Winter Weather Advisory 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN

605 
WWUS43 KMPX 231300
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
800 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...STRONG WINTER STORM AFFECTING MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY INTO
THURSDAY...

.A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY INTO
THURSDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY
RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA. A WINTER STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MID MORNING UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING FOR
THE AREA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MANKATO...TO RED WING. THE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM THIS
AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF A
LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO THE TWIN CITIES. HERE SNOW AMOUNTS
WILL TRAIL OFF RAPIDLY TO THE NORTH...BUT A GENERAL 2 TO 6 INCH
TOTAL IS EXPECTED.

A STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WIND WILL DEVELOP INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
I90 CORRIDOR BY THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION MAY START OUT AS
A WINTRY MIX THIS MORNING...BUT A TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW SHOULD
OCCUR RAPIDLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

MNZ070-232100-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.160323T1500Z-160324T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0003.160323T1500Z-160324T1400Z/
DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HASTINGS
800 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 10 AM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 9 
  AM THURSDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND 1 AM THURSDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ077-078-082>085-091>093-232100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.160323T1500Z-160324T1400Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
800 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THURSDAY.

* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP AROUND 10 AM AND THEN DIMINISH 
  AROUND 9 AM THURSDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND 1 AM THURSDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 13 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2/10 OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ074>076-232100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.160323T1500Z-160324T1200Z/
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR
800 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY.

* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP AROUND 10 AM AND THEN DIMINISH 
  AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND 1 AM THURSDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ024>028-232100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.160323T2000Z-160324T1400Z/
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
800 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 9 
  AM THURSDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM 
  THURSDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ060-062-063-065>069-073-232100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.160323T1500Z-160324T1200Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-
REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...REDWOOD FALLS
800 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP AROUND 10 AM AND THEN DIMINISH 
  AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM 
  THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 7 INCHES AND ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  EVENING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ023-232100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.160323T2000Z-160324T1400Z/
ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HUDSON
800 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 9 
  AM THURSDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND 1 AM THURSDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

JRB

138 
WWUS43 KMPX 232057
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
357 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING WITH HEAVY SNOW
AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS ACROSS
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...
...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...

.SNOW IS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THE
EVENING HOURS WITH A BAND OF VERY HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE
FROM FAIRMONT TO RED WING AND EAU CLAIRE SOUTHEAST WITH SNOWFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS FROM CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TO FAR SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL
WORK NORTHEASTWARD THIS EVENING AND ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL RATES
POSSIBLY TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR.

SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING
AREA...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR A FOOT OR MORE FROM ALBERT LEA
NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM TO THE
SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO...TO BLOOMER.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR A NARROW AREA FROM 
REDWOOD FALLS...TO THE TWIN CITIES AND NEW RICHMOND. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THERE WITH NO SNOW TO THE
NORTH.

A STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WIND WILL DEVELOP INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-90
CORRIDOR TONIGHT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED.

MNZ067-069-240500-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
SIBLEY-SCOTT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...SHAKOPEE
357 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR UNTIL 7 PM THIS 
  EVENING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE
  EVENING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ070-077-082>084-091-092-240500-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
DAKOTA-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HASTINGS...FARIBAULT...ST JAMES...
MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
357 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR UNTIL 1 AM TONIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE
  EVENING COMMUTE.

$$

MNZ078-085-093-WIZ024>028-240500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1400Z/
GOODHUE-STEELE-FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
EAU CLAIRE
357 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THURSDAY.

* MODERATE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
  THIS EVENING.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS
  EVENING AND 3 AM THURSDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER
  HOUR ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THUNDERSTORMS.

* TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...HEAVIEST FROM NEAR
  ALBERT LEA NORTHEAST. 

* GUSTY WINDS TO 30 OR 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW AND OCCASIONAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 

* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS
  DISCOURAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ074>076-240500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR
357 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY.

* MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  EVENING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ023-240500-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HUDSON
357 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN NOW EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR UNTIL 7 PM THIS 
  EVENING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  EVENING COMMUTE.

$$

MNZ060-062-063-065-066-068-073-240500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-CARVER-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS
357 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.  

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR UNTIL 7 PM THIS 
  EVENING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  EVENING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

BORGHOFF

160 
WWUS43 KMPX 232337
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
637 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING WITH HEAVY
SNOW AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS
ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... 
...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...

.SNOW IS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS
EVENING. INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS A BAND OF
HEAVY SNOW THAT BROUGHT AT LEAST 10 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS TO THE
SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE ACROSS SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA NORTHEAST INTO THE EAU CLAIRE AREA. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1
TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS FROM
EASTERN NEBRASKA...WESTERN IOWA...AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA WILL
WORK NORTHEASTWARD THIS EVENING AND ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL RATES
POSSIBLY TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR.

SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING
AREA...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR A FOOT OR MORE IN THE SOUTHERN
TWIN CITIES METRO...AND FROM ALBERT LEA NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM TO THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES
METRO...TO BLOOMER.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR A NARROW AREA FROM
REDWOOD FALLS...TO THE TWIN CITIES AND NEW RICHMOND. IT COULD BE
DROPPED IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS IF THE SNOW CONTINUES TO SINK
SOUTH.

A STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WIND WILL DEVELOP IN SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-
90 CORRIDOR TONIGHT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED.

MNZ067-069-070-074>077-082>084-091-092-240745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...ST JAMES...MANKATO...
WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
637 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. 

* SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES.
  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN
  MINNESOTA WHICH WILL ENHANCE SNOWFALL RATES TO POSSIBLY 3 INCHES
  PER HOUR.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
  THE BEST CHANCE FOR A FOOT OR MORE IN THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES
  METRO AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FAIRMONT TO FARIBAULT.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS
  DISCOURAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ078-085-093-WIZ024>028-240745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1400Z/
GOODHUE-STEELE-FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
EAU CLAIRE
637 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. 

* SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES.
  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL ENHANCE
  SNOWFALL RATES TO POSSIBLY 3 INCHES PER HOUR.

* TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...HEAVIEST FROM NEAR 
  ALBERT LEA NORTHEAST. 

* GUSTY WINDS TO 30 OR 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW AND OCCASIONAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH 
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 

* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS 
  DISCOURAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ060-062-063-065-066-068-073-WIZ023-240745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-CARVER-REDWOOD-
ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS...HUDSON
637 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* MODERATE SNOW WILL TAPERING OFF SLOWLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS
  EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...EXCEPT
  IN SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY WHERE 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

* PLAN ON HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN
  PORTION OF THESE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

BORGHOFF

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WWUS43 KMPX 240128
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
828 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING WITH HEAVY
SNOW AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...
...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...

.SNOW IS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS
EVENING. INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS A BAND OF HEAVY
SNOW THAT BROUGHT AT LEAST 10 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS TO THE
SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE ACROSS SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA NORTHEAST INTO THE EAU CLAIRE AREA. SNOWFALL RATES OF
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS FROM
EASTERN NEBRASKA...WESTERN IOWA...AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA WILL
WORK NORTHEASTWARD THIS EVENING AND ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL RATES
POSSIBLY TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR.

SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING
AREA...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR A FOOT OR MORE IN THE SOUTHERN
TWIN CITIES METRO...AND FROM ALBERT LEA NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM TO THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO...
TO BLOOMER.

A STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WIND WILL DEVELOP IN SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-
90 CORRIDOR TONIGHT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED.

MNZ060-062-063-065-066-068-073-WIZ023-240230-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-CARVER-REDWOOD-
ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS...HUDSON
828 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SNOW IS DIMINISHING AND LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. 

$$

MNZ067-069-070-074>077-082>084-091-092-240930-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...ST JAMES...MANKATO...
WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
828 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT.

* SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES. 
  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN 
  MINNESOTA WHICH WILL ENHANCE SNOWFALL RATES TO POSSIBLY 3 
  INCHES PER HOUR. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH 
  THE BEST CHANCE FOR A FOOT OR MORE IN THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES 
  METRO AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FAIRMONT TO FARIBAULT. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS 
  DISCOURAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ078-085-093-WIZ024>028-240930-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T1400Z/
GOODHUE-STEELE-FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
EAU CLAIRE
828 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT.

* SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT TIMES. 
  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL ENHANCE 
  SNOWFALL RATES TO POSSIBLY 3 INCHES PER HOUR. 

* TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...HEAVIEST FROM NEAR 
  ALBERT LEA NORTHEAST. 

* GUSTY WINDS TO 30 OR 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW AND OCCASIONAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH 
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 

* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS 
  DISCOURAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

BORGHOFF

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
415 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 415 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

THE SHORT CONCERN IS RESOLUTION OF HEADLINES FOR THE EVENT.

MODELS ARE NOW IN FAIR AGREEMENT NOW WITH SYSTEM LIFTING NORTHEAST
WITH SURFACE LOW TRACK NOW CLOSE TO A KANSAS CITY AT 00Z/24 TO
SOUTHEAST IOWA BY 12Z/24 AND THROUGH CHICAGO REGION THURSDAY
MORNING. THIS TRACK FAVORS A MORE SOUTHERN HEAVY SNOW BAND...AND
WILL RESOLVE THE METRO AREA WATCH WITH AN ADVISORY.  GRADIENT LIES
OVER THE 7 COUNTY AREA...WITH A DUSTING IN THE MOST OF ANOKA COUNTY
TO NEAR 8 INCHES IN FAR SOUTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY.  THE 00Z GFS
REMAINED THE FARTHEST NORTH WITH THE SNOW AREA...WITH THE OTHER
EVENING DETERMINISTIC MODELS TRAILING SNOW OFF RAPIDLY OVER THE
METRO INTO NW WISCONSIN.

FORCING WISE...THERE WILL BE A MORNING FGEN BAND OVER SOUTHWEST
MN...LIFTING RAPIDLY TO THE METRO BY 15Z-16Z.  THIS REMAINS OVER THE
AREA DURING THE DAY AND EVENTUALLY SHIFTS SOUTHEAST. BETWEEN 00Z-06Z
THE UPPER LOW AND MID LEVEL TROUGH DROPS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MN AND SHOULD GRADUALLY TAPER THE SNOW. THE
HEAVY SNOW REDEVELOPS OVER SOUTHEAST MN INTO A PORTION OF WEST
CENTRAL WI...WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE....FROM
ROCHESTER NEAR AUGUSTA/SOUTH OF EAU CLAIRE IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

THE NORTHEAST WIND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS WELL DURING THE
AFTERNOON...AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING/DRIFTING ONCE
THE SNOW ACCUMULATES.  IT WILL BE A HEAVIER/WETTER SNOW...SO IT WILL
BE DIFFICULT TO DRIFT AT THE ONSET. WIND GUSTS OF 35-40 MPH WILL
GENERATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG I90 LATE
AFTERNOON/EVENING.

THE SNOW SHOULD END OVER THE MN PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH ABOUT
12Z THU.  IT WILL LIKELY LINGER IN A PART OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
THROUGH 14Z.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 415 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

THE SYSTEM WILL BE WINDING DOWN THURSDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH THAT
LIKELY WILL NOT BE THE LAST FLAKES WE SEE IN THE 7 DAY FORECAST
PERIOD...WITH MORE SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND.

IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH PROGGED TO BRING SUBSTANTIAL SNOW TO
MUCH OF THE AREA IN THE SHORT TERM...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRIEFLY BUILD IN FOR THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT RETURN FLOW ALREADY
BECOMES ESTABLISHED BY FRIDAY AS THE NEXT TROUGH APPROACHES.
HIGHS WILL REBOUND BACK INTO THE 40S AS A RESULT...WHICH WILL MEAN
PROGRESS IN THE SNOW MELTING DEPARTMENT. GIVEN THE WARM THERMAL
PROFILES...THE SYSTEM FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE
MIXED PRECIP...WITH MAINLY RAIN DURING THE DAYTIME AND SNOW DURING
THE NOCTURNAL TIMEFRAMES. THIS SHOULD MINIMIZE THE THREAT FOR
NOTABLE SNOWFALL ACCUMS.

BEHIND THE SECONDARY SYSTEM...TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE BACK
ABOVE NORMAL...WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S EXPECTED FOR
TUESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1103 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

NE WINDS IN THE 15G25KT RANGE TO PERSIST THROUGH THE NEXT 30
HOURS. AS FOR THE IMPENDING STORM SYSTEM...SNOW TO DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT THRU MUCH OF TMRW FOR SRN MN...SO KAXN LIKELY TO AVOID
THIS ACTION WHILE KSTC MAY AVOID MOST OF IT. AM KEEPING CONDS AS
VFR AT BOTH KAXN-KSTC...THOUGH KSTC COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO MVFR
CONDS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY AFTN TMRW. THE REMAINING TAF SITES
WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED WITH MOD-HVY SNOW AT TIMES... DROPPING
CONDS INTO IFR-OR-LOWER AT TIMES MAINLY AFTER DAYBREAK TMRW THRU
MUCH OF TMRW AFTN. STILL SOME SPREAD IN THE MODELS AND TIMING OF
HOW QUICKLY DRY AIR WILL BE OVERCOME IS STILL A BIT PROBLEMATIC...
BUT THE OVERARCHING THOUGHT IS THAT LIGHTER -SN WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA STARTING AROUND 12Z WITH THE MAIN IMPACTFUL -SN AROUND 16Z
THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 22Z...POSSIBLY EVEN BEYOND 00Z IN THE WI TAF
SITES.

KMSP...HAVE TWEAKED THE DETAILS IN THE KMSP TAF IN BREAKING DOWN
THE LIGHTER-TO-HEAVIER SNOW TIMING AFTER DAYBREAK. STILL COULD BE
EVEN EARLIER THAN WHAT IS ADVERTISED PER A FEW SHORT-TERM MODELS
WITH MVFR CONDS STILL AS EARLY AS 10Z AND VSBY INTO IFR RANGE AS
EARLY AS 15Z. THE OTHER CONCERN WILL BE STRONG NE WINDS WHICH MAY
CAUSE BLSN ISSUES...ALONG WITH WINDS STAYING 030-050 ALL DAY WITH
SPEEDS AROUND 15G25KT WHICH COULD IN AND OF ITSELF PRESENT RUNWAY
USAGE CONCERNS. WINDS LOOKS TO BACK CLOSER TO NLY AFTER THE -SN
ENDS TMRW EVE.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
THU...SN ENDING IN MRNG. AFTN VFR. WINDS N 10-20KTS.
FRI...VFR. WINDS S 10-20 KTS.
SAT...MVFR. CHC -RA/-SN. WINDS NW 10-15KTS.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CDT
     THURSDAY FOR WIZ024>028.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CDT
     THURSDAY FOR WIZ023.

MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT
     THURSDAY FOR MNZ060-062-063-065>070-073.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CDT
     THURSDAY FOR MNZ077-078-082>085-091>093.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT
     THURSDAY FOR MNZ074>076.

&&

SHORT TERM...DWE
LONG TERM...LS
AVIATION...JPC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
246 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
232000-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
246 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPEAR
LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A ST. JAMES...TO MANKATO...TO RED
WING...TO EAU CLAIRE LINE. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUT OFF IN THE
SNOW AMOUNTS NORTH OF THIS LINE...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM AROUND
6 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO...WITH NOT MUCH MORE
THAN A DUSTING FOR THE NORTH METRO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.