Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
357 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

MIZ037>040-100500-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE
357 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BRINGING STORM TOTAL
   SNOWFALL INTO THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE.

 * A BURST OF HEAVIER SNOW IS ANTICIPATED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
   EVENING...BECOMING LIGHTER LATE TONIGHT.

 * SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
   WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25
   MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

IMPACTS...

 * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN SNOW
   COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.

 * AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN
   OPEN COUNTRY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. USE CAUTION WHILE
   TRAVELING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... WILL
   CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
   LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. AREAS
   OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED WHICH WILL LIMIT
   VISIBILITY... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.

&&

$$

DUKE

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
413 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WILL PEAK TONIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY FROM NORTHWEST
OHIO TO THE EAST END OF LAKE ERIE TONIGHT...AND THEN TOWARD THE
ATLANTIC COAST ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DURING THIS TIME. THE HEIGHT OF THE
STORM WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH ABOUT MID MORNING ON WEDNESDAY AS
HEAVY SNOW COMBINES WITH INCREASING NORTH WINDS. SNOWFALL TOTALS
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES GENERALLY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE I-69 CORRIDOR...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE
SAGINAW VALLEY AND NORTHERN THUMB. A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
REMAIN POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WHERE ANY INTENSE SNOW
BANDS LINGER FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY CAUSING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW. GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WINTER STORM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST AND
THE PATTERN OF SNOW COMES TO AN END.

MIZ047-048-053-100530-
/O.CON.KDTX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1200Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...SAGINAW
413 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BECOME MORE PERSISTENT AND INCREASE
  INTENSITY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE PEAK OF THE STORM IS
  EXPECTED TO BE FROM ABOUT 9 PM THROUGH ABOUT 3 AM. SNOW SHOWERS
  WILL TAPER OFF AND BECOME SCATTERED WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH
  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH
  CONTRIBUTING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE
  PARTICULAR PROBLEMS FOR EXPOSED WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  ROADWAYS.

* ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THIS
  EVENING THROUGH THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. TRAVEL WILL BE
  HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
413 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WILL PEAK TONIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY FROM NORTHWEST
OHIO TO THE EAST END OF LAKE ERIE TONIGHT...AND THEN TOWARD THE
ATLANTIC COAST ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DURING THIS TIME. THE HEIGHT OF THE
STORM WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH ABOUT MID MORNING ON WEDNESDAY AS
HEAVY SNOW COMBINES WITH INCREASING NORTH WINDS. SNOWFALL TOTALS
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES GENERALLY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE I-69 CORRIDOR...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE
SAGINAW VALLEY AND NORTHERN THUMB. A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
REMAIN POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WHERE ANY INTENSE SNOW
BANDS LINGER FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY CAUSING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW. GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WINTER STORM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST AND
THE PATTERN OF SNOW COMES TO AN END.

MIZ049-054-100530-
/O.CON.KDTX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
HURON-TUSCOLA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAD AXE...CARO
413 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BECOME MORE PERSISTENT AND INCREASE
  INTENSITY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE PEAK OF THE STORM IS
  EXPECTED TO BE FROM ABOUT 9 PM THROUGH ABOUT 3 AM. SNOW SHOWERS
  WILL TAPER OFF AND BECOME SCATTERED WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH
  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  CONTRIBUTING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE
  PARTICULAR PROBLEMS FOR EXPOSED WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  ROADWAYS.

* ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY TUESDAY
  EVENING WITH TRAVEL BECOMING HAZARDOUS FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
  WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

BT/KOOK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
351 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

MIZ031>036-041-042-101100-
/O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100210T1200Z/
MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...
HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
351 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* HAZARDS...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
  ADVISORY AREA INTO TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES OF BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...
  WITH AN ISOLATED LOCATION OR TWO UP TO 5 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. NORTHEAST
  WINDS WILL BECOMING INCREASINGLY GUSTY...RESULTING IN BLOWING
  SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SOME MINOR DRIFTING MAY OCCUR
  ON EAST-WEST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

JH/ADAM