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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
417 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-172130-
Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook/Northern Lake-
North Itasca-Central St. Louis-Southern Lake/North Shore-
Southern Cook/North Shore-North Cass-South Itasca-South Cass-
Crow Wing-Northern Aitkin-South Aitkin-Carlton/South St. Louis-
Pine-Douglas-Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Burnett-Washburn-Sawyer-Price-
417 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Strong east to northeast winds are expected this afternoon
through tonight. A Wind Advisory is in effect for expected gusts
up to 50 mph, mainly near the North Shore and Twin Ports. Use
caution if driving high-profile vehicles. Isolated thunderstorms
continue this afternoon into tonight as widespread rain moves
through the region. Severe weather is not expected.

The combination of dry air and strong winds is leading to
critical to near-critical fire weather conditions in parts of
northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin through early this
evening. A Red Flag Warning is in effect for parts of northeast
Minnesota until 9 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday morning over
northwest Wisconsin. Severe weather is not expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotters are encouraged to report hail of any size and
rainfall amounts to the National Weather Service.

$$

LSZ121-140>148-150-172130-
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-
Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland-
417 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Superior
and the Nearshore waters of western Lake Superior.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Gale Warning is in effect for most of western Lake Superior
through tonight due to increasing east to east-northeast wind
gusts of 40 to 45 knots. Wind gusts are expected to be strongest
this afternoon and evening, particularly in the Twin Ports where a
Storm Warning is in effect until 10 PM this evening for gusts up
to 50 knots. Waves will also be building to heights of 11 to 15
feet by this evening southwest of a line from Outer Island to
Taconite Harbor.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

A Gale Warning continues into Wednesday afternoon for much of
western Lake Superior. Conditions hazardous to smaller vessels
are likely to continue periodically through Friday night. Please
see the latest Marine Weather Message for more details on the
expected strong winds and elevated wave heights.

$$

Rothstein

More information may be obtained at the following web address:
http://www.weather.gov/duluth