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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
324 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

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324 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN
MICHIGAN THROUGH MID MORNING...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
AREAS OF NORTHERN LOWER...AND ALSO FOR MUCH OF EASTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL AREAS
TODAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE COASTLINES OF THE
GREAT LAKES...WHERE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY.

GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO IMPACT MOST NEARSHORE WATERS OF
NORTHERN MICHIGAN THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

FINALLY...TEMPERATURES ARE OR BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH
OF THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH THE COLDEST READINGS ACROSS INTERIOR
SECTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FREEZE
WARNING FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN
MICHIGAN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY BOTH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND WIND
GUSTS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.

REPORTS MAY BE MADE ONE OF THREE WAYS:

BY PHONE: 1-800-647-8676 (REPORTS ONLY PLEASE...NO FORECASTS)

BY FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.GAYLORD.GOV

BY TWITTER: TWITTER.COM/NWSGAYLORD

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FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD.

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LAWRENCE/SMD