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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
405 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-240915-
Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook/Northern Lake-
North Itasca-Central St. Louis-Southern Lake/North Shore-
Southern Cook/North Shore-North Cass-South Itasca-South Cass-
Crow Wing-Northern Aitkin-South Aitkin-Carlton/South St. Louis-
Pine-Douglas-Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Burnett-Washburn-Sawyer-Price-
405 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated thunderstorms possible in east-central Minnesota into
parts of northwest Wisconsin late this morning and afternoon.
Severe weather is not expected, but the strongest storms could
produce pea size hail, localized wind gusts up to 40 mph, and
occasional lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Dry conditions are likely on Wednesday which may lead to near
critical fire weather conditions.

There is a 20 to 40 percent chance for thunderstorms on Friday
and Saturday for most of the Northland, and in northwest Wisconsin
on Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotters are encouraged to report hail of any size and
rainfall amounts to the National Weather Service.

$$

LSZ121-140>148-150-240915-
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-
Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland-
405 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Superior
and the Nearshore waters of western Lake Superior.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Breezy northeasterly winds with gusts up to 30 knots begin late
this morning and continue into early tonight. Wind gusts will be
strongest late this morning and afternoon, particularly for the
Outer Apostle Islands and Grand Marais to Grand Portage where
brief gale force gusts up to 35 knots will be possible. These
strong winds will lead to wave heights building to 4 to 7 feet,
will lead to building wave heights to 4 to 7 feet for much of
Tuesday, with elevated waves lingering along parts of the South
Shore into Tuesday night.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Wave heights of 3 to 5 feet keep hazardous conditions for small
craft lingering from the Outer Apostle Islands to Saxon Harbor
until late Wednesday morning.

Winds and waves may be hazardous to small craft in the Twin Ports
on Thursday.

Additional periods hazardous conditions to small craft are
possible for Friday into this weekend.

$$

Rothstein

More information may be obtained at the following web address:
http://www.weather.gov/duluth