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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
339 PM CST TUE DEC 3 2013

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-041100-
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-
339 PM CST TUE DEC 3 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A SLOW MOVING WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA
TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL FALL DURING THE EVENING HOURS
ACROSS MOST AREAS...WITH SOME AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. ALONG THE
NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING
WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED.

WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATER
TONIGHT AND OVERSPREAD MOST OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE
MAIN PART OF THE MAJOR WINTER STORM TO OUR WEST MOVES NORTHEASTWARD.
THIS SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO
THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS ON THE WINTER STORM
WARNING THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE NORTHLAND THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT MOST OF THE NORTHLAND
WEDNESDAY...GRADUALLY ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 8 TO 14
INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 15 TO 20 INCHES ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...INCLUDING PARTS OF
THE CITY OF DULUTH.  THIS WILL BRING 3-DAY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES IN MANY LOCATIONS...AND SOME LOCALIZED
STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS NEAR 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN JUST INLAND FROM THE NORTH SHORE FROM DULUTH...TO TWO
HARBORS...SILVER BAY AND LUTSEN.

IN ADDITION...PRECIPITATION OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN EAST
OF A LINE ROUGHLY FROM HAYWARD TO ASHLAND IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A
MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FOR A SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD
ON WEDNESDAY.  THIS MAY LIMIT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO LESS
THAN 6 INCHES IN THESE AREAS...BUT UP TO A THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON TREES AND POWER LINES. AGAIN...PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS ON THE WINTER
STORM WARNING THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE NORTHLAND
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

FINALLY...A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD
ACROSS ALL OF THE NORTHLAND IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM FOR LATE THIS
WEEK INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK.  WITH FRESH SNOW COVER ON
THE GROUND AND ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE...THIS WILL BE THE
COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE WINTER SEASON THIS FAR WITH LOWS REACHING 20
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER IN MANY AREAS FRIDAY INTO NEXT TUESDAY...WITH
DAYTIME HIGHS PERHAPS STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO.  WIND CHILL READINGS
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY COULD REACH 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL THEIR SNOW AND
PRECIPITATION TYPE REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...AND IF
YOU USE THE NSSL MPING SMART PHONE APP...WE WILL USE THOSE REPORTS
AS WELL.

$$

LSZ121-140>148-041100-
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-
339 PM CST TUE DEC 3 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

VERY STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
EXCEEDING 40 KNOTS WITH WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FEET ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
DETAILS ON THE GALE WARNING THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FROM LATER WEDNESDAY
INTO PERHAPS THURSDAY WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS
DIMINISHING AND BECOMING NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

$$
 MILLER

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