HOWEVER THIS IS A LOW CONFIDENCE
FCST AS BUILDING RIDGE AT SFC/ALOFT MAY ALLOW FASTER DRYING TREND
THAN CURRENTLY SUGGESTED BY NWP.

AVIATION...06Z TAF ISSUANCE.

THE LEADING EDGE OF A LARGE SWATH OF +SN HAS LIFTED OVER NORTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN BRINGING IFR CEILINGS
WITH LIFR/VLIFR VSBYS TO THE KBRD TO KHYR TERMINALS. THE SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO TRANSLATE NORTH THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO THE KDLH AND
KHIB AREAS. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY IN THE NRN EXTENT
OF THE SNOW AND THE IMPACT ON LOCATIONS FROM KHIB TO KINL AS THE
SYSTEM SHIFTS TO THE EAST THROUGH THE DAY WED. WINDS WILL INCREASE
OUT OF THE EAST THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KT
COMMON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 40
KT POSSIBLE...WILL BE FOUND IN THE KDLH AREA.

&&

.POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DLH  32  22  32  23 / 100  60  20  30
INL  31  17  30  21 /  50  30  20  40
BRD  32  18  32  22 / 100  40  20  40
HYR  33  21  34  23 / 100  50  10  30
ASX  33  26  33  24 / 100  70  20  30

&&

.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MNZ020-
     033>036-038.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MNZ012-
     018-019-021-025-026.

     BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MNZ037.

WI...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIZ001>004-
     006>009.

&&

SHORT TERM...EOM
LONG TERM....TENTINGER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
517 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-011130-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
517 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND BE HEAVIEST THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 AM THROUGH 6 PM WILL
RANGE FROM 2 INCHES ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO 5 TO 9
INCHES OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WILL BE
STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY AROUND LAKE SUPERIOR LEADING TO BLOWING
AND DRIFTING AND FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES.

THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
MORE SO THIS EVENING. SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE AN INCH OF SNOW
TONIGHT.

CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST AND WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY.

MELDE

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH (ALL LOWER CASE)

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
839 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

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

0830 AM     SNOW             2 W HAYWARD             46.01N 91.52W
02/29/2012  M13.0 INCH       SAWYER             WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0731 AM     SNOW             5 SW PHILLIPS           45.64N 90.47W
02/29/2012  M15.5 INCH       PRICE              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
843 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

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

0840 AM     SNOW             PINE CITY               45.83N 92.97W
02/29/2012  M10.0 INCH       PINE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0842 AM     SNOW             HERBSTER                46.83N 91.26W
02/29/2012  M4.5 INCH        BAYFIELD           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
851 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

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

0844 AM     SNOW             ASHLAND                 46.58N 90.87W
02/29/2012  M5.5 INCH        ASHLAND            WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

0844 AM     SNOW             7 NE BRUNO              46.35N 92.56W
02/29/2012  M7.5 INCH        PINE               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0844 AM     SNOW             7 NW BRAINERD           46.43N 94.30W
02/29/2012  M5.8 INCH        CROW WING          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

KK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
904 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

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

0900 AM     SNOW             5 NW DULUTH             46.83N 92.19W
02/29/2012  M5.6 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            1.9 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE PAST ONE HOUR.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
920 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

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

0900 AM     SNOW             ASKOV                   46.19N 92.78W
02/29/2012  M12.0 INCH       PINE               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            VSBY LESS THAN QUARTER MILE

0920 AM     SNOW             LEADER                  46.52N 94.65W
02/29/2012  M6.0 INCH        CASS               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VSBY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
934 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

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

0851 AM     SNOW             2 N MELLEN              46.35N 90.66W
02/29/2012  M9.0 INCH        ASHLAND            WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

0851 AM     SNOW             SAXON                   46.49N 90.42W
02/29/2012  M9.4 INCH        IRON               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0853 AM     SNOW             PHILLIPS                45.70N 90.40W
02/29/2012  M14.0 INCH       PRICE              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0853 AM     SNOW             12 NE WEBSTER           46.00N 92.19W
02/29/2012  M13.0 INCH       BURNETT            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0853 AM     SNOW             GLIDDEN                 46.13N 90.58W
02/29/2012  M12.0 INCH       ASHLAND            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0901 AM     SNOW             2 SE PINE CITY          45.81N 92.94W
02/29/2012  M11.0 INCH       PINE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0903 AM     SNOW             HOLYOKE                 46.47N 92.39W
02/29/2012  M6.1 INCH        CARLTON            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0906 AM     SNOW             17 E SOLON SPRINGS      46.35N 91.46W
02/29/2012  M9.0 INCH        BAYFIELD           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0910 AM     SNOW             ALBORN                  46.97N 92.58W
02/29/2012  M5.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     SNOW             5 N WEBSTER             45.95N 92.36W
02/29/2012  M13.0 INCH       BURNETT            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     SNOW             4 SE PARK FALLS         45.89N 90.39W
02/29/2012  M16.0 INCH       PRICE              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0920 AM     SNOW             2 SW PROCTOR            46.72N 92.26W
02/29/2012  M5.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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