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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
245 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-191130-
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-
245 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.  HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN MINNESOTA LATER THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY
MORNING.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING
ACROSS AREAS THAT RECEIVED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN SATURDAY MORNING.
AT THIS TIME...THE AREA AT GREATEST RISK FOR SEEING POTENTIALLY
FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS ARE FROM THE BRAINERD LAKES REGION
NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE IRON RANGE.  A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS
BEEN POSTED FOR CASS...CROW WING AND AITKIN COUNTIES FOR TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT A FEW STORMS COULD REACH
MINIMALLY SEVERE LEVELS PRODUCING ONE INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS IN
AREAS FROM WALKER TO BRAINERD LATER TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST SUNDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND THROUGH MID WEEK. THE THREAT
FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PERSIST AS VERY MOIST AIR REMAINS
ACROSS THE REGION. PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST FOR SPECIFIC
INFORMATION REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT LIKELY THROUGH
TONIGHT.

$$

LSZ121-140>148-191130-
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-
245 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN
LAKE SUPERIOR. STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OR
HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

IN ADDITION...INCREASING EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND ASSOCIATED
BUILDING WAVE HEIGHTS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHWEST TIP OF
LAKE SUPERIOR. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NEARSHORE FORECAST FOR
POSSIBLE UPDATES.

$$
 MILLER/MELDE

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