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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
524 AM CST WED DEC 4 2013

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-051130-
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-
524 AM CST WED DEC 4 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE NORTHLAND TODAY...GRADUALLY
ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 12 TO 20 INCHES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTH SHORE OF
LAKE SUPERIOR...INCLUDING PARTS OF THE CITY OF DULUTH. THIS WILL
BRING 3-DAY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES IN
MANY LOCATIONS...AND SOME LOCALIZED STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS NEAR 3
FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN JUST INLAND FROM THE
NORTH SHORE FROM DULUTH...TO TWO HARBORS...SILVER BAY AND LUTSEN.

PRECIPITATION OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN EAST OF A LINE
ROUGHLY FROM HAYWARD TO ASHLAND IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A MIXTURE
OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FOR A SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD. THIS
MAY LIMIT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO LESS THAN 6 INCHES IN
THESE AREAS...WITH LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PLEASE REFER TO
THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS ON THE WINTER STORM
WARNING THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE NORTHLAND.



.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS ALL
OF THE NORTHLAND IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM FOR LATE THIS WEEK INTO
THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. WITH FRESH SNOW COVER ON THE GROUND
AND ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE...THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST
AIRMASS OF THE WINTER SEASON THIS FAR WITH LOWS REACHING 20 BELOW
ZERO OR COLDER IN MANY AREAS FRIDAY INTO NEXT TUESDAY...WITH
DAYTIME HIGHS PERHAPS STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO. WIND CHILL
READINGS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY COULD REACH 30 BELOW TO 40
BELOW.

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL THEIR SNOW AND PRECIPITATION
TYPE REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...AND IF YOU USE THE
NSSL MPING SMART PHONE APP...WE WILL USE THOSE REPORTS AS WELL.

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LSZ121-140>148-051130-
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-
524 AM CST WED DEC 4 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR AND
THE HIGH WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO
THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS ON THE GALE WARNING
THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED FOR LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING.



.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

INCREASING WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR
THURSDAY. THE WINDS AND RESULTING WAVES MAY BE HAZARDOUS ENOUGH TO
WARRANT ADDITIONAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES.




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