Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
929 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-111045-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
929 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
400 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

MIZ056>059-064>067-071>074-101700-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-
KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...
ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...
SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
400 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WHICH WILL
   BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL INTO THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE.

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS NORTHWEST
   WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH PERSIST.

IMPACTS...

 * AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN
   OPEN COUNTRY. THE PROLONG DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
   AS SOME RURAL ROADS MAY BE NEARLY IMPASSIBLE. USE CAUTION IF
   YOU MUST TRAVEL.

 * LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE COMMUNITIES WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTED
   BY THE BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY DIP TO AROUND A HALF MILE
   AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
   WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
   AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
   IF YOU TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
   IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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