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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
502 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-171030-
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-
502 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...WITH
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR MOST AREAS.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE
WARNING AREA...TO NO SNOW IN INTERNATIONAL FALLS. GUSTY EAST TO
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES AND
SNOWFALL RATES ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS BY THIS AFTERNOON. FOR
DETAILS CONCERNING THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM...SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE AND FORECASTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY...WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL STILL POSSIBLE IN THE ARROWHEAD DURING THE
MORNING. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY OUR OFFICE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TODAY INTO THURSDAY.

$$

LSZ121-140>148-171030-
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-
502 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE WARNINGS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE
NEARSHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. SEE THE LATEST
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST AND MARINE PRODUCTS FOR SPECIFIC
INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
ACROSS WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE
LATEST MARINE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE DULUTH NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

$$

DAP

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