Lake Effect Snow Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
330 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR THE GOGEBIC RANGE OF NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN...

.ANOTHER SOUTHWARD PUSH OF COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL INTERACT WITH THE
RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR TO PRODUCE LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN FROM INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

WIZ003-152000-
/O.CON.KDLH.LE.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130216T1500Z/
ASHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLAND
330 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATION...MAINLY NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF ASHLAND COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...PERHAPS AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER
  SNOW SHOWERS. ESPECIALLY LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...MANY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW...AND BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AND EXPOSED AREAS IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
  TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN
LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

MELDE

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
343 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2013

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-161130-
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-
343 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
ACROSS THE SOUTH BELT OF THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS IRON COUNTY. SNOWFALL TODAY SHOULD
RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR IRON COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A LAKE SNOW
ADVISORY FOR ASHLAND COUNTY. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE AND FORECAST FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS IRON COUNTY. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING SHOULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE
BAYFIELD PENINSULA...TO 5 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE SNOWBELT OF IRON
COUNTY. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AND LATER
FORECASTS WILL MONITOR AND UPDATE AS NEEDED. PLEASE REFER TO THE
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE AND FORECAST FOR MORE DETAILS.

A CLIPPER SYSTEM MAY BRING A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION TO
THE NORTHLAND LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

$$

MELDE

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1207 PM CST THU FEB 14 2013

SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-151200-
AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA-
CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE-
DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON-
IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN-
LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-
OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN-
SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON-
1207 PM CST THU FEB 14 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER WEATHER...
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. OVERALL...MOST SNOWFALL WILL BE
LIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY A
HALF INCH OR LESS.  NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH MAY
CAUSE SOME SPOTTY BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS ALONG THE
HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR INTO THE JAMES VALLEY WHERE HEAVY SNOW FELL
OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. HOWEVER...BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BE FAIRLY
ISOLATED...AND VISIBILITIES LOWEST AT TIMES OF FALLING SNOW.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION IF EXPERIENCING REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
714 AM CST THU FEB 14 2013

NDZ014-024-028-038-049-052-053-151315-
BENSON-EDDY-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
714 AM CST THU FEB 14 2013

...LIGHT SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AND INCH OR LESS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
413 AM CST THU FEB 14 2013

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-151015-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-
ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-
CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-
LYMAN-BUFFALO-
413 AM CST THU FEB 14 2013 /313 AM MST THU FEB 14 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN ALBERTA CLIPPER TRACKING THROUGH THE DAKOTAS TODAY WILL
PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS SYSTEM
WILL ALSO PRODUCE GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. GENERALLY...WINDS
WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH THOUGH GUSTS COULD TOP 45 MPH AT
TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
THAT MAY RESULT IN INTERMITTENT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

$$

CONNELLY