Gale Warning 2, NWS Duluth, MN

018 
WHUS73 KDLH 160345
MWWDLH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1045 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHWEST LAKE
SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR NORTH SHORE NEARSHORE
WATERS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A STRENGTHENING AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM NEAR SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA
WEDNESDAY MORNING...TO NEAR MARQUETTE MICHIGAN BY THURSDAY
MORNING. A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE
CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG EAST
TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LSZ143>145-161145-
/O.CON.KDLH.GL.W.0002.140416T1500Z-140417T0900Z/
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
1045 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST 30 TO 35 KNOTS.

* WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT GUSTS FROM 40 TO 45 KNOTS.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET IN NON ICE COVERED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

WINDS AND WAVES WILL ALSO INTERACT WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WINTER
LAKE ICE TO PILE UP ICE ON ANY SHORELINES...HARBORS AND HARBOR
APPROACHES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE NORTHEAST. IN ADDITION...LAKE
ICE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE WAVES COULD RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR ANY VESSELS ON WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. 
&&

$$

LSZ140>142-161145-
/O.CON.KDLH.SC.Y.0012.140416T1200Z-140417T1500Z/
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
1045 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO
10 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

* WIND GUSTS...UP TO 35 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

545 
WHUS73 KDLH 160904
MWWDLH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
404 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHWEST LAKE
SUPERIOR TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE FAR NORTH SHORE AND FOR AREAS OF
THE SOUTH SHORE EAST OF BAYFIELD PENINSULA FOR TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION TODAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A STRENGTHENING AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM NEAR SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA
THIS MORNING TO THE EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY IN RESPONSE TO THE APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE HEAD OF THE
LAKE AND ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF BAYFIELD PENINSULA TO THE
APOSTLE ISLANDS. THE WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS
EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

LSZ146-147-161715-
/O.EXA.KDLH.GL.W.0002.140416T1500Z-140417T0900Z/
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
404 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE
  FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WAVES...LESS THAN 2 FT IN ICE COVERED AREAS...WHICH IS MOST OF
  THE WATERS RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER...THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK
  UP THE ICE AND GENERATE HIGHER WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

WINDS AND WAVES WILL ALSO INTERACT WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WINTER
LAKE ICE TO PILE UP ICE ON ANY SHORELINES...HARBORS AND HARBOR
APPROACHES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE NORTHEAST. IN ADDITION...LAKE
ICE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE WAVES COULD RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR ANY VESSELS ON WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. 
&&

$$

LSZ143>145-161715-
/O.CON.KDLH.GL.W.0002.140416T1500Z-140417T0900Z/
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
404 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE
  FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET IN ICE COVERED AREAS BY EARLY
  THIS EVENING. THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK UP THE ICE COVER
  AND GENERATE WAVES WHERE THERE IS CURRENT ICE COVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

WINDS AND WAVES WILL ALSO INTERACT WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WINTER
LAKE ICE TO PILE UP ICE ON ANY SHORELINES...HARBORS AND HARBOR
APPROACHES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE NORTHEAST. IN ADDITION...LAKE
ICE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE WAVES COULD RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR ANY VESSELS ON WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. 
&&

$$

LSZ121-148-161715-
/O.EXB.KDLH.SC.Y.0012.140416T1500Z-140417T1500Z/
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
404 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM
CDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LSZ140>142-161715-
/O.EXT.KDLH.SC.Y.0012.140416T1500Z-140417T1500Z/
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
404 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.

* WIND GUSTS...UP TO 35 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* WAVES...LESS THAN 2 FT IN ICE COVERED AREAS...WHICH IS MOST OF
  THE WATERS RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER...THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK
  UP THE ICE AND GENERATE HIGHER WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

G2

849 
WHUS73 KDLH 161450
MWWDLH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
950 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHWEST LAKE
SUPERIOR TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR THE FAR NORTH SHORE AND FOR AREAS OF THE SOUTH SHORE EAST OF
BAYFIELD PENINSULA FOR TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION TODAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM NEAR SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA LATE THIS
MORNING TO THE EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY IN RESPONSE TO THE APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE HEAD OF THE LAKE AND
ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF BAYFIELD PENINSULA TO THE APOSTLE
ISLANDS. THE WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING INTO
THURSDAY MORNING.

LSZ143>145-162100-
/O.CON.KDLH.GL.W.0002.140416T1500Z-140417T0900Z/
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
950 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE 
  FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET IN ICE COVERED AREAS BY EARLY 
  THIS EVENING. THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK UP THE ICE COVER 
  AND GENERATE WAVES WHERE THERE IS CURRENT ICE COVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

WINDS AND WAVES WILL ALSO INTERACT WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WINTER
LAKE ICE TO PILE UP ICE ON ANY SHORELINES...HARBORS AND HARBOR
APPROACHES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE NORTHEAST. IN ADDITION...LAKE
ICE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE WAVES COULD RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR ANY VESSELS ON WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. 
&&

$$

LSZ146-147-162100-
/O.CON.KDLH.GL.W.0002.140416T1500Z-140417T0900Z/
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
950 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE 
  FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES...LESS THAN 2 FT IN ICE COVERED AREAS...WHICH IS MOST OF 
  THE WATERS RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER...THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK 
  UP THE ICE AND GENERATE HIGHER WAVES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

WINDS AND WAVES WILL ALSO INTERACT WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WINTER
LAKE ICE TO PILE UP ICE ON ANY SHORELINES...HARBORS AND HARBOR
APPROACHES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE NORTHEAST. IN ADDITION...LAKE
ICE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE WAVES COULD RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR ANY VESSELS ON WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. 
&&

$$

LSZ121-148-162100-
/O.CON.KDLH.SC.Y.0012.140416T1500Z-140417T1500Z/
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
950 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LSZ140>142-162100-
/O.CON.KDLH.SC.Y.0012.140416T1500Z-140417T1500Z/
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
950 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. 

* WIND GUSTS...UP TO 35 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* WAVES...LESS THAN 2 FT IN ICE COVERED AREAS...WHICH IS MOST OF 
  THE WATERS RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER...THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK 
  UP THE ICE AND GENERATE HIGHER WAVES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
STEWART

326 
WHUS73 KDLH 162051
MWWDLH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
351 PM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHWEST LAKE
SUPERIOR TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR THE FAR NORTH SHORE AND FOR AREAS OF THE SOUTH SHORE EAST OF
BAYFIELD PENINSULA FOR TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION TODAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM NEAR SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA LATE THIS
MORNING TO THE EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY IN RESPONSE TO THE APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE HEAD OF THE LAKE AND
ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF BAYFIELD PENINSULA TO THE APOSTLE
ISLANDS. THE WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING
INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

LSZ140>142-170300-
/O.UPG.KDLH.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140417T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KDLH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140417T0900Z/
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
351 PM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. 

* WIND GUSTS...UP TO 35 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS BY EARLY
  THIS EVENING. THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK UP THE ICE COVER
  AND GENERATE WAVES WHERE THERE IS CURRENT ICE COVER

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LSZ143>145-170300-
/O.CON.KDLH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140417T0900Z/
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
351 PM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE 
  FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS BY EARLY
  THIS EVENING. THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK UP THE ICE COVER
  AND GENERATE WAVES WHERE THERE IS CURRENT ICE COVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

WINDS AND WAVES WILL ALSO INTERACT WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WINTER
LAKE ICE TO PILE UP ICE ON ANY SHORELINES...HARBORS AND HARBOR
APPROACHES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE NORTHEAST. IN ADDITION...LAKE
ICE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE WAVES COULD RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR ANY VESSELS ON WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. 
&&

$$

LSZ146-147-170300-
/O.CON.KDLH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140417T0900Z/
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
351 PM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE 
  FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING IN ICE
  FREE AREAS. LESS THAN 2 FT IN ICE COVERED AREAS...WHICH IS MOST
  OF THE WATERS RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER...THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO
  BREAK UP THE ICE AND GENERATE HIGHER WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

WINDS AND WAVES WILL ALSO INTERACT WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WINTER
LAKE ICE TO PILE UP ICE ON ANY SHORELINES...HARBORS AND HARBOR
APPROACHES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE NORTHEAST. IN ADDITION...LAKE
ICE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE WAVES COULD RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR ANY VESSELS ON WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. 
&&

$$

LSZ121-148-170300-
/O.CON.KDLH.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140417T1500Z/
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
351 PM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING IN ICE
  FREE AREAS. LESS THAN 2 FT IN ICE COVERED AREAS...WHICH IS MOST
  OF THE WATERS RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER...THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO
  BREAK UP THE ICE AND GENERATE HIGHER WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
STEWART

060 
WHUS73 KDLH 170305
MWWDLH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1005 PM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHWEST LAKE
SUPERIOR TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR THE FAR NORTH SHORE AND FOR AREAS OF THE SOUTH SHORE EAST OF
BAYFIELD PENINSULA FOR TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM NEAR MASON CITY IOWA THIS EVENING TO THE
EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR
OVERNIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE HEAD OF THE LAKE AND ALONG THE
WESTERN SIDE OF BAYFIELD PENINSULA TO THE APOSTLE ISLANDS. THE
WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY
MORNING.

LSZ140>145-170900-
/O.CON.KDLH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140417T0900Z/
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-
1005 PM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS
  TO 45 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 11 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS FOR THE LATE EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK UP THE ICE COVER AND
  GENERATE WAVES WHERE THERE IS CURRENT ICE COVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

WINDS AND WAVES WILL ALSO INTERACT WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WINTER
LAKE ICE TO PILE UP ICE ON ANY SHORELINES...HARBORS AND HARBOR
APPROACHES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE NORTHEAST. IN ADDITION...LAKE
ICE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE WAVES COULD RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR ANY VESSELS ON WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. 
&&

$$

LSZ146-147-170900-
/O.CON.KDLH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140417T0900Z/
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
1005 PM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40
  KNOTS.

* WAVES...5 TO 8 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS. LESS THAN 2 FT IN ICE
  COVERED AREAS...WHICH IS MOST OF THE WATERS RIGHT NOW.
  HOWEVER...THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK UP THE ICE AND GENERATE
  HIGHER WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

WINDS AND WAVES WILL ALSO INTERACT WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WINTER
LAKE ICE TO PILE UP ICE ON ANY SHORELINES...HARBORS AND HARBOR
APPROACHES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE NORTHEAST. IN ADDITION...LAKE
ICE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE WAVES COULD RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR ANY VESSELS ON WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. 
&&

$$

LSZ121-148-171115-
/O.CON.KDLH.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140417T1500Z/
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
1005 PM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE
  GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS. LESS THAN 2
  FT IN ICE COVERED AREAS...WHICH IS MOST OF THE WATERS RIGHT NOW.
  HOWEVER...THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK UP THE ICE AND GENERATE
  HIGHER WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

896 
WHUS73 KDLH 170837
MWWDLH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
337 AM CDT THU APR 17 2014

...THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN EARLY
THIS MORNING THROUGH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND INTO UPPER PENINSULA
MICHIGAN TODAY...AND REACH CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR BY
THIS EVENING. THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OVER WESTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS
AFTERNOON.

LSZ140>143-171645-
/O.CAN.KDLH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140417T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KDLH.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140417T2100Z/
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-
337 AM CDT THU APR 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE
  GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING
  TODAY.

* WAVES...6 TO 10 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDING TODAY. LESS THAN 2 FEET IN ICE COVERED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LSZ144>147-171500-
/O.CAN.KDLH.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140417T0900Z/
/O.EXA.KDLH.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140417T1500Z/
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
337 AM CDT THU APR 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE
  GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING
  TODAY. 

* WAVES...LESS THAN 2 FT IN ICE COVERED AREAS...WHICH IS MOST OF
  THE WATERS RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER...THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK
  UP THE ICE AND GENERATE HIGHER WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LSZ121-148-171500-
/O.CON.KDLH.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140417T1500Z/
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
337 AM CDT THU APR 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS EARLY
  THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TODAY.

* WAVES...LESS THAN 2 FT IN ICE COVERED AREAS...WHICH IS MOST OF
  THE WATERS RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER...THE WINDS COULD BEGIN TO BREAK
  UP THE ICE AND GENERATE HIGHER WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

G2

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
117 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 110 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

HAVE MADE CHANGES TO THE WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES WITH AN UPGRADE
TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ALL OF NW WI AND SECTIONS OF FAR
N-CENTRAL MN...INCLUDING PINE AND SOUTHERN AITKIN COUNTIES. HAVE
DECIDED TO LEAVE AREAS TO THE NORTH AND WEST IN A WATCH AT THE
MOMENT AND WILL MAKE A FINAL DECISION WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST
PACKAGE. HAVE SEEN A SOLID SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WITH THE MODEL
FORECAST TRACK OF THE SFC LOW AND THE SUBSEQUENT SWATH OF HEAVIEST
SNOW...SO MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HIGHER SNOW AMTS EXPECTED. LOOKS
TO BE FROM AROUND HINCKLEY/GRANTSBURG...TO AROUND ASHLAND/IRONWOOD
AREA. UP TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THIS PATH. AREAS
TO THE SOUTH/SE AND NW OF THIS CORRIDOR WILL LIKELY SEE AROUND 6
TO 10 INCHES...AND DRAMATICALLY LESS OR EVEN NO SO FROM THE IRON
RANGE NWD. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 1255 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

UPDATED FOR 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 418 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

THE FOCUS IS ON A STORM SYSTEM WHICH COULD BRING HEAVY SNOW TO
PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...PRIMARILY THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA.
CONFIDENCE IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...AND WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
WILL OCCUR...IS INCREASING. HOWEVER...SINCE THERE IS STILL SOME
DIFFERENCES IN THE TRACK AND TIMING IN THE MODELS...AND SINCE
THESE SPRING WINTRY WEATHER SYSTEMS CAN BE TRICKY WITH
TEMPERATURES AND MELTING/COMPACTING OF SNOWFALL...I DECIDED TO
MAINTAIN THE WINTER STORM WATCH. THE DAY SHIFT SHOULD HAVE A
BETTER ABILITY AT NARROWING DOWN THE DETAILS OF THIS STORM.

TODAY...COLD BUT SUNNY. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS EARLY
THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT INTO THE NORTHLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
SHOULD PROMOTE SUNNY SKIES FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY...OR AT LEAST THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS. THE ARROWHEAD AND NW
WISCONSIN WILL PROBABLY SEE SOME SCATTERED CUMULUS IN THIS COOL NW
FLOW. IRON COUNTY IN NW WISCONSIN COULD SEE A LITTLE DUSTING FROM
LAKE EFFECT SNOW. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. MEANWHILE...A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IN SE ALBERTA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE
AMERICAN NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND STRENGTHEN/ORGANIZE TODAY. THIS
IS THE STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BE AFFECTING THE NORTHLAND LATE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THERE COULD BE SOME INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS
ACROSS THE WESTERN FORECAST AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
THIS EVENING BEFORE SUNSET IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM.

TONIGHT...THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE SE SOUTH DAKOTA AREA BY LATE
TONIGHT. IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SHORTWAVE THAT WOULD WILL
HAVE CROSSED THE PACIFIC NW AND ROCKIES TODAY. THE MODELS ARE
INDICATING THAT A BAND OF LOW/MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS WILL SET UP
NE OF THE LOW...AND WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO BRING SNOW INTO THE
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN FORECAST OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...THE GEM IS
FASTER AND MORE SOUTH WITH THE SNOW THAN THE OTHER MODELS. THE NAM
IS MORE FOCUSED WITH THE SNOW BAND...AND IS PROBABLY PICKING UP
THE MORE NARROW BAND THAT THE FRONTOGENETICAL BAND WILL LIKELY
PROMOTE. THE ECMWF IS MUCH LIGHTER IN PCPN AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
THAN THE GFS/GEM/NAM. CONSIDERING ALL THIS...I LEANED ON A BLEND
OF THE NAM AND GFS.

WEDNESDAY...THIS IS WHERE THE MODELS BEGIN TO LOSE AGREEMENT WITH
THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE SURFACE LOW. THE ECMWF
AND GEM ARE SIGNIFICANTLY...ABOUT 3 TO 6 HOURS OR SO...SLOWER THAN
THE GFS AND NAM. HOWEVER...THE GENERAL TRACK SHOULD BE FROM SE
SOUTH DAKOTA TO SE MINNESOTA OR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE GEM
AND ECMWF AND SLOWER WITH THE TRACK THAN THE GFS AND NAM. WHILE I
USED A BLEND FOR PCPN CHANCES AND AMOUNTS...I LEANED A LITTLE BIT
MORE ON THE GFS AND NAM. THE GFS AND NAM ARE INDICATING LOW/MID
LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS WILL LIKELY INTENSIFY ACROSS THE SE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL FORECAST AREA. DEPENDING ON WHERE THIS FRONTOGENETICAL
BAND SETS UP...IT COULD MEAN THE DIFFERENCE OF SEVERAL INCHES OR
MORE OF SNOW FOR ANY PARTICULAR PLACE IN THE FORECAST AREA...AND
THAT IT IMPLIES THERE COULD BE A SHARP CUTOFF IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
THE NAM AND SREF INDICATE THERE COULD BE GOOD LIFT AND MOISTURE IN
THE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE...WHICH COULD PROMOTE HIGHER SNOWFALL
RATES AND AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES IN THE STRONGER BAND THAT SHOULD
SET UP COULD EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR. THE NAM AND GFS ARE ALSO
SHOWING WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVING INTO THE SE FORECAST AREA DURING
THE AFTERNOON. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN...OR
EVEN JUST RAIN...FOR SOME AREAS...INCLUDING PHILLIPS...PARK FALLS
AND WINTER. THE RAIN COULD MELT SOME OF THE SNOWFALL ALREADY ON
THE GROUND AND CUT DOWN ON TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL. THERE WILL BE
INCREASING EAST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND HEAVIER SNOWFALL
RATES COULD CAUSE LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

OVERALL...I STILL HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE EXACT TRACK AND
TIMING OF THE SURFACE LOW...WHERE AND WHEN WILL THE FRONTOGENETICAL
BANDS SET UP...WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANY RAIN...AND WHETHER THE
ROADS WILL BE WARM ENOUGH TO MELT ANY SNOW AND CUT DOWN ON TOTAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. THIS IS WHY I AM MAINTAINING THE WATCH...AND
HOPEFULLY THE WATCH WILL NARROW DOWN THE DETAILS EVEN MORE.
I AM GETTING MORE CONFIDENT THOUGH IN HIGHER SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS. THE LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE
WELL BELOW FREEZING. THE SNOW AND CLOUD COVER THEN MOVE IN LATE
TONIGHT. THIS SHOULD PREVENT MUCH WARMING WEDNESDAY...AND THE
ROADS COULD REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TO ALLOW PLENTY OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION...ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS THICK CLOUD COVER TO
INSULATE THE LOWEST LAYERS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS MUCH OF THE
SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA COULD SEE 6 TO 12 INCHES. THE NORTHERN
FORECAST AREA COULD SEE LITTLE IF ANY SNOWFALL.

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 418 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL
BE IN THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW
WILL END WEST TO EAST ACROSS NW WI WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES
EXPECTED BEFORE ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE WILL BE SOME
LINGERING FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD AND NW
THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING BY NOON IN THE WRAP-AROUND. AN AREA
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SLOWLY ON THE REBOUND WITH 40S BY SATURDAY. A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY
BRINGING A CHANCE FOR RAIN DURING THE DAY AND A MIXTURE OF
RAIN/SNOW AT NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 50S SATURDAY
INTO NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1255 CDT TUE APR 15 2014

FEW CONCERNS FOR THE FIRST 12 HOURS OF THIS AVIATION FORECAST
CYCLE. SURFACE RIDGE WILL TRANSLATE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN
MINNESOTA WITH VFR CONDITIONS AND GENERALLY LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS.
A FEW SCATTERED CLOUDS BETWEEN 4-6 KFT WILL AFFECT KHYR THRU
ROUGHLY 21Z.

RAPIDLY APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO INFLUENCE THE AREA
06-12Z TONIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING EASTERLY AND STEADILY
INCREASING IN SPEED BY WED MORNING. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL RAPIDLY
THICKEN WITH LOWERING CEILINGS AS WELL. TIMING OF THE ONSET OF
SNOW IS SLIGHTLY SLOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS ISSUANCE..BUT WE STILL
EXPECT A DETERIORATION TO MVFR CONDITIONS AT KBRD 11-12Z AND
12-13Z AT KHYR. BOTH OF THOSE TAF SITES SHOULD SEE A FURTHER
LOWERING TO IFR IN MDT/HVY SNOW TOWARD THE END OF THIS TAF PERIOD.
KDLH SHOULD ALSO COME DOWN INTO MVFR RANGE WED MORNING WITH SNOW
DEVELOPING..ALONG WITH VERY STRONG AND GUSTY EAST WINDS
DEVELOPING OFF LK SUPERIOR BY 18Z WED. KINL/KHIB WILL SEE THE
GUSTY EAST WINDS..BUT ANY LIGHT SNOW SHOULD HOLD OFF AT KHIB UNTIL
AFTER 18Z..AND IT IS POSSIBLE KHIB/KINL MAY NOT SEE MUCH FROM THIS
STORM AT ALL.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DLH  22  29  19  36 /  60 100  60  20
INL  15  34  14  37 /  10  10  20  10
BRD  26  31  21  38 /  80  80  30  10
HYR  21  31  24  38 /  70 100  80  20
ASX  20  31  23  36 /  50 100  80  30

&&

.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY
     FOR MNZ036-038.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR MNZ033-034.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
     FOR MNZ020-035-037.

WI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY
     FOR WIZ006.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY
     FOR WIZ001>004-007>009.

LS...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...BJT
SHORT TERM...GROCHOCINSKI
LONG TERM...STEWART
AVIATION...MILLER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
120 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-161030-
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-
120 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST ON
WEDNESDAY WITH HEAVY WET SNOWFALL OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINTER STORM HEADLINES ARE
IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLEASE READ THE
LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AND PLEASE
STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE NORTHLAND DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY. DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
INTO THE AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE I-35 CORRIDOR NORTHEAST TO AROUND
ASHLAND AND INTO MUCH OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING U.S.
HIGHWAYS 2 AND 53. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN AREAS AND ADJACENT TO LAKE SUPERIOR. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
RAPIDLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LATER THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN A
WARMING TREND...AND SNOWMELT WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST ONCE AGAIN
LEADING IN INCREASED RUNOFF INTO AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS.
THUS...RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN A SECOND RISE THIS WEEKEND
AND NEXT WEEK.  AT THIS TIME...NO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON ANY
OF THE MAJOR RIVERS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA OR NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN. HOWEVER...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE SMALLER
TRIBUTARY STREAMS AND RIVERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE ALONG THE NORTH
SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...AND ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE IN NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN COULD SEE AN INCREASED FLOODING THREAT DUE TO THE
INCREASED RUNOFF OR FROM ICE JAMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

LSZ121-140>148-161030-
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-
120 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WINDS WILL BECOME EAST-NORTHEAST TONIGHT...AND RAPIDLY INCREASE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THE 20 TO 35 KNOT RANGE...WITH
SOME GUSTS ABOVE 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...RESULTING IN WAVE HEIGHTS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET IN NON
ICE COVERED AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

IN ADDITION...THE WIND AND WAVE ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT PILING UP OF LAKE ICE ON ANY SHORELINES...HARBORS...SHIP
CANALS OR HARBOR APPROACHES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO AN EAST OR NORTHEAST
WIND DIRECTION.  THIS COULD ALSO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS OR DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR LARGER LAKE-GOING VESSELS.

TENTINGER/MILLER

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