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Wind Chill Advisory 21, NWS Duluth, MN

December 23, 201310 counties in Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 23, 2013, 4:05 PM CST for 10 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 23, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 23, 2013, 4:05 PM CST (22:05 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 23, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 24, 2013, 8:56 AM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Aitkin County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Cass County, MN, Cook County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN, Itasca County, MN, Koochiching County, MN, Lake County, MN, Pine County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 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

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 161 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2013-12-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2013-12-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -43 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
703 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

281 
WWUS43 KDLH 232205
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
405 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR AREAS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THIS EVENING...

......COLD WIND CHILLS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING...

...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW FOR THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT...

.SNOW WITH HEAVIER BANDS WILL FINALLY END ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE
OF LAKE SUPERIOR BY THE EVENING HOURS. AS OF MONDAY
AFTERNOON...THERE HAD BEEN WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 12 TO 24
INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF DOUGLAS... BAYFIELD...AND ASHLAND COUNTIES.
SOME AREAS HAD REPORTS OF EVEN HIGHER SNOWFALL...INCLUDING 31 INCHES
AT ASHLAND AND 24 INCHES AT BENOIT. MUCH OF THE REGION FROM
DOUGLAS TO IRON COUNTIES CAN EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4
INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL
RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS ACROSS NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

A FAST MOVING CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO
THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL START
ACROSS INTERNATIONAL FALLS...LEECH LAKE...AND THE BRAINERD LAKES
REGION AROUND NOON...SPREADING WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
THE SNOW WILL REACH THE TWIN PORTS BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND MOVE
INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL
END TUESDAY NIGHT IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

WIZ002>004-240500-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
/O.CON.KDLH.LE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131224T0600Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY
405 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY
TO 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATION...THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR IN NORTHWESTERN 
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING WASHBURN...BAYFIELD...ASHLAND AND 
  HURLEY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING BEFORE ENDING. THE NEXT ROUND OF SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER
  600 PM TUESDAY EVENING AND END EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. 

* VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED THROUGH
  THIS EVENING...AND THE LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW
  BANDS...WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS UNTIL SNOW PLOWS ARE ABLE TO SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR THE
  ROADS. A SNOW EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED WITHIN THE CITY OF
  ASHLAND WITH ALL VEHICLES TO BE REMOVED FROM CITY STREETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE VISIT WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
REGARDING THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL EVENT.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

WIZ001-240500-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
/O.CON.KDLH.LE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131224T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SUPERIOR
405 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY
TO 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATION...THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR IN NORTHWESTERN 
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE CITY OF SUPERIOR. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVIER AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS
  DOUGLAS COUNTY THE THE EVENING. THE NEXT ROUND OF SNOW WILL
  BEGIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND END EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT 5 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR LAKE 
  SUPERIOR. 

* VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED 
  THROUGH AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE LOWER VISIBILITY IN 
  HEAVIER SNOW BANDS...WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  UNTIL SNOW PLOWS ARE ABLE TO SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR THE ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE VISIT WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
REGARDING THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL EVENT.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ010-018-025-026-033>036-240500-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WC.Y.0021.131224T0000Z-131224T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T1800Z-131225T0600Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...BIGFORK...
WALKER...GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...
AITKIN
405 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATION...NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
  INTERNATIONAL FALLS...GRAND RAPIDS...AND BRAINERD.

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS EVENING THROUGH MID-MORNING
  TUESDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
  CAN OCCUR TO THOSE OUTDOORS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
  YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

* IMPACTS OF THE SNOW...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITY...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR WILL GENERATE
LOW WIND CHILL VALES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ011-012-019>021-037-038-240500-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WC.Y.0021.131224T0000Z-131224T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T1800Z-131225T0600Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELY...ISABELLA...HIBBING...
TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY
405 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
  ELY...DULUTH...CLOQUET...AND HINCKLEY.

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS EVENING THROUGH MID-MORNING
  TUESDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
  CAN OCCUR TO THOSE OUTDOORS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
  YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

* IMPACTS OF THE SNOW...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITY...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR WILL GENERATE
LOW WIND CHILL VALES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

WIZ006>009-240500-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...HAYWARD...
PHILLIPS
405 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO
3 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATION...NORTHERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPOONER
  AND HAYWARD. 

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
  PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$
STEWART
3 follow-up statements
487 
WWUS43 KDLH 240326
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
926 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...SNOW WILL END ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...

...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT...

...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...

A FAST MOVING CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING A FEW INCHES OF SNOW TO
THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MOVE
INTO THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS...LEECH LAKE...AND BRAINERD LAKES
REGION AROUND NOON...SPREADING WEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TWIN PORTS IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN DURING THE EARLY
EVENING. 

THE MAIN PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LAST FOR ABOUT
6 HOURS...THEN TAPPER OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW WITH LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION WEDNESDAY.

WIZ002>004-241130-
/O.CAN.KDLH.LE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131224T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY
926 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO
3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE FRESH SNOW COVER WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE VISIT WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
REGARDING THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL EVENT.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ010-018-025-026-033>036-241130-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131224T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T1800Z-131225T0600Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...BIGFORK...
WALKER...GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...
AITKIN
926 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 
  INTERNATIONAL FALLS...GRAND RAPIDS...AND BRAINERD. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
  ACCUMULATING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS OF THE SNOW...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR WILL GENERATE
LOW WIND CHILL VALES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$

MNZ011-012-019>021-037-038-241130-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131224T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T1800Z-131225T0600Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELY...ISABELLA...HIBBING...
TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY
926 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
  ACCUMULATING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* IMPACTS OF THE SNOW...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR WILL GENERATE
LOW WIND CHILL VALES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$

WIZ001-006>009-241130-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
DOUGLAS-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...
HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
926 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO
3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...NORTHERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 
  SPOONER AND HAYWARD. 

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW TUESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. 

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE 
  PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$

GRANING
398 
WWUS43 KDLH 240920
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
320 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA THIS
MORNING...

...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING ABOUT A FEW INCHES TO THE
NORTHLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE
INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND
CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST INTO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW
WILL BEGIN TO EXIT THE REGION AND DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST.

THE MAIN PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 6
HOURS...BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE
SNOW WILL THEN TAPPER OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW WITH LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION WEDNESDAY.

MNZ010-018-025-026-033>036-241730-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T1800Z-131225T0300Z/
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131224T1500Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...BIGFORK...
WALKER...GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...
AITKIN
320 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 
  INTERNATIONAL FALLS...GRAND RAPIDS...AND BRAINERD. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
  EVENING. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO 5 INCHES.

* IMPACTS OF THE SNOW...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR WILL GENERATE
LOW WIND CHILL VALES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$

MNZ011-012-019>021-037-038-241730-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T2100Z-131225T0600Z/
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131224T1500Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELY...ISABELLA...HIBBING...
TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY
320 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW
  DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD GET UP
  TO 5 INCHES.

* IMPACTS OF THE SNOW...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR WILL GENERATE
LOW WIND CHILL VALES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$

WIZ001>004-006>009-241730-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T2300Z-131225T0900Z/
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...
HURLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
320 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...NORTHERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 
  SPOONER AND HAYWARD. 

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD GET
  UP TO 5 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE 
  PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$

G2
996 
WWUS43 KDLH 241456
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
856 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING ABOUT A FEW INCHES TO THE
NORTHLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE
INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST INTO NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO EXIT THE REGION AND DIMINISH IN INTENSITY
LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST.

THE MAIN PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LAST FOR ABOUT
6 HOURS...BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.
THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPPER OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW WITH LITTLE
OR NO ACCUMULATION WEDNESDAY.

MNZ010-018-025-026-033>036-242200-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131224T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T1800Z-131225T0300Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...BIGFORK...
WALKER...GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...
AITKIN
856 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 


* LOCATION...NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
INTERNATIONAL FALLS...GRAND RAPIDS...AND BRAINERD.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS 
  EVENING. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO 5 INCHES. 

* IMPACTS OF THE SNOW...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

&&

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.

&&

$$

MNZ011-012-019>021-037-038-242200-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131224T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T2100Z-131225T0600Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELY...ISABELLA...HIBBING...
TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY
856 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD GET UP
  TO 5 INCHES.

* IMPACTS OF THE SNOW...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

&&


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.

&&

$$

WIZ001>004-006>009-242200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0029.131224T2300Z-131225T0900Z/
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...
HURLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
856 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...NORTHERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 
  SPOONER AND HAYWARD. 

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD 
  GET UP TO 5 INCHES. 

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE 
  PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$
STEWART

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Dec 23, 2:58 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 2:58 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
258 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 257 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

THREE CONCERNS FOR SHORT TERM FORECAST. FIRST ONE IS LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ALONG SOUTH SHORE. 2ND CONCERN IS WIND CHILL READINGS TONIGHT
AND TUEASDAY MORNING. 3RD CONCERN IS CLIPPER SNOW TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT.

CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS LONG-LASTING SNOW BAND OVER
NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY FINALLY HAS DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND HAD
BECOME MORE ORIENTED NORTH-SOUTH ACROSS EASTERN ASHLAND AND IRON
COUTNIES. THERE IS A SECOND GENERALLY NNE BAND ACROSS NORTHERN
BAYFIELD AND NORTHEAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES. THE WESTERN BAND SHOULD
DISSAPATE BY 00Z AS THE WINDS SWITCH MORE TO THE NORTH. THE
EASTERN BAND MAY CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE ENDING.
WILL KEEP THE WARNINGS IN EFFECT SINCE THERE IS SNOW FALLING
ACROSS THOSE AREAS.

COLD TEMPS ALONG WITH LOW WIND CHILL READINGS ARE THE SECOND
CONCERN FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SKIES ARE CLEAR IN
MOST OF MN EXCEPT ALONG I-35. THIS CLEARING SHOULD AFFECT MOST OF
MN TONIGHT. THE CLOUDS WILL REMAIN ACROSS MOST OF NW WI TONIGHT SO
TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN HIGHER THAN IN NE MN. A WIND CHIL ADVISORY
WILL GOINTO EFFECT AT 06Z TUE AND REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 15Z
TUE.

THE THIRD CONCERN IS THE CLIPPER SYSTEM. THE LOW PRESSURE AREA
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH WESTERN AND COUHERN MN TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT, THE SNOW WILL ONLY LAST A FEW HOURS BUT THERE COULD
BE ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. MODELS INDICATE ISENTROPIC LIFT
WITH A 40-50 KNOT JET MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. AS INDICATED BY
THE MID SHIFT...CROSS SECTIONS CONTINUE TO SHOW AN AREA OF GOOD
DENDRITIC SNOW GROWTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE WESTERN AREAS BY
18Z...REACH THE TWIN PORTS BY AROUND 21Z...AND OVERSPREAD NW WI BY
00Z.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 257 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

UPPER S/W WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT AND
SPREADING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND...WITH THE HIGHEST AMTS EAST OF A LINE FROM ELY TO DULUTH
TO HINCKLEY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH
EARLY WED MORNING AS SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF QUICKLY WEST TO EAST. A
PERSISTENT COLD NW FLOW...AND INCOMING WEAK S/W WILL CONTINUE TO
TRIGGER LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS/FLURRIES THROUGH THE DAY WED AND INTO THE
EVENING. ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL ALSO IGNITE A FEW LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NRN WI SNOW BELT WED NIGHT AND THUR. AMTS
WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT IN WI...AND MORE SIGNIFICANT IN THE U.P. OF
MICH. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WX IS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER
CLIPPER SYSTEM ARRIVES FROM THE NW LATE THUR NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW
AMTS WILL BE LIGHT ONCE AGAIN...ACROSS THE NORTH. WEAK RIDGING
OCCURS FRIDAY BEFORE A SLIGHTLY STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
ACROSS NRN MN INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON SATURDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW. AS THIS SYSTEM TRACKS TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST LATE IN THE WEEKEND THE ARCTIC DOOR WILL OPEN UPON
THE NORTHLAND YET AGAIN.

WEAK UPPER RIDGING AND WAA WILL OCCUR TUE NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY
WITH TUE NIGHT LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABV ZERO...AND HIGHS ON
CHRISTMAS IN THE TEENS. A DRASTIC COOL DOWN IS EXPECTED CHRISTMAS
NIGHT WITH LOWS FALLING INTO THE TEENS BLO ZERO...AND WIND CHILLS IN
THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE. TEMPS REMAIN STEADY THURSDAY WITH
HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWS THUR NIGHT AROUND -5 TO -10.
MUCH MILDER AIR MOVES IN FRI AND SATURDAY WITH HIGH TEMPS IN THE
TEENS AND LOWER 20S...AND LOWS AROUND 10. COULD POTENTIALLY SEE 30
DEG ON SATURDAY. DON'T GET USED TO IT THOUGH. THE WHEELS WILL FALL
OFF THE WAGON ONCE AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1142 AM CST MON DEC 23 2013

CLOUD COVER WILL BE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF FROM DLH AND BRD EWD THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH CLEAR SKIES AND VFR CONDITIONS PREVALENT THROUGH
THE NIGHT AND INTO TUE MORNING. THE NEXT SYSTEM AND A SOLID BATCH
OF MID/HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST LATE TUE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON AND REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT. MAY HAVE TO LOOK AT
ADDING LLWS TO THE BRD AND INL TAFS FOR LATE TUE MORNING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DLH -15  10   5  17 /   0 100  90  30
INL -25   9   3  10 /   0  90  70  40
BRD -22  10   6  19 /   0  90  80  30
HYR -13  10   3  19 /  30  90 100  50
ASX  -6  15   6  19 /  70  80  90  50

&&

.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
     TUESDAY NIGHT FOR MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY
     FOR MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038.

WI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY
     FOR WIZ001>004-006>009.

     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR
     WIZ002>004.

     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIZ001.

LS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY
     FOR LSZ121-146>148.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
     LSZ143>145.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY
     FOR LSZ140>142.

&&

SHORT TERM...STEWART
LONG TERM...BJT
AVIATION...BJT
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 3:22 PM CST, 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
322 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-241130-
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-
322 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ALONG THE
SOUTH SHORE FROM PORT WING TO BAYFIELD TO MELLEN. A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

SKIES WILL CONTINUE CLEARING OUT ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND
TONIGHT AND ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE TEENS AND 20S
BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT MOST OF THE NIGHT...BUT INCREASE
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A QUICK MOVING...BUT POTENT CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PRODUCE 3
TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. CHECK THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
DETAILS.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY THEIR REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DULUTH.

LSZ121-140>148-241130-
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
322 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR
TUESDAY AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND STEEP WAVES
WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT DURING THIS
TIME.

TENTINGER

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 23, 10:51 AM CST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1051 AM CST MON DEC 23 2013

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

0800 AM     SNOW             2 E ODANAH              46.60N 90.64W
12/23/2013  M15.3 INCH       ASHLAND            WI   COCORAHS

            11.5 SINCE 7AM SUNDAY.

0836 AM     HEAVY SNOW       4 E CORNUCOPIA          46.86N 91.02W
12/23/2013  M16.9 INCH       BAYFIELD           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5.2 INCHES SINCE 830PM.

1051 AM     SNOW             ELY                     47.91N 91.85W
12/23/2013  M3.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            30 HOUR TOTAL

&&

SGOHDE
Local storm report, Dec 23, 11:01 AM CST, 5 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1101 AM CST MON DEC 23 2013

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

0900 AM     SNOW             GILE                    46.43N 90.23W
12/23/2013  M1.3 INCH        IRON               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     HEAVY SNOW       7 ESE SUPERIOR          46.66N 91.92W
12/23/2013  E14.0 INCH       DOUGLAS            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            11.5 INCHES SINCE 9AM SUNDAY.

0900 AM     SNOW             5 N TWO HARBORS         47.10N 91.68W
12/23/2013  M4.0 INCH        LAKE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     SNOW             4 N GRANTSBURG          45.84N 92.68W
12/23/2013  M3.2 INCH        BURNETT            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     SNOW             3 NE NISSWA             46.53N 94.25W
12/23/2013  M1.0 INCH        CROW WING          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     SNOW             HERBSTER                46.83N 91.26W
12/23/2013  M6.8 INCH        BAYFIELD           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0930 AM     SNOW             2 N IRON JUNCTION       47.45N 92.61W
12/23/2013  M1.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0930 AM     SNOW             HOYT LAKES              47.51N 92.15W
12/23/2013  M3.5 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SGOHDE
Local storm report, Dec 23, 11:04 AM CST, 5 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1104 AM CST MON DEC 23 2013

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

1000 AM     SNOW             ASHLAND                 46.58N 90.87W
12/23/2013  M26.0 INCH       ASHLAND            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION

1100 AM     SNOW             3 W BAYFIELD            46.81N 90.88W
12/23/2013  M10.5 INCH       BAYFIELD           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SGOHDE
Local storm report, Dec 23, 12:39 PM CST, 3 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1239 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

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

1238 PM     HEAVY SNOW       ASHLAND                 46.58N 90.87W
12/23/2013  M31.5 INCH       ASHLAND            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8.5 INCHES SINCE 6 AM.

&&

BTENTING
Local storm report, Dec 23, 2:45 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
245 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

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

0700 AM     HEAVY SNOW       2 N MOQUAH              46.60N 91.08W
12/23/2013  M11.4 INCH       BAYFIELD           WI   AMATEUR RADIO

            9 INCHES SINCE 7AM SUNDAY

&&

SGOHDE
Local storm report, Dec 23, 3:53 PM CST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
353 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

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

0353 PM     SNOW             HERTEL                  45.81N 92.18W
12/23/2013  M4.0 INCH        BURNETT            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BTENTING

The office that day

Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 8:49 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLHCass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching15 hr
Dec 23, 4:17 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH11 hr
Dec 23, 3:05 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH43 hr
Dec 23, 4:05 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more35 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2013Every wind chill advisory in 2013

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.