SHORT TERM FORECAST/Hazardous Weather Outlook/LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 800 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 MIZ032-231500- WEXFORD COUNTY...CADILLAC- 800 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 .NOW... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... AT 9 AM...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 16 MPH. AT 11 AM...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. AT 1 PM...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH. AT 3 PM...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH. $$ Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 423 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-042- 241200- STRAITS OF MACKINAC-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL- MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT-PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT- STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER-GRAND TRAVERSE BAY- SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG- SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT-PT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT- MANISTEE TO PT BETSIE-WHITEFISH BAY-ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA- MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM- OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD- OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO- GLADWIN-ARENAC- 423 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHWEST LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. SNOW SHOWERS WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF I-75...WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ALSO PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS CHILLS WILL FALL TO AROUND ZERO DEGREES. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD FOR DETAILS REGARDING ACCUMULATION. GALES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE EVENING FOR MOST OF THE GREAT LAKES NEARSHORE WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF LAKE EFFECT AND LAKE ENHANCED SNOWS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WEEK. GALES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. REPORTS MAY BE MADE ONE OF THREE WAYS: BY PHONE: 1-800-647-8676 (REPORTS ONLY PLEASE...NO FORECASTS) BY FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.GAYLORD.GOV BY TWITTER: TWITTER.COM/NWSGAYLORD && FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD. $$ LAWRENCE/SMD Lake Effect Snow Warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 328 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 MIZ020-021-026-027-032-033-232000- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0007.131123T1200Z-131124T1200Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 328 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THROUGH LATE MORNING: LAKE SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED BY NOON. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20 DEGREES. * THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT: WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL OCCUR...BUT WITH ONE OR TWO PRIMARY HEAVY SNOW BANDS EXPECTED TO TAKE SHAPE. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND WILL BE FROM NORTHERN LEELANAU COUNTY TO JUST EAST OF TRAVERSE CITY...DOWN TOWARD SOUTH BOARDMAN AND LAKE CITY. THIS HEAVY SNOW BAND MAY WOBBLE EAST OR WEST FROM TIME TO TIME. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 11 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING. AS IS TYPICAL IN LAKE EFFECT...THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATION WILL BE ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON THE PLACEMENT OF SNOW BANDS. AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE HEAVIEST BANDS MAY ONLY SEE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. * OTHER HAZARDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL TO AROUND ZERO AT TIMES. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647-8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. && $$
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