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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
351 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-201130-
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-
351 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY THE MINNESOTA PORTIONS OF
THE NORTHLAND THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE GREATEST AREAL COVERAGE
OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND THE
ARROWHEAD.  A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
OVER FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND THE ARROWHEAD...PRODUCING
LIGHTNING...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES OR NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH.  ALTHOUGH THE CHANCES APPEAR LOW...A SHORT-LIVED SEVERE
STORM CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SEVERAL PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS MOVES
NORTHWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. EXACT PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THE
BEST CHANCE OF STORMS IS STILL DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...BASED ON CURRENT DATA...IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST CHANCE OF
WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL BE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST HALF OF THE DULUTH CWA... AND AGAIN
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THERE IS A
RISK THAT SOME STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS.  HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL
FOR FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.  ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE
HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK.

ANYONE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND IS STRONGLY URGED TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED FOR
THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...SPOTTER ACTIVATION APPEARS LIKELY AT SOME POINT IN THE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT TIME PERIOD.

$$

LSZ121-140>148-201130-
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-
351 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG...PRODUCING CLOUD TO WATER
LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HIGHER WAVE HEIGHTS...AND HAIL.
THE GREATEST RISK OF STORMS OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS IS ALONG THE
NORTH SHORE BETWEEN TWO HARBORS AND THE PIGEON RIVER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SEVERAL PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. EXACT
PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THE STORMS IS DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN THIS
FAR IN ADVANCE...BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE GREATEST RISK FOR
THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WILL BE FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY.
THERE IS A RISK THAT SOME STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH
LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...LOCALLY HIGH WAVE HEIGHTS AND LARGE HAIL.

ANYONE WITH BOATING PLANS ON WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND IS STRONGLY URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...AND HAVE A PLAN TO QUICKLY SEEK SHELTER ONSHORE OR
IN A SAFE HARBOR.

$$
 MILLER

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