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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1032 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-201100-
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-
1032 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE FOUND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ACROSS A PORTION OF THE NORTHLAND. LOCAL FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...WHERE A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE COMMON TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THE EVENING. THE MAIN RISK FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL
BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF MINNESOTA...AND INTO EAST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

AREAS OF FOG WILL BE FOUND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE WILL BE LOCALLY DENSE FOG ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...INCLUDING THE PROCTOR AND MILLER HILL AREAS OF THE TWIN
PORTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND THROUGH MID WEEK. THE THREAT FOR
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO PERSIST. PLEASE MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECAST FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE POTENTIAL
FOR LOCAL FLOODING.

STRONG...TO POSSIBLY SEVERE...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF
A PINE CITY MINNESOTA TO PHILLIPS WISCONSIN LINE MONDAY.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY...AND AGAIN
TOMORROW.

$$

LSZ121-140>148-201100-
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-
1032 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

INCREASING EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS...AND BUILDING WAVE
HEIGHTS...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT TODAY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NEARSHORE FORECAST FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE THROUGH MID- WEEK OVER WESTERN
LAKE SUPERIOR.

PERSISTENT GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND HAZARDOUS WAVES WILL ALSO CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY.

$$

GRANING

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