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#141 Postby CaptinCrunch » Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:10 am

AKZ125-281400-
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS
1100 PM AST MON DEC 27 2004


...BLIZZARD WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH
CHANNELED TERRAIN. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FREQUENTLY REDUCING
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE.

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.
ALL TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW.
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#142 Postby CaptinCrunch » Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:11 am

AKZ225-282000-
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...KANTISHNA
500 AM AST TUE DEC 28 2004


...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM AST WEDNESDAY...

NORTH WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL PRODUCE BLOWING
SNOW AND DROP VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

THE WARNED AREA INCLUDES THE PARKS HIGHWAY THROUGH THE ALASKA
RANGE.

WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT TO REDUCE BLOWING SNOW
AND IMPROVE VISIBILITIES...EASING THE WINTER WEATHER DANGER.

A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW.
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#143 Postby CaptinCrunch » Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:12 am

SNOW ADVISORY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
342 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2004


...HEAVY SNOW TO FALL IN THE SIERRA AND MUCH OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY..

.TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE FIRST IS CURRENTLY OFF THE CALIFORNIA
COAST AND WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO THE SIERRA TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

A MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM DROPPING DOWN FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL
MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW
AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE SIERRA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION RESULTING IN PERIODS OF SNOW
CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

CAZ072-NVZ002-282330-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
342 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2004

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST WEDNESDAY..
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO NV HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY.

SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE TAHOE BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000
FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK...THE NEXT SYSTEM
WILL MOVE IN THURSDAY MORNING WITH TWO TO FOUR FEET OF NEW SNOW
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS
COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS LOCAL
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.
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#144 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:07 am

WINTER STORM WATCH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
314 AM MST WED DEC 29 2004


.LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS IDAHO THIS AFTERNOON. THE
LOW FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN MONTANA TONIGHT AND INTO THE
DAKOTAS THURSDAY. IF THIS TRACK PANS OUT...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION ACROSS NORTHEAST MONTANA.

MTZ016>027-059>062-292300-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-DANIELS-
DAWSON-EASTERN ROOSEVELT-GARFIELD-MCCONE-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-
NORTHERN VALLEY-PETROLEUM-PRAIRIE-RICHLAND-SHERIDAN-
SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-WIBAUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIRCLE...CULBERTSON...GLASGOW...GLENDIVE..
JORDAN...MALTA...OPHEIM...PLENTYWOOD...SCOBEY...SIDNEY...TERRY..
WHITEWATER...WIBAUX...WINNETT...WOLF POINT AND ZORTMAN
314 AM MST WED DEC 29 2004

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY
AFTERNOON..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW MT HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST MONTANA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
ON THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH IT IS TOO SOON TO SAY EXACTLY HOW MUCH SNOW
WILL FALL...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...EAST TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT...AND NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH THURSDAY WILL LIKELY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
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#145 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:08 am

WINTER STORM WATCH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
508 AM CST WED DEC 29 2004


.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN MONTANA THIS EVENING
AND INTO THE DAKOTAS OVERNIGHT. THIS STORM WILL INITIALLY BRING A
MIXTURE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN
TURN TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION
IS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. TRAVEL MAY BE
HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-291700-
ADAMS ND-BILLINGS ND-BOTTINEAU ND-BOWMAN ND-BURKE ND-BURLEIGH ND-
DICKEY ND-DIVIDE ND-DUNN ND-EMMONS ND-FOSTER ND-GOLDEN VALLEY ND-
GRANT ND-HETTINGER ND-KIDDER ND-LA MOURE ND-LOGAN ND-MCHENRY ND-
MCINTOSH ND-MCKENZIE ND-MCLEAN ND-MERCER ND-MORTON ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-
OLIVER ND-PIERCE ND-RENVILLE ND-ROLETTE ND-SHERIDAN ND-SIOUX ND-
SLOPE ND-STARK ND-STUTSMAN ND-WARD ND-WELLS ND-WILLIAMS ND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISMARCK...BOTTINEAU...BOWMAN...CROSBY...
DICKINSON...JAMESTOWN...MINOT AND WILLISTON
508 AM CST WED DEC 29 2004

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS...BRINGING A
COMBINATION OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATION TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
ARE LIKELY...WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING UP TO 8 INCHES BY FRIDAY
MORNING.
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#146 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:09 am

WINTER STORM WATCH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
445 AM CST WED DEC 29 2004


...SIGNIFICANT ICE AND SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...

.A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE DAKOTAS LATE WEDNESDAY
EVENING...AND CROSS INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA ON THURSDAY. THE STORM
WILL LIKELY BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN FROM SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA INTO WESTCENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA EARLY THURSDAY.
THIS FREEZING RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY FROM VALLEY
CITY INTO FARGO...AND THEN EASTWARD INTO PARK RAPIDS AND BEMIDJI.
NORTH OF THIS AREA...3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON TOP
OF LESSER ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY.

MNZ002-003-015>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-311200-
BARNES ND-CASS ND-CLAY MN-EAST BECKER MN-EAST OTTER TAIL MN-
EAST POLK MN-GRANT MN-HUBBARD MN-MAHNOMEN MN-NORMAN MN-
NORTH CLEARWATER MN-RANSOM ND-RICHLAND ND-SARGENT ND-
SOUTH BELTRAMI MN-SOUTH CLEARWATER MN-WADENA MN-WEST BECKER MN-
WEST OTTER TAIL MN-WILKIN MN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEMIDJI...DETROIT LAKES...FARGO...
FERGUS FALLS...VALLEY CITY AND WAHPETON
429 AM CST WED DEC 29 2004

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH.

A COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN AND FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE FREEZING
RAIN SHOULD BEGIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS
APPROACHING ONE QUARTER INCH OR MORE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING...ACCOMPANIED WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS.
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#147 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:09 am

WINTER STORM WARNING

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
400 AM PST WED DEC 29 2004


.A WINTER STORM WILL INTENSIFY TODAY AS IT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG
THE COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 30
MPH THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE REGION OVERNIGHT
WHILE SNOW LEVELS FALL FROM 4000 FEET TO NEAR 3000 FEET BY THURSDAY.
RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...BEFORE A SECOND FRONT
BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE PRECIPITATION THU NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. SEVERAL FEET OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF TRINITY COUNTY BY THIS WEEKEND.

CAZ004-300000-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER CA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOOPA...WEAVERVILLE AND WILLOW CREEK
400 AM PST WED DEC 29 2004

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM THURSDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET..

SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 4000 FEET TODAY BUT WILL FALL TO AROUND 2000
FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE
3000 FEET TONIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED TO
FALL ON THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS, SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER
SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR CAR
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
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#148 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:10 am

WINTER STORM WATCH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
354 AM CST WED DEC 29 2004


...SIGNIFICANT ICE AND SNOW EVENT HEADED FOR THE NORTHLAND...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING WARM AND MOIST AIR OVER THE
TOP OF COLDER AIR NEAR THE GROUND ACROSS THE NORTHLAND. THIS WILL SET
THE STAGE FOR A SIGNIFICANT ICING EVENT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCES OF DANGEROUS ICE ACCUMULATION WILL
BE FROM WALKER TO DULUTH TO HURLEY. FARTHER NORTH...2 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON TOP OF SOME ICE ACCUMULATION. TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHLAND THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

MNZ025-035-037-WIZ001>004-292300-
ASHLAND WI-BAYFIELD WI-CARLTON/SOUTH ST. LOUIS MN-DOUGLAS WI-IRON WI-
NORTH CASS MN-NORTHERN AITKIN MN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...DULUTH AND SUPERIOR
354 AM CST WED DEC 29 2004

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY
MORNING...

ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER INCH OR MORE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN
THURSDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCES OF ICE
ACCUMULATION WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR
RAIN CONTINUING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MORE ICE ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO SNOW BY
FRIDAY MORNING...COMPOUNDING THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. THIS WATCH AREA
INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF WALKER...DULUTH...BAYFIELD...
ASHLAND...AND HURLEY.
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#149 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:11 am

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
418 AM MST WED DEC 29 2004


...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY
AND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. MOISTURE
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE
WHICH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THESE LOCATIONS.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO...THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS WILL SEE THE
GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION...WITH OVER ONE FOOT POSSIBLE AT A FEW
LOCATIONS. THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND UPPER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE SNOW ACCUMULATION. WINDS WILL
BLOW AND DRIFT THE FRESH SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

NMZ002-291800-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA AND LOS ALAMOS
418 AM MST WED DEC 29 2004

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY...

SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS...AND WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. FOR
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST OVER THE
WARNING AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL IMPACT NORTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTY...THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY...WHERE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 6
TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 18 INCHES ON WEST
FACING SLOPES. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT A TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW BY
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
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#150 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:12 am

WINTER STORM WATCH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
309 AM PST WED DEC 29 2004


...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA..

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTH OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST BY
THURSDAY. THE COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL COMBINE WITH
ABUNDANT MOISTURE BEING DRAWN IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER THIS SYSTEM
PASSES...EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEW
YEARS HOLIDAY WEEKEND WITH LIGHT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

NVZ030>034-036-292330-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...ELKO...JACKPOT..
WEST WENDOVER...WINNEMUCCA
309 AM PST WED DEC 29 2004/ 409 AM MST WED DEC 29 2004

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO NEVADA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
MOST OF NORTHERN NEVADA. 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE
VALLEYS WITH MOUNTAIN PASSES RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 8 TO 16 INCHES.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM
SYSTEM...AND SNOW TOTALS COULD CHANGE. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE
NOW FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY AND NEW YEARS EVE
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#151 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:13 am

WINTER STORM WARNING

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
705 AM MST WED DEC 29 2004


.A VERY MOIST UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY THEN EXIT
THE AREA BY THURSDAY.

PEOPLE INVOLVED IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MOTORISTS TRAVELING
THROUGH THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR EXTREME WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDING SLIPPERY OR SNOW PACKED ROADS AND
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

VISIT WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR OTHER SOURCES OF CURRENT WEATHER INFORMATION FOR UPDATES ON THIS
STORM.

IDZ025-UTZ007>010-291800-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
515 AM MST WED DEC 29 2004

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY..

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH AND THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO...VALID
UNTIL 5 AM THURSDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2 FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE ABOUT 7000 FEET BY
EARLY THURSDAY WITH UP TO A FOOT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY WHICH MAY REQUIRE AN EXTENSION
TO THIS WARNING.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THIS WILL BOTH LOWER VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT IN MUCH
DEEPER ACCUMULATIONS IN DRIFTED AREAS.
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#152 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:14 am

WINTER STORM WARNING

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
454 AM PST WED DEC 29 2004


.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE
DESERT AS IT BEGINS TO MOVE INLAND. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND 8 AM IN CALIFORNIA...AROUND 10 AM IN
SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST
ARIZONA.

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA THIS MORNING
SHOULD ANTICIPATE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE
IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE
WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE, OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS, SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER
SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR CAR
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
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#153 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:19 am

WINTER STORM WARNING

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
401 AM MST WED DEC 29 2004


COZ009-012-017>019-UTZ028-291900-
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...RIDGWAY...
GLADE PARK...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...SKYWAY
401 AM MST WED DEC 29 2004

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
THURSDAY...

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS...UNCOMPAHGRE
PLATEAU...THE WEST ELK...SAWATCH...AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. IN
SOUTHEAST UTAH...THE WARNING INCLUDES THE LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS.

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SEND MOISTURE AND
ENERGY ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES OCCURRING BY THURSDAY MORNING. AREAS
IN THE LA SAL...ABAJO AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG
SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES...WILL SEE 16 TO 30 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH
THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR...CREATING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH
OR SOUTHWEST COLORADO TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BE PREPARED
FOR EXTREME WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS...PARTICULARLY HIGHWAYS
550 AND 145 IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...65 OVER THE GRAND MESA AND
141 OVER THE UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU...WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED.
FOR UPDATES AND THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON THIS SIGNIFICANT
WINTER STORM...STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT THE GRAND
JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE WEBPAGE AT: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/gjt.
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#154 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:42 am

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:11 AM CST WEDNESDAY 29 DECEMBER 2004.
WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THE KIVALLIQ AREA OF NUNAVUT...


BLIZZARD WARNINGFOR:
RANKIN REGION INCLUDING WHALE COVE-CHESTERFIELD INLET.

WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NORTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO
70 THIS EVENING RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

THIS IS A WARNING THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN
FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.

WIND CHILL WARNING FOR:
BAKER LAKE.

EXTREME WIND CHILLS ARE BEING REPORTED.

THIS IS A WARNING THAT EXTREME WIND CHILL CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.

==DISCUSSION==
GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF KIVALLIQ FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST.
AS A RESULT.. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WHICH
ARE AT TIMES EXTREME CAN BE EXPECTED.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
RANKIN REGION BEGINNING THIS EVENING WITH WIND SPEEDS FORECAST TO BE
50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70. WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO EASE THURSDAY MORNING.

AT EXTREME WIND CHILL VALUES FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN MAY
OCCUR IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES.

EXTREME WIND CHILLS ARE A HAZARD TO YOUR HEALTH. EXPOSURE WITHOUT
ADEQUATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND OR
HYPOTHERMIA. LONGER EXPOSURE MAY BE FATAL.
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#155 Postby creisored » Wed Dec 29, 2004 10:35 am

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
354 AM CST WED DEC 29 2004

...SIGNIFICANT ICE AND SNOW EVENT HEADED FOR THE NORTHLAND...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING WARM AND MOIST AIR OVER THE
TOP OF COLDER AIR NEAR THE GROUND ACROSS THE NORTHLAND. THIS WILL SET
THE STAGE FOR A SIGNIFICANT ICING EVENT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCES OF DANGEROUS ICE ACCUMULATION WILL
BE FROM WALKER TO DULUTH TO HURLEY. FARTHER NORTH...2 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON TOP OF SOME ICE ACCUMULATION. TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHLAND THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

MNZ025-035-037-WIZ001>004-292300-
ASHLAND WI-BAYFIELD WI-CARLTON/SOUTH ST. LOUIS MN-DOUGLAS WI-IRON WI-
NORTH CASS MN-NORTHERN AITKIN MN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...DULUTH AND SUPERIOR
354 AM CST WED DEC 29 2004

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY
MORNING...

ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER INCH OR MORE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN
THURSDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCES OF ICE
ACCUMULATION WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR
RAIN CONTINUING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MORE ICE ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO SNOW BY
FRIDAY MORNING...COMPOUNDING THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. THIS WATCH AREA
INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF WALKER...DULUTH...BAYFIELD...
ASHLAND...AND HURLEY.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS
MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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#156 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 29, 2004 2:03 pm

HEAVY SNOW WARNING

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
958 AM MST (858 AM PST) WED DEC 29 2004


MTZ007-292300-
BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION-
INCLUDING...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST
THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE BUTTE AND PINTLAR REGION..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING. A STRONG WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOWFALL EXPECTED WITH THIS
SYSTEM IS 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS HIGHER
TERRAIN. IN ADDITION...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING PRODUCING SOME LOCAL BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY
MORNING. IN TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...DUE TO
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ICY ROADS.
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#157 Postby CaptinCrunch » Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:19 am

ICE STORM WARNING

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
427 AM CST THU DEC 30 2004


...FREEZING RAIN WILL OVERTAKE THE NORTHLAND TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TODAY...ON ITS WAY TO LAKE SUPERIOR BY FRIDAY MORNING. WARM AND HUMID
AIR LIFTING NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL RIDE OVER COLDER AIR
AT THE SURFACE. THE RESULT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN EVENT
FOR MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. THE
FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT...AS COLDER
AIR WRAPS IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM. A QUICK 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED
ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
DIFFICULT ACROSS THE NORTHLAND TODAY. BE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM.

MNZ025-035-037-WIZ001>004-301800-
ASHLAND WI-BAYFIELD WI-CARLTON/SOUTH ST. LOUIS MN-DOUGLAS WI-IRON WI-
NORTH CASS MN-NORTHERN AITKIN MN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...DULUTH AND SUPERIOR
427 AM CST THU DEC 30 2004

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM
WARNING.

THE ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WALKER...HILL CITY...
DULUTH...SUPERIOR...ASHLAND AND HURLEY. ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH
OF ICE IS EXPECTED TO ACCRUE ACROSS THE NORTHLAND TODAY AND THIS
EVENING...AS FREEZING RAIN QUICKLY MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTH. ROAD
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THIS MORNING. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL TODAY...BE SURE TO LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS...AND BRING A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE CAN
MAKE ROADS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...SO ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
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#158 Postby CaptinCrunch » Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:20 am

WINTER STORM WARNING

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
427 AM CST THU DEC 30 2004


...FREEZING RAIN WILL OVERTAKE THE NORTHLAND TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TODAY...ON ITS WAY TO LAKE SUPERIOR BY FRIDAY MORNING. WARM AND HUMID
AIR LIFTING NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL RIDE OVER COLDER AIR
AT THE SURFACE. THE RESULT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN EVENT
FOR MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. THE
FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT...AS COLDER
AIR WRAPS IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM. A QUICK 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED
ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
DIFFICULT ACROSS THE NORTHLAND TODAY. BE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM.

MNZ010>012-018>021-026-301800-
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN-KOOCHICHING MN-NORTH ITASCA MN-
NORTH ST. LOUIS MN-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE MN-SOUTH ITASCA MN-
SOUTHERN COOK/NORTH SHORE MN-SOUTHERN LAKE/NORTH SHORE MN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELY...GRAND MARAIS...GRAND RAPIDS...
HIBBING AND INTERNATIONAL FALLS
427 AM CST THU DEC 30 2004

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING.

THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES INTERNATIONAL FALLS...GRAND
RAPIDS...HIBBING...ELY...GRAND MARAIS AND SILVER BAY.

ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED TO ACCRUE ACROSS
NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY...AS FREEZING RAIN QUICKLY MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER
TO SNOW TONIGHT...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY
MORNING. THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL WILL BE NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL
BORDER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...BE SURE TO LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOU
TRAVEL PLANS...AND BRING A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT OF ONE IS AVAILABLE.
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#159 Postby CaptinCrunch » Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:24 am

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
300 AM CST THU DEC 30 2004


...FREEZING RAIN FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...

.A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS SOUTH MINNESOTA BETWEEN 3 AM CST AND 5 AM CST THIS THURSDAY
MORNING AND THEN RAPIDLY OVERSPREAD MOST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOURS. WITH
TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING...SOME GLAZING OF UNTREATED
HIGHWAYS AND OTHER LESSER TRAVELED ROADS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED.
MORNING COMMUTERS NEED TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
GET TO WORK. BE SURE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE TRAVEL DISTANCE BEHIND THE
VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU.

THE FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AS
A WARM FRONT PUSHES NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND EXTREME
WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY INCLUDES
AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO THE TWIN CITIES...TO
EAU CLAIRE.

MNZ041>045-047>053-059>063-070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-301500-
ANOKA-BARRON-BENTON-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DOUGLAS-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-
GOODHUE-HENNEPIN-ISANTI-KANABEC-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-PEPIN-PIERCE-
POLK-POPE-RAMSEY-RUSK-SHERBURNE-ST. CROIX-STEARNS-STEVENS-TODD-
WASHINGTON-WRIGHT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...BALSAM LAKE...BLAINE...
BUFFALO...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...CHIPPEWA FALLS...DURAND...EAU
CLAIRE...ELK RIVER...ELLSWORTH...FOLEY...GLENWOOD...LADYSMITH...
LAKEVILLE...LITTLE FALLS...MENOMONIE...MILLE LACS...MINNEAPOLIS...
MONTICELLO...MORA...MORRIS...NEW RICHMOND...PRINCETON...RED WING...
RICE LAKE...ST. CLOUD...ST. PAUL...STAPLES...STILLWATER
900 PM CST WED DEC 29 2004

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEFORE SUNRISE AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO RAIN
DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. AREAS OF FOG CAN BE ANTICIPATED AS
AS WELL.

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA ALONG AND NORTH
OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO THE TWIN CITIES...TO EAU CLAIRE.

REMEMBER...ONLY A GLAZING OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION CAN RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. DRIVE WITH CARE.
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#160 Postby CaptinCrunch » Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:25 am

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
421 AM CST THU DEC 30 2004


WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-311030-
COLUMBIA-DANE-DODGE-FOND DU LAC-GREEN-GREEN LAKE-IOWA-JEFFERSON-
KENOSHA-LAFAYETTE-MARQUETTE-MILWAUKEE-OZAUKEE-RACINE-ROCK-SAUK-
SHEBOYGAN-WALWORTH-WASHINGTON-WAUKESHA-
421 AM CST THU DEC 30 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. IT WILL LIKELY
FREEZE ON THOSE SURFACES WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE STILL 32 DEGREES OR
BELOW. IN ADDITION...DENSE FOG WILL LINGER MAINLY IN AREAS EAST OF
MADISON EARLY THIS MORNING...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN
EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN FOR INCREASING WINDS
AND WAVES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY STILL BE NEEDED FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS
FRIDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE NEW YEARS DAY...
MAINLY IN AREAS NORTH OF MADISON AND MILWAUKEE.
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