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Winter Weather Advisory 13, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 8, 2012, 2:53 PM CST for 22 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 9, 2012, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2012, 2:53 PM CST (20:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
All 22 counties
Brown County, WI, Calumet County, WI, Door County, WI, Florence County, WI, Forest County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Langlade County, WI, Lincoln County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI, Marathon County, WI, Marinette County, WI, Menominee County, WI, Oconto County, WI, Oneida County, WI, Outagamie County, WI, Portage County, WI, Shawano County, WI, Vilas County, WI, Waupaca County, WI, Waushara County, WI, Winnebago County, WI, Wood County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 586 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
538 WWUS43 KGRB 082053 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 253 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SNOW EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT...AND INTO WISCONSIN ON SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL STALL ACROSS THE AREA AND WEAKEN AS A STRONGER SYSTEM FORMS FARTHER SOUTHEAST OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW FROM THE PLAINS STORM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS WISCONSIN SUNDAY MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. WIZ005-090500- /O.UPG.KGRB.WS.A.0004.121209T1200Z-121210T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1200Z-121210T1200Z/ VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER 253 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW SHOULD BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER MONDAY...WITH ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ010-011-018-019-030-090500- /O.UPG.KGRB.WS.A.0004.121209T1200Z-121210T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1200Z-121210T1200Z/ ONEIDA-FOREST-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MARATHON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...TOMAHAWK... ANTIGO...WAUSAU 253 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW SHOULD BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ012-013-090500- /O.UPG.KGRB.WS.A.0004.121209T1200Z-121210T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1500Z-121210T1200Z/ FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE- 253 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW SHOULD BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA MID-MORNING SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ035-036-090500- /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1200Z-121210T1200Z/ WOOD-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT 253 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. * SNOW SHOULD BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ020-021-031-037-045-073-074-090500- /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1500Z-121210T1200Z/ MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SHAWANO-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA- SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KESHENA...WAUTOMA...CRIVITZ 253 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. * SNOW SHOULD BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA MID-MORNING SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ MG/SKOWRONSKI
6 follow-up statements
569 WWUS43 KGRB 090441 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1041 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SNOW EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT...AND INTO WISCONSIN ON SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL STALL ACROSS THE AREA AND WEAKEN AS A STRONGER SYSTEM FORMS FARTHER SOUTHEAST OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW FROM THE PLAINS STORM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS WISCONSIN SUNDAY MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. WIZ005-010-011-018-019-030-035-036-091245- /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1200Z-121210T1200Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MARATHON-WOOD-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON... TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT 1041 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER MONDAY...WITH ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ012-013-020-021-031-037-045-073-074-091245- /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1500Z-121210T1200Z/ FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SHAWANO- WAUPACA-WAUSHARA-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KESHENA...WAUTOMA...CRIVITZ 1041 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MORNING SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$
079 WWUS43 KGRB 091022 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 422 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SNOW EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS WISCONSIN TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SPREAD WEST TO EAST ACROSS WISCONSIN THIS MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. WIZ018-030-035-036-091830- /O.UPG.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1200Z-121210T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0004.121209T1200Z-121210T0600Z/ LINCOLN-MARATHON-WOOD-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOMAHAWK...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS... STEVENS POINT 422 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ038-048-091830- /O.EXB.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1200Z-121210T0600Z/ OUTAGAMIE-WINNEBAGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...OSHKOSH 422 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ022-039-040-049-050-091830- /O.EXB.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1700Z-121210T0600Z/ DOOR-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-CALUMET-MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA... CHILTON...TWO RIVERS 422 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. THE LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ010-019-020-031-037-045-091830- /O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1200Z-121210T0600Z/ ONEIDA-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-SHAWANO-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...ANTIGO...KESHENA... WAUTOMA 422 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ005-091830- /O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1500Z-121210T1200Z/ VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER 422 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. LATER TONIGHT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER MONDAY...WITH ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ011>013-021-073-074-091830- /O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1700Z-121210T0600Z/ FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-NORTHERN OCONTO- SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANDON...CRIVITZ 422 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA MID TO LATE MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ TH
225 WWUS43 KGRB 091528 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 928 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SNOW EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS WISCONSIN TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SPREAD ACROSS WISCONSIN THIS MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. WIZ018-030-035-036-092330- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/ LINCOLN-MARATHON-WOOD-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOMAHAWK...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS... STEVENS POINT 928 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ010-019-020-031-037-038-045-048-092330- /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/ ONEIDA-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-SHAWANO-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-WAUSHARA- WINNEBAGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...ANTIGO...KESHENA... APPLETON...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH 928 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ005-092330- /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121210T1200Z/ VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER 928 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. LATER TONIGHT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER MONDAY...WITH ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ011>013-021-022-039-040-049-050-073-074-092330- /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.121209T1700Z-121210T0600Z/ FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-BROWN- KEWAUNEE-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANDON...STURGEON BAY...GREEN BAY... ALGOMA...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ 928 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. THE LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ MG
660 WWUS43 KGRB 092200 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 400 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS ACROSS WISCONSIN TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL...EAST-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. WIZ018-100600- /O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/ LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOMAHAWK 400 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ010>012-092300- /O.CAN.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/ ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...CRANDON 400 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING...BUT STORM TOTALS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. $$ WIZ005-092300- /O.CAN.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121210T1200Z/ VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER 400 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING...BUT STORM TOTALS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE. $$ WIZ030-035-036-100600- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/ MARATHON-WOOD-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS... STEVENS POINT 400 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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 HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ013-019>022-031-037>040-045-048>050-073-074-100600- /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/ NORTHERN MARINETTE-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR- SHAWANO-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO- CALUMET-MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY... APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON... TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ 400 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$
885 WWUS43 KGRB 092310 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 510 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS ACROSS WISCONSIN TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL...EAST-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. WIZ030-035-036-100600- /O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/ MARATHON-WOOD-PORTAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS... STEVENS POINT 510 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS... BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ013-018>022-031-037>040-045-048>050-073-074-100600- /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/ NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO- DOOR-SHAWANO-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO- CALUMET-MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA... STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA... OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ 510 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS... BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ MG
624 WWUS43 KGRB 100555 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1155 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 WIZ013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-100700- /O.EXP.KGRB.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/ NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO- DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN- KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE- SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA... STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT... APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON... TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ 1155 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FROM TIME TO TIME OVERNIGHT...THOUGH LITTLE FURTHER ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter weather advisory went out at Dec 8, 2:52 PM CST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 2:52 PM CST, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 252 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS...SNOW TOMORROW...THEN QUIET WEATHER FOR THE START OF THE WORK WEEK. THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN ACRS NOAM WAS DOMINATED BY RIDGES NR BOTH COASTS...WITH FAIRLY BROAD TROF OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE CONTINENT. THAT GENERAL PATTERN WL CONT FOR THE FCST PERIOD...THOUGH THE TREND WL BE FOR A LITTLE MORE SPLITTING OF THE FLOW WITHIN THE BASE OF THE UPR TROF TO OCCUR DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE PERIOD. THE MAIN WX MAKERS WL BE A SERIES OF MJR SHRTWVS/CYCLONES MOVG THRU THE PATTERN. A FAIRLY SIG PCPN EVENT IS LIKELY WITH EACH CYCLONE...RESULTING IN NR NORMAL AMNTS FOR THE PERIOD. TEMPS WL LIKLEY END UP A LITTLE ABV NORMAL FOR THE PERIOD. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE MAIN CONCERN DURING THIS PART OF THE FORECAST IS THE SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA STARTING SUNDAY MORNING. ESPECIALLY SINCE GETTING THIS ONE WRONG COULD REFLECT POORLY ON OUR OFFICE WITH GREEN BAY IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WISCONSIN DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE PLAINS BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY THE LOW MOVING THROUGH ILLINOIS. THE RESULTANT PRESSURE PATTERN HAS A LOW OVER SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AT 00Z MONDAY WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING NORTHWEST INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA. UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A JET MAX WILL HELP ENHANCE LIFT OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. HPC WINTER WEATHER ACCUMULATIONS SHOWED AN AREA OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS PART OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES COVERING THE REST OF THE AREA FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 00Z MONDAY. THIS SEEMED PRETTY GOOD BASED ON MODEL QPF. MODEL TIMING DIFFERENCES MADE THE FORECAST FOR THE START OF THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CHALLENGING. ENDED UP KEEPING 12Z FOR A START TIME IN THE WEST AND 15Z FARTHER EAST. STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD REACH WARNING CRITERIA IF THE SNOW WERE TO FALL IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...BUT THINK ACCUMULATION WOULD BE OVER A LONGER PERIOD THAN THAT. .LONG TERM...SUN NGT THRU NEXT SAT. CYCLONE WL BE CROSSING THE RGN SUN NGT. UPR JET WL BE RIGHT ACRS THE AREA...SO THE SRN PART OF THE FCST AREA MAY BE AFFECTED BY UPR/MID-LVL DRY SLOT. ALTHOUGH THERMAL PROFILES WL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW...LACK OF SEEDING OF THE LOWER CLDS WITH ICE CRYSTALS WL PROBABLY LEAD TO SOME DZ/FZDZ /DEPENDING ON SFC TEMPS/ ACRS E-C AND MAYBE C WI DURING THE EVENING. THAT COULD LINGER PAST MIDNIGHT...BUT MID-LVL MOISTURE FM REMNANTS OF COMMA HEAD SHOULD SWING BACK SE ACRS THE AREA DURING THE NGT...SO KEPT PCPN LATER IN THE NGT AS SHSN. LAKE-EFFECT POTENTIAL FOR THE LAKE-SUPERIOR SNOWBELT IS SOMEWHAT MUDDLED. FLOW WL PROBABLY BECOME TOO ELY FOR A TIME. THEN THE WINDS WL SWING BACK ARND THROUGH A MORE FAVORABLE DIRECTION...BUT CONT BACKING AND PROBABLY BECOME LGT BY LATE MON. AT THIS POINT OPTED TO FOCUS THE HEADLINE ON THE SYSTEM SNOWS...AND FOREGO EXTENDING IT TO COVER THE POSSIBLE SHORT-LIVED LAKE-EFFECT EVENT MONDAY. TEMPS ALSO TRICKY. NOT ANTICIPATING THAT A LOT OF CLEARING WL BE ABLE TO OCCUR BEFORE THE SFC RIDGE WORKS INTO THE RGN. IN ADDITION...THE STRONGEST SURGE OF THE COLDER AIR FLOWING SWD IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING SYSTEM WL BE S AND W OF THE FCST AREA. SO WITH THE EXPECTATION OF HAVING PLENTY OF CLDS AND ONLY WK CAA...RAISED TEMPS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL PERIODS...ESP AT NGT. OF COURSE IF WE WERE TO SOMEHOW CLEAR OUT AND HAVE LGT WINDS WITH THE FRESH SNOW COVER...TEMPS COULD EASILY DROP 20+ F DEGREES BELOW FCST MINS. BUT THE CHC OF THAT HAPPENING JUST DOES NOT SEEM GREAT ENOUGH TO EVEN HEDGE THE FCST IN THAT DIRECTION. THE NEXT MAJOR SYSTEM HEADING NEWD OUT OF THE PLAINS WL PROBABLY ARRIVE NEXT WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AT MIDDAY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EXTREME NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN WHERE CIGS WERE MVFR. WOULD EXPECT THE MVFR CLOUDS TO CLEAR OUT OF THOSE AREAS...LEAVING VFR CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. CLOUDS SHOULD INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH MVFR CIGS AND SNOW DEVELOPING FROM THE WEST. SHOULD BE MAINLY MVFR...AND OCCASIONAL IFR...VSBYS IN SNOW FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING. MG && .GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR WIZ005-010-011-018-019-030-035-036. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR WIZ012-013-020-021-031-037-045-073-074. && MG/SKOWRONSKI
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 4:06 AM CST, 10 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 406 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-091015- VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE- MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE- WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET- MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- 406 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS...BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...AND INTO MONDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN. A SIGNIFICANT STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING AN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE AREA...BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING. INDICATIONS ARE THAT LOCATIONS WITHIN PARTS OF CENTRAL AND MOST OF NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS VILAS COUNTY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE REMAINING PARTS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND ALSO ALL OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN WILL LIKELY SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW...WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVELING CONDITIONS BOTH BY LAND AND BY AIR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BEFORE ENDING MONDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. LMZ521-522-541>543-091015- THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN- 406 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE WATERS OF GREEN BAY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.