744 WWUS45 KRIW 280003 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 503 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 WYZ001-002-012>015-023>027-280115- /O.CAN.KRIW.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-070228T0600Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-STAR VALLEY- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL... JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE...THAYNE...PINEDALE...LA BARGE... BIG PINEY...FARSON...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 503 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE STORM SYSTEM THAT PUSHED LIGHT SNOW INTO WESTERN WYOMING TODAY HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IN THE VALLEYS THIS EVENING. $$ AEM  464 WWUS45 KGJT 280006 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 506 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY SNOWS HEADED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO... .A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL POUR INTO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT BRINGING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN THIS EVENING...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND DIMINISHING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD MAKE READY FOR A RETURN TO HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. COZ003>005-013-281300- /O.UPG.KGJT.SB.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 506 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. BY THURSDAY MORNING...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH... INITIALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ009-010-281300- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS 506 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST- FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH... INITIALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ012-017>019-UTZ028-281300- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.070228T0100Z-070301T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 506 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...8 TO 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAINLY ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH...INITIALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ UTZ023-025-281300- /O.CON.KGJT.SB.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN 506 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ001-002-281300- /O.CON.KGJT.SB.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 506 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$  324 WWUS45 KGGW 280023 CCA WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 521 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 MTZ019-062-280645- /O.UPG.KGGW.WS.A.0001.070228T0900Z-070301T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGGW.HS.W.0001.070228T0800Z-070301T1200Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...CULBERTSON 521 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL LIGHTEN UP BUT CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO REACH 8 INCHES BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN ESPECIALLY EXPOSED AREAS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MTZ022>027-280645- /O.UPG.KGGW.WS.A.0001.070228T0300Z-070301T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.070228T0400Z-070301T0600Z/ GARFIELD-MCCONE-RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JORDAN...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW... GLENDIVE...RICHEY...TERRY...WIBAUX 521 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LIGHTEN UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ017-018-020-061-280645- /O.UPG.KGGW.WS.A.0001.070228T0900Z-070301T0600Z/ /O.COR.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070301T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-DANIELS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE... FRAZER...SCOBEY...WOLF POINT...POPLAR...OPHEIM 521 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL LIGHTEN UP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ016-280645- /O.COR.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070301T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO 521 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL LIGHTEN UP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ021-280645- /O.COR.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ PETROLEUM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINNETT 521 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JAZ  161 WWAK47 PAJK 280035 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM LIKELY TO AFFECT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE... A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO DIXON ENTRANCE THURSDAY EVENING AND INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL CAUSE COLD AIR TO PERSIST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA. AKZ018-281600- TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST FRIDAY ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY... 400 WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST FRIDAY. WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. $$ AKZ027-281600- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALSO EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. 400 STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 AM AST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ029-281600- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HYDER 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY FOR INLAND AREAS. ALSO EXPECT GUST NORTHEAST WIND ESPECIALLY FOR THE COASTAL SECTIONS. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. 400 STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 AM AST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ026-281600- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY EVENING. ALSO EXPECT GUSTY EAST WIND ESPECIALLY NEAR THE STIKINE RIVER. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. 400 STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ028-281600- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALSO EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 AM AST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$  335 WWAK47 PAJK 280041 CCA WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM LIKELY TO AFFECT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE... A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO DIXON ENTRANCE THURSDAY EVENING AND INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL CAUSE COLD AIR TO PERSIST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA. AKZ018-281600- TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST FRIDAY ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST FRIDAY. WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. $$ AKZ027-281600- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALSO EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 AM AST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ029-281600- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HYDER 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY FOR INLAND AREAS. ALSO EXPECT GUST NORTHEAST WIND ESPECIALLY FOR THE COASTAL SECTIONS. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 AM AST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ026-281600- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY EVENING. ALSO EXPECT GUSTY EAST WIND ESPECIALLY NEAR THE STIKINE RIVER. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ028-281600- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALSO EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 AM AST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$  488 WWAK41 PAFC 280102 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 AKZ141-281315- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 402 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM AST THURSDAY ALONG THE COPPER RIVER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM AST THURSDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL CREATE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER STARTING WEDNESDAY EVENING. THESE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$  627 WWUS45 KPIH 280102 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 602 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 IDZ023-025-280215- /O.CAN.KPIH.HS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T0100Z/ CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWNEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS... SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS 602 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. $$ IDZ019-020-280215- /O.CAN.KPIH.BS.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T0100Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY 602 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. WINDS WILL DIE DOWN BY 10 PM WITH BLOWING SNOW DIMINISHING. $$  510 WWUS46 KLOX 280152 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 552 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND AND SNOW TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... CAZ053-054-280800- /O.CON.KLOX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T1700Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- 552 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY. .THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA LAST NIGHT AND EARLIER THIS MORNING GENERALLY PRODUCED BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. WHILE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH FACING SLOPES. SNOW LEVELS ARE GENERALLY AROUND 4000 FEET THIS EVENING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ON NORTH FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...MANY MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY THE SNOW INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND HIGHWAY 33 IN VENTURA COUNTY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH COMBINED WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS CAN CAUSE VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL. $$ GOMBERG  650 WWUS43 KMPX 280235 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 835 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM FRIDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL GREATLY IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS EXPECTED HEAVY SNOW AS WELL AS INCREASING WINDS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN ACCUMULATING IN PLACES SUCH AS CANBY...MORRIS...ST. JAMES AND MONTEVIDEO BEFORE NOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD REACH PLACES SUCH AS ST. CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES...AND FARIBAULT BY THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING. BOUTS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY FRIDAY AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM LIFTS OUT OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE INTO WISCONSIN. THIS STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WHICH MAY RIVAL LAST WEEKEND'S STORM. ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY WORK INTO THIS STORM TO PRODUCE SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FINAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE ONE FOOT RANGE OR MORE IN MANY AREAS BY THE TIME SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS END ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...INCREASING NORTH WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A STORM SYSTEM CONTINUE TO BREW OVER THE EASTERN ROCKIES. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST BY THURSDAY MORNING. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-281045- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 835 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM FRIDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL GREATLY IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS EXPECTED HEAVY SNOW AS WELL AS INCREASING WINDS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN ACCUMULATING IN PLACES SUCH AS CANBY...MORRIS...ST. JAMES AND MONTEVIDEO BEFORE NOON. BOUTS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM LIFTS OUT OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE INTO WISCONSIN. THIS STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WHICH MAY RIVAL LAST WEEKEND'S STORM. FINAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE ONE FOOT RANGE IN MANY AREAS BY THE TIME SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS END ON FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWS WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM LIFTS OUT OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AREA INTO WISCONSIN. SEVERAL MORE INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTH WINDS WHICH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A STORM SYSTEM CONTINUE TO BREW OVER THE EASTERN ROCKIES. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-281045- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 835 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM FRIDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL GREATLY IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS EXPECTED HEAVY SNOW AS WELL AS INCREASING WINDS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN ACCUMULATING IN PLACES SUCH AS CANBY...MORRIS...ST. JAMES AND MONTEVIDEO BEFORE NOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD REACH PLACES SUCH AS ST. CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES...AND FARIBAULT BY THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. BOUTS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY FRIDAY AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM LIFTS OUT OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE INTO WISCONSIN. THIS STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WHICH MAY RIVAL LAST WEEKEND'S STORM. ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY WORK INTO THIS STORM TO PRODUCE SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FINAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE ONE FOOT RANGE OR MORE IN MANY AREAS BY THE TIME SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS END ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...INCREASING NORTH WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A STORM SYSTEM CONTINUE TO BREW OVER THE EASTERN ROCKIES. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-281045- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 835 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM FRIDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL GREATLY IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS EXPECTED HEAVY SNOW AS WELL AS INCREASING WINDS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN ACCUMULATING IN PLACES ST. CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES...AND FARIBAULT BY THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING ON WEDNESDAY. BOUTS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY FRIDAY AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM LIFTS OUT OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE INTO WISCONSIN. THIS STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WHICH MAY RIVAL LAST WEEKEND'S STORM. FINAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE ONE FOOT RANGE OR MORE IN MANY AREAS BY THE TIME SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS END ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...INCREASING NORTH WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A STORM SYSTEM CONTINUE TO BREW OVER THE EASTERN ROCKIES. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$  077 WWUS43 KOAX 280242 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 842 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM HEADING FOR THE REGION... .A STRONG WINTER STORM IS TAKING SHAPE ALONG THE WEST COAST...AND WILL ROLL INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...A WINTRY MIXTURE FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA LATER TONIGHT. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE. AS THE STRONG WINTER STORM APPROACHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA DURING THE EVENING. COLD AIR WILL SPILL IN FROM THE NORTH...CHANGING THE RAIN TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE MOST LIKELY AREA OF HEAVIEST SNOW FROM SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA. IAZ055-056-NEZ045-281045- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0003.070228T0600Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WS.A.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ HARRISON-SHELBY-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...BLAIR 842 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...LIGHT SLEET OR LIGHT SNOW LATER TONIGHT. HOWEVER...BECAUSE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT AND TRAVEL WILL NOT BE IMPACTED...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL ENTER KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH IOWA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON THURSDAY COULD TOTAL 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW LIKELY ON THURSDAY AS WINDS INCREASE TO 30 MPH. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ043-NEZ034-044-281045- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0003.070228T0600Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WS.A.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ MONONA-BURT-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...TEKAMAH...FREMONT 842 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...LIGHT SLEET AND LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A COMBINATION OF ABOUT A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ALONG WITH MINOR SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL ENTER KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH IOWA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON THURSDAY COULD TOTAL 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW LIKELY ON THURSDAY AS WINDS INCREASE TO 30 MPH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AS THE TIMING AND TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. $$ NEZ011-012-015>018-030>033-042-043-281045- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0003.070228T0600Z-070228T1800Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON- CUMING-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER... NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON... WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER 842 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...LIGHT SLEET AND LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A COMBINATION OF ABOUT A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ALONG WITH MINOR SLEET OR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ051>053-066>068-078-088>093-281045- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.A.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS- SARPY-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA- PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK... SIDNEY...CLARINDA...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...LINCOLN... PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE... TECUMSEH...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 842 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL ENTER KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH IOWA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON THURSDAY COULD TOTAL 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW LIKELY ON THURSDAY AS WINDS INCREASE TO 30 MPH. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AS THE TIMING AND TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. $$ DEWALD  122 WWUS43 KMKX 280259 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 859 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...FIRST ROUND OF WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY SHOULD MOVE TOWARD WISCONSIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A BAND OF PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE NORTHWARD FROM ILLINOIS AND INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET... RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FROM MADISON TO MILWAUKEE AND SOUTHWARD. THE BAND OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY ALL SNOW WHEN IT REACHES MARQUETTE...GREEN LAKE AND FOND DU LAC COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS TO 30 TO 35 MPH AND THUNDER SNOW WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THESE COUNTIES. IF THE RAIN AND SNOW LINE SETS UP FARTHER SOUTH...THE WINTER STORM WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED FARTHER TO THE SOUTH. WIZ052-281100- /O.EXA.KMKX.WS.A.0003.070301T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEBOYGAN 859 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH IS FORECAST. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT OR AFTERWARD. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE TO LEVELS THAT WILL CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. $$ WIZ046-047-051-281100- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.A.0003.070301T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC 859 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH IS FORECAST. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT OR AFTERWARD. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE TO LEVELS THAT WILL CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. $$ HENTZ  369 WWUS43 KDLH 280259 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 859 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM HEADED FOR THE NORTHLAND... .ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE NORTHLAND STARTING ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE BRAINERD LAKES REGION...AND SPREADING OVER THE ENTIRE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PARALYZE TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR THE LAST HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. A STORM OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN YOUR HOME...MAKE SURE OUTSIDE VENTS ARE CLEAR OF SNOW SO THAT THEY DO NOT BECOME COVERED FROM THE NEXT STORM. MNZ020-281030- /O.CAN.KDLH.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070228T0600Z/ /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- 859 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW FROM EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR OVERNIGHT. EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL INCH FROM THE SNOWFALL BEFORE IT ENDS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FROM TWO HARBORS TO SILVER BAY.. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT...INCLUDING ALONG HIGHWAY 61. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL START AGAIN ACROSS THE NORTH SHORE WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN SNOW INTENSITY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AGAIN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 16 TO 20 INCHES...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND TWO FEET NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ025-033>036-281030- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN- SOUTHERN AITKIN- 859 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL START ACROSS CASS...CROW WING...AND AITKIN COUNTIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A LULL IN SNOW INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL THEN BECOME HEAVY AGAIN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ012-019-021-037-038-WIZ001>004-006>009-281030- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS- BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE- 859 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL START ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...THE ARROWHEAD AND NORTH SHORE OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR FROM DULUTH THROUGH PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN SNOW INTENSITY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AGAIN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 16 TO 20 INCHES...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND TWO FEET NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. LOCATIONS FARTHER INLAND ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD REGION WILL LIKELY SEE SOMEWHAT LOWER TOTALS OF AROUND ONE FOOT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...WITH NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ010-011-018-026-281030- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.A.0002.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN ITASCA- 859 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE KOOCHICHING...ITASCA...AND NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PARALYZE TRAVEL ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. BE SURE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM. $$ STEWART  277 WWUS43 KAPX 280300 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1000 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TAKING AIM ON THE GREAT LAKES... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND TRACK UP THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES DURING THE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TIMEFRAME. THIS SYSTEM MAY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. MIZ016>036-041-042-281700- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.A.0005.070301T1200Z-070302T2100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA... FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO... HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 1000 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. BY FRIDAY EVENING...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS SOUTH OF MICHIGAN ROUTE 72. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SD  155 WWUS43 KDMX 280301 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 901 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SECOND ROUND OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER HEADING FOR CENTRAL IOWA... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL BECOME ORGANIZED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY...AND MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN IOWA ON THURSDAY. A WIDE VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA...BEGINNING AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM...IT APPEARS THAT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA WILL EXPERIENCE ANOTHER ROUND OF DAMAGING ICE...SNOW AND WIND WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>048-057>059-281215- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.A.0006.070228T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL 901 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 3 BY AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE THIRD INCH NEAR AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 3 THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS CLOSE TO THE MINNESOTA BORDER. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND INCREASING WIND DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING. IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA WILL EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AND FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH...CAUSING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BY FRIDAY MORNING IS 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ALTHOUGH THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHTER ON FRIDAY...CONTINUED STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. WITH THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF HEAVY ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... COMPOUNDED BY INCREASING WINDS...ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES AS THE RESULT OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY. DETAILS OF THE STORM WILL BE REFINED OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ060-070>073-081>083-092>094-281215- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.A.0006.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON 901 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 ARE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...CAUSING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. WITH THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND INCREASING WINDS...ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES AS THE RESULT OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY. DETAILS OF THE STORM WILL BE REFINED OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MOYER/KINNEY  433 WWUS45 KTFX 280308 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 808 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 MTZ012-050-054-280415- /O.CAN.KTFX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1200Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...STANFORD... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 808 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$ MTZ051-280415- /O.CAN.KTFX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ FERGUS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEWISTOWN 808 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$ MTZ014-052-053-280415- /O.EXP.KTFX.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HELENA...LINCOLN...BOULDER...TOWNSEND 808 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$  330 WWUS43 KGRR 280312 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1012 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...POTENTIAL ICE STORM FOR THE REGION... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN ON THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY. THIS STORM COULD BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS TO PARTS OF INTERIOR LOWER MICHIGAN. MIZ037>040-043>046-051-052-281115- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.A.0005.070301T0900Z-070302T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM- GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... GREENVILLE...ALMA 1012 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. FREEZING RAIN IS FORECAST TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW OR SLEET COULD OCCUR AT THE ONSET OF THE PRECIPITATION. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT ICING COULD OCCUR. ALSO...THE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$  213 WWUS43 KUNR 280327 WSWUNR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 827 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 .A STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA BORDER IN NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY...BUT SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW SHOULD PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. SDZ001-002-014-281130- /O.CON.KUNR.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T1300Z/ HARDING-PERKINS-ZIEBACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON...BISON...DUPREE 827 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS FROM LUDLOW TO LEMMON. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$  461 WWUS43 KARX 280332 AAA WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 932 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...ANOTHER HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM BEARING DOWN ON THE REGION... .LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...AS THE FIRST WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AHEAD OF A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM GATHERING STRENGTH OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. THIS SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...THIS SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH...OR CHANGE TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...OR RAIN. ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS INITIAL SHOT OF SNOW WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THE MORE DANGEROUS PHASE OF THIS WINTER STORM WILL COME LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...AS LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES INTO IOWA AND EVENTUALLY WISCONSIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL SURGE BACK INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...WITH PRECIPITATION CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF A LINE...FROM AUSTIN TO BLACK RIVER FALLS....STAND THE GREATEST CHANCE OF HAVING ENOUGH COLD AIR IN PLACE TO REMAIN MOSTLY SNOW...WITH A FEW PERIODS OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 15 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THIS REGION. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE...AS THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM PASSES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING...AND DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THIS LINE...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL DOMINATE FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH FREEZING RAIN...SNOW...AND RAIN. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO SNOW RAPIDLY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING FROM CHARLES CITY TO LA CROSSE TO SPARTA AND MAUSTON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR IN THIS CORRIDOR...THUS A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING A QUARTER OF AN INCH...OR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS REACHING A HALF FOOT OR MORE DEPENDING ON THE TIME PRECIPITATION CHANGES BACK TO ALL SNOW. ENOUGH WARM AIR SHOULD BE PRESENT SOUTH OF A DECORAH TO LONE ROCK LINE TO KEEP THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION AS RAIN...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL. A FEW PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WITH LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ017-029-032>034-281145- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS 932 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET MAY ACCOMPANY THE SNOW. A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS FIRST SNOW BAND. HEAVIER SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF THE WINTER STORM TRACKS FROM EASTERN IOWA INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN. LIGHTER SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY AS WELL. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 15 INCHES. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS ON THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY ALSO CAUSE MORE TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE FROM ICE STILL ON THE TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM. THIS MAY LEAD TO FURTHER LOSSES IN POWER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ041>044-281145- /O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0003.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...WINONA...LA CROSSE... SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 932 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... LIKELY CHANGING OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS WINTRY MIX WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND ICING WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT. AS THE HEART OF THE WINTER STORM MOVES ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA ON THURSDAY...HEAVIER BANDS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. COLDER AIR WILL ALSO WRAP INTO THE SYSTEM...WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN MAINLY SNOW FOR THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO QUARTER OF AN INCH...AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES. SPECIFIC ACCUMULATIONS FOR CERTAIN AREAS WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON THE DURATION OF ANY GIVEN PRECIPITATION TYPE. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY...A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER REFINEMENT IN THE FORECAST DETAILS. AS AN ASIDE...INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THIS WILL ALSO COMPOUND THE PROBLEMS OF ICE STILL ON TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE PREVIOUS STORM. FURTHER POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE ONSET OF THIS NEXT ROUND OF WIND AND PRECIPITATION. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ BINAU  875 WWUS43 KGRB 280333 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 933 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM COMING TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN... .ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN TO THE CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL PARTS OF THE STATE. WIZ005-010>012-018-019-030-035-281145- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.070301T0000Z-070302T1200Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MARATHON-WOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON... TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS 933 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET ON THURSDAY. LOOK FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WIZ013-020>022-031-036>040-045-048>050-073-074-281145- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0002.070301T0000Z-070302T1200Z/ NORTHERN MARINETTE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-SHAWANO-PORTAGE- WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET- MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY... STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA... OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ 933 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IT MAY CHANGE TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY SERIOUSLY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ KIECKBUSCH  003 WWUS43 KBIS 280339 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 939 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL WITH A SNOW ADVISORY SOUTHWEST AND A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUING NORTH CENTRAL... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE EAST TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. THE STORM CENTER IS FORECAST TO THEN MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AND LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TO WISCONSIN ON THURSDAY. UPPER LEVEL ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS SCENARIO HAS BROUGHT SNOW TO SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE STATE LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FROM SOUTHWEST TO FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL LIKELY BE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE REST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL LIKELY SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTIONS AND A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. LET OTHERS KNOW DETAILS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME WHEN PLANNING YOUR TRIP. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-034>037-046>048-050-051-281030- /O.CON.KBIS.HS.W.0002.070228T0600Z-070301T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 939 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 /839 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER NORTHWEST SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DATA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. IN ADDITION NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NDZ031>033-040>045-281030- /O.CON.KBIS.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 939 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 /839 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007/ ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS EVENING.TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-281030- /O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0001.070228T0600Z-070301T1200Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 939 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE STATE LATER TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$  703 WWUS45 KGGW 280347 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 847 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 MTZ022-281100- /O.UPG.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.070228T0400Z-070301T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KGGW.HS.W.0001.070228T0347Z-070301T0600Z/ GARFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JORDAN 847 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL ACROSS GARFIELD COUNTY TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN GARFIELD COUNTY WERE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN SPOTS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY ACROSS OPEN AREAS. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MTZ019-062-281100- /O.CON.KGGW.HS.W.0001.070228T0800Z-070301T1200Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...CULBERTSON 847 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL LIGHTEN UP BUT CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO REACH 8 INCHES BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN ESPECIALLY EXPOSED AREAS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MTZ021-281100- /O.CON.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ PETROLEUM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINNETT 847 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ023>027-281100- /O.CON.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.070228T0400Z-070301T0600Z/ MCCONE-RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE... RICHEY...TERRY...WIBAUX 847 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL LATE TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LIGHTEN UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ016>018-020-061-281100- /O.CON.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070301T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY- DANIELS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK... HINSDALE...FRAZER...SCOBEY...WOLF POINT...POPLAR...OPHEIM 847 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL LIGHTEN UP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ BOGEL  284 WWAK43 PAFG 280352 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 652 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 AKZ218-281900- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-070228T1900Z/ SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ARCTIC VILLAGE...WISEMAN...COLDFOOT... CHANDALAR D.O.T. CAMP...INIAKUK LAKE 652 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY IN PASSES... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN PASSES. $$  060 WWUS43 KFSD 280401 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES THIS EVENING...WILL BECOME MORE DEFINED AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE...EXPANDING INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE IN INTENSITY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BROAD AREA OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM MITCHELL SOUTH DAKOTA...TO SIOUX CENTER AND SPENCER IOWA...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 14. THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY OVER EASTERN KANSAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AGAIN THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND CONTINUE WELL INTO FRIDAY...WHICH WILL LIKELY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SDZ038-039-054-055-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-MINER-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...HOWARD...MADISON 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 2 AM...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH AN INCH PER HOUR. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY...AND EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ SDZ040-056-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ BROOKINGS-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY CREATE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ001-012-MNZ098-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ LYON-SIOUX-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LUVERNE 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW... CREATING BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ021-022-032-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...ALONG WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE...ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A MUCH STRONGER STORM WILL POTENTIALLY MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CLOUD CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD TYPE CONDITIONS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SDZ052-053-059>062-066-067-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ JERAULD-SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE... MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ065-068>071-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY- UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO... TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR... YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER TWO INCHES...WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JH  568 WWUS45 KPUB 280412 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 912 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY....WHILE THE HEAVIES SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES. COZ058-060-066-068-281015- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 912 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ HODANISH  321 WWUS45 KBOU 280412 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 912 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 COZ031-033-034-281215- /O.NEW.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.070228T0412Z-070301T0000Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 912 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE STATE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  146 WWAK41 PAFG 280418 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 718 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 AKZ203-280600- /X.CAN.PAFG.BS.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070228T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.070228T0418Z-070228T1900Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 718 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY. THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ALONG WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ206-280600- /X.CAN.PAFG.BS.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.070228T0418Z-070228T1900Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 718 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY. THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTH OF GALBRAITH LAKE...LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ALONG WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ204-280600- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070228T0600Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 718 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH AND WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM. THE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TONIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ201-280600- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 718 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY. $$ AKZ202-280600- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 718 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY. $$  257 WWUS45 KSLC 280421 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 921 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 UTZ016-017-281230- /O.EXT.KSLC.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070228T1600Z/ SOUTHWEST UTAH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 921 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHWEST UTAH VALLEYS AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. SNOW THIS EVENING SHOULD INTENSIFY ONCE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT. THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY...THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEY LOCATIONS... THOUGH LOCAL AREAS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR FROM BEAVER TO CEDAR CITY COULD SEE SLIGHTLY MORE. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 12 AND 17 INCHES...WITH POCKETS IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS PICKING UP A BIT MORE THAN 17 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)  481 WWUS45 KBYZ 280432 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 932 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL WIND UP OVER NORTHEAST MONTANA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY PRODUCING SNOW OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THESE AREAS...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER NORTHERN ROSEBUD...CUSTER...AND FALLON COUNTIES...AS WELL AS OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. MTZ028-029-042-063-281415- /O.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...RYEGATE... LAVINA...JUDITH GAP 932 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE PERSISTENT LATE TONIGHT AS SNOW DEVELOPS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA... AND PUSHES SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA...NORTH OF HIGHWAY 12...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED THERE. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12...INCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE HARLOWTON AND ROUNDUP AREAS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ036-037-281300- /O.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070228T1300Z/ POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS...EKALAKA 932 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY SUNRISE. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER IN NORTHERN CARTER COUNTY THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ030>033-281415- /O.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH... MILES CITY...BAKER 932 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH MORE PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM WRAPS UP OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA...TO 3 TO 5 INCHES IN SOUTHERN SECTIONS. AT THIS TIME EXPECT AROUND 5 INCHES OF TOTAL ACCUMULATION IN THE CITIES OF BAKER AND MILES CITY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ098-281415- /O.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT 932 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE IN THE DAY WITH ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  193 WWUS46 KSGX 280436 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 836 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 CAZ055-056-058-281245- /O.EXT.KSGX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 836 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET. SNOW FALL AMOUNTS AROUND 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL OCCURRING WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THIS WILL MAKE BLOWING SNOW AND CAUSE DRIFTS AROUND TWO FEET DEEP. THE BLOWING SNOW...COMBINED WITH FOG...WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY TO DROP TO ZERO. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ BALFOUR  369 WWUS45 KREV 280445 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 845 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 CAZ070-071-NVZ003-005-280545- /O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 845 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MAINLY WEST OF THE SIERRA WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS SPILLING OVER INTO EXTREME WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-281200- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 845 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE 2 TO 4 INCHES AROUND LAKE TAHOE WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO  708 WWUS45 KVEF 280456 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 856 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY... .PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY TONIGHT AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. NVZ015-281200- /O.NEW.KVEF.SN.Y.0010.070228T0456Z-070228T1700Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 856 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BANDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR NORTH OF A LINE FROM RACHEL TO PIOCHE TO SPRING VALLEY STATE PARK. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES. THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 93 AND 318. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP, BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ PIERCE  844 WWAK41 PAFG 280519 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 819 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 AKZ204-281900- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070228T0600Z/ /X.EXA.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1900Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 819 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY ... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ALONG WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ203-281900- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1900Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 819 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY. LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ALONG WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ206-281900- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1900Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 819 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY. NORTH OF GALBRAITH LAKE...LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ALONG WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ201-281800- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 819 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY. $$ AKZ202-281800- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 819 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY. $$  796 WWAK41 PAFG 280540 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 840 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 AKZ203-281900- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1900Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 840 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY... LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ALONG WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ204-281900- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1900Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 840 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY... LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ALONG WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ206-281900- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1900Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 840 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY... NORTH OF GALBRAITH LAKE...LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ALONG WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ201-281800- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 840 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY... WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY. $$ AKZ202-281800- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 840 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY... WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY. $$  986 WWUS46 KPQR 280549 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 949 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ORZ003-004-WAZ020-281515- /O.CON.KPQR.HS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0200Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK... GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...FRANCES...RYDERWOOD 949 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE AND WILLIPA HILLS... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVEL IS NEAR 1000 FEET THIS EVENING...BUT WILL DROP BACK TO 500 FEET TONIGHT AND REMAIN AROUND 500 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL...ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SHOWERS CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ010-012-WAZ040-281515- /O.CON.KPQR.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070301T0200Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDY...SILVER FALLS STATE PARK... SWEET HOME...VIDA...LOWELL...COTTAGE GROVE...TOUTLE...ARIEL... COUGAR 949 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVEL IS NEAR 1000 FEET THIS EVENING...BUT WILL DROP BACK TO 500 FEET TONIGHT AND REMAIN AROUND 500 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL...ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SHOWERS CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE DAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ORZ009-WAZ023-281515- /O.CON.KPQR.SN.Y.0013.070228T0600Z-070301T0200Z/ WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS... MULTNOMAH FALLS...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA 949 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVEL IS NEAR 1000 FEET THIS EVENING...BUT WILL DROP BACK TO 500 FEET TONIGHT AND REMAIN AROUND 500 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL...1 OR 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SHOWERS CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED. AT THIS TIME...LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 500 FEET. THE SHOWERS WILL DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ORZ011-013-WAZ019-281515- /O.CON.KPQR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070301T0800Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT... SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS 949 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE CASCADES OF SOUTH WASHINGTON...NORTH OREGON AND LANE COUNTY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. THE SHOWERS WILL DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ORZ005-006-WAZ022-039-281515- /O.CON.KPQR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070301T0200Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO... PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...LONGVIEW...KELSO... CASTLE ROCK...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 949 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA...I 5 CORRIDOR...CLARK COUNTY AND NORTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVEL IS NEAR 1000 FEET THIS EVENING...BUT WILL DROP BACK TO 500 FEET TONIGHT AND REMAIN AROUND 500 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL...1 OR 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SHOWERS CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED. AT THIS TIME...LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 500 FEET. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN DECREASING OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ORZ007-008-281515- /O.CON.KPQR.SN.Y.0013.070228T1400Z-070301T0200Z/ CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE... CORVALLIS...ALBANY 949 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVEL IS NEAR 1000 FEET THIS EVENING...BUT WILL DROP BACK TO 500 FEET TONIGHT AND REMAIN AROUND 500 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL...1 OR 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SHOWERS CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME...LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN DECREASING OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  605 WWUS46 KPDT 280551 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 951 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON... .A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON THIS EVENING...AND WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES OVERNIGHT. THE MOISTURE AND ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL ENHANCE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. ORZ042-043-280700- /O.EXP.KPDT.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...BEND... LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 951 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON. SCATTERED SHOWERS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WAZ502-281200- /O.CON.KPDT.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE... BICKLETON 951 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TOWARDS DAYBREAK. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$  229 WWUS46 KMTR 280552 WSWMTR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 952 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR THE THE EAST BAY HILLS...SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS...SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... .A COLD STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE NEAR 1500 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 1500 FEET IN HEAVY SHOWERS. ICY SPOTS ARE LIKELY ON ROADS. CAZ507-280700- /O.EXP.KMTR.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T0600Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 952 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS... ONLY WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE BEING DETECTED OVER THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET OVERNIGHT...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST TUESDAY EVENING. ROADWAYS ABOVE 2000 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY OVERNIGHT. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO FREEZING TONIGHT AND WET ROADWAYS WILL DEVELOP ICY SPOTS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. $$ CAZ511-512-517-518-281400- /O.CON.KMTR.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 952 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS...THE EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS OF MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES... BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES HAD BEEN REPORTED AT THE 3000 FOOT LEVEL OF THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AND UP TO 1 INCH HAD FALLEN AT THE 2000 FOOT LEVEL. SNOW HAD BEEN REPORTED AS LOW AS 1800 FEET ACROSS THE SUMMIT OF HIGHWAY 17. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS HAVE BECOME MORE WIDELY SCATTERED LATE THIS EVENING...BRIEF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 1500 FEET. ROADWAYS ABOVE 2000 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY OVERNIGHT. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO FREEZING TONIGHT...CAUSING WET AND SLUSHY ROADWAYS TO DEVELOP ICY SPOTS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AS WELL AS LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ DYKEMA  608 WWUS45 KCYS 280558 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1058 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 WYZ063-281200- /O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T1200Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CENTENNIAL 1058 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES. LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONLY AN INCH OR TWO EXPECTED. TRAVELERS ARE STILL URGED TO USE CAUTION AS ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED. AS OF EARLY THIS EVENING...SOME 4 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAD FALLEN AT CENTENNIAL ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF LARAMIE. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ JLH  069 WWUS46 KHNX 280559 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 959 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 CAZ093-094-096-097-281400- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 959 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER THE SIERRA AND FOOTHILLS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AS A STRONG COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. REMOTE WEATHER SENSORS CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT MORE THAN 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN THIS EVENING IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO INFILTRATE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE SIERRA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE FOOTHILLS...SNOW HAS FALLEN AT ELEVATION AS LOW AS 3000 FEET. THIS SHOULD CHANGE TONIGHT AS EVEN COLDER AIR ARRIVES AND ALLOWS THE SNOW LEVEL TO FALL TO 2000 FEET AND BELOW. SEVERAL INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FOOTHILLS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... OR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD MOLINA  415 WWUS46 KSTO 280602 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1002 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 CAZ013-014-063-064-280715- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2100Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 1002 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF THIS EVENING WITH A MIX OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES OCCURRING OVER THE AREA. SOME SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS THE BACK END OF THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION BUT ONLY LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS NEAR 1000 FEET OVERNIGHT. ROADS ABOVE 2000 FEET ARE EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME SNOW ON THEM OVERNIGHT AND WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY...SO MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CATION IF TRAVELING OVERNIGHT. $$ CAZ015-280715- /O.CAN.KSTO.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070228T0600Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- 1002 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE RAIN AND SNOW HAS TAPERED THIS EVENING TO SOME LIGHT SHOWERS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT JUST BELOW THE 1000 FOOT LEVEL BUT ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ066>069-281415- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2100Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 1002 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL IN THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS OF NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND OVER THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE MOTHERLODE IS EXPECTED TO TAPER BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HOWEVER SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND ON TUESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 FEET. THE HEAVER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOTHERLODE OVERNIGHT WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 88. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET. LOCALLY AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AT AROUND THE 1500 FOOT LEVEL. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WHITE CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR WILL OCCUR. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ RB  866 WWUS45 KGJT 280627 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1127 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY SNOWS HEADED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO... .A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT...BRINGING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN THIS EVENING... BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND DIMINISHING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD MAKE READY FOR A RETURN TO HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. COZ003>005-013-281430- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 1127 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH... INITIALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ009-010-281430- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS 1127 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST- FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH... INITIALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ012-017>019-UTZ028-281430- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 1127 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...8 TO 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAINLY ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH... INITIALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ011-281430- /O.NEW.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.070228T0627Z-070301T0100Z/ CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS... MONTROSE 1127 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL IN THE VICINITY OF MONTROSE TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR ENHANCED SNOWFALL. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ UTZ023-025-281430- /O.CON.KGJT.SB.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN 1127 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ001-002-281430- /O.CON.KGJT.SB.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 1127 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ JOE UPDATE  881 WWUS46 KOTX 280630 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1030 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. WAZ041-281200- /O.EXA.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070228T1200Z/ WENATCHEE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WENATCHEE 1030 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WENATCHEE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH ALREADY AN INCH OF LIGHT SNOW ON THE GROUND ABOVE 1000 FEET IN ELEVATION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS BEING FOUND ON THE HIGHER BENCHES AND HILLS OF WENATCHEE AND CHELAN. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 2 AND HIGHWAY 97 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ043-281430- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 1030 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OKANOGAN VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 97 FROM MALOTT TO OROVILLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ038-281430- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070228T2100Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1030 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES LIKELY. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 20 THROUGH REPUBLIC AND HIGHWAY 21 THROUGH MALO AND DANVILLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-281430- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.070228T0900Z-070301T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 1030 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ044-281200- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070228T1200Z/ WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1030 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU OVERNIGHT WITH ALREADY AN INCH OF LIGHT SNOW ON THE GROUND THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM WATERVILLE AND MANSFILED. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 2 OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  516 WWUS43 KABR 280659 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1259 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH WYOMING...AND INTO SOUTH DAKOTA. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR OVER NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-281200- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 1259 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD TOTAL 6 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON PERIODS. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF FULL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-281200- /O.CON.KABR.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK- STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...EUREKA... MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO... PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 1259 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 /1159 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007/ ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD HEAVY SNOW OVER THE AREA. SNOW TOTALS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION...USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TDK  874 WWUS46 KMFR 280704 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1104 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 CAZ080-ORZ021>026-281515- /O.EXT.KMFR.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- CURRY COUNTY COAST-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW... COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN... GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 1104 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 1000 FEET... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TOWARDS MORNING. TOTAL NEW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM UP TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ027-028-281515- /O.EXT.KMFR.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 1104 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP TOWARDS MORNING. EXPECT NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ081>085-ORZ029-030-281515- /O.EXT.KMFR.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...MOUNT SHASTA... DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS... ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 1104 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP TOWARDS MORNING. EXPECT NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE BY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HOLTZ  354 WWUS46 KMFR 280708 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1108 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 CAZ080-ORZ021>026-281600- /O.CON.KMFR.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- CURRY COUNTY COAST-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW... COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN... GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 1108 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 1000 FEET... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TOWARDS MORNING. TOTAL NEW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM UP TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ027-028-281600- /O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 1108 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP TOWARDS MORNING. EXPECT NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ081>085-ORZ029-030-281600- /O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...MOUNT SHASTA... DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS... ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 1108 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP TOWARDS MORNING. EXPECT NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE BY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HOLTZ  942 WWUS46 KLOX 280746 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1146 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND AND SNOW TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... CAZ053-054-281400- /O.CON.KLOX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T1700Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- 1146 PM PST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY. .THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA LAST NIGHT AND EARLIER THIS MORNING GENERALLY PRODUCED BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. WHILE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THIS EVENING...SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH FACING SLOPES. SNOW LEVELS HAVE GENERALLY LOWERED TO AROUND 2500 FEET...BUT COULD FALL AS LOW AS 2000 FEET IF HEAVIER SHOWERS DEVELOP. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ON NORTH FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...MANY MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY THE SNOW INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND HIGHWAY 33 IN VENTURA COUNTY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH COMBINED WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS CAN CAUSE VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL. $$ GOMBERG  531 WWUS43 KDTX 280829 WSWDTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 329 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING POSSIBLE NORTH OF I-69... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND MOVE INTO THE MIDWEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL SEND WARM AND MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. AT THE SAME TIME...COLD AIR WILL BE SUPPLIED INTO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AT THE SURFACE FROM HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN CANADA. THIS COMBINATION OF WARM AIR ALOFT AND COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL MAKE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. MIZ047>049-053>055-281700- /O.CON.KDTX.WS.A.0004.070301T0900Z-070302T0000Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE... SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY 329 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE WATCH AREA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY MORNING. FREEZING RAIN IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH NOON...AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO FREEZING RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR GREATER REMAINS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER MIDLAND...BAY...AND HURON COUNTIES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SF  578 WWAK41 PAFC 280834 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1134 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 AKZ141-282045- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1134 PM AST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM AST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM AST THURSDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL CREATE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER STARTING WEDNESDAY EVENING. THESE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$  078 WWUS43 KDDC 280850 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 250 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO HIT PARTS OF WESTERN KANSAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN MOVE RAPIDLY EAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. AS DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN KANSAS MOVES EAST...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. KSZ030-031-043>046-281800- /O.NEW.KDDC.SB.Y.0001.070301T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER 250 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ 06  775 WWUS46 KSGX 280854 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1254 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 CAZ055-056-058-281000- /O.CAN.KSGX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1254 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCAL WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. LOCAL VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO CLOUDS AND FOG. THE JET STREAM THAT CAUSED THE STRONG WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SOUTH OF THE AREA...AND WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MID MORNING. $$ MACKECHNIE  636 WWUS45 KPUB 280916 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 216 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY....WHILE THE HEAVIES SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES. COZ058-060-066-068-281530- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 216 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$  747 WWUS41 KBUF 280921 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 421 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING POSSIBLE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN STALL NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MOISTURE SPREADING AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THURSDAY EVENING. AS A LAYER WARMER AIR ALOFT RIDES OVER COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE...A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND LAST INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAY EXCEED ONE HALF INCH BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN TAKES PLACE TOWARD EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NYZ006>008-281730- /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0003.070301T2300Z-070302T1700Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 421 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO JUST RAIN OCCURS BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAY EXCEED ONE HALF INCH BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER TO RAIN TAKES PLACE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TJP  384 WWUS43 KMQT 280923 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 423 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA WILL INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON THURSDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW IN MANY AREAS. MIZ001-003-281730- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.A.0004.070301T0900Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070303T1200Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 423 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH EAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS MAY SEE OVER ONE FOOT OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ009>012-281730- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0004.070301T0400Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0300Z-070303T0000Z/ GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN... MENOMINEE 323 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM WISCONSIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY ALLOW SLEET TO MIX WITH THE SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 15 TO 20 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ002-004-005-013-084-281730- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0004.070301T0900Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ ONTONAGON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-DELTA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...L'ANSE...MARQUETTE... ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...KENTON...SIDNAW 423 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ007-281730- /O.EXB.KMQT.WS.A.0004.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWBERRY 423 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS MAY SEE UP TO ONE FOOT OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ006-014-085-281730- /O.EXT.KMQT.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ ALGER-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...MANISTIQUE...SENEY 423 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ENOUGH WARM AIR MOVING IN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY ALLOW SLEET TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS MAY SEE 10 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MICHELS  059 WWUS43 KMKX 280931 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 331 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY WILL MOVE TO MISSOURI TONIGHT...THEN INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THURSDAY. AN INITIAL BAND OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...AHEAD OF THE MAIN SURGE OF GULF MOISTURE. THE MAIN SURGE OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A MILWAUKEE TO MADISON LINE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY ENHANCE THE SNOW FALL...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIZ046-047-051-052-281745- /O.UPG.KMKX.WS.A.0003.070301T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WS.W.0004.070301T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN 331 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH IS FORECAST. SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...SLEET..OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. $$ WIZ056>060-281745- /O.NEW.KMKX.WW.Y.0001.070301T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS... BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON 331 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. A COMBINATION OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO LIKELY. SNOW FALL AMOUNTS OF FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A MIXTURE OF SNOW... AND/OR SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  246 WWUS43 KGRR 280931 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 431 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...POTENTIAL ICE STORM FOR THE PARTS OF THE REGION... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG FLOW AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING SYSTEM WILL ADVECT WARM AND MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO UP AND OVER THE AREA. THIS WARM AIR WILL RIDE OVER THE THE COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE AND WILL PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA. MIZ037>040-043>046-051-052-281745- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.A.0005.070301T0900Z-070302T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM- GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... GREENVILLE...ALMA 431 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. THIS SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND EVENTUALLY FREEZING RAIN BY MID MORNING THURSDAY MORNING. FREEZING RAIN WILL BECOME STEADY DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF AN INCH OR ICE IS POSSIBLE. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES MAY WARM ABOVE FREEZING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$  100 WWUS43 KGLD 280938 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 238 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE TRI-STATE AREA TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW. KSZ004-015-016-028-029-042-281630- /O.NEW.KGLD.SB.Y.0002.070301T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY... QUINTER...LEOTI 338 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM TRIBUNE TO COLBY TO MCCOOK WHERE HOURLY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE ENHANCED. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW ONE MILE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MCGUIRE  750 WWUS45 KFGZ 280944 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 244 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 AZZ004-005-281745- /O.NEW.KFGZ.SN.Y.0006.070228T0944Z-070301T0100Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY 244 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES TODAY AND BRING MODERATE SNOW TO PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY. THE STORM...AND ASSOCIATED SHOWERS...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD WITH GRADUAL CLEARING MOVING INTO THE REGION AFTER 6 PM MST. THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MUCH OF TODAY FOR HIGHER TERRAIN REGIONS...ALTHOUGH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW BELOW 4500 FEET WILL LESSEN AFTER 10 AM MST. EXPECT STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...2 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY ON SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...PLAN EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CONSIDER TAKING EXTRA WINTER CLOTHING AND OTHER EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$  369 WWUS43 KGID 280945 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 345 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION AS WELL AS DRIFTING SNOW. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL END THURSDAY MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST. KSZ007-017>019-NEZ087-281800- /O.NEW.KGID.SB.Y.0003.070301T0300Z-070301T1500Z/ JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON... OSBORNE...BELOIT...HEBRON 345 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT FOR WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEW SNOWFALL WILL END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...HOWEVER THE CONTINUATION OF STRONG WINDS WILL BRING FURTHER PROBLEMS FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THE MIDMORNING HOURS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ 19  330 WWUS43 KGLD 280951 CCA WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 248 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE TRI-STATE AREA TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW. KSZ004-015-016-028-029-042-281700- /O.COR.KGLD.SB.Y.0002.070301T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY... QUINTER...LEOTI 348 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM TRIBUNE TO COLBY TO MCCOOK WHERE HOURLY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE ENHANCED. AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH... AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW ONE MILE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MCGUIRE  089 WWUS43 KAPX 280952 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 452 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS HEADED FOR THE GREAT LAKES... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE TONIGHT...AND TRACK UP THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF MICHIGAN ROUTE 72 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MIZ008-015-282300- /O.EXB.KAPX.WS.A.0005.070301T1700Z-070302T2100Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 452 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. BY FRIDAY EVENING...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. EASTERLY WINDS OF BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...LOWERED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ016>024-282300- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.A.0005.070301T1200Z-070302T2100Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA 452 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND LIKELY MIX WITH OR POSSIBLY EVEN CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. BY FRIDAY EVENING...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM FOR AREAS NORTH OF MICHIGAN ROUTE 72. EASTERLY WINDS OF BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...LOWERED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ025>036-041-042-282300- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.A.0005.070301T1200Z-070302T2100Z/ BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA... GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 452 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BY FRIDAY EVENING...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF MICHIGAN ROUTE 72. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SULLIVAN  646 WWUS43 KABR 280954 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 354 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-281800- /O.NEW.KABR.WS.A.0003.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT- HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE 354 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD TOTAL 6 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF FULL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SDZ006-018-281800- /O.EXT.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ BROWN-SPINK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...REDFIELD 354 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD TOTAL 6 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF FULL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-281800- /O.CON.KABR.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK- STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...EUREKA... MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO... PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 354 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 /254 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007/ ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD HEAVY SNOW OVER THE AREA. SNOW TOTALS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION...USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ HARDING  189 WWUS43 KOAX 280955 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 355 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM HEADING FOR THE REGION... .A DEVELOPING STORM LOCATED OVER CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND LIGHT RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES TONIGHT...A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP WITH EVEN A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT AND BY THURSDAY MORNING GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. IAZ043-NEZ034-044-281800- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KOAX.WS.A.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0004.070301T0300Z-070301T1800Z/ MONONA-BURT-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...TEKAMAH...FREMONT 355 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF LIGHT SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN COULD FALL OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING. AFTER A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN COULD MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING. SOME LIGHT GLAZING CAN BE EXPECTED. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS FORECAST. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ NEZ011-012-015>018-030>033-042-043-281100- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON- CUMING-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER... NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON... WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER 355 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION WILL BE SCATTERED AND ANY ACCUMULATIONS LIGHT AND SHOULD POSE LIMITED TRAVEL PROBLEMS. ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS FREEZING RAIN OR LIGHT SLEET IS IN STORE FOR TONIGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. $$ IAZ080-090-091-NEZ068-088>093-281800- /O.UPG.KOAX.WS.A.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.SB.Y.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE- RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA... NEBRASKA CITY...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...AUBURN... PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 355 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE RAIN SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH. BY THURSDAY MORNING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOULD DECREASE TO FLURRIES OR END TOWARD NOON THURSDAY...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN TRAVELING LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AND EXTRA COMMUTE TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR THE MORNING RUSH. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ055-056-069-079-NEZ045-051>053-066-067-078-281800- /O.UPG.KOAX.WS.A.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0004.070301T0300Z-070301T1800Z/ HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS- SARPY-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...BLAIR...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE... LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...CRETE 355 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. MOST PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING. AFTER A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON... RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE RAIN COULD CHANGE TO PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN BY LATE EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH. BY THURSDAY MORNING MODERATE SNOW AND NORTH WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOULD BE DECREASING TO FLURRIES OR ENDING BY NOON THURSDAY...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN TRAVELING LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...AND EXTRA COMMUTE TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR THE MORNING RUSH DUE TO POOR VISIBILITIES THAT COULD EXIST AT THAT TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ NEZ050-065-281800- /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0004.070301T0300Z-070301T1800Z/ BUTLER-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAVID CITY...SEWARD 355 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING POSSIBLY CHANGING TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN BY LATE EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING MODERATE SNOW AND NORTH WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOULD BE DECREASING TO FLURRIES OR ENDING BEFORE NOON THURSDAY...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN TRAVELING LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...AND EXTRA COMMUTE TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR THE MORNING RUSH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CHERMOK/DEE  950 WWUS43 KFGF 281000 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 400 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM APPROACHING THE REGION... .SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING AND INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS TO BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-021000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0002.070228T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0002.070228T1500Z-070303T0000Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN 400 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE OF ACCUMULATION BY THURSDAY MORNING. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY AND THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO THE HEAVY FALLING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY. A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. CONSIDER ALTERING OR CANCELLING YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR PLANS... AND WHEN THEY SHOULD EXPECT YOUR ARRIVAL. $$ MNZ022-023-021000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0002.070228T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0002.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA 400 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH THE VISIBILITY REDUCED DUE TO THE HEAVY FALLING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW RETURNING TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS GUSTING AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ004-007-008-013>017-021000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0002.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0002.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI 400 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH THE VISIBILITY REDUCED DUE TO THE HEAVY FALLING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW RETURNING TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS GUSTING AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ005-006-009-021000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0002.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0002.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE 400 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. SNOW TOTALS BY THURSDAY MORNING OF AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO HEAVY FALLING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW RETURNING TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS...A STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNT OF 10 TO 14 INCHES IS LIKELY. NORTH WINDS GUSTING AROUND 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ002-NDZ029-030-021000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0002.070228T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0002.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ NORMAN-STEELE-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...FINLEY...MAYVILLE 400 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE OF ACCUMULATION BY THURSDAY MORNING. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY AND THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO THE HEAVY FALLING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY. A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 12 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. CONSIDER ALTERING OR CANCELLING YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR PLANS... AND WHEN THEY SHOULD EXPECT YOUR ARRIVAL. $$ MNZ001-NDZ007-008-016-027-054-021000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0002.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0002.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ WEST POLK-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS- WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... LANGDON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...ADAMS 400 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE OF ACCUMULATION BY THURSDAY MORNING. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY AND THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO THE HEAVY FALLING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY. A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 12 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. CONSIDER ALTERING OR CANCELLING YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR PLANS... AND WHEN THEY SHOULD EXPECT YOUR ARRIVAL. $$ MNZ024-027-028-031-032-021000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0002.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 400 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH THE VISIBILITY REDUCED DUE TO THE HEAVY FALLING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW RETURNING TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS GUSTING AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-021000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.070228T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON... GWINNER...WAHPETON 400 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE OF ACCUMULATION BY THURSDAY MORNING. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY AND THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO THE HEAVY FALLING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY. A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 14 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. CONSIDER ALTERING OR CANCELLING YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR PLANS... AND WHEN THEY SHOULD EXPECT YOUR ARRIVAL. $$ KENNEDY  246 WWUS43 KEAX 281000 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 400 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING... .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI BY SUNRISE ON THURSDAY MORNING. AS COLDER AIR ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY AS THE STORM MOVES NORTHEAST INTO IOWA. THE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM...PRODUCING AREAS FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING. KSZ102-MOZ001>005-011>013-281800- /O.NEW.KEAX.WS.A.0005.070301T0900Z-070301T1800Z/ DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-HOLT-ANDREW- DE KALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...CAMERON 400 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MISSOURI AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS AFTER 3 AM TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD FURTHER TO THE EAST ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER DAYBREAK...OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH AT TIMES. WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. $$ PC  742 WWUS43 KTOP 281001 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 401 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOWFALL AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT PRODUCING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE REGION. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS MID MORNING THURSDAY. KSZ008>012-020>023-281815- /O.NEW.KTOP.SB.Y.0003.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN 401 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WHICH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. NEW SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE BY MID MORNING THURSDAY...HOWEVER A CONTINUATION OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ BLAIR  242 WWUS43 KGRB 281002 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 402 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...INTENSE WINTER STORM HEADED FOR THE AREA... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH...AND A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG EAST WINDS...WHICH WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIZ013-020>022-031-036>040-045-048>050-073-074-281815- /O.UPG.KGRB.WS.A.0002.070301T0000Z-070302T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KGRB.WS.W.0003.070301T0000Z-070302T1200Z/ NORTHERN MARINETTE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-SHAWANO-PORTAGE- WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET- MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY... STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA... OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ 402 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM WAUSAU TO MARINETTE TO FISH CREEK NORTHWARD. AREAS SOUTH OF THAT LINE WILL EXPERIENCE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION...SO AMOUNTS SHOULD FALL IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. THE LOWEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA...FROM WAUTOMA...TO OSHKOSH...TO MANITOWOC. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE STORM WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE OF THE WET HEAVY VARIETY...AND WILL BE VERY DIFFUCULT TO SHOVEL. $$ WIZ005-010>012-018-019-030-035-281815- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.070301T0000Z-070302T1200Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MARATHON-WOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON... TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS 402 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM WAUSAU TO MARINETTE TO FISH CREEK NORTHWARD. AREAS SOUTH OF THAT LINE WILL EXPERIENCE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION...SO AMOUNTS SHOULD FALL IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. THE LOWEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA...FROM WAUTOMA...TO OSHKOSH...TO MANITOWOC. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE STORM WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE OF THE WET HEAVY VARIETY...AND WILL BE VERY DIFFUCULT TO SHOVEL. $$ JS/RE  135 WWUS43 KDMX 281014 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SECOND ROUND OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER ... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE TODAY. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEAST TOWARD IOWA TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BEFORE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN IOWA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA ALONG WITH A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION. WHERE THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE COMBINED...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IAZ070>072-081-082-092-093-281800- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.A.0006.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY IN THE FORM OF SOME FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND RAIN. BY THIS AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO BE PRIMARILY RAIN. BY TONIGHT...A RAIN WILL INTENSIFY WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE BEFORE TURNING TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE LIGHTER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER AND HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 80S CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION...WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE QUICKLY BY THURSDAY MORNING FROM THE NORTHWEST UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. IF USING A GENERATOR FOR POWER...ENSURE PROPER OUTDOOR VENTILATION TO PREVENT ILLNESS OR DEATH. $$ IAZ060-073-083-094-281115- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.A.0006.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ POLK-WARREN-CLARKE-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...INDIANOLA...OSCEOLA...LEON 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. A LIGHT MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAY OCCUR THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER A TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN IS EXPECTED BY THAT TIME. ANY PRECIPITATION LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOULD REMAIN RAIN UNTIL A TRANSITION TO SNOW ON THURSDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ANY ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-044>048-057>059-281800- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0006.070228T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.070228T1800Z-070301T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW IS FORECAST MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM POCAHONTAS THROUGH HAMPTON TO WAVERLY WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. ALONG AND SOUTH OF THIS LINE...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH ICING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. BY THIS EVENING...THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA IS EXPECTED CHANGE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE WITH THE FREEZING DRIZZLE PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF SO OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS PRECIPITATION. BY LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE AREA AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG WITH SOME THUNDER. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR FOR A BRIEF TIME ON THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW INTENSITIES WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR FROM DENISON TO AMES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MINNESOTA BORDER. HOWEVER...THE LARGEST THREAT WILL COME FROM THE VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE DAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF USING A GENERATOR FOR POWER...ENSURE PROPER OUTDOOR VENTILATION TO PREVENT ILLNESS OR DEATH. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ028-039-281800- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0006.070228T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.070228T1800Z-070301T0900Z/ BREMER-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...WATERLOO 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH ICING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. BY THIS EVENING... THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED CHANGE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE WITH THE PRECIPITATION PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF SO OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH ABOUT TWO TENTHS TOTAL FOR THE STORM. EVEN THOUGH THIS DOES NOT MEET ICE STORM WARNING CRITERIA...IT MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEAKENED INFRASTRUCTURE FROM LAST WEEKENDS ICE STORM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF USING A GENERATOR FOR POWER...ENSURE PROPER OUTDOOR VENTILATION TO PREVENT ILLNESS OR DEATH. $$ IAZ049-050-281800- /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.070228T1800Z-070301T0900Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH ICING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. BY THIS EVENING... THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED CHANGE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE WITH THE PRECIPITATION PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF SO OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH ABOUT TWO TENTHS TOTAL FOR THE STORM. EVEN THOUGH THIS DOES NOT MEET ICE STORM WARNING CRITERIA...IT MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEAKENED INFRASTRUCTURE FROM LAST WEEKENDS ICE STORM.. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF USING A GENERATOR FOR POWER...ENSURE PROPER OUTDOOR VENTILATION TO PREVENT ILLNESS OR DEATH. $$ COGIL  285 WWUS43 KFSD 281014 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .A WARM FRONT ALOFT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION TODAY...PROVIDING MUCH OF THE AREA WITH MEASURABLE SNOWFALL. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL PLACE AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 IN A FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR HEAVY SNOW. SINCE THIS LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN QUICKLY...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE LIKELY...POSSIBLY GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING. THIS MAY CREATE BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-281815- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1400Z-070301T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS REPLACES THE WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED WHICH REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING IN INTENSITY BY ABOUT 500 PM CST. BY LATE AFTERNOON...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE. ADDITIONALLY...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP...POTENTIALLY CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ038-039-054-055-281815- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-MINER-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...HOWARD...MADISON 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. BY 400 PM CST...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SDZ040-056-281815- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ BROOKINGS-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. BY 400 PM CST...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ021-022-032-281815- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A LITTLE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT AMOUNTS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY LIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES WITH ANY ICING ONLY EXPECTED TO AMOUNT TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS. HOWEVER...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP...POTENTIALLY CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-281115- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE TODAY...BUT THE MORE ORGANIZED WINTER WEATHER WILL BE NORTH OF THE AREA. $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-281815- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1400Z-070228T2200Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. BY 400 PM CST...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. HOWEVER...SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP...POTENTIALLY CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ001-012-MNZ098-281815- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ LYON-SIOUX-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LUVERNE 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. BY 400 PM CST...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. HOWEVER...SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP...POTENTIALLY CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ052-053-059>062-066-067-281815- /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ JERAULD-SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE... MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SDZ065-068>070-281800- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP... TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON... VERMILLION 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL BE REPLACED BY ALL SNOW...WHICH WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY REMAIN UNDER TWO INCHES...WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ 08  213 WWUS46 KEKA 281015 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 215 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 CAZ003-004-076-281115- /O.CAN.KEKA.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070228T1200Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 215 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONLY 1 INCH OR LESS EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET. $$  754 WWUS46 KMTR 281024 WSWMTR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 223 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS...THE EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES... .BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOWER ACTIVITY HAD DIMINISHED ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS. ONLY WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE BEING DETECTED BY RADAR. SNOW LEVELS CONTINUE TO BE LOW AT ABOUT 1500 FEET...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. CAZ511-512-517-518-281130- /O.CAN.KMTR.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 223 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS...THE EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. ONLY WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME AT ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 1500 FEET. BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. PATCHY SNOW AND ICE WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS THROUGH MIDDAY AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. $$ DYKEMA  008 WWAK41 PAFG 281029 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 129 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 AKZ203-281800- /X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1900Z/ /X.EXA.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 129 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS FROM 50 BELOW TO 59 BELOW ARE OCCURRING. $$ AKZ206-281800- /X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1900Z/ /X.EXA.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 129 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS FROM 50 BELOW TO 59 BELOW ARE OCCURRING. $$ AKZ204-281800- /X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1900Z/ /X.EXA.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 129 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS FROM 50 BELOW TO 59 BELOW ARE OCCURRING. $$ AKZ201-281800- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 129 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS FROM 50 BELOW TO 59 BELOW ARE OCCURRING. $$ AKZ202-281800- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 129 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS FROM 50 BELOW TO 59 BELOW ARE OCCURRING. $$  717 WWAK43 PAFG 281030 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 130 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 AKZ218-281800- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-070228T1900Z/ SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ARCTIC VILLAGE...WISEMAN...COLDFOOT... CHANDALAR D.O.T. CAMP...INIAKUK LAKE 130 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS MORNING IN THE PASSES... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN PASSES. $$  747 WWUS43 KUNR 281030 WSWUNR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 330 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 SDZ001-002-014-281130- /O.CAN.KUNR.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T1300Z/ HARDING-PERKINS-ZIEBACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON...BISON...DUPREE 330 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE BULK OF SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ CALDERON  786 WWUS43 KDLH 281030 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 430 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM HEADED FOR THE NORTHLAND... .ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTHLAND LATE TODAY IN THE BRAINERD LAKES REGION...AND SPREADING OVER THE ENTIRE REGION OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PARALYZE TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...AS WELL AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. A STORM OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN YOUR HOME...MAKE SURE OUTSIDE VENTS ARE CLEAR OF SNOW SO THAT THEY DO NOT BECOME COVERED FROM THE NEXT STORM. MNZ020-037-WIZ001-281830- /O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS- 430 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS WINDS BECOME GUSTY OUT OF THE EAST. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 30 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY THURSDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE VERY STRONG WIND...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE FROM SILVER BAY...TO TWO HARBORS...DULUTH...CLOQUET AND SUPERIOR. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT DURING THIS TIME. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN SNOW INTENSITY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AGAIN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 24 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND 30 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ018-026-281830- /O.UPG.KDLH.WS.A.0002.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN ITASCA- 430 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE KOOCHICHING...ITASCA...AND NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PARALYZE TRAVEL ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. BE SURE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ025-033>036-281830- /O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN- SOUTHERN AITKIN- 430 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL START ACROSS CASS...CROW WING...AND AITKIN COUNTIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A LULL IN SNOW INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL THEN BECOME HEAVY AGAIN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 16 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ012-019-021-281830- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE- 430 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL START ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...THE ARROWHEAD AND NORTH SHORE OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR FROM DULUTH THROUGH PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN SNOW INTENSITY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AGAIN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 22 INCHES...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS OF NEAR 30 INCHES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. LOCATIONS FARTHER INLAND ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD REGION WILL LIKELY SEE LOWER TOTALS OF AROUND ONE FOOT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...WITH NEAR WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ038-WIZ002>004-006>009-281830- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ PINE-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE- 430 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL START ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...THE ARROWHEAD AND NORTH SHORE OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR FROM DULUTH THROUGH PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN SNOW INTENSITY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AGAIN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 22 INCHES...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS OF NEAR 30 INCHES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. LOCATIONS FARTHER INLAND ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD REGION WILL LIKELY SEE SOMEWHAT LOWER TOTALS OF AROUND ONE FOOT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...WITH NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ010-011-281830- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.A.0002.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS- 430 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE KOOCHICHING...ITASCA...AND NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PARALYZE TRAVEL ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. BE SURE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM. $$ GRANING  731 WWUS43 KBIS 281038 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 438 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL WITH A SNOW ADVISORY SOUTHWEST... .THE MAIN SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OF THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TO IOWA ON THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA EARLY THIS MORNING IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AND MERGE WITH THE MAIN LOW ON THURSDAY. THIS SCENARIO HAS BROUGHT SNOW TO SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND INTO NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...YESTERDAY EVENING AND THIS MORNING. THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE STATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY MID AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT IN THIS AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL LIKELY SEE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT...AND A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE STATE. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA TODAY THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. LET OTHERS KNOW DETAILS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME WHEN PLANNING YOUR TRIP. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-281845- /O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 438 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL LIKELY SEE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-034>037-046>048-050-051-281845- /O.CON.KBIS.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 438 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 /338 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY. NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL LIKELY SEE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NDZ031>033-040>045-281845- /O.EXT.KBIS.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 438 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 /338 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007/ ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY MID AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JV  115 WWUS45 KBYZ 281045 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 345 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 .AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE LIFTS THROUGH SOUTHEAST MONTANA... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY AFTERNOON. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED. MTZ028-029-042-063-WYZ098-281145- /O.CAN.KBYZ.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...RYEGATE... LAVINA...JUDITH GAP...BURGESS JCT 345 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS BECOME LIGHT OR ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY. $$ MTZ036-037-281145- /O.CAN.KBYZ.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070228T1300Z/ POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS...EKALAKA 345 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS BECOME LIGHT OR ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY. $$ MTZ030>033-281800- /O.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH... MILES CITY...BAKER 345 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING FROM SUMATRA AND HYSHAM EASTWARD TO NEAR MILES CITY AND BAKER. SNOW HAS BECOME LIGHTER...AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR LESS TODAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY THIS AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE AREA RECEIVED A FEW INCHES OF SNOW SINCE LAST EVENING...AND MANY ROADS HAVE BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JKL  685 WWUS43 KARX 281049 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 449 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM BEARING DOWN ON THE REGION... .LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...AS THE FIRST WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AHEAD OF A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM GATHERING STRENGTH OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE REGION TONIGHT...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...THIS SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH...OR CHANGE TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...OR RAIN. ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS INITIAL SHOT OF SNOW WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THE MORE DANGEROUS PHASE OF THIS WINTER STORM WILL COME LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... AS LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES INTO IOWA AND EVENTUALLY WISCONSIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL SURGE BACK INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...WITH PRECIPITATION CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF A LINE...FROM AUSTIN TO BLACK RIVER FALLS....STAND THE GREATEST CHANCE OF HAVING ENOUGH COLD AIR IN PLACE TO REMAIN MOSTLY SNOW...WITH A FEW PERIODS OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THIS REGION. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE...AS THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM PASSES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING...AND DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THIS LINE...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL DOMINATE FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH FREEZING RAIN...SNOW...AND RAIN. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO SNOW RAPIDLY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING FROM CHARLES CITY TO LA CROSSE TO SPARTA AND MAUSTON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR IN THIS CORRIDOR...POTENTIAL OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING A QUARTER OF AN INCH... WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS REACHING 4 TO 9 INCHES. ENOUGH WARM AIR SHOULD BE PRESENT SOUTH OF A DECORAH TO LONE ROCK LINE TO KEEP THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION AS RAIN...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL. A FEW PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WITH LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ041>044-281900- /O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0003.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KARX.WS.W.0004.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...WINONA...LA CROSSE... SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 449 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. AS WARMER AIR GET WRAPPED INTO THE SYSTEM TONIGHT...THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS WITH SOME THUNDER ALSO POSSIBLE. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY. A MIX OF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THEN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY EVENING RANGING FROM 4 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND GUST TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. IN AREAS RECEIVING ICE THESE WINDS MAY BRING TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN...WITH A THREAT OF WIDESPREAD POWER LOSS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...WHERE HEAVY ICING ALREADY OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEKEND. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ079-086-087-094-WIZ017-029-032>034-281900- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS 449 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY THE SNOW. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS FIRST SNOW BAND...WITH LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. HEAVIER SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF THE WINTER STORM TRACKS FROM EASTERN IOWA INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN. LIGHTER SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY AS WELL. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IS LIKELY...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 18 INCHES. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS ON THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY ALSO CAUSE MORE TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE FROM ICE STILL ON THE TREES AND POWER LINES FROM THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM. THIS MAY LEAD TO FURTHER LOSSES IN POWER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ010-011-WIZ053>055-281900- /O.NEW.KARX.WW.Y.0002.070301T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER 449 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST IOWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN BY EVENING. AS WARMER AIR GET WRAPPED INTO THE SYSTEM THIS EVENING... THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. SOME THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ RABERDING  695 WWUS43 KDLH 281049 CCA WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 435 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM WITH STRONG WINDS HEADED FOR THE NORTHLAND... .ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTHLAND LATE TODAY IN THE BRAINERD LAKES REGION...AND SPREADING OVER THE ENTIRE REGION OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PARALYZE TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...AS WELL AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. A STORM OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN YOUR HOME...MAKE SURE OUTSIDE VENTS ARE CLEAR OF SNOW SO THAT THEY DO NOT BECOME COVERED FROM THE NEXT STORM. MNZ020-037-WIZ001-281845- /O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.COR.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS- 435 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS WINDS BECOME STRONG OUT OF THE EAST. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 30 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THURSDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE VERY STRONG WIND...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE FROM SILVER BAY...TO TWO HARBORS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...AND SUPERIOR. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THERE MAY BE BREAKS IN THE SNOW OVERNIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING HEAVY THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 24 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 30 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ018-026-281845- /O.UPG.KDLH.WS.A.0002.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.COR.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN ITASCA- 435 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE KOOCHICHING...ITASCA...AND NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ025-033>036-281845- /O.COR.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN- SOUTHERN AITKIN- 435 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL START ACROSS CASS...CROW WING...AND AITKIN COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THERE MAY BE SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW...BEFORE PICKING UP AGAIN THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 14 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ012-019-021-281845- /O.COR.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE- 435 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL START ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...THE ARROWHEAD AND NORTH SHORE OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR FROM DULUTH THROUGH PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THERE MAY BE SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW OVERNIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING HEAVY AGAIN THURSDAY...AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 22 INCHES...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND 30 INCHES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. LOCATIONS FARTHER INLAND ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD REGION WILL LIKELY SEE LOWER TOTALS OF AROUND ONE FOOT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...WITH NEAR WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ038-WIZ002>004-006>009-281845- /O.COR.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ PINE-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE- 435 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL START ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...THE ARROWHEAD AND NORTH SHORE OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR FROM DULUTH THROUGH PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THERE MAY BE SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW OVERNIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING HEAVY AGAIN THURSDAY...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 22 INCHES...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS OF NEAR 30 INCHES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. LOCATIONS FARTHER INLAND ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD REGION WILL LIKELY SEE SOMEWHAT LOWER TOTALS OF AROUND ONE FOOT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...WITH NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ010-011-281845- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.A.0002.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS- 435 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE KOOCHICHING...ITASCA...AND NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PARALYZE TRAVEL ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. BE SURE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM. $$ GRANING  811 WWUS43 KMPX 281051 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 451 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT AND WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TODAY ACROSS MINNESOTA AND TONIGHT ACROSS WISCONSIN WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY... .ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST BEGINNING TODAY AND LASTING INTO THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND IMPACTING THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH LATE MORNING TODAY...AND INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CANBY...MORRIS...AND MONTEVIDEO BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ST. CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES...AND ALBERT LEA CAN EXPECT TO SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW BEGIN BY OR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RUSH HOUR. SNOW WILL BEGIN BY THIS EVENING IN WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A HALF FOOT IN PLACES OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA NAMELY ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR TONIGHT...LEADING TO SLICK ROADWAYS. DURING THURSDAY DRASTICALLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FREQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-281900- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 451 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM FRIDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES. .ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST BEGINNING TODAY AND LASTING INTO THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND IMPACTING THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN ST. CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES...AND ALBERT LEA BY OR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RUSH HOUR. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A HALF FOOT IN PLACES OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA NAMELY ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR TONIGHT...LEADING TO SLICK ROADWAYS. DURING THURSDAY DRASTICALLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FREQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING ALONG I-90...I-35...I-94...AND IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-281900- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 451 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST BEGINNING TODAY AND LASTING INTO THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND IMPACTING THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH LATE MORNING TODAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CANBY...MORRIS...AND MONTEVIDEO BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A HALF FOOT IN PLACES OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SLICK ROADWAYS. DURING THURSDAY DRASTICALLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FREQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING ALONG I-90. $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-281900- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 451 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. .ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST BEGINNING TODAY AND LASTING INTO THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND IMPACTING THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN BY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WISCONSIN...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-94. BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A HALF FOOT IN PLACES OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. DURING THURSDAY DRASTICALLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FREQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING ALONG I-94. $$ MTF  536 WWUS46 KHNX 281052 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 252 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 CAZ093-094-096-097-281900- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 252 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND THE FOOTHILLS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AS A STRONG COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE FOOTHILLS...SNOW HAS FALLEN AT ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 1500 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON AS BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FOOTHILLS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD CAZ095-281900- /O.NEW.KHNX.SN.Y.0005.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 252 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD PACIFIC STORM HAS BROUGHT SNOW TO THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS DOWN TO 2500 FEET THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 3000 FEET BY MIDDAY...AFFECTING TRAVEL ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH THE TEHACHAPI PASS...INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH THE WALKER PASS...AND HIGHWAY 155 NEAR GLENNVILLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD SANGER  225 WWUS45 KGGW 281055 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 355 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 MTZ016-281200- /O.CAN.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO 355 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE SNOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE LIGHTER THAN EARLIER THOUGHT. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ019-062-281900- /O.EXT.KGGW.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...CULBERTSON 355 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DRIFT THE SNOW...LIKELY TO SEVERAL FEET IN PLACES. THE SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MUCH LIGHTER TONIGHT. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MTZ022-281900- /O.EXT.KGGW.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ GARFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JORDAN 355 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS GARFIELD COUNTY TODAY...BUT DIMINISH LATER TODAY. A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN PLACES. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL HELP DRIFT THE SNOW TO POSSIBLY SEVERAL FEET. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY BY THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW SHOULD HAVE ENDED AND THE WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHTER. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MTZ023>027-281900- /O.EXT.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ MCCONE-RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE... RICHEY...TERRY...WIBAUX 355 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A BAND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE LIFTING NORTH THIS MORNING NORTH OF A CIRCLE TO SIDNEY LINE LATE THIS MORNING BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. FLURRIES OR A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IS ALL THAT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ017-018-020-061-281900- /O.EXT.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-DANIELS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE... FRAZER...SCOBEY...WOLF POINT...POPLAR...OPHEIM 355 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DRIFT THE SNOW...POSSIBLY TO SEVERAL FEET IN PLACES. THE SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MUCH LIGHTER TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ021-281800- /O.CON.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ PETROLEUM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINNETT 355 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW TO POSSIBLY DRIFT TO A FOOT IN PLACES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END THIS AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ TFJ  808 WWUS46 KOTX 281056 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 256 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. WAZ041-044-281200- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070228T1200Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 256 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR WENATCHEE AND THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED SNOW IN THE AREA HAS MOVED EAST. THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ WAZ043-281200- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 256 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR OMAK...OROVILLE...AND BREWSTER AREAS. THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED SNOW IN THE AREA HAS MOVED EAST. A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY MORNING...BUT THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ WAZ038-281800- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 256 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS CAN EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 4 AM AND 10 AM THIS MORNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWS WILL LIKELY FALL BEFORE 7 AM. BE PREPARED FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 20 THROUGH REPUBLIC AND HIGHWAY 21 THROUGH MALO AND DANVILLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-281800- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 256 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON AND FOR THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING IN THE SANDPOINT...CHEWELAH...AND NORTHPORT AREAS. EXPECT THE SNOW TO FALL THE HEAVIEST SNOW TO FALL BEFORE NOON TODAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. BE PREPARED FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 FROM NORTH OF COEUR D'ALENE TO THE CANADIAN BORDER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAY 20 AND HIGHWAY 395 IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON WILL ALSO BE TREACHEROUS DUE TO FALLING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  622 WWUS43 KMPX 281100 CCA WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 451 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TODAY ACROSS MINNESOTA AND TONIGHT ACROSS WISCONSIN WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY... .ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST BEGINNING TODAY AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH LATE MORNING TODAY...AND INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CANBY...MORRIS...AND MONTEVIDEO BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ST. CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES...AND ALBERT LEA CAN EXPECT TO SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW BEGIN BY OR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RUSH HOUR. SNOW WILL BEGIN BY THIS EVENING IN WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A HALF FOOT IN PLACES OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA NAMELY ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR TONIGHT...LEADING TO SLICK ROADWAYS. DURING THURSDAY DRASTICALLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FREQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. FINAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT TO TWENTY INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-281900- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 451 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM FRIDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES. ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST BEGINNING TODAY AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN ST. CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES...AND ALBERT LEA BY OR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RUSH HOUR. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A HALF FOOT IN PLACES OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA NAMELY ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR TONIGHT...LEADING TO SLICK ROADWAYS. DURING THURSDAY DRASTICALLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FREQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. FINAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT TO TWENTY INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING ALONG I-90...I-35...I-94...AND IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-281900- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 451 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST BEGINNING TODAY AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH LATE MORNING TODAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CANBY...MORRIS...AND MONTEVIDEO BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A HALF FOOT IN PLACES OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SLICK ROADWAYS. DURING THURSDAY DRASTICALLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FREQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. FINAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT TO TWENTY INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING ALONG I-90. $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-281900- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 451 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST BEGINNING TODAY AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN BY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WISCONSIN...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-94. BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A HALF FOOT IN PLACES OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. DURING THURSDAY DRASTICALLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FREQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. FINAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT TO TWENTY INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING ALONG I-94. $$ MTF  652 WWUS45 KREV 281103 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 303 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 CAZ072-NVZ002-281215- /O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 303 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF OVER THE TAHOE BASIN SO THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO  304 WWUS45 KGJT 281129 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 429 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOWS HEADED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO... .A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY...BRINGING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN TODAY. RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. COZ003>005-013-281930- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 429 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH... WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ009-010-281930- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS 429 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ012-017>019-UTZ028-281930- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 429 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...8 TO 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ020-281930- /O.EXA.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA 429 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A STALLED COLD FRONT WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR ENHANCED SNOWFALL TODAY. BY THIS AFTERNOON...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ UTZ023-025-281930- /O.CON.KGJT.SB.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN 429 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ001-002-281930- /O.CON.KGJT.SB.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 429 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BE EARLY THURSDAY...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ011-281930- /O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS... MONTROSE 429 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A STALLED COLD FRONT...IN THE VICINITY OF MONTROSE...WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR ENHANCED SNOWFALL TODAY. BY THIS AFTERNOON 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  995 WWUS46 KPQR 281130 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 330 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ORZ003-004-WAZ020-282200- /O.CON.KPQR.HS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0200Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK... GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...FRANCES...RYDERWOOD 330 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE COAST RANGE AND WILLIPA HILLS... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH SNOW LEVEL NEAR 500 FEET. ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE LATER TONIGHT. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ010-012-WAZ040-282200- /O.EXT.KPQR.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDY...SILVER FALLS STATE PARK... SWEET HOME...VIDA...LOWELL...COTTAGE GROVE...TOUTLE...ARIEL... COUGAR 330 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVEL IS NEAR 500 FEET TODAY. ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ORZ011-013-WAZ019-282200- /O.EXT.KPQR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT... SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS 330 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE CASCADES OF SOUTH WASHINGTON...NORTH OREGON AND LANE COUNTY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ORZ009-WAZ023-282200- /O.CON.KPQR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070301T0200Z/ WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS... MULTNOMAH FALLS...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA 330 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL IS NEAR 500 FEET TODAY. ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY. AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BELOW 500 FEET. THE SHOWERS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ORZ005-006-WAZ022-039-282200- /O.CON.KPQR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070301T0200Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO... PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...LONGVIEW...KELSO... CASTLE ROCK...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 330 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA...I 5 CORRIDOR...CLARK COUNTY AND NORTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL IS NEAR 500 FEET. ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 500 FEET. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN DECREASING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ORZ007-008-282200- /O.CON.KPQR.SN.Y.0013.070228T1400Z-070301T0200Z/ CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE... CORVALLIS...ALBANY 330 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL IS NEAR 500 FEET TODAY. ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN DECREASING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  031 WWUS45 KVEF 281132 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 332 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY... .PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. NVZ015-281700- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070228T1700Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 332 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR MAINLY THE NORTHERN PORTION OF LINCOLN COUNTY. SNOW...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR NORTH OF A LINE FROM RACHEL TO PIOCHE TO SPRING VALLEY STATE PARK. AS OF 2 AM PST THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE HAD REPORTED THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SINCE TUESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY 9 AM THIS MORNING...RESULTING IN BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND BETWEEN 7 AND 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 93 AND 318. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$  706 WWUS45 KPUB 281140 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 440 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COZ058-060-066-068-281745- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 440 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ081-084-281745- /O.NEW.KPUB.SB.Y.0007.070228T2100Z-070301T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 440 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR TELLER COUNTY FROM 7500 TO 11000 FEET...AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS TELLER AND EL PASO COUNTIES LATER TODAY. A THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL...ALSO...CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WINDS GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN HEAVY SNOW BURSTS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL DURING THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR ACROSS TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$  467 WWUS45 KSLC 281141 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 441 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 UTZ014-018-020-021-281900- /O.EXB.KSLC.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070228T2300Z/ SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-HENRY MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- 441 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE SEVIER VALLEY...THE HENRY MOUNTAINS...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA. SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TODAY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE HENRY MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LAKE POWELL AREA WILL BE MAINLY ABOVE THE 4500 FOOT LEVEL. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH TODAY WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TURN SHOWERY DURING THE AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ UTZ016-017-281900- /O.EXT.KSLC.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070228T2300Z/ SOUTHWEST UTAH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 441 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHWEST UTAH VALLEYS AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEY LOCATIONS...THOUGH LOCAL AREAS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR FROM BEAVER TO CEDAR CITY COULD SEE SLIGHTLY MORE. NEW ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 10 INCHES. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH TODAY WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TURN SHOWERY DURING THE AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)  700 WWUS45 KCYS 281153 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 453 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 WYZ063-281300- /O.EXP.KCYS.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T1200Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CENTENNIAL 453 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF IN THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES EARLY THIS MORNING...THEREFORE THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 AM. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN INCH BY THIS EVENING. $$ KMD  937 WWUS45 KABQ 281156 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 456 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW FOR THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN FIRST OVER THE WHOLE REGION. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. NMZ002-004-281900- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.070228T1700Z-070301T1200Z/ NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS... RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE 456 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH STARTING LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN FEATURE IN SANTA FE AND SOUTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTY. ACCUMULATING SNOW FALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE FOCUSED MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER. THE WINDS AN SNOW COMBINED WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOWFALL OVER THE NORTH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ 23  797 WWUS46 KPDT 281204 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 404 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 WAZ502-281315- /O.EXP.KPDT.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE... BICKLETON 404 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. AS A RESULT THE SNOW HAS DECREASED WITH ONLY A FEW SNOW FLURRIES REMAINING AND SO THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS ENDED. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES TODAY WITH VERY LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. $$ RSC  044 WWUS43 KABR 281213 CCA WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 609 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION... A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-282030- /O.COR.KABR.WS.A.0003.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.COR.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT- HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE 609 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD TOTAL 6 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF FULL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SDZ006-018-282030- /O.COR.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ BROWN-SPINK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...REDFIELD 609 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD TOTAL 6 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR GAS TANK OVER HALF FULL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-282030- /O.COR.KABR.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK- STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...EUREKA... MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO... PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 609 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 /509 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007/ ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD HEAVY SNOW OVER THE AREA. SNOW TOTALS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION...USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ HARDING  908 WWUS46 KSEW 281216 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 416 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 WAZ506-507-282000- /O.NEW.KSEW.SN.Y.0010.070228T1216Z-070228T2000Z/ WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY- 416 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. A CONVERGENCE ZONE HAS FORMED AT THE EAST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT THIS MORNING EXTENDING EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN SNOHOMISH AND SOUTHERN SKAGIT COUNTY. THE CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TEMPERATURES ARE COLD ENOUGH THIS MORNING WHERE THE HEAVIER SHOWERS WITHIN THE CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM BURLINGTON TO MARYSVILLE THIS MORNING. $$ FELTON WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE  633 WWUS45 KBOU 281229 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 529 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 COZ036-282030- /O.EXB.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.070228T1800Z-070301T0300Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 529 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS OF COLORADO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING...AND POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY MID-EVENING TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER FOOTHILLS OF DOUGLAS AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES. A POTENT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM NOW ORGANIZING OVER THE LOWER GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO LATER TODAY. FURTHERMORE... MOIST AND UNSTABLE UPSLOPE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF THE FRONT RANGE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ041-282030- /O.EXB.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.070228T1800Z-070301T0300Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 529 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN AND ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE THIS MORNING...AND POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY MID-EVENING TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BECAUSE OF THE SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A POTENT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM NOW ORGANIZING OVER THE LOWER GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO LATER TODAY. FURTHERMORE... MOIST AND UNSTABLE UPSLOPE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF THE FRONT RANGE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ031-033-034-282030- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 529 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON WITH VISIBILITIES SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY THE FALLING SNOW. LOOK FOR SNOWFALL TO GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES. A POTENT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM NOW ORGANIZING OVER THE LOWER GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE ACCOMPANIES THIS STORM SYSTEM BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES OR TIRE CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE COLORADO HIGH COUNTRY. $$ BAKER  947 WWUS46 KSTO 281250 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 450 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 CAZ066>069-282100- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2100Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 450 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATER TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET. LOCALLY AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AT AROUND THE 1500 FOOT LEVEL. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR WILL OCCUR. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ JCLAPP  608 WWAK47 PAJK 281255 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM LIKELY TO AFFECT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE... A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TOWARD THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY. STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL CAUSE COLD AIR TO PERSIST OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA. AKZ018-010100- TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST FRIDAY ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST FRIDAY. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. $$ AKZ027-010100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALSO EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ029-010100- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HYDER 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY FOR INLAND AREAS. ALSO EXPECT GUST NORTHEAST WIND ESPECIALLY FOR THE COASTAL SECTIONS. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ026-010100- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY EVENING. ALSO EXPECT GUSTY EAST WIND ESPECIALLY NEAR THE STIKINE RIVER. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ028-010100- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 400 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALSO EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ NF  234 WWUS45 KBOU 281256 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 556 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW SPREADING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO... .A POTENT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM NOW ORGANIZING OVER THE LOWER GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE ACCOMPANIES THIS STORM SYSTEM BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. COZ031-033-034-282100- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 556 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON WITH VISIBILITIES SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY THE FALLING SNOW. LOOK FOR SNOWFALL TO GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES OR TIRE CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE COLORADO HIGH COUNTRY. $$ COZ036-282100- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.070228T1800Z-070301T0300Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 556 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING...AND POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY MID-EVENING TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER FOOTHILLS OF DOUGLAS AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ041-282100- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.070228T1800Z-070301T0300Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 556 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN AND ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE THIS MORNING...AND POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY MID-EVENING TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BECAUSE OF THE SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  333 WWUS46 KSGX 281311 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 511 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 CAZ058-281800- /O.NEW.KSGX.SN.Y.0002.070228T1311Z-070228T1800Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 511 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. BANDS OF SHOWERS CONTINUE TO CROSS INTO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AS A COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE DOWN TO 3000 FEET THIS MORNING. THIS WILL MAKE ROADS SUCH AS I-8 AND SUNRISE HIGHWAY TREACHEROUS DUE TO BOTH SNOW AND BLACK ICE. THE SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF LATE THIS MORNING. UP TO FOUR INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS MORNINGS FRONT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MACKECHNIE  823 WWUS46 KMFR 281340 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 540 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTRY WEATHER CONTINUING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING. HOWEVER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHTER THAN EXPECTED. ORZ023-024-026-281700- /O.CAN.KMFR.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.SN.Y.0008.070228T1340Z-070228T1700Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN... GRANTS PASS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 540 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST OREGON THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2000 FEET WILL BE AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES. BELOW 2000 FEET DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR...EXPECT SNOW AMOUNTS IN THESE SHOWERS TO BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ080-ORZ021-022-025-281445- /O.CAN.KMFR.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- CURRY COUNTY COAST-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW... COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS... HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 540 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. HOWEVER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT AND LESS THAN 1 INCH NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR. AREAS ABOVE 1000 FEET COULD SEE SNOW UP TO 1 INCH EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ CAZ081>085-ORZ027>030-281445- /O.CAN.KMFR.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...MOUNT SHASTA... DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS... CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK... HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS... BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 540 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. HOWEVER SNOW AMOUNTS IN THESE SHOWERS WILL BE 2 TO 3 INCHES. IN THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH CRATER LAKE AREA RECEIVING 6 TO 8 INCHES. $$ FB  838 WWUS46 KLOX 281402 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 602 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID MORNING... CAZ053-054-281700- /O.CON.KLOX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T1700Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- 602 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. .SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID MORNING...MOST WIDESPREAD ON NORTHERN SLOPES...THEN SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE BY LATE MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WERE GENERALLY BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET...BUT COULD FALL AS LOW AS 2000 FEET IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...EXCEPT LOCALLY UP TO 4 INCHES ON NORTH FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...MANY MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR ZERO DEGREES THIS MORNING IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY THE SNOW INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND HIGHWAY 33 IN VENTURA COUNTY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH COMBINED WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS CAN CAUSE VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL. $$ DB  759 WWAK41 PAFC 281418 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 518 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 AKZ145-010230- /X.EXB.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.070301T0900Z-070303T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 518 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AST SATURDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AST SATURDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL CREATE BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY STARTING THIS EVENING. THESE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO NORTH OF TALKEETNA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ AKZ141-010230- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 518 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AST THURSDAY ALONG THE COPPER RIVER... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AST THURSDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL CREATE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER STARTING THIS EVENING. THESE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$  509 WWUS43 KDMX 281449 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 849 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SECOND ROUND OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER ... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE TODAY. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEAST TOWARD IOWA TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BEFORE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN IOWA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA ALONG WITH A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION. WHERE THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE COMBINED...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IAZ071-072-082-282300- /O.EXB.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.070228T1500Z-070301T0900Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ ADAIR-MADISON-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CRESTON 849 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH RAIN BY LATE MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO BE PRIMARILY RAIN. BY TONIGHT...A RAIN WILL INTENSIFY WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE BEFORE TURNING TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE LIGHTER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER AND HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 80S CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION...WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE QUICKLY BY THURSDAY MORNING FROM THE NORTHWEST UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. IF USING A GENERATOR FOR POWER...ENSURE PROPER OUTDOOR VENTILATION TO PREVENT ILLNESS OR DEATH. $$ IAZ060>062-073>075-083>086-095>097-282300- /O.EXB.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.070228T1500Z-070301T0900Z/ POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE- WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 849 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES. SNOW IS FORECAST MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM POCAHONTAS THROUGH HAMPTON TO WAVERLY WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. ALONG AND SOUTH OF THIS LINE...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH ICING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. BY THIS EVENING...THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA IS EXPECTED CHANGE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE WITH THE FREEZING DRIZZLE PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF SO OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS PRECIPITATION. BY LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE AREA AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG WITH SOME THUNDER. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR FOR A BRIEF TIME ON THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW INTENSITIES WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR FROM DENISON TO AMES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MINNESOTA BORDER. HOWEVER...THE LARGEST THREAT WILL COME FROM THE VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE DAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF USING A GENERATOR FOR POWER...ENSURE PROPER OUTDOOR VENTILATION TO PREVENT ILLNESS OR DEATH. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-044>048-057>059-282300- /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.070228T1500Z-070301T0900Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL 849 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SNOW IS FORECAST MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM POCAHONTAS THROUGH HAMPTON TO WAVERLY WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. ALONG AND SOUTH OF THIS LINE...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH ICING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. BY THIS EVENING...THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA IS EXPECTED CHANGE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE WITH THE FREEZING DRIZZLE PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF SO OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS PRECIPITATION. BY LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE AREA AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG WITH SOME THUNDER. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR FOR A BRIEF TIME ON THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW INTENSITIES WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR FROM DENISON TO AMES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MINNESOTA BORDER. HOWEVER...THE LARGEST THREAT WILL COME FROM THE VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE DAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF USING A GENERATOR FOR POWER...ENSURE PROPER OUTDOOR VENTILATION TO PREVENT ILLNESS OR DEATH. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ028-039-049-050-282300- /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.070228T1500Z-070301T0900Z/ BREMER-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN... TOLEDO 849 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION MAY INTENSIFY A BIT FOR THIS AFTERNOON WITH ICING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. BY THIS EVENING...THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED CHANGE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE WITH THE PRECIPITATION PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF SO OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH ABOUT TWO TENTHS TOTAL FOR THE STORM. EVEN THOUGH THIS DOES NOT MEET ICE STORM WARNING CRITERIA...IT MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEAKENED INFRASTRUCTURE FROM LAST WEEKENDS ICE STORM.. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF USING A GENERATOR FOR POWER...ENSURE PROPER OUTDOOR VENTILATION TO PREVENT ILLNESS OR DEATH. $$ IAZ070-081-092-093-282300- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ CASS-ADAMS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...CORNING...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR 849 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY IN THE FORM OF SOME FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND RAIN. BY THIS AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO BE PRIMARILY RAIN. BY TONIGHT...A RAIN WILL INTENSIFY WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE BEFORE TURNING TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE LIGHTER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER AND HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 80S CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION...WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE QUICKLY BY THURSDAY MORNING FROM THE NORTHWEST UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. IF USING A GENERATOR FOR POWER...ENSURE PROPER OUTDOOR VENTILATION TO PREVENT ILLNESS OR DEATH. $$ FAB  557 WWUS43 KABR 281449 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 849 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION... A STRONG WINTER STORM MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO MUCH OF THE AREA. HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE DAY. SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>035-045-048-281600- /O.CAN.KABR.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES- LYMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...MOBRIDGE... TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...MURDO... PRESHO 849 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 /749 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007/ ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE YET THIS MORNING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE MINIMAL. SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW HOWEVER. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-282300- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABR.WS.A.0003.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT- HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE 849 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD TOTAL 6 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR FUEL TANK OVER HALF FULL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SDZ006-018-282300- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ BROWN-SPINK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...REDFIELD 849 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD TOTAL 6 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR FUEL TANK OVER HALF FULL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SDZ005-010-017-036-037-051-282300- /O.CON.KABR.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON... HIGHMORE...MILLER...FORT THOMPSON 849 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MODERATE SNOW OVER THE AREA. AN OCCASIONAL BRIEF BURST OF HEAVIER SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SNOW TOTALS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION...USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ HINTZ  472 WWUS43 KDLH 281509 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 909 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM WITH STRONG WINDS HEADED FOR THE NORTHLAND... .ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTHLAND LATE TODAY IN THE BRAINERD LAKES REGION...AND SPREADING OVER THE ENTIRE REGION OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PARALYZE TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...AS WELL AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. A STORM OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN YOUR HOME...MAKE SURE OUTSIDE VENTS ARE CLEAR OF SNOW SO THAT THEY DO NOT BECOME COVERED FROM THE NEXT STORM. MNZ020-282230- /O.NEW.KDLH.LE.W.0004.070228T1509Z-070301T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- 909 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW COMING OFF OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED AROUND 6 INCHES SINCE YESTERDAY AROUND FINLAND...BEAVER BAY AND SILVER BAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT...AS WINDS BECOME STRONG OUT OF THE EAST. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 30 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THURSDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE VERY STRONG WIND... COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE FROM SILVER BAY...TO TWO HARBORS...DULUTH... CLOQUET...AND SUPERIOR. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THERE MAY BE BREAKS IN THE SNOW OVERNIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING HEAVY THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 24 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 30 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT COULD MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST DRIVE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY...AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. $$ MNZ037-WIZ001-282230- /O.CON.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS- 909 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS WINDS BECOME STRONG OUT OF THE EAST. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 30 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THURSDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE VERY STRONG WIND... COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE FROM SILVER BAY...TO TWO HARBORS...DULUTH... CLOQUET...AND SUPERIOR. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THERE MAY BE BREAKS IN THE SNOW OVERNIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING HEAVY THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 24 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 30 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ018-025-026-033>036-282230- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS- CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- 909 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE KOOCHICHING...ITASCA...AND NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ012-019-021-282230- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE- 909 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL START ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...THE ARROWHEAD AND NORTH SHORE OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR FROM DULUTH THROUGH PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THERE MAY BE SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW OVERNIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING HEAVY AGAIN THURSDAY...AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 22 INCHES...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND 30 INCHES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. LOCATIONS FARTHER INLAND ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD REGION WILL LIKELY SEE LOWER TOTALS OF AROUND ONE FOOT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...WITH NEAR WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ038-WIZ002>004-006>009-282230- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ PINE-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE- 909 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL START ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR FROM DULUTH THROUGH PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THERE MAY BE SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW OVERNIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING HEAVY AGAIN THURSDAY...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 22 INCHES...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...WITH NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ010-011-282230- /O.EXT.KDLH.WS.A.0002.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS- 909 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE KOOCHICHING...ITASCA...AND NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW... STRONG AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PARALYZE TRAVEL ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. BE SURE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM. $$ MELDE  848 WWUS41 KBUF 281532 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1032 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING POSSIBLE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN STALL NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MOISTURE SPREADING AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THURSDAY EVENING. AS A LAYER WARMER AIR ALOFT RIDES OVER COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE...A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND LAST INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAY EXCEED ONE HALF INCH BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN TAKES PLACE TOWARD EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NYZ006>008-282345- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0003.070301T2300Z-070302T1700Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1032 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO JUST RAIN OCCURS BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAY EXCEED ONE HALF INCH BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER TO RAIN TAKES PLACE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SAGE  877 WWUS45 KBYZ 281545 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 845 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 .AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE LIFTS THROUGH SOUTHEAST MONTANA... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY AFTERNOON. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED. MTZ030-033-281645- /O.CAN.KBYZ.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ TREASURE-FALLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYSHAM...BAKER 845 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE STORM SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED AREAS OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS LIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. HIGHWAYS WILL REMAIN ICY TODAY AS TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S. $$ MTZ031-032-282345- /O.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...MILES CITY 845 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING FROM SUMATRA AND HYSHAM EASTWARD TO NEAR MILES CITY. SNOW HAS BECOME LIGHTER...AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR LESS TODAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY THIS AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE AREA RECEIVED A FEW INCHES OF SNOW SINCE LAST EVENING...AND MANY ROADS HAVE BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  013 WWUS46 KOTX 281551 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 751 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. IDZ004-010000- /O.EXA.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 751 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-281800- /O.EXA.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... SPOKANE 751 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR AN INCH MAINLY ABOVE 2000 FEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ038-281800- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 751 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS CAN EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW THIS MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 20 THROUGH REPUBLIC AND HIGHWAY 21 THROUGH MALO AND DANVILLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-010000- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 751 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING IN THE SANDPOINT...CHEWELAH...AND NORTHPORT AREAS. EXPECT THE SNOW TO FALL THE HEAVIEST SNOW TO FALL BEFORE NOON TODAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. BE PREPARED FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 FROM NORTH OF COEUR D'ALENE TO THE CANADIAN BORDER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAY 20 AND HIGHWAY 395 IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON WILL ALSO BE TREACHEROUS DUE TO FALLING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  871 WWUS45 KGJT 281618 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 918 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOWS CONTINUE FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO... .A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS OVER THE EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. COZ001-281730- /O.CAN.KGJT.SB.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR 918 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF COLORADO. AREAS OF SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ COZ003>005-013-010030- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 918 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ009-010-010030- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS 918 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPES. OVER EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ012-017>019-UTZ028-010030- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 918 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...8 TO 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. OVER EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ008-014-010030- /O.EXA.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... GUNNISON...CIMARRON 918 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A STALLED COLD FRONT WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR ENHANCED SNOWFALL TODAY. BY THIS AFTERNOON...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG THE INTERSTATE-70 CORRIDOR AND ALONG HIGHWAY 50 NEAR CIMARRON. AT TIMES GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ UTZ023-025-010030- /O.CON.KGJT.SB.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN 918 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. OVER EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN...NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ002-010030- /O.CON.KGJT.SB.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER 918 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL AGAIN INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. BE EARLY THURSDAY...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ020-010030- /O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA 918 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A STALLED COLD FRONT WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR ENHANCED SNOWFALL TODAY. BY THIS AFTERNOON...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ011-010030- /O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS... MONTROSE 918 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A STALLED COLD FRONT...IN THE VICINITY OF MONTROSE...WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR ENHANCED SNOWFALL TODAY. BY THIS AFTERNOON 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  014 WWUS43 KMQT 281631 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1131 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA WILL INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON THURSDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW IN MANY AREAS. MIZ004-005-084-010045- /O.EXT.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ BARAGA-MARQUETTE-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...L'ANSE...MARQUETTE...KENTON...SIDNAW 1131 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME HEAVY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ009>012-010045- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0300Z-070303T0000Z/ GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN... MENOMINEE 1031 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM WISCONSIN LATE THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY ALLOW SLEET TO MIX WITH THE SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 15 TO 20 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ002-010045- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ ONTONAGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON 1131 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BY FRIDAY EVENING... MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ013-010045- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 1131 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BY FRIDAY EVENING... MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ001-003-010045- /O.EXT.KMQT.BZ.A.0001.070301T1800Z-070303T1200Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 1131 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DEVELOPING THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS MAY SEE OVER ONE FOOT OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ006-014-085-010045- /O.EXT.KMQT.WS.A.0004.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ ALGER-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...MANISTIQUE...SENEY 1131 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME HEAVY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BY FRIDAY EVENING... MANY LOCATIONS MAY SEE 10 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ007-010045- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.A.0004.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWBERRY 1131 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS MAY SEE UP TO ONE FOOT OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ AJ  182 WWUS45 KSLC 281638 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 938 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 UTZ014-281745- /O.CAN.KSLC.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070228T2300Z/ SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS- 938 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS. STEADY SNOW HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS AND ONLY SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. $$ UTZ016>018-020-021-282300- /O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070228T2300Z/ SOUTHWEST UTAH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- 938 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE SEVIER VALLEY...THE HENRY MOUNTAINS... SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA. SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TODAY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE HENRY MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LAKE POWELL AREA WILL BE MAINLY ABOVE THE 4500 FOOT LEVEL. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH TODAY WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TURN SHOWERY DURING THE AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)  324 WWUS43 KFSD 281643 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1043 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .A WARM FRONT ALOFT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION TODAY... PROVIDING MUCH OF THE AREA WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WHERE 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL PLACE AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 IN A FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR HEAVY SNOW. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND WEST TOWARD THE JAMES VALLEY. IN ADDITION...THIS LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN QUICKLY...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE LIKELY...POSSIBLY GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS MAY CREATE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. SDZ038>040-054>056-010000- /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU 1043 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE 4 TO 7 INCHES. ON THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 4 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ001-012-MNZ098-282200- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ LYON-SIOUX-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LUVERNE 1043 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-282200- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER 1043 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. BY 400 PM CST...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-010000- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 1043 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING IN INTENSITY AROUND 500 PM CST. BY LATE AFTERNOON...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ053-059>062-066-067-282200- /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA... EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY... CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG 1043 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO MID AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SDZ065-068>070-281800- /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP... TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON... VERMILLION 1043 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL BE REPLACED BY ALL SNOW...WHICH WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY REMAIN UNDER TWO INCHES... WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SDZ052-282200- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ JERAULD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA 1043 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER TO LIGHT SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-010045- /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1043 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ021-022-032-010045- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 1043 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SCHUMACHER  829 WWUS43 KAPX 281643 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1143 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS HEADED FOR THE GREAT LAKES... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE TONIGHT...AND TRACK UP THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF MICHIGAN ROUTE 72 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MIZ016>024-011100- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.A.0005.070301T1200Z-070302T2100Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA 1143 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND LIKELY MIX WITH OR POSSIBLY EVEN CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. BY FRIDAY EVENING...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...EASTERLY WINDS OF BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...LOWERED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ025>036-041-042-011100- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.A.0005.070301T1200Z-070302T2100Z/ BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA... GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 1143 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BY FRIDAY EVENING...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ008-015-011100- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.A.0005.070301T1700Z-070302T2100Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 1143 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. BY FRIDAY EVENING...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. EASTERLY WINDS OF BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW... LOWERED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$  984 WWUS45 KGGW 281646 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 946 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 MTZ027-281800- /O.CAN.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ WIBAUX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WIBAUX 946 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. VERY LIGHT SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE TODAY...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ021-281800- /O.CAN.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ PETROLEUM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINNETT 946 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. VERY LIGHT SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE OFF AND ON TODAY...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ023-282215- /O.UPG.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGGW.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ MCCONE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CIRCLE 946 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CENTRAL MCCONE COUNTY THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A TOTAL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN EXPOSED AREAS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MTZ019-062-282215- /O.CON.KGGW.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...CULBERTSON 946 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN LIGHTEN UP BUT CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN EXPOSED AREAS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MTZ022-282215- /O.CON.KGGW.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ GARFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JORDAN 946 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS GARFIELD COUNTY TODAY...BUT DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN PLACES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN EXPOSED AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND ENDS BY LATER TONIGHT. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MTZ024>026-282215- /O.CON.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE...RICHEY... TERRY 946 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TODAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ017-018-020-061-282215- /O.CON.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-DANIELS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE... FRAZER...SCOBEY...WOLF POINT...POPLAR...OPHEIM 946 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL THEN LIGHTEN UP AND CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WITH A TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JAZ  471 WWUS45 KFGZ 281651 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 951 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 AZZ004-005-010100- /O.CON.KFGZ.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE... LEES FERRY 951 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TODAY TO THE KAIBAB PLATEAU...FREDONIA AND PAGE AREAS. EXPECT STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY ON SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. THE STORM WILL MOVE EASTWARD WITH GRADUAL CLEARING MOVING INTO THE REGION AFTER 6 PM MST. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED THROUGH 940 AM INCLUDE JACOB LAKE 9 - 12 INCHES PAGE 1 - 3 INCHES FREDONIA 1 INCH A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...PLAN EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL. CONSIDER TAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ RB DL  619 WWUS43 KDTX 281656 WSWDTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1156 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING POSSIBLE NORTH OF I-69... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND MOVE INTO THE MIDWEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL SEND WARM AND MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. AT THE SAME TIME...COLD AIR WILL BE SUPPLIED INTO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AT THE SURFACE FROM HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN CANADA. THIS COMBINATION OF WARM AIR ALOFT AND COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL MAKE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. MIZ047>049-053>055-282115- /O.CON.KDTX.WS.A.0004.070301T0900Z-070302T0000Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE... SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY 1156 AM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND THEN CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN TOMORROW MORNING. FREEZING RAIN IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH NOON...AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO FREEZING RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR GREATER REMAINS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER MIDLAND...BAY...AND HURON COUNTIES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ CB  087 WWUS45 KVEF 281659 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 859 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 NVZ015-281800- /O.EXP.KVEF.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070228T1700Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 859 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. AT 850 AM...SATELLITE SHOWED THAT THE SNOW OVER MUCH OF LINCOLN COUNTY HAD ENDED. THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA SINCE TUESDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS...HOWEVER THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ ASG  361 WWUS43 KBIS 281659 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1059 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SOUTHWEST... .A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES THIS MORNING WILL DEVELOP INTO A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND MOVE INTO THE PLAINS BY EVENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO IOWA ON THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MERGE WITH THE MAIN LOW ON THURSDAY. THIS SCENARIO HAS SPREAD SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE SNOW HAS BEEN MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL AT TIMES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WHERE TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE STATE. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. LET OTHERS KNOW DETAILS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME WHEN PLANNING YOUR TRIP. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NDZ031>033-040>045-282200- /O.CAN.KBIS.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.070228T1659Z-070228T2200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 1059 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 /959 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND SCATTERED FREEZING DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. AROUND 1 INCH OF NEW SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR THIS STORM EVENT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SCATTERED FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-010100- /O.CON.KBIS.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK... STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1059 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 /959 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THIS STORM EVENT WILL BE 6 TO 8 INCHES. IN ADDITION THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$  040 WWUS46 KLOX 281707 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 907 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 . CAZ053-054-281815- /O.EXP.KLOX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T1700Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- 907 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NEAR THE GRAPEVINE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. DUE TO THE SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT IN THAT AREA AND TEMPERATURES STILL SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS WILL STILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY AS ROADS WILL BE ICY...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS SUCH AS GORMAN...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...AND FRAZIER PARK. $$ WOFFORD  131 WWUS46 KMFR 281710 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 910 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ORZ023-024-026-281815- /O.EXP.KMFR.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070228T1700Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN... GRANTS PASS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 910 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ONGOING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TODAY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH DRIER CONDITIONS IN THE VALLEYS. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ MTS  176 WWUS43 KGRR 281710 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1210 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...POTENTIAL ICE STORM FOR CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS EVENING NORTH INTO WISCONSIN BY THURSDAY EVENING. STRONG FLOW AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING SYSTEM WILL PUSH WARM AND MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO UP AND OVER THE AREA. THIS WARM AIR WILL RIDE OVER THE THE COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE AND WILL PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA. MIZ037>040-043>046-051-052-010115- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.A.0005.070301T0900Z-070302T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM- GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... GREENVILLE...ALMA 1210 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. THIS SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND EVENTUALLY FREEZING RAIN BY MID MORNING THURSDAY MORNING. FREEZING RAIN WILL BECOME STEADY DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES MAY WARM ABOVE FREEZING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ DUKE  146 WWUS45 KBOU 281713 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1013 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW SPREADING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO... .SNOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND URBAN CORRIDOR THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. COZ035-010115- /O.EXB.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.070228T1713Z-070301T0300Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 1013 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MID EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ039-040-010115- /O.EXB.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.070228T1713Z-070301T0300Z/ BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT... AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER 1013 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OVER THE URBAN CORRIDOR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MID EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ036-010115- /O.EXT.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.070228T1713Z-070301T0300Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 1013 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MID EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ041-010115- /O.EXT.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.070228T1713Z-070301T0300Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 1013 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OVER THE PALMER RIDGE AND DOUGLAS COUNTY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MID EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ031-033-034-010000- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 1013 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 5 TO 9 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. ADEQUATE SNOW TIRES OR TIRE CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE COLORADO HIGH COUNTRY. $$  207 WWUS43 KDDC 281725 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1125 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND NIGHT... .A FAST MOVING...YET STRONG...UPPER LEVEL STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND COMBINE WITH DEVELOPING SNOW TO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE AREA WHICH WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED IS NORTH OF A SCOTT CITY TO LA CROSSE LINE. KSZ030-031-043>046-010400- /O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0001.070301T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER 1125 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH NORTH WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ 12  091 WWUS45 KPUB 281725 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1025 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COZ058-060-066-068-282330- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 1025 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ081-084-282330- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0007.070228T2100Z-070301T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1025 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR TELLER COUNTY FROM 7500 TO 11000 FEET...AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS TELLER AND EL PASO COUNTIES LATER TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES. ONE TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WINDS GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN HEAVY SNOW BURSTS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL DURING THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR ACROSS TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$  868 WWUS46 KSGX 281731 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 931 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 CAZ058-281845- /O.EXP.KSGX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 931 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. $$  305 WWUS43 KMKX 281734 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1134 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT...THEN NEAR FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AN INITIAL BAND OF MIXED PRECIPITATION AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF THE MAIN SURGE OF GULF MOISTURE. THE MAIN SURGE OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH A COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A MILWAUKEE TO MADISON LINE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY ENHANCE THE SNOW FALL...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIZ046-047-051-052-010145- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0004.070301T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN 1134 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE FORECAST. SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...SLEET..OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. $$ WIZ062>072-010145- /O.EXB.KMKX.WW.Y.0001.070228T2100Z-070301T0600Z/ IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 1134 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A MIXTURE OF WINTRY WEATHER WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. A BURST OF SNOW WITH THE POTENTIAL OF THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN...WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS WOULD BE OCCURRING AROUND THE TIME OF THE LATE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER COULD REACH 1 TO 3 INCHES...WHILE THE AREA FROM WAUKESHA TO MADISON TO DODGEVILLE COULD SEE AMOUNTS CLOSER TO 2 TO 4 INCHES. AREAS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WILL LIKELY SEE LESS DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF THE WARMER TEMPERATURES OFF THE LAKE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A MIXTURE OF SNOW... AND/OR SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WIZ056>060-010145- /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0001.070301T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS... BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON 1134 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW FALL AMOUNTS OF FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A MIXTURE OF SNOW... AND/OR SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  610 WWAK41 PAFG 281736 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 836 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 AKZ201-202-281845- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE... BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 836 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 15 MPH. $$ AKZ203-010145- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 836 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS FROM 50 BELOW TO 59 BELOW ARE OCCURRING. $$ AKZ204-010145- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 836 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS FROM 50 BELOW TO 59 BELOW ARE OCCURRING. $$ AKZ206-010145- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 836 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS FROM 50 BELOW TO 59 BELOW ARE OCCURRING. $$  802 WWAK43 PAFG 281737 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 837 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 AKZ218-010145- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ARCTIC VILLAGE...WISEMAN...COLDFOOT... CHANDALAR D.O.T. CAMP...INIAKUK LAKE 837 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THURSDAY IN THE PASSES... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN PASSES. $$  675 WWUS43 KOAX 281738 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1138 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM HEADING FOR THE REGION... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WAS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE AS IT SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER OKLAHOMA TODAY...WITH THAT LOW TRACKING NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI BY THURSDAY MORNING. ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO SURGE NORTH AHEAD OF THE LOW...WITH COLD AIR SPILLING SOUTH BEHIND THE LOW IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA. THE COMBINATION OF THE MOISTURE...COLD AIR...AND THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION BEGINNING THIS EVENING...WITH A CHANGE TO SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL. CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FROM EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO WESTERN IOWA. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...BUT SOME AMOUNTS COULD APPROACH 9 INCHES IN A NARROW SWATH...MOST LIKELY FROM EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA. IN ADDITION TO THE EXPECTED SNOWFALL...A TENTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN COULD PRECEDE THE SNOW...MAKING FOR SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A COMPLEX WINTER STORM SITUATION WITH SIGNIFICANT DEVIATIONS TO SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. POTENTIAL UPGRADES TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST UPDATES. IAZ080-090-091-NEZ068-088>093-010145- /O.CON.KOAX.SB.Y.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE- RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA... NEBRASKA CITY...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...AUBURN... PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 1138 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. RAIN WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE EVENING WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST...LIKELY BECOMING ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...THEN ALL SNOW IN SOUTHWEST IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT. A PERIOD OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE MORNING. GUSTY NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS TOPPING 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH ISOLATED SPOTS SEEING UP TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN TRAVELING LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AND EXTRA COMMUTE TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR THE MORNING RUSH. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ043-055-056-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-050>053-065>067-078-010145- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0004.070301T0300Z-070301T1800Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-BURT-DODGE-WASHINGTON- BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...TEKAMAH...FREMONT...BLAIR... DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN... PLATTSMOUTH...CRETE 1138 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE RAIN COULD CHANGE TO PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN BY LATE EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH. BY THURSDAY MORNING MODERATE SNOW AND NORTH WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN TRAVELING LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...AND EXTRA COMMUTE TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR THE MORNING RUSH DUE TO POOR VISIBILITIES THAT COULD EXIST AT THAT TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$  545 WWUS43 KEAX 281749 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1149 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI BY SUNRISE ON THURSDAY MORNING. AS COLDER AIR ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY AS THE STORM MOVES NORTHEAST INTO IOWA. THE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING. KSZ102-MOZ001>005-011>013-010400- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.A.0005.070301T0900Z-070301T1800Z/ DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-HOLT-ANDREW- DE KALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...CAMERON 1149 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MISSOURI AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS AFTER 3 AM TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD FURTHER TO THE EAST ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER DAYBREAK...OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH AT TIMES. WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED... CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. $$ CUTTER  880 WWUS43 KGID 281759 AAA WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1159 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL END THURSDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM PASSES TO THE EAST. KSZ007-017>019-NEZ087-010200- /O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0003.070301T0300Z-070301T1500Z/ JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON... OSBORNE...BELOIT...HEBRON 1159 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...HOWEVER THE CONTINUATION OF STRONG WINDS WILL BRING FURTHER PROBLEMS FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WESELY  811 WWUS43 KGRB 281802 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1202 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...INTENSE WINTER STORM HEADED FOR THE AREA... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH...AND A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG EAST WINDS...WHICH WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-010215- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.070301T0000Z-070302T1200Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE- MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE- WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET- MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON... TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU... WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY... ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ 1202 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM WAUSAU TO MARINETTE TO FISH CREEK. AREAS SOUTH OF THAT LINE WILL EXPERIENCE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION...SO AMOUNTS SHOULD FALL IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. THE LOWEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA...FROM WAUTOMA...TO OSHKOSH...TO MANITOWOC. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE STORM WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE OF THE WET HEAVY VARIETY...AND WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. $$ SRF/KALLAS  518 WWUS46 KOTX 281803 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1003 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL WASHINGTON TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. IDZ002-282100- /O.EXP.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HS.W.0006.070228T1803Z-070228T2100Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN 1003 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY ABOVE 2000 FEET. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WAZ038-281915- /O.EXP.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1003 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. $$ WAZ036-281915- /O.EXP.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPOKANE 1003 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-010000- /O.UPG.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HS.W.0006.070228T1803Z-070301T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 1003 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH TODAY IN THE SANDPOINT...CHEWELAH...AND NORTHPORT AREAS. EXPECT THE SNOW TO FALL THE HEAVIEST SNOW TO FALL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. BE PREPARED FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 FROM NORTH OF COEUR D'ALENE TO THE CANADIAN BORDER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAY 20 AND HIGHWAY 395 IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON WILL ALSO BE TREACHEROUS DUE TO FALLING SNOW. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IDZ004-010000- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1003 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  336 WWUS43 KGLD 281806 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1106 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE TRI-STATE AREA TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND QUICKLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING. KSZ004-015-016-028-029-042-010200- /O.CON.KGLD.SB.Y.0002.070301T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY... QUINTER...LEOTI 1206 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM TRIBUNE TO COLBY TO MCCOOK WHERE HOURLY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE ENHANCED. AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH... AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW ONE MILE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ LOCKHART  313 WWUS43 KTOP 281807 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOWFALL AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT PRODUCING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE REGION. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS MID MORNING THURSDAY. KSZ034-010215- /O.EXA.KTOP.SB.Y.0003.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ OTTAWA- 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WHICH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. NEW SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE BY MID MORNING THURSDAY...HOWEVER A CONTINUATION OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ008>012-020>023-010215- /O.CON.KTOP.SB.Y.0003.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WHICH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. NEW SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE BY MID MORNING THURSDAY...HOWEVER A CONTINUATION OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$  347 WWUS43 KFSD 281807 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .A WARM FRONT ALOFT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION TODAY... PROVIDING MUCH OF THE AREA WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WHERE 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL PLACE AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 IN A FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR HEAVY SNOW. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND WEST TOWARD THE JAMES VALLEY. IN ADDITION...THIS LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN QUICKLY...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE LIKELY...POSSIBLY GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS MAY CREATE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. SDZ065-282200- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ013-014-010215- /O.CAN.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ OBRIEN-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW...MIXED WITH SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS..AND MAINLY FROM ALONG HIGHWAY 18 NORTH. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ068>070-010215- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF MIDDAY...LIFTING NORTHWARD. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ001-012-MNZ098-282200- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ LYON-SIOUX-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LUVERNE 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ002-003-282200- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MIDDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. BY 400 PM CST...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES... GREATEST NEAR THE MINNESOTA BORDER. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-010000- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING IN INTENSITY AROUND 500 PM CST. BY LATE AFTERNOON...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ038>040-054>056-010000- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE 4 TO 7 INCHES. ON THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 4 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SDZ053-059>062-066-067-282200- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA... EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY... CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO MID AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SDZ052-282200- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ JERAULD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER TO LIGHT SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ021-022-032-010215- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-010215- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1207 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$  636 WWUS43 KARX 281810 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1210 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO CROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL ONCE AGAIN IMPACT THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE FIRST PART OF THE STORM WAS RESULTING IN A BAND OF MIXED PRECIPITATION ALL THE WAY FROM EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... OVER TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS. A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...OR SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. BUT THE STRONGER PART OF THE STORM WAS STILL GATHERING STRENGTH OVER WESTERN KANSAS...AND THIS PART WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO IOWA BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONGER WINDS AND HEAVIER PRECIPITATION. THE STORM LOOKS LIKE IT WILL SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS IOWA ON THURSDAY...AND INTO WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH THIS TRACK...THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE A CONCERN...WITH WARMER AIR BEING DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTH. THE COLDER AIR WILL COVER MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN...WHILE THE WARMER AIR WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHERN IOWA INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. SO...IT APPEARS MAINLY SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA TO BLACK RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN...WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES REMAIN POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY. SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SUMNER AND WEST UNION IOWA...OVER TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN...THE WARMER AIR LOOKS TO RESULT IN LESS OF A THREAT OF ICE AND SNOW. IN BETWEEN...A MIXTURE OF ICE AND SNOW APPEARS A GOOD BET. WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER INCH OR MORE...AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. TO ADD TO THE THREAT... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL COME IN BEHIND THE STORM ON THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034- 041>044-010215- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA... AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE... SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 1210 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW...PERHAPS MIXED WITH A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET...WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY...AND SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT. SOME THUNDER IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY. A MIX OF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THEN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY EVENING RANGING FROM 4 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND GUST TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. IN AREAS RECEIVING ICE THESE WINDS MAY BRING TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN...WITH A THREAT OF WIDESPREAD POWER LOSS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...WHERE HEAVY ICING ALREADY OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEKEND. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ010-011-WIZ053>055-010215- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.070301T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER 1210 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. A BAND OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. A LARGER AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT... CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. THIS COULD BE SNOW INITIALLY...BUT AS WARMER AIR GET WRAPPED INTO THE SYSTEM THIS EVENING... THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. SOME THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MW  198 WWUS41 KALY 281819 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 119 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-082>084-VTZ013>015- 011000- /O.NEW.KALY.WS.A.0003.070301T2300Z-070302T2300Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE... GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 119 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CATSKILLS AND TACONICS IN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A HEAVY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE FRIDAY. AT THIS POINT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 INCHES OR MORE ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE MORE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THAN SNOW...WHILE AREAS TO THE NORTH AND EAST ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE MORE SNOW AND SLEET THAN FREEZING RAIN. AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST WILL ALSO LIKELY SEE A PERIOD OF RAIN FRIDAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING WHILE AREAS TO THE NORTH AND EAST WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE EVENT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT FROM A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY MORNING WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES LATE THURSDAY EVENING PUSHING A WARM FRONT TOWARD OUR REGION. A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST FRIDAY MORNING AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF MAINE FRIDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$  527 WWUS45 KGJT 281841 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1141 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOWS CONTINUE FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO... .A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS OVER THE EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. COZ002-UTZ023-025-281945- /O.CAN.KGJT.SB.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER...MANILA... DUTCH JOHN 1141 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. WHILE SOME AREAS OF SNOW MAY REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ COZ003>005-013-010245- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 1141 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED OFF LATE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER SNOW WILL AGAIN INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. AT TIMES LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ009-010-010245- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS 1141 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPES. OVER EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ012-017>019-UTZ028-010245- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 1141 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...8 TO 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. OVER EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ020-010100- /O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA 1141 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A STALLED COLD FRONT WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR ENHANCED SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. BY EARLY THIS EVENING...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ011-014-010100- /O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS... MONTROSE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 1141 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A STALLED COLD FRONT WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR ENHANCED SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON. BY EARLY THIS EVENING...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF MONTROSE TO SAPINERO...AND ALONG THE NORTH FORK OF THE GUNNISON RIVER NEAR PAONIA AND HOTCHKISS. AT TIMES GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ008-010100- /O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE 1141 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A STALLED COLD FRONT WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR ENHANCED SNOWFALL TODAY. BY THIS AFTERNOON...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. AT TIMES GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  454 WWUS45 KABQ 281854 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1154 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW FOR THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY... .A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCES WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATER TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE HIGH COUNTRY...BUT WILL BE VARIABLE. THE GREATER AMOUNTS SHOULD BE IN THE NORTHERN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. NMZ002-004-010400- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS... RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE 1154 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN FEATURE IN SANTA FE AND THE LOWER TERRAIN OF SANDOVAL COUNTY. ACCUMULATING SNOW FALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE FOCUSED MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER. THE WINDS AND SNOW COMBINED WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL OVER THE NORTH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...BUT SHOULD BECOME A LITTLE MORE LOCALIZED IN COVERAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$  938 WWUS46 KHNX 281857 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1057 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 CAZ093-094-096-097-282200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1057 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND THE FOOTHILLS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AS A STRONG COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE FOOTHILLS...SNOW HAS FALLEN AT ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 1500 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON AS BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FOOTHILLS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD CAZ095-282200- /O.CON.KHNX.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1057 AM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. A COLD PACIFIC STORM HAS BROUGHT SNOW TO THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS DOWN TO 2500 FEET THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 3000 FEET BY MIDDAY...AFFECTING TRAVEL ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH THE TEHACHAPI PASS...INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH THE WALKER PASS...AND HIGHWAY 155 NEAR GLENNVILLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD DS  328 WWUS43 KMPX 281912 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 112 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM STILL ON THE WAY ACROSS MINNESOTA AND INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN... .THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET OR FREEING RAIN COULD MIX WITH THE SNOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD PICK UP FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY DRASTICALLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FREQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE APPEARING LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. FINAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT TO TWENTY INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-010315- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 112 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET OR FREEING RAIN COULD MIX WITH THE SNOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE I-90. THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SHOULD PICK UP FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY DRASTICALLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FREQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE APPEARING LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. FINAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT TO TWENTY INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. FINAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT TO TWENTY INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING ALONG I-90. $$ MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-010315- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 112 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST BEGINNING TODAY AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET OR FREEING RAIN COULD MIX WITH THE SNOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE I-90. SNOW SHOULD REACH THE TWIN CITIES AREA DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA SHOULD PICK UP FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY DRASTICALLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FREQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. FINAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT TO TWENTY INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING ALONG I-90...I-35...I-94...AND IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-010315- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 112 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN BY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WISCONSIN...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-94. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SHOULD BE AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES. DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY DRASTICALLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FREQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES AND THE STIFF WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES ON FRIDAY. FINAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AT LEAST A FOOT.A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING ALONG I-94. $$ BAP  029 WWUS45 KMSO 281951 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1251 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 MTZ001-004-010600- /O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0015.070301T2000Z-070302T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1251 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY. VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS HAVE HELPED TO DEVELOP STRONG SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS MAY NOT EFFECT ALL AREAS...SNOW WILL BE INTENSE AT TIMES...DROPPING AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WILL EFFECT TRAVEL OVER HIGHWAY 90 AND 2 ALONG THE MONTANA IDAHO BORDER. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  506 WWUS41 KBTV 281958 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 258 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...WILL TRACK NORTHEAST...SETTING UP OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL LIFT NORTH TOWARDS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SOME ENHANCED COASTAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE FRONT WILL ALLOW ATLANTIC MOISTURE TO OVERRUN THE AREA. COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE...COMBINED WITH THIS ENHANCED MOISTURE FEED WITH WARM AIR ALOFT...WILL BRING THE NORTH COUNTRY A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION. NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001-002-005-009-011-012-019-011100- /O.NEW.KBTV.WS.A.0003.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH... STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA... LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON... MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON 258 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE WATCH IS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOWFALL FOR ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT. SNOWFALL TOTALS MAY VARY GREATLY WITH THIS EVENT DUE TO ADDITION OF WARM AIR ALOFT...WHICH MAY CHANGE SNOW OVER TO SLEET...AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ VTZ003-004-006>008-010-016>018-011100- /O.NEW.KBTV.WS.A.0003.070302T0300Z-070303T0300Z/ ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE- EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON... STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH... ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON 258 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE WATCH IS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOWFALL FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT. SNOWFALL TOTALS MAY VARY GREATLY WITH THIS EVENT DUE TO ADDITION OF WARM AIR ALOFT...WHICH MAY CHANGE SNOW OVER TO SLEET. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$  794 WWUS43 KDLH 281958 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 158 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM WITH STRONG WINDS HEADED FOR THE NORTHLAND... .ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PARALYZE TRAVEL IN SPOTS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...AS WELL AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. A STORM OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN YOUR HOME...MAKE SURE OUTSIDE VENTS ARE CLEAR OF SNOW SO THAT THEY DO NOT BECOME COVERED FROM THE NEXT STORM. MNZ020-010430- /O.CAN.KDLH.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ /O.CON.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- 158 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE SNOW OFF OF LAKE SUPERIOR HAS DIMINISHED THIS AFTERNOON...THEREFORE THE LAKE SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT...AS WINDS BECOME STRONG OUT OF THE EAST. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 INCHES...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING NEARLY 2 FEET. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 30 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. THE VERY STRONG WIND... COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE FROM SILVER BAY...TO TWO HARBORS...DOWN TO DULUTH. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ037-WIZ001-010430- /O.CON.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS- 158 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS WINDS BECOME STRONG OUT OF THE EAST. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 30 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH BY THURSDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE VERY STRONG WIND... COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE FROM SILVER BAY...TO TWO HARBORS...DULUTH... CLOQUET...AND SUPERIOR. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ018-025-026-033>036-010430- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS- CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- 158 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WILL BE STRONG WINDS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. EXPECT SNOWFALL FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ012-019-021-010430- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE- 158 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE LATER THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM A FOOT ACROSS THE HIBBING...EMBARRASS...BASSWOOD LAKE AREAS...TO 15 TO 20 INCHES CLOSER TO LAKE SUPERIOR. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW WILL BE STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WIND WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. EXPECT SNOWFALL TONIGHT OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...BUT BE HEAVIEST THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ038-WIZ002>004-006>009-010430- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ PINE-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE- 158 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 15 TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS NEARING 2 FEET. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WILL BE INCREASING WINDS LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WIND WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING...CREATING NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR COULD SEE WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. EXPECT SNOWFALL TONIGHT OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...AND ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ010-011-010430- /O.UPG.KDLH.WS.A.0002.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDLH.SB.Y.0003.070301T0300Z-070303T0000Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS- 158 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE KOOCHICHING AND NORTHERN SAINT LOUIS COUNTIES TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 7 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW... STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. THE WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS LIKE GEMMELL AND NORTHOME WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE AT SEEING THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW CONTINUING THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MELDE  780 WWUS45 KMSO 282008 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 108 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 MTZ001-004-282115- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0015.070301T2000Z-070302T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0016.070228T2008Z-070301T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 108 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS IS A CORRECTION FOR TIMING OF ADVISORY. VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS HAVE HELPED TO DEVELOP STRONG SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS MAY NOT EFFECT ALL AREAS...SNOW WILL BE INTENSE AT TIMES...DROPPING AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WILL EFFECT TRAVEL OVER HIGHWAY 90 AND 2 ALONG THE MONTANA IDAHO BORDER. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  184 WWUS45 KBYZ 282012 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 112 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 MTZ031-032-282115- /O.CAN.KBYZ.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...MILES CITY 112 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BUT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THESE AREAS TONIGHT DUE TO SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS. $$  912 WWUS41 KBGM 282014 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 314 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 NYZ009-036-037-045-046-057-062-010515- /O.NEW.KBGM.WS.A.0003.070302T0000Z-070302T1600Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CHENANGO-OTSEGO-DELAWARE- SULLIVAN- 314 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY NIGHT...AS A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER PENNSYLVANIA. A MIX OF LIGHT DRIZZLE AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THURSDAY...THEN TRANSITION TO A STEADIER MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET ON THURSDAY EVENING. FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN SHOWERS AROUND NOON. AFTER A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL...FREEZING RAIN MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICING POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT BECAUSE THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF EITHER SNOW...SLEET OR ICE THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL...OR CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER ALL HAZARDS RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...OR VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BINGHAMTON. $$ JAB  601 WWUS45 KMSO 282016 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 116 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 MTZ001-004-010600- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 116 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS HAVE HELPED TO DEVELOP STRONG SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS MAY NOT EFFECT ALL AREAS...SNOW WILL BE INTENSE AT TIMES...DROPPING AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WILL EFFECT TRAVEL OVER HIGHWAY 90 AND 2 ALONG THE MONTANA IDAHO BORDER. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  879 WWUS43 KDVN 282017 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 217 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER INTENSE WINTER STORM ON THE WAY... .AN EXTREMELY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH IOWA INTO WISCONSIN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS COLD AIR RUSHES INTO THE REGION. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER NOON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS LOCATIONS NORTH A LINE FROM BELLE PLAIN TO FREEPORT ILLINOIS. IAZ040>042-051>054-ILZ001-002-010430- /O.NEW.KDVN.WS.A.0004.070301T1800Z-070302T1200Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-JO DAVIESS- STEPHENSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...GALENA...FREEPORT 217 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. BRIEF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE DUE TO THE EARLIER ICE STORM LAST WEEKEND. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET ...AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY IMPACT TRAVEL. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. $$ ERVIN  202 WWUS43 KIWX 282030 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 330 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED IN THE AREA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON TO WISCONSIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM WELL ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THIS AREA DURING THE DAY THURSDAY MELTING ANY ICE WHICH ACCUMULATES. INZ006-007-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-010430- /O.NEW.KIWX.ZR.Y.0004.070301T0500Z-070301T1200Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- WILLIAMS-FULTON OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN... MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD 330 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN MICHIGAN... AND EXTREME NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM WELL ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THIS AREA DURING THE DAY THURSDAY MELTING ANY ICE WHICH ACCUMULATES. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  040 WWUS46 KOTX 282036 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1235 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL WASHINGTON TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. IDZ002-282145- /O.EXP.KOTX.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070228T2100Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN 1235 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH LOCALIZED HEAVY SNOW BURST ADDING AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO OF SNOWFALL. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-010000- /O.CON.KOTX.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 1235 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH TODAY IN THE SANDPOINT...CHEWELAH...AND NORTHPORT AREAS. EXPECT THE SNOW TO FALL THE HEAVIEST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. BE PREPARED FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 FROM NORTH OF COEUR D'ALENE TO THE CANADIAN BORDER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAY 20 AND HIGHWAY 395 IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON WILL ALSO BE TREACHEROUS DUE TO FALLING SNOW. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IDZ004-010000- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1235 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  357 WWAK41 PAFC 282040 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1140 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 AKZ131-010845- /X.EXB.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.070228T2040Z-070303T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1140 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST FRIDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THESE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO NEAR THOMPSON PASS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ AKZ141-010845- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1140 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AST THURSDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL CREATE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER STARTING THIS EVENING. THESE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ AKZ145-010845- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.070301T0900Z-070303T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1140 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AST SATURDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL CREATE BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY STARTING THIS EVENING. THESE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO NORTH OF TALKEETNA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$  874 WWUS41 KGYX 282052 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 352 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...MAJOR SNOW STORM POSSIBLE ACROSS REGGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... .SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AS MOISTURE STREAMS NORTHWARD AHEAD OF AN OCCLUDED FRONT THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES. A SECONDARY LOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY THEN MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE ENTIRE REGION. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE LATE THURSDAY EVENING...THEN SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE BY MORNING WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE IN WESTERN MAINE BY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND COASTAL MAINE LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND DURING THE AFTERNOON. WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO FORECAST EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE REGION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA... OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. . MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-010500- /O.NEW.KGYX.WS.A.0004.070302T0300Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...BYRON...MIDDLE DAM... ROXBURY...SOUTH ARM...UPTON...WILSONS MILLS...AVON... CARRABASSETT VALLEY...COBURN GORE...DALLAS...DAVIS...EUSTIS... KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...RUMFORD...NORWAY...SOUTH PARIS...MEXICO... FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...WILTON...SKOWHEGAN... PITTSFIELD...MADISON...FAIRFIELD...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM... BRIDGTON...LEWISTON...AUBURN...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINSLOW... GARDINER...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM... WALDOBORO...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...ROCKLAND...CAMDEN... THOMASTON...BELFAST...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...CONWAY... LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT... CONCORD...LACONIA...TILTON-NORTHFIELD...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER... DOVER...DURHAM...DERRY...LONDONDERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 352 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ JENSENIUS  019 WWUS41 KBOX 282054 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 354 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MIDWEST STATES TONIGHT AND MOVE TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY. SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE APPALACHIANS THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY. MAZ002>004-008-010-026-NHZ011-012-015-010500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.A.0003.070302T0000Z-070302T1700Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 354 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MIDWEST STATES TONIGHT AND MOVE TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY. SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE APPALACHIANS THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE DURING THE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. WARMER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION LATE AT NIGHT AND THIS SHOULD ALLOW THE SNOW TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY FRIDAY MORNING'S RUSH HOUR. BEFORE THIS CHANGEOVER OCCURS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE THEREAFTER. THIS COULD POSSIBLY MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SIGNIFICANTLY BY EARLY AFTERNOON FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD OR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD...OR A DANGEROUS MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP. $$  524 WWUS43 KMPX 282054 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 254 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM STILL ON THE WAY ACROSS MINNESOTA AND INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY... .SNOW WAS ADVANCING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND AREAS TOWARD LITCHFIELD AND MORRIS DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM THIS FIRST BURST OF SNOW SHOULD BE MAINLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS POWERFUL STORM WILL BE FELT BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF STORM APPROACHES SOUTHERN IOWA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS INTO WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD BE A FOOT OR BETTER. STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS ON TRAVEL CAUSING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-010500- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 254 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW SHOULD ACCUMULATE TO 2 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS POWERFUL STORM WILL BE FELT BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF STORM APPROACHES SOUTHERN IOWA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS INTO WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD BE A FOOT OR BETTER. STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS ON TRAVEL CAUSING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-010500- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 254 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WAS ADVANCING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND AREAS TOWARD LITCHFIELD AND MORRIS DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM THIS FIRST BURST OF SNOW SHOULD BE MAINLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS POWERFUL STORM WILL BE FELT BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF STORM APPROACHES SOUTHERN IOWA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS INTO WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD BE A FOOT OR BETTER. STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS ON TRAVEL CAUSING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-010500- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 254 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WAS ADVANCING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA BY 4 PM AND AREAS TOWARD EAU CLAIRE AND RICE LAKE EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM THIS FIRST BURST OF SNOW SHOULD BE MAINLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS POWERFUL STORM WILL BE FELT BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF STORM APPROACHES SOUTHERN IOWA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS INTO WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD BE A FOOT OR BETTER. STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS ON TRAVEL CAUSING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. $$  533 WWUS41 KCAR 282056 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 356 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE MAINE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MEZ010-011-015>017-029>032-010500- /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.A.0004.070302T1200Z-070303T0600Z/ CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD... LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO... OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND... ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE... PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO... GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 356 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AMOUNTS IN COASTAL AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE REDUCED BY A CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MEZ001>006-010500- /O.NEW.KCAR.WS.A.0004.070302T1800Z-070303T1200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON... SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 356 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIGNONE/HEWITT  172 WWUS43 KDTX 282105 WSWDTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 405 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SEND WARM AND MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. AS THIS WARM AIR ALOFT MOVES OVER COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. TIMING OF THE TRANSITION BETWEEN SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. REFINEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO SNOW AND ICE FORECASTS AS THIS SYSTEM UNFOLDS OVER THE REGION. MIZ047>049-053>055-010515- /O.UPG.KDTX.WS.A.0004.070301T0900Z-070302T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.WS.W.0004.070301T0900Z-070302T0000Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE... SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY 405 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY. AS THE ATMOSPHERE WARMS ON THURSDAY... PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO FREEZING RAIN. SIGNIFICANT ICING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE THEN EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. THIS MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. PERSONS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ON THURSDAY IF POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. $$ MIZ075-076-082-083-010515- /O.NEW.KDTX.ZR.Y.0002.070301T0900Z-070301T1800Z/ WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 405 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. BY LATE TONIGHT...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL START TO WARM CAUSING PRECIPITATION TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN. LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING IS EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING...ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS RAIN. ICING ON THURSDAY MORNING MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID 30S ALLOWING MOST OF THE ICE TO MELT. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ060>063-068>070-010500- /O.NEW.KDTX.WW.Y.0004.070301T0900Z-070302T0000Z/ SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...PORT HURON... HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN 351 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. BY LATE TONIGHT...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL START TO WARM...CAUSING PRECIPITATION TO MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE EXPECTED...FOLLOWED BY ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM FROM THE SOUTH ON THURSDAY ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO RAIN BY LATE IN THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ROADS SLICK LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KEK  100 WWUS43 KEAX 282106 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 306 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST KANSAS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI BY SUNRISE ON THURSDAY MORNING. AS COLDER AIR ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY AS THE STORM MOVES NORTHEAST INTO IOWA. THE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM... PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING. KSZ102-MOZ001>005-011>013-010600- /O.UPG.KEAX.WS.A.0005.070301T0900Z-070301T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.SB.Y.0003.070301T0900Z-070301T1800Z/ DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-HOLT-ANDREW- DE KALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE... GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH...CAMERON 306 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MISSOURI AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS AFTER 3 AM TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD FURTHER TO THE EAST ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP SIGNIFICANTLY NEAR DAYBREAK...OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH AT TIMES. WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM TROY KANSAS THROUGH MAYSVILLE AND BETHANY MISSOURI. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ CUTTER  816 WWUS41 KBUF 282108 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 408 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING POSSIBLE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT...THEN STALL NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MOISTURE SPREADING AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THURSDAY EVENING. AS A LAYER OF WARMER AIR ALOFT RIDES OVER COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE...A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND LAST INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAY EXCEED ONE HALF INCH BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN TAKES PLACE TOWARD EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NYZ006>008-010515- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0003.070301T2300Z-070302T1700Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 408 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. IT IS TOO EARLY TO BE CERTAIN HOW MUCH SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS THE REGION BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEX TEMPERATURE STRUCTURE OF THE ATMOSPHERE BUT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR AS MUCH AS 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND A POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT ICING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. $$ SAGE  674 WWUS43 KFSD 282110 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 310 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .A WARM FRONT ALOFT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION TODAY... PROVIDING MUCH OF THE AREA WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...WHERE 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. OTHERWISE...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL PLACE AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 IN A FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR HEAVY SNOW. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND WEST TOWARD THE JAMES VALLEY. IN ADDITION...THIS LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN QUICKLY...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE LIKELY...POSSIBLY GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS MAY CREATE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. IAZ001>003-012-MNZ098-010515- /O.CAN.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LUVERNE 310 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ MNZ081-089-090-010515- /O.CAN.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON... JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 310 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ059>062-065>067-010515- /O.CAN.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION... VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG 310 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS OF SNOW AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS. HOWEVER...AND INCH OR SO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY IN AREAS AROUND MITCHELL AND ALEXANDRIA. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SDZ053-010000- /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ SANBORN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WOONSOCKET 310 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SDZ052-010000- /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ JERAULD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA 310 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ071-072-080-097-010000- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE 310 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BRIEFLY HEAVY. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE IN INTENSITY AROUND 600 PM CST. BY LATE AFTERNOON... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ038>040-054>056-010000- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU 310 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE 4 TO 7 INCHES. ON THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 4 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ013-014-021-022-032-010515- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER... CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 310 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW...MIXED WITH SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS..AND MAINLY FROM ALONG HIGHWAY 18 NORTH. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ068>071-010515- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 310 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ JC  618 WWUS46 KSTO 282109 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 109 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 CAZ066>069-282215- /O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2100Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 109 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED OFF FOR THE AREA ACROSS THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NORTH TO THE LASSEN PARK AREA... THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS OF NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AS WELL AS THE MOTHERLODE...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT REGION IS NO LONGER NEEDED. SCATTERED LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW COMPARED TO THE 3 INCHES TO A FOOT IN THE FOOTHILLS AND THE MOTHERLODE AND THE ONE TO SEVERAL FEET OF NEW SNOW THAT HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING UP ACROSS THE AREA AND THE WEATHER FOR THE SIERRA AND FOOTHILLS IS EXPECTED TO BE DRY OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ RANDY HARTLEY  900 WWUS43 KICT 282115 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 315 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL RETURN TO PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT BRINGING LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BUT WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE. KSZ032-033-047>049-010900- /O.NEW.KICT.SB.Y.0001.070301T0600Z-070301T1500Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA 315 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO 35 MPH INTERMITTENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END BY THE MIDDLE OF THURSDAY MORNING... BUT SOME ADDITIONAL BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH AROUND NOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ BOWMAN  833 WWUS43 KFGF 282117 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 316 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS TO BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. MNZ004-007-008-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-030000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0002.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES... WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 316 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY THIS EVENING WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. NORTH WINDS GUSTING AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ005-006-009-030000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0002.070301T0300Z-070303T0000Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE 316 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY THIS EVENING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY FRIDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS GUSTING AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ001>003-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-030000- /O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 316 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OVERSPREAD THE REST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY FRIDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...AND GUST OVER 25 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CONSIDER ALTERING OR CANCELING YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR PLANS... AND WHEN THEY SHOULD EXPECT YOUR ARRIVAL. $$ DK  418 WWUS43 KMPX 282121 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 254 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM STILL ON THE WAY ACROSS MINNESOTA AND INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY... .SNOW WAS ADVANCING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND AREAS TOWARD LITCHFIELD AND MORRIS DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM THIS FIRST BURST OF SNOW SHOULD BE MAINLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS POWERFUL STORM WILL BE FELT BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF STORM APPROACHES SOUTHERN IOWA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS INTO WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD BE A FOOT OR BETTER. STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS ON TRAVEL CAUSING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-010500- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 254 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW SHOULD ACCUMULATE TO 2 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS POWERFUL STORM WILL BE FELT BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF STORM APPROACHES SOUTHERN IOWA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS INTO WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD BE A FOOT OR BETTER. STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS ON TRAVEL CAUSING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-010500- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070228T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 254 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WAS ADVANCING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND AREAS TOWARD LITCHFIELD AND MORRIS DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM THIS FIRST BURST OF SNOW SHOULD BE MAINLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS POWERFUL STORM WILL BE FELT BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF STORM APPROACHES SOUTHERN IOWA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS INTO WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD BE A FOOT OR BETTER. STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS ON TRAVEL CAUSING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-010500- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 254 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WAS ADVANCING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA BY 4 PM AND AREAS TOWARD EAU CLAIRE AND RICE LAKE EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM THIS FIRST BURST OF SNOW SHOULD BE MAINLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS POWERFUL STORM WILL BE FELT BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF STORM APPROACHES SOUTHERN IOWA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS INTO WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD BE A FOOT OR BETTER. STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS ON TRAVEL CAUSING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE JUST AS POTENT AS THE ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND...AND POTENTIALLY BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING STRONG WINDS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AREA DURING THE WEEKDAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS HEAVY SNOW AND THE INCREASING WINDS...AND CONSIDER CANCELING TRAVELING PLANS DURING TIMES WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...NAMELY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. $$  825 WWUS43 KMQT 282122 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON THURSDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW IN MANY AREAS. MIZ001-003-010530- /O.UPG.KMQT.BZ.A.0001.070301T1800Z-070303T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.BZ.W.0001.070301T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARD EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...EAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE OVER ONE FOOT OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...ADDING TO SNOW TOTALS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ006-007-014-085-010530- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0004.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUNISING...NEWBERRY...MANISTIQUE... SENEY 422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME HEAVY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 10 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ009>011-010530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0300Z-070303T0000Z/ GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN 322 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM WISCONSIN LATE THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE 15 TO 20 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ002-010530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ ONTONAGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ONTONAGON 422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ013-010530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 14 TO 18 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ012-010530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T0300Z-070303T0000Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 322 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM WISCONSIN LATE THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY ALLOW SLEET TO MIX WITH THE SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 15 TO 20 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ004-084-010530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...L'ANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW 422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME HEAVY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 15 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ005-010530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0003.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 422 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME HEAVY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. BY FRIDAY EVENING...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE 12 TO 17 INCHES OF WET...HEAVY SNOW WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WELL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ VOSS  475 WWUS45 KGGW 282123 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 223 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 MTZ019-062-010100- /O.CAN.KGGW.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...CULBERTSON 223 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING LATER TONIGHT. UP TO 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...BRINGING THE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 3 TO 6 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ022-023-282230- /O.CAN.KGGW.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ GARFIELD-MCCONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JORDAN...CIRCLE 223 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER. HOWEVER...ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT. THEREFORE...THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ024>026-282230- /O.CAN.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE...RICHEY... TERRY 223 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED THIS EVENING NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER. HOWEVER...ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ017-018-020-061-010000- /O.CON.KGGW.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-DANIELS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE... FRAZER...SCOBEY...WOLF POINT...POPLAR...OPHEIM 223 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...BRINGING THE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 3 TO 5 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JAZ  004 WWUS43 KAPX 282130 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 430 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADING FOR THE GREAT LAKES... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE TONIGHT...AND TRACK UP THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...MAINLY SOUTH OF MICHIGAN ROUTE 72. MIZ016>019-021>024-029-030-011100- /O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0005.070301T1200Z-070302T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0004.070301T1200Z-070302T1200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY- ALPENA-OSCODA-ALCONA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...MIO... HARRISVILLE 430 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. BY FRIDAY EVENING...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...EASTERLY WINDS OF BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...LOWERED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MIZ020-025>028-031>036-041-042-011100- /O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0005.070301T1200Z-070302T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0004.070301T1200Z-070302T1200Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 430 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO FALL THURSDAY MORNING THEN TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO FREEZING RAIN. SIGNIFICANT ICING WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MIZ008-015-011100- /O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0005.070301T1700Z-070302T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0004.070301T2100Z-070303T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 430 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT. BY FRIDAY EVENING...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...LOWERED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ ADAM/MPC  458 WWUS43 KABR 282134 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 334 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION... A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE REGION. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-010545- /O.CAN.KABR.WS.A.0003.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABR.BZ.A.0001.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT- HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE 334 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES..WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDTIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR FUEL TANK OVER HALF FULL. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. $$ SDZ006-018-010545- /O.NEW.KABR.BZ.A.0001.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ BROWN-SPINK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...REDFIELD 334 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES..WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDTIONS THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR FUEL TANK OVER HALF FULL. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. $$ SDZ005-010-017-036-037-051-010000- /O.NEW.KABR.BZ.A.0001.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KABR.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON... HIGHMORE...MILLER...FORT THOMPSON 334 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND OCCASIONAL SNOW TO THE AREA. THE WINDS...WHICH COULD AT TIMES GUST OVER 40 MPH...COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THUS...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND KEEP YOUR FUEL TANK OVER HALF FULL. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. $$ SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>035-045-048-010545- /O.NEW.KABR.BZ.A.0001.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES- LYMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...MOBRIDGE... TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...MURDO... PRESHO 334 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 /234 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO EXTREME WESTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE FOUND...WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW THE STORM WILL BRING...WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ HINTZ  379 WWUS43 KBIS 282135 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 335 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN NORTH CENTRAL AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT... .ANOTHER 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SCATTERED LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM MINOT TO ASHLEY...70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN. TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THIS AREA COULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES BY MORNING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING COULD CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND ADDING TO TRAVEL PROBLEMS. WEST OF THE LINE SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW WILL RESULT IN LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION. THE WEATHER SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT THE SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY. INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL BRING AA FEW MORE INCHES OF SNOW TO THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS FRIDAY COULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. NDZ003>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-010545- /O.CAN.KBIS.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WS.W.0001.070228T2135Z-070301T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT... TOWNER...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 335 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THIS EVENT WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS HAZARDOUS. $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017>021-034-035-046-282245- /O.CAN.KBIS.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...LINTON 335 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 /235 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION. $$ NDZ031>033-040>045-282245- /O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 335 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 /235 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT...BUT IF SNOW OCCURS...LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$  601 WWUS43 KGRR 282138 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 438 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN HEADED FOR SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS EVENING NORTH INTO WISCONSIN BY THURSDAY EVENING. A PUSH OF WARMER AIR ALOFT THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RESULT IN SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BREAKING OUT ACROSS THE AREA STARTING TONIGHT. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 96 WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION OVER TO RAIN THURSDAY MORNING. SOME ICING IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BEFORE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING THURSDAY MORNING. COLDER AIR WILL HOLD ON ACROSS CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN WHERE ICING MAY REACH A HALF INCH IN SPOTS. MIZ037>040-043>046-051-052-010545- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0005.070301T0900Z-070302T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0006.070301T0900Z-070302T0600Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM- GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... GREENVILLE...ALMA 438 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. OCCASIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BY MIDDAY ON THURSDAY SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. UP TO A HALF INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF INCH COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK OVER TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TRAVEL ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BE QUITE TREACHEROUS. $$ MIZ071>074-010545- /O.NEW.KGRR.ZR.Y.0002.070301T0600Z-070301T1500Z/ VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO... BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 438 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE WILL BE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH...BUT IT DOES NOT TAKE A GREAT DEAL OF ICE TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ050-056>059-064>067-010545- /O.NEW.KGRR.WW.Y.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS... IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING 438 PM EST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. OCCASIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...GRADUALLY TRANSITIONING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION SHOULD HAVE CHANGED OVER TO ALL RAIN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. THE MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL LIKELY CAUSE SLIPPERY ROADS BEFORE WE WARM ABOVE FREEZING AROUND MIDDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ DUKE  676 WWUS43 KGRB 282138 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 338 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...INTENSE WINTER STORM HEADED FOR THE AREA... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT...TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THURSDAY EVENING...TO WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH...AND A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY STRONG EAST WINDS...WHICH WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-010545- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.070301T0000Z-070302T1200Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE- MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE- WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET- MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON... TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU... WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY... ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ 338 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM WAUSAU TO MARINETTE TO FISH CREEK. AREAS SOUTH OF THAT LINE WILL EXPERIENCE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION...SO AMOUNTS SHOULD FALL IN THE 7 TO 11 INCH RANGE. THE LOWEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA...FROM WAUTOMA...TO OSHKOSH...TO MANITOWOC. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE STORM WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE OF THE WET HEAVY VARIETY...AND WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. $$ SRF/APK  199 WWUS43 KOAX 282141 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM TAKES AIM AT THE REGION... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT CHANGING ANY RAIN OVER TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM NEAR 2 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TO NEAR A FOOT OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL IOWA. 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR THE LINCOLN METRO AREA WHILE 6 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FOR THE OMAHA METRO AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND WILL STAY STRONG INTO THE EVENING HOURS. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. NEZ044-051-065-066-078-010545- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0004.070301T0300Z-070301T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KOAX.SB.Y.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ DODGE-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-LANCASTER-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...WAHOO...SEWARD...LINCOLN... CRETE 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP NEAR 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ050-282245- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0004.070301T0300Z-070301T1800Z/ BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DAVID CITY 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ONLY LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. $$ IAZ043-055-056-069-NEZ034-010545- /O.UPG.KOAX.WW.Y.0004.070301T0300Z-070301T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1200Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... COUNCIL BLUFFS...TEKAMAH 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AROUND 3 AM. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP NEAR 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ015-010545- /O.NEW.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1200Z/ THURSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PENDER 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AROUND 3 AM. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP NEAR 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ068-090>093-010545- /O.UPG.KOAX.SB.Y.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WS.W.0003.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ OTOE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEBRASKA CITY...TECUMSEH...AUBURN... PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH NOON ON THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ080-090-091-010545- /O.UPG.KOAX.SB.Y.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WS.W.0003.070301T0600Z-070302T0000Z/ MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ079-NEZ045-052-053-067-010545- /O.UPG.KOAX.WW.Y.0004.070301T0300Z-070301T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WS.W.0003.070301T0600Z-070302T0000Z/ MILLS-WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS-SARPY-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...BLAIR...OMAHA...BELLEVUE... PLATTSMOUTH 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ012-018-032-033-010545- /O.EXB.KOAX.SB.Y.0005.070301T1200Z-070302T1200Z/ CEDAR-WAYNE-STANTON-CUMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTINGTON...WAYNE...STANTON... WEST POINT 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP NEAR 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS WINDS REMAIN STRONG. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ088-089-010545- /O.CON.KOAX.SB.Y.0005.070301T0600Z-070301T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP NEAR 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH NOON ON THURSDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ BOUSTEAD/GRIFFIS  859 WWUS43 KDLH 282141 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM WITH STRONG WINDS HEADED FOR THE NORTHLAND... .ANOTHER POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PARALYZE TRAVEL IN SPOTS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...AS WELL AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. A STORM OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN YOUR HOME...MAKE SURE OUTSIDE VENTS ARE CLEAR OF SNOW SO THAT THEY DO NOT BECOME COVERED FROM THE NEXT STORM. MNZ012-021-010430- /O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE- 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE LATER THIS EVENING... AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM A FOOT ACROSS THE BASSWOOD LAKE AREA...TO 15 TO 20 INCHES CLOSER TO LAKE SUPERIOR. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW WILL BE STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WIND WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. EXPECT SNOWFALL TONIGHT OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...BUT BE HEAVIEST THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ037-WIZ001-010430- /O.CON.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS- 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS WINDS BECOME STRONG OUT OF THE EAST. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 FEET. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 30 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH BY THURSDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE VERY STRONG WIND...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE FROM SILVER BAY...TO TWO HARBORS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...AND SUPERIOR. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ020-010430- /O.CON.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.070301T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG OUT OF THE EAST AS WELL OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 INCHES...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING AROUND 2 FEET. THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 30 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. THE VERY STRONG WIND... COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE FROM SILVER BAY...TO TWO HARBORS...DOWN TO DULUTH. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR TIME. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ018-025-026-033>036-010430- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS- CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WILL BE STRONG WINDS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. EXPECT SNOWFALL FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES THURSDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ019-010430- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ CENTRAL ST. LOUIS- 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE LATE THIS EVENING... AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM A FOOT ACROSS THE HIBBING...COOK AND EMBARRASS AREAS...TO 15 TO 20 INCHES CLOSER TO LAKE SUPERIOR. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW WILL BE STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WIND WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. EXPECT SNOWFALL TONIGHT OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...BUT BE HEAVIEST THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ038-WIZ002>004-006>009-010430- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ PINE-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE- 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 15 TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON... WITH A FEW LOCATIONS NEARING 2 FEET. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... WILL BE INCREASING WINDS LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WIND WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING...CREATING NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR COULD SEE WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. EXPECT SNOWFALL TONIGHT OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...AND ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ010-011-010430- /O.CON.KDLH.SB.Y.0003.070301T0300Z-070303T0000Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS- 341 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE KOOCHICHING AND NORTHERN SAINT LOUIS COUNTIES LATER TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 7 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW... STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. THE WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS LIKE GEMMELL AND NORTHOME WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE AT SEEING THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW CONTINUING THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MELDE  514 WWUS46 KPQR 282153 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 153 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ORZ003-004-WAZ020-010600- /O.CAN.KPQR.HS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KPQR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070301T2000Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK... GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...FRANCES...RYDERWOOD 153 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH THE SNOW LEVEL NEAR 500 FEET. TWO TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO AROUND 1000 FEET THURSDAY MORNING...WITH ANOTHER 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO AROUND 2000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ORZ005>009-WAZ022-023-039-282300- /O.CAN.KPQR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070301T0200Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO... PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS... EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS... MULTNOMAH FALLS...LONGVIEW...KELSO...CASTLE ROCK...STEVENSON... SKAMANIA...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 153 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE SNOW LEVEL GENERALLY AROUND 500 FEET. LOCAL 1 INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE ABOVE 1000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ ORZ010-012-WAZ040-010600- /O.EXT.KPQR.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070301T2000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDY...SILVER FALLS STATE PARK... SWEET HOME...VIDA...LOWELL...COTTAGE GROVE...TOUTLE...ARIEL... COUGAR 153 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH THE SNOW LEVEL NEAR 500 FEET. TWO TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO AROUND 1000 FEET THURSDAY MORNING...AND TO AROUND 1500 TO 2000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ORZ011-013-WAZ019-010600- /O.EXT.KPQR.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070302T0200Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT... SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS 153 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. STEADY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY. SIX TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  635 WWUS43 KMKX 282154 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 354 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND HEAD NORTHEAST INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE LOW WILL REACH NORTHEAST IOWA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH FRIDAY. A MIXTURE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE MAIN WINTER STORM. SNOW...SLEET...SOME FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AND THIS MAY LEAD TO BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. THE AREA NORTH OF I-94...FROM MILWAUKEE TO MADISON...WILL SEE THE MOST SNOW AND SLEET AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIZ046-047-051-052-010600- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0004.070301T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN 354 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE FORECAST. SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...SLEET..OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. $$ WIZ062>072-010600- /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 354 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET HAS SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS MIXTURE...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY THUNDERSTORMS AND FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING...LEAVING BEHIND PERIODS OF DRIZZLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER COULD REACH 1 TO 3 INCHES...WHILE THE AREA FROM WAUKESHA TO MADISON TO DODGEVILLE COULD SEE AMOUNTS CLOSER TO 2 TO 3 INCHES. AREAS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WILL LIKELY SEE LESS DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF THE WARMER TEMPERATURES OFF THE LAKE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A MIXTURE OF SNOW... AND/OR SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WIZ056>060-010600- /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0001.070301T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS... BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON 354 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HAZARDOUS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. SNOW FALL AMOUNTS OF FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A MIXTURE OF SNOW... AND/OR SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ DAVIS/SPEICHER/GEHRING  866 WWUS43 KDDC 282155 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 355 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND NIGHT... .A STRONG AND PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS OVERNIGHT. AT THE SURFACE, A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN MISSOURI BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST KANSAS THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN A BAND FROM SCOTT CITY AND GARDEN CITY TO HAYS...LACROSSE AND LARNED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE TONIGHT. AREAS TO THE SOUTH FROM DODGE CITY TO STAFFORD COULD SEE AN INCH OR SO OF SNOWFALL. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WHICH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. KSZ063>065-010600- /O.EXA.KDDC.SB.Y.0001.070301T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT 355 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-010600- /O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0001.070301T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER 355 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ GERARD  763 WWUS46 KHNX 282159 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 159 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 CAZ093-094-096-097-282300- /O.EXP.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 159 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD CAZ095-282300- /O.EXP.KHNX.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070228T2200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 159 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD DS  774 WWUS43 KARX 282206 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 406 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FOR THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL ONCE AGAIN IMPACT THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE FIRST PART OF THE STORM WAS RESULTING IN A BAND OF MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN IOWA...AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN... SLEET...OR EVEN FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT RAIN IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. BUT THE STRONGER PART OF THE STORM WAS STILL GATHERING STRENGTH OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS...AND THIS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO IOWA BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONGER WINDS AND HEAVIER PRECIPITATION. THE STORM LOOKS LIKE IT WILL SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS IOWA ON THURSDAY... AND INTO WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH THIS TRACK...THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE A CONCERN...WITH WARMER AIR BEING DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTH. THE COLDER AIR WILL COVER MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN...WHILE THE WARMER AIR WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHERN IOWA INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. SO...IT APPEARS MAINLY SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA TO NECEDAH WISCONSIN... WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES...OR PERHAPS MORE... REMAIN POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY. SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SUMNER AND WEST UNION IOWA...OVER TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN...THE WARMER AIR LOOKS TO RESULT IN LESS OF A THREAT OF ICE AND SNOW. IN BETWEEN...A MIXTURE OF ICE AND SNOW APPEARS A GOOD BET. WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER INCH OR MORE...AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES. TO ADD TO THE THREAT...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL COME IN BEHIND THE STORM ON THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. WITH SOME AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA STILL HAVING A SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION FROM THE LAST STORM...ANY ADDITIONAL ICE AND WIND WILL ONLY RESULT IN MORE PROBLEMS. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034- 041>044-010615- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.070301T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA... AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE... SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 406 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW...PERHAPS MIXED WITH A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET... WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. SOME THUNDER IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT... BUT LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAINS POSSIBLE. A LARGER AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY. A MIX OF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THEN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY EVENING RANGING FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND GUST TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. IN AREAS RECEIVING ICE THESE WINDS MAY BRING TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN...WITH A THREAT OF WIDESPREAD POWER LOSS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...WHERE HEAVY ICING ALREADY OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEKEND. AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SAY THE LEAST. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ010-011-WIZ053>055-010615- /O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0002.070301T0000Z-070301T1800Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER 406 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. A BAND OF SNOW...MIXED WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET... WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...ALONG WITH A LITTLE ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT...BUT LIGHT DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAINS POSSIBLE. A LARGER AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY. WITH WARMER AIR WRAPPING INTO THE SYSTEM...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY LATE-MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MW  686 WWUS43 KGLD 282208 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 308 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE TRI-STATE AREA TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND QUICKLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING. KSZ004-015-016-028-029-042-010600- /O.CON.KGLD.SB.Y.0002.070301T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY... QUINTER...LEOTI 408 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM TRIBUNE TO COLBY TO MCCOOK...WITH ANY STORM THAT FORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH... AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW ONE MILE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ JRM  397 WWUS43 KDMX 282210 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SECOND ROUND OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER ... .LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE OUT OF KANSAS ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI AND THEN ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA THROUGH THURSDAY. BEHIND THE LOW A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF IOWA THROUGH FRIDAY. IAZ044>048-057>059-071-072-082-010615- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0900Z/ /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-ADAIR- MADISON-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... CRESTON 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WHILE A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING IT WOULD BE BRIEF AND WILL NOT WARRANT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. AS A RESULT THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. ALTHOUGH THE WINTER WEATHER THREAT HAS LESSENED FOR TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND THERE MAY EVEN BE PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH SNOW EARLY. 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THE WIND IS FINALLY EXPECTED TO DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ060-010615- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ POLK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DES MOINES 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE WINTER WEATHER THREAT HAS LESSENED FOR TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOME STORMS MAY EVEN PRODUCE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND THERE MAY EVEN BE PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH SNOW EARLY. 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THE WIND IS FINALLY EXPECTED TO DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ049-050-061-062-073>075-083>086-095>097-010615- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON... GRINNELL...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE WINTER WEATHER THREAT HAS LESSENED FOR TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY FRIDAY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A NORTHWEST WIND MAY INCREASE AND COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-010615- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0900Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET OR SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND END AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE OFF AND ON AND PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT BUT ANY FREEZING PRECIPITATION FALLING OVER THE AREA WILL ONLY COMPOUND ANY REMAINING PROBLEMS FROM LAST WEEKENDS ICE STORM. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. BY LATE THURSDAY 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ070-081-092-093-010615- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ CASS-ADAMS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...CORNING...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. BY LATE THURSDAY 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ028-039-010615- /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0900Z/ BREMER-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...WATERLOO 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A LIGHT MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND END AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE PERIODIC AND NOT LAST LONG BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION WILL ONLY ADD TO THE PROBLEMS CREATED BY LAST WEEKENDS ICE STORM. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. BY LATE THURSDAY 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF USING A GENERATOR FOR POWER...ENSURE PROPER OUTDOOR VENTILATION TO PREVENT ILLNESS OR DEATH. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ094-010615- /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEON 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A NORTHWEST WIND MAY INCREASE AND COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ FAB  762 WWUS45 KSLC 282212 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 312 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER COLD TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT AS A WEAK TROUGH EXITS SOUTHERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON... UTZ016>018-020-021-282315- /O.CAN.KSLC.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070228T2300Z/ SOUTHWEST UTAH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- 312 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS. SNOW HAS BECOME SHOWERY ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ UTZ007>009-010615- /O.NEW.KSLC.SN.Y.0014.070301T0100Z-070301T2300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 312 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT CAUSING SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE FROM SOUTHERN WEBER COUNTY INTO NORTHERN SALT LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN SUMMIT COUNTY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ UTZ002-003-010615- /O.NEW.KSLC.SN.Y.0014.070301T0100Z-070301T2300Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- 312 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY FOR THE BENCHES OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY ALONG THE BENCHES OF THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT FROM OGDEN SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS ENHANCED BY THE GREAT SALT LAKE WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THURSDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)  048 WWUS45 KSLC 282229 CCA WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 330 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER COLD TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT AS A WEAK TROUGH EXITS SOUTHERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON... UTZ016>018-020-021-282315- /O.CAN.KSLC.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070228T2300Z/ SOUTHWEST UTAH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- 330 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS. SNOW HAS BECOME SHOWERY ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ UTZ007>009-010615- /O.NEW.KSLC.SN.Y.0014.070301T0100Z-070301T2300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 330 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT CAUSING SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE FROM SOUTHERN WEBER COUNTY INTO NORTHERN SALT LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN SUMMIT COUNTY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ UTZ002-003-010615- /O.NEW.KSLC.SN.Y.0014.070301T0100Z-070301T2300Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- 330 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT BENCHES UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY FOR THE BENCHES OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY ALONG THE BENCHES OF THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT FROM OGDEN SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS ENHANCED BY THE GREAT SALT LAKE WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THURSDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)  759 WWUS43 KFSD 282232 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 432 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .A MID-LEVEL FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK NORTH...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH EARLY EVENING. LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY ON THURSDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 AND CONTINUE WELL INTO FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE REGION AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES. THIS MAY CREATE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA... SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. SDZ038-039-053>055-010000- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON 432 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. ON THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 4 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ NEZ013-SDZ059>061-065-066-068>070-010645- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ DIXON-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON- CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE... MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION 432 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ MNZ071-072-080-097-010000- /O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE 432 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MIXED WITH PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE FOOT COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SDZ040-056-010000- /O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ BROOKINGS-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU 432 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MIXED WITH PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AROUND NOON ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND OF SEVEN TO TWELVE INCHES COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ002-003-012>014-021-022-032-010645- /O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY... SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 432 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM SIX TO EIGHT INCHES IN WESTERN SIOUX COUNTY...TO AROUND ONE FOOT NEAR HIGHWAY 71. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ001-MNZ081-089-090-098-010645- /O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ LYON-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON... LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE 432 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED TO VARY FROM EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW IN WESTERN ROCK COUNTY...TO WELL OVER ONE FOOT IN JACKSON AND COTTONWOOD COUNTIES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ SDZ062-067-010645- /O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ MINNEHAHA-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG 432 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF FIVE TO NINE INCHES OF SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ020-031-NEZ014-SDZ071-010645- /O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0005.070301T1800Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY... SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 432 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM NEAR FIVE INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 29 CORRIDOR...TO NEAR ONE FOOT ALONG EASTERN WOODBURY TO EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ SDZ052-010000- /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ JERAULD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA 432 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ON THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 4 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ058-064-010645- /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ AURORA-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY... ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 432 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ON THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY TOTAL TO A FEW INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ050-057-063-010645- /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.070302T0000Z-070303T0600Z/ GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY 432 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. ON THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY TOTAL TO A FEW INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ BT  608 WWUS45 KBOU 282240 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 340 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 COZ031-033-034-282345- /O.CAN.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 340 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT IN THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO MEET ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ COZ035-039-040-282345- /O.CAN.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0300Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD... LONGMONT...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER 340 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOWFALL IS DECREASING OVER THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND URBAN CORRIDOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT. $$ COZ036-010300- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0300Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 340 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH UP TO 3 MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ041-010300- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0300Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 340 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH UP TO 3 MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  800 WWUS45 KPUB 282249 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 349 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO... .WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO AS A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF THE STATE ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ACROSS THE REGION AS THE FRONT BLOWS THROUGH. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITIES AND ROAD CONDITIONS UNDER HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. COZ058-060-066-068-010500- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS... WOLF CREEK PASS 349 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. IN ADDITION... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER TH MOUNTAIN PASSES. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ COZ079-083-085-086-010300- /O.EXA.KPUB.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070301T0300Z/ WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...RYE...CANON CITY...PENROSE...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO 349 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...AND THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FEET. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...PRODUCING SOME SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY INTENSE SNOW FALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$ COZ081-084-010300- /O.CON.KPUB.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070301T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 349 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR TELLER COUNTY FROM 7500 TO 11000 FEET...AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES...AND NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING RUSH HOUR. VISIBILITY REDUCED BELOW 1/4 MILE IS EXPECTED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. $$  125 WWUS46 KMFR 282250 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 250 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ORZ021>025-010700- /O.NEW.KMFR.SN.Y.0009.070228T2250Z-070301T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...ROSEBURG... SUTHERLIN...GREEN...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 250 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 1000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A MOIST LOW LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW INTO SOUTHWEST OREGON WILL PRODUCE INCREASING SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE FAVORED TERRAIN OF THE COAST RANGE AND THROUGH THE UMPQUA SHOULD RECEIVE UP TO A FEW INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ STAVISH  370 WWUS45 KGJT 282252 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 352 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOWS CONTINUE FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO... .A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT...FOR ONGOING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. AT TIMES GUSTY WINDS OVER THE EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. COZ011-014-010700- /O.UPG.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.HS.W.0005.070228T2252Z-070301T0700Z/ CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS... MONTROSE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 352 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DIMINISHING BY LATE THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 4 TO 9 INCHES BY MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL ACCUMULATE FROM MONTROSE TO THE SAPINERO ALONG HIGHWAY 50. AT TIMES GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ COZ003>005-013-010700- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 352 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. AFTER A LULL IN SNOWFALL...SNOW WILL AGAIN INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. AT TIMES LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ009-010-010700- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS 352 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...10 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPES. OVER EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ012-017>019-UTZ028-010700- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 352 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...8 TO 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. OVER EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ020-010100- /O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA 352 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON... DIMINISHING AFTER 6 PM MST. BY EARLY THIS EVENING...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ008-010100- /O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE 352 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING AFTER AROUND 6 PM MST. BY EARLY THIS EVENING...2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. AT TIMES GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  893 WWUS43 KDMX 282300 CCA WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SECOND ROUND OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER ... .LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE OUT OF KANSAS ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI AND THEN ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA THROUGH THURSDAY. BEHIND THE LOW A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF IOWA THROUGH FRIDAY. IAZ044>048-057>059-071-072-082-010615- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0900Z/ /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-ADAIR- MADISON-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... CRESTON 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WHILE A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING IT WOULD BE BRIEF AND WILL NOT WARRANT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. AS A RESULT THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. ALTHOUGH THE WINTER WEATHER THREAT HAS LESSENED FOR TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND THERE MAY EVEN BE PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH SNOW EARLY. 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THE WIND IS FINALLY EXPECTED TO DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ060-010615- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ POLK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DES MOINES 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE WINTER WEATHER THREAT HAS LESSENED FOR TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOME STORMS MAY EVEN PRODUCE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND THERE MAY EVEN BE PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH SNOW EARLY. 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THE WIND IS FINALLY EXPECTED TO DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ049-050-061-062-073>075-083>086-095>097-010615- /O.CAN.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON... GRINNELL...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE WINTER WEATHER THREAT HAS LESSENED FOR TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY FRIDAY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A NORTHWEST WIND MAY INCREASE AND COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-010615- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0900Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET OR SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND END AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE OFF AND ON AND PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT BUT ANY FREEZING PRECIPITATION FALLING OVER THE AREA WILL ONLY COMPOUND ANY REMAINING PROBLEMS FROM LAST WEEKENDS ICE STORM. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. BY LATE THURSDAY 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ070-081-092-093-010615- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0001.070301T0900Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0002.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ CASS-ADAMS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...CORNING...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. BY LATE THURSDAY 5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL WITH THE HEAVIEST TOTALS NEAR THE ATLANTIC AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ028-039-010615- /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0900Z/ BREMER-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...WATERLOO 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A LIGHT MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND END AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE PERIODIC AND NOT LAST LONG BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION WILL ONLY ADD TO THE PROBLEMS CREATED BY LAST WEEKENDS ICE STORM. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. BY LATE THURSDAY 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF USING A GENERATOR FOR POWER...ENSURE PROPER OUTDOOR VENTILATION TO PREVENT ILLNESS OR DEATH. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ094-010615- /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEON 410 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A NORTHWEST WIND MAY INCREASE AND COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ FAB  038 WWUS46 KOTX 282304 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 304 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 .ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION...PRODUCING ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR NORTH IDAHO. IDZ001-WAZ037-010015- /O.CAN.KOTX.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 304 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE FAR NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. THOUGH THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED...EACH SHOWER HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH. THE STRONGEST SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY AS WELL AS MUCH OF NORTH IDAHO NORTH OF SANDPOINT. THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT HOWEVER...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN. $$ IDZ004-011300- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070301T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 304 PM PST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TO STEADILY DECREASE...BUT STILL PRODUCE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. OVERNIGHT HOWEVER...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN AND LAST THROUGH LATE MORNING THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS THROUGH LATE MORNING THURSDAY...WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  156 WWUS45 KBOU 282306 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 406 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 COZ036-010300- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0300Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN... IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 406 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH UP TO 3 MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ041-010300- /O.CON.KBOU.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0300Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 406 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH UP TO 3 MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  013 WWUS45 KGJT 282309 CCA WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 404 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 CORRECTED WORDING FOR STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS ...HEAVY SNOWS CONTINUE FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO... .A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT...FOR ONGOING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. AT TIMES GUSTY WINDS OVER THE EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. COZ011-014-010700- /O.UPG.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.HS.W.0005.070228T2304Z-070301T0700Z/ CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS... MONTROSE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 404 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DIMINISHING BY LATE THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 4 TO 9 INCHES BY MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL ACCUMULATE FROM MONTROSE TO THE SAPINERO ALONG HIGHWAY 50. AT TIMES GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ COZ003>005-013-010730- /O.COR.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 404 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. AFTER A LULL IN SNOWFALL...SNOW WILL AGAIN INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. AT TIMES LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ009-010-010730- /O.COR.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS 404 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 20 INCHES OF IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY ON NORTHWEST- FACING SLOPES. OVER EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ012-017>019-UTZ028-010730- /O.COR.KGJT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 404 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. OVER EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR ACCESS THE GRAND JUNCTION WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEB SITE AT... WEATHER.GOV/GJT. $$ COZ020-010100- /O.COR.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA 404 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON... DIMINISHING AFTER 6 PM MST. BY EARLY THIS EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ008-010100- /O.COR.KGJT.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070301T0100Z/ CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE 404 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING AFTER AROUND 6 PM MST. BY EARLY THIS EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. AT TIMES GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JAD  836 WWUS45 KSLC 282345 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 445 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...ANOTHER COLD TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT AS A WEAK TROUGH EXITS SOUTHERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON... UTZ007>009-010615- /O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0014.070301T0100Z-070301T2300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 445 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY. A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT CAUSING SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE FROM SOUTHERN WEBER COUNTY INTO NORTHERN SALT LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN SUMMIT COUNTY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ UTZ002-003-010615- /O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0014.070301T0100Z-070301T2300Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- 445 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT BENCHES... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT BENCHES UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY ALONG THE BENCHES OF THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT FROM OGDEN SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS ENHANCED BY THE GREAT SALT LAKE WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THURSDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)  852 WWUS43 KFSD 282354 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 554 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .A FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL BE SITUATED NEAR THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THEREFORE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE IN THE JAMES VALLEY...AND IMMEDIATE ADJACENT AREAS WELL INTO THE EVENING. LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY ON THURSDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 AND CONTINUE WELL INTO FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE REGION AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES. THIS MAY CREATE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. MNZ071-072-080-097-SDZ040-056-010800- /O.CAN.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS... FLANDREAU 554 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS WILL LET THE SNOW ADVISORY EXPIRE AT 6 PM. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. MOST OF THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH OF BROOKINGS TO MARSHALL. BUT FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING...THERE WILL BE AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW...MIXED WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET. THEREFORE UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. AFTER 6 PM...ADDITIONAL SNOW TOTALS SHOULD BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AROUND NOON ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND OF SEVEN TO TWELVE INCHES COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ014-SDZ071-010800- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA- WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY... SANBORN...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE... SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK... SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 554 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET WILL BE PREVALENT THIS EVENING. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLICK. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM SIX TO EIGHT INCHES IN WESTERN SIOUX COUNTY...TO AROUND ONE FOOT NEAR HIGHWAY 71. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ001-MNZ081-089-090-098-SDZ062-067-010800- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.070301T1800Z-070303T0000Z/ LYON-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-MINNEHAHA-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON... LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG 554 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET WILL BE PREVALENT THIS EVENING. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLICK. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF FIVE TO NINE INCHES OF SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ SDZ050-057-063-010600- /O.EXB.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.070302T0000Z-070303T0600Z/ GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY 554 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL PERSIST IN THE EASTERN PARTS OF BRULE...EASTERN GREGORY AND IN MUCH OF CHARLES MIX COUNTIES THIS EVENING. WHERE IT IS NOT SNOWING... ONE CAN EXPECT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE FOUND THIS EVENING THROUGH PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. ON THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION... LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY TOTAL TO A FEW INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ058>061-064-065-010600- /O.EXB.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY... MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER... MONTROSE...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN... MENNO...TRIPP 554 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. WHERE SNOW IS NOT FALLING...YOU MAY FIND FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES... THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ038-039-052>055-010600- /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070301T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET... HOWARD...MADISON 554 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. WHERE SNOW IS NOT FALLING...YOU MAY FIND FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET. ON THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION... LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 4 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ NEZ013-SDZ066-068>070-010800- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.070302T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ DIXON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...PARKER... CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...TYNDALL... SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION 554 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW...FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SLEET WILL BE PREVALENT THIS EVENING. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLICK. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES... THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$  542 WWUS45 KBOU 280116 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 716 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 COZ033-034-280930- /O.EXT.KBOU.SB.Y.0013.070328T1200Z-070329T0000Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS... RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK... WILLOW CREEK PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE... EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE... EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS... MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK 716 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATER TONIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS BEING DELAYED UNTIL THE DAYTIME ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW GENERALLY IN AREAS ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IN MOUNTAIN AREAS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 10000 FEET. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ COZ031-280930- /O.CON.KBOU.SB.Y.0013.070328T0900Z-070329T0000Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES... GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS 716 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD IN MOUNTAIN AREAS LATER TONIGHT MIDNIGHT...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE WITH SLOWLY FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE DAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW GENERALLY IN AREAS ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ SWE  096 WWAK41 PAFG 280125 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 525 PM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007 AKZ203-280700- /X.EXT.PAFG.BS.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-070328T0700Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 525 PM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM ADT THIS EVENING... BLOWING SNOW WILL KEEP VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 MILE THROUGH 11 PM THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL SLOWLY DROP LATER IN THE EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ204-280700- /X.CON.PAFG.BS.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-070328T1400Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 525 PM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 HALF MILE IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL START TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$  307 WWUS45 KSLC 280151 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 751 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...STRONG SPRING STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A COLD AND ENERGETIC PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...WITH AREAS OF HEAVY SNOWS EXPECTED ACROSS UTAHS MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT NORTHERN AND WESTERN VALLEYS...AS WELL AS EXTREME SOUTHWEST WYOMING. UTZ007>010-281000- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070329T1200Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- 751 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA RANGES OF NORTHERN UTAH...ALONG WITH THE BOOK CLIFFS AND WASATCH PLATEAU. WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT. THIS SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT,,,BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ UTZ001>004-006-281000- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070329T1200Z/ CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT- SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- 751 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH FRONT...CACHE VALLEY...AND WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. SNOW TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE VALLEY FLOORS OF THE WASATCH FRONT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES COMMON ALONG THE BENCHES AS WELL AS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY 10 PM. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH LATE TONIGHT THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY...AS MOISTURE WRAPS AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE PARENT STORM SYSTEM INTO NORTHERN UTAH. THIS SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE. SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION COULD CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND DOWNED POWER LINES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ UTZ014>016-281000- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070329T1200Z/ SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH- 751 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UTAH...ALONG WITH THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS OF CENTRAL UTAH. STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR BETWEEN FILLMORE AND CEDAR CITY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR BETWEEN FILLMORE AND CEDAR CITY AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY AS IT SPREADS INTO THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS. THIS SNOW MAY TAPER OFF FOR A TIME LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ UTZ017-281000- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070329T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 751 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF UTAH. WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UTAH OVERNIGHT...AND PERSIST INTO THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. THIS SNOW MAY TAPER OFF FOR A TIME LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ UTZ005-280600- /O.CON.KSLC.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070328T0600Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- 751 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS OF UTAH. SNOW SHOWERS...ALONG WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH THE STATE. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. THIS SNOW MAY PERSIST BEYOND MIDNIGHT...AND THIS SNOW ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...RESULTING IN STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 80. MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE CAUTION. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ UTZ012-WYZ021-281000- /O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-070329T0000Z/ CASTLE COUNTRY-SOUTHWEST WYOMING- 751 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE THE CASTLE COUNTRY OF EASTERN UTAH...AS WELL AS UINTA COUNTY IN FAR SOUTHWEST WYOMING. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS ACROSS CASTLE COUNTRY CAN EXPECT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW SNOW BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE. FURTHER SOUTH...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO CASTLE COUNTRY OF EASTERN UTAH LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO THE DAYTIME WEDNESDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)  452 WWUS46 KLOX 280241 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 741 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING... .MOIST NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS NORTH FACING SLOPES. SOME AREAS HAVE ALREADY REPORTED SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 INCHES SINCE THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS DANGEROUS. CAZ053-054-281000- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070328T1500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- 741 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ON NORTH FACING SLOPES. THE SNOW LEVEL IS GENERALLY AROUND 3500 FEET...BUT COULD FALL AS LOW AS 2500 FEET ON NORTH FACING SLOPES AND NEAR HEAVIER SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WHICH COULD SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER THE ROADWAY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ GOMBERG/DANIELSON  618 WWUS45 KLKN 280306 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 806 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 NVZ013-036-037-280415- /O.CAN.KLKN.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070328T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...AUSTIN... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY 806 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY AS SNOW HAS DECREASED TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN NYE COUNTY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. $$ NVZ031-032-034-281200- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070328T1200Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...LEE...RUBY LAKE 806 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF ELKO COUNTY OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED. OTHERWISE UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NVZ033-035-281400- /O.CON.KLKN.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070328T1400Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST WENDOVER...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL 806 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ HARMER  485 WWUS45 KMSO 280329 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 929 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 IDZ007-281130- /O.CAN.KMSO.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070328T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.SN.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-070328T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 829 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON HIGHER TERRAIN...MAINLY WEST AND SOUTH OF CAMAS PRAIRIE INCLUDING THE WHITE BIRD GRADE. LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS GRANGEVILLE AND OROFINO WILL EXPERIENCE RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW OR SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH ON GRASSY SURFACES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-007-281130- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070328T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 929 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 /829 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /5 AM PDT/ WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /5 AM PDT/ WEDNESDAY. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. GEORGETOWN LAKE...LOLO PASS AND LOST TRAIL PASS WILL BE AMONG THE AREAS MOST IMPACTED BY THIS SYSTEM. IN ADDITION LOCAL WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ IDZ009-010-281130- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-070329T0000Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 929 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS LEMHI COUNTY. LOST TRAIL PASS...SALMON AND LEADORE WILL BE AMONG THE AREAS MOST IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ043-281130- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-070329T0000Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 929 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 3 T0 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION. THE HIGHWAY 83 CORRIDOR... INCLUDING SEELEY LAKE AND CONDON...WILL BE AMONG THE AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ005-281130- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-070328T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 829 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 3 T0 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS. HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE AND ELK RIVER WILL BE AMONG THE AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS SYSTEM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  852 WWUS45 KCYS 280334 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN AREA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE EAST AND WILL BE NEAR SOUTHEAST WYOMING AT SUNSET WEDNESDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS FOR THURSDAY. THE TRACK OF THE STORM WILL PLACE SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING IN A FAVORABLE POSITION TO RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WELL OVER A FOOT OF SNOW OVER ESPECIALLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM THE LARAMIE RANGE WESTWARD AND CONVERSE COUNTY BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING FOR THURSDAY. WYZ059-061>066-281200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0002.070329T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CONVERSE-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...RAWLINS...HANNA... MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK 934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS THE SNOWY AND LARAMIE RANGES ABOVE 9000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND IT WILL BECOME HEAVY BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON...ALBANY... AND CONVERSE COUNTIES...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW IN THE WATCH AREA COULD ACCUMULATE TO OVER A FOOT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WEILAND  864 WWUS45 KBYZ 280334 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 .A VERY STRONG SPRING STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING VERY HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA. MTZ038-058-WYZ099-281200- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER... SHERIDAN 934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. STEADY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATED LOCATIONS. SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS...PARTICULARLY THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN HARDIN AND SHERIDAN WYOMING...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW. $$ MTZ067-068-281200- /O.CON.KBYZ.HS.W.0004.070328T1200Z-070330T0000Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY 934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE CITY WILL RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NORTHERN FACING SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE RED LODGE...WILL RECEIVE MUCH HEAVIER SNOW. IN THESE AREAS...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MTZ030-031-034-035-039-041-057-281200- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/ TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE- EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-NORTHERN BIG HORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH... COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...BRIDGER...JOLIET...BIG TIMBER... HARDIN...CROW AGENCY 934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... AND TURN TO SNOW BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATED LOCATIONS. SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. $$ MTZ056-066-281200- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LODGE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND TURN TO SNOW BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ098-281200- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.070328T2100Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT 934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED... WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MTZ028-029-040-042-063>065-281200- /O.CON.KBYZ.SN.Y.0014.070328T1200Z-070330T0000Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN PARK-GOLDEN VALLEY- JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...CLYDE PARK... WILSALL...RYEGATE...LAVINA...JUDITH GAP...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON 934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ032-033-036-037-281200- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.A.0006.070329T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 934 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE NIGHT WEDNESDAY... THEN POSSIBLY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE EXACT STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF THE STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN...BUT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY WET SNOW COULD TRANSLATE INTO SIGNIFICANT LIQUID PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS OR TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD TAKE NOTICE THAT A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION IS POSSIBLE...AND MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS IF THIS STORM SYSTEM DOES MOVE INTO THE AREA. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. $$  396 WWUS45 KLKN 280410 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 910 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 NVZ031-032-034-280515- /O.CAN.KLKN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070328T1200Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...LEE...RUBY LAKE 910 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING AS SNOW HAS DECREASED TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVER ELKO COUNTY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY LATE MORNING. $$ NVZ033-035-281400- /O.CON.KLKN.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070328T1400Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST WENDOVER...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL 910 PM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ HARMER  713 WWUS45 KBOI 280430 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 1030 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...AN EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IDAHO TONIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ADDITIONAL MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF IDAHO TONIGHT. THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY WILL SEE THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER IN THOSE SAME AREAS WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. IDZ015-016-028-030-281200- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070328T1200Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-CAMAS PRAIRIE- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 1030 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY...CAMAS PRAIRIE AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND CAMAS PRAIRIE AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$