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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1056 AM CDT SAT APR 12 2014

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-131200-
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-
1056 AM CDT SAT APR 12 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO THE
ARROWHEAD AND NORTH SHORE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW COULD BE
MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES. UP TO A COUPLE INCHES OF SLUSHY SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE OVER THE NORTHERN OR
CENTRAL PLAINS LATE TUESDAY. SNOW MAY DEVELOP AS EARLY AS
TUESDAY NIGHT OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHLAND. SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS
AS TO WHETHER THIS SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AND APPROACH THE
NORTHLAND WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL SOMEWHERE IN THE REGION HOWEVER IT IS TOO
EARLY TO DETERMINE WHERE THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE.

RUNOFF FROM THE SNOWMELT WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO AREA RIVERS
AND STREAMS CAUSING THEM TO RISE OR REMAIN HIGH FOR THE NEXT WEEK
OR SO. WHILE NO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME ON ANY OF
THE MAJOR RIVERS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA OR NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE SMALLER TRIBUTARY
STREAMS AND RIVERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD...
ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...AND ALONG THE SOUTH
SHORE IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN COULD POSE A FLOODING THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

$$

LSZ121-140>148-131200-
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-
1056 AM CDT SAT APR 12 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...SEE THE LATEST MARINE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
THE DULUTH WEATHER OFFICE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WINDS MAY INCREASE OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WAVES MAY BE GENERATED.

$$

GROCHOCINSKI

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