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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
120 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-161030-
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-
120 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST ON
WEDNESDAY WITH HEAVY WET SNOWFALL OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINTER STORM HEADLINES ARE
IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLEASE READ THE
LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AND PLEASE
STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE NORTHLAND DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY. DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
INTO THE AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE I-35 CORRIDOR NORTHEAST TO AROUND
ASHLAND AND INTO MUCH OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING U.S.
HIGHWAYS 2 AND 53. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN AREAS AND ADJACENT TO LAKE SUPERIOR. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
RAPIDLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LATER THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN A
WARMING TREND...AND SNOWMELT WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST ONCE AGAIN
LEADING IN INCREASED RUNOFF INTO AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS.
THUS...RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN A SECOND RISE THIS WEEKEND
AND NEXT WEEK.  AT THIS TIME...NO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON ANY
OF THE MAJOR RIVERS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA OR NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN. HOWEVER...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE SMALLER
TRIBUTARY STREAMS AND RIVERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE ALONG THE NORTH
SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...AND ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE IN NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN COULD SEE AN INCREASED FLOODING THREAT DUE TO THE
INCREASED RUNOFF OR FROM ICE JAMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

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LSZ121-140>148-161030-
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-
120 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WINDS WILL BECOME EAST-NORTHEAST TONIGHT...AND RAPIDLY INCREASE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THE 20 TO 35 KNOT RANGE...WITH
SOME GUSTS ABOVE 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...RESULTING IN WAVE HEIGHTS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET IN NON
ICE COVERED AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

IN ADDITION...THE WIND AND WAVE ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT PILING UP OF LAKE ICE ON ANY SHORELINES...HARBORS...SHIP
CANALS OR HARBOR APPROACHES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO AN EAST OR NORTHEAST
WIND DIRECTION.  THIS COULD ALSO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS OR DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR LARGER LAKE-GOING VESSELS.

$$

TENTINGER/MILLER

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