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Small Craft Advisory 2, NWS Duluth, MN

January 3, 2015

NWS Duluth, MN issued this small craft advisory at Jan 3, 2015, 6:32 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 3, 2015, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 3, 2015, 6:32 AM CST (12:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 3, 2015, 4:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 3, 2015, 8:05 PM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 3, 6:20 AM CST, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 6:20 AM CST, 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 3:27 PM CST, 15 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
327 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-031130-
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-
327 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SNOW...HEAVY ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER...WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE
STILL EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM INTERNATIONAL FALLS TO ORR...TO ELY.
SNOW AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHERN AREAS FROM THE BRAINERD LAKES
ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WILL BE MINIMAL TONIGHT. VARIOUS
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY EVENING. SEE THE FORECAST AND WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGES FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY AND IMPACT MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND.
EXPECT THE SNOW TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA. TOTAL SNOWFALL
WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 11 INCHES AROUND INTERNATIONAL FALLS...TO 1
TO 2 INCHES FROM THE BRAINERD LAKES EAT INTO HAYWARD AND PARK
FALLS. SEE THE FORECAST AND WINTER WEATHER MESSAGES FOR MORE
DETAILS.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHLAND SATURDAY
AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL USHER IN VERY COLD
AIR AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THE WIND...CREATE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.  WIND CHILL
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHLAND SATURDAY NIGHT INTO NEXT WEEK.

A QUICK MOVING CLIPPER MAY BRING A FEW INCHES OF SNOW MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL THEIR REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

LSZ121-140>148-031130-
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-
327 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2015

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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY
NIGHT...CAUSING WAVES TO BUILD AND RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
THROUGH SUNDAY.

MELDE

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, Jan 3, 6:18 AM CST, 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 3:33 PM CSTWind Chill WatchDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake and 2 more12 hr
Jan 3, 3:33 PM CSTWind Chill WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more44 hr
Jan 3, 3:33 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake and 2 more23 hr

Nearby

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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.