699 WWUS43 KARX 200023 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 623 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH IMPACT BLIZZARD MOVING IN... .SNOW IS SPREADING NORTHWARD ACROSS IOWA EARLY THIS EVENING...AND WILL START TO FALL ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM...REACHING THE I-90 CORRIDOR BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. IT CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH THE SEVERITY AND HISTORICAL NATURE OF THE SITUATION. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME...GETTING TO YOUR TRAVEL DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS...AND PREPARING NOW FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-200830- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 623 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-200830- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 623 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-200830- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 623 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM...BECOMING HEAVY. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  060 WWAK47 PAJK 200044 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 344 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 AKZ018-200800- /X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 344 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR WHITE PASS. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO NEAR WHITE PASS...AND AS LOW AS 30 BELOW NEAR SKAGWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$  749 WWUS41 KLWX 200101 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 801 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-200915- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.A.0006.121221T0300Z-121222T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 801 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ONSET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF ON SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITIES...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE EVENT BECOMES CERTAIN. && $$  274 WWUS43 KMQT 200106 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 806 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT MUCH OF UPPER MICHIGAN WITH WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TAKING SHAPE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO LOWER MICHIGAN BY THURSDAY EVENING... BRINGING WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL TO UPPER MICHIGAN. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. EXPECT THE SEVERE WINTER WEATHER TO SUBSIDE LATER THURSDAY NIGHT INLAND ALONG THE WISCONSIN BORDER BUT CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE REST OF UPPER MICHIGAN. MIZ012-201100- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.121220T0900Z-121221T0600Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 706 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT HEAVY WET SNOW TO MOVE INTO THE CITY OF MENOMINEE LATE TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REST OF MENOMINEE COUNTY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW WILL RAPIDLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN AS SNOW DIMINISHES THURSDAY EVENING...TRAVEL COULD REMAIN HAZARDOUS MUCH OF THURSDAY NIGHT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ013-201100- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121221T1200Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 806 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO DELTA COUNTY JUST BEFORE SUNRISE...AND RAPIDLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 35 MPH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN AS SNOW DIMINISHES LATE THURSDAY EVENING...TRAVEL COULD REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS MUCH OF THURSDAY NIGHT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-007-014-085-201100- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121221T1800Z/ ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... MANISTIQUE...SENEY 806 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE WARNING AREA THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 40 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. M-28 BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND MUNISING COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-201100- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121221T1800Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 806 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MARQUETTE COUNTY THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM THE HURON MOUNTAINS TO ISHPEMING...NEGAUNEE AND GWINN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 40 MPH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. M-28 BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND MUNISING COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ011-201100- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121221T0600Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 706 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO DICKINSON COUNTY JUST BEFORE SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...GREATEST EAST OF A LINE FROM IRON MOUNTAIN TO RALPH. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN AS SNOW DIMINISHES THURSDAY EVENING...TRAVEL COULD REMAIN HAZARDOUS MUCH OF THURSDAY NIGHT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ009-201100- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.121220T1200Z-121221T1500Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 706 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE ADVISORY AREA THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM IRONWOOD TO WAKEFIELD AND TO THE PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ004-201100- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.121220T1200Z-121221T1800Z/ BARAGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...L'ANSE 806 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE ADVISORY AREA THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE HURON MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING ALBERTA AND HERMAN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ002-084-201100- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.121220T1200Z-121221T1500Z/ ONTONAGON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...KENTON...SIDNAW 806 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE ADVISORY AREA THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND WHITE PINE. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-003-201100- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.121220T1500Z-121221T1500Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 806 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE ADVISORY AREA LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FOR OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ010-201100- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.121220T1200Z-121221T0600Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 706 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE ADVISORY AREA THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MRD  879 WWUS45 KBOU 200114 WSWBOU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 614 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM SYSTEM EXITING THE STATE... .THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO IS EXITING THE STATE. THE SNOW AND WIND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. AS A RESULT...THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING TRAVELERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY AND SNOWPACKED OVERNIGHT. COZ046>051-200215- /O.CAN.KBOU.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0300Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON... FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...CROOK...MERINO... STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 614 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE STORM SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS EXITING COLORADO. AS A RESULT...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AS SNOW AND WIND CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING TRAVELERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY AND SNOWPACKED OVERNIGHT. $$  026 WWAK41 PAFC 200118 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 418 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 AKZ131-201530- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-121221T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 418 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY FOR KEYSTONE CANYON TO THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...KEYSTONE CANYON TO THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY...AND COUPLED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT BITTER WIND CHILLS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM NEAR ZERO DURING PEAK DAYTIME HEATING TO 15 BELOW THE REST OF THE TIME. THIS WILL ALLOW A BRIEF IMPROVEMENT IN THE AFTERNOON EACH DAY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE...AND THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY...HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JM  501 WWUS45 KCYS 200124 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON... .WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON. THE WINDS WILL BE PRODUCED IN PART BY A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND 45 MPH OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...RANGING FROM 15 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO WEST OF A DOUGLAS TO CHEYENNE LINE...AND 10 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA. NEZ055-201400- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIDNEY 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ021-200230- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ MORRILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ WYZ110-115>118-201400- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 2 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ054-WYZ119-201400- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 4 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. $$ RUBIN  221 WWUS46 KOTX 200127 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 WAZ034-200230- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE MOSES LAKE AREA. ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW MAY RESULT IN LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BUT WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$ WAZ042-200930- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR THE LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-200930- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU WITH 4 TO 9 INCHES OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-200930- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 11 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 18 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-200930- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE METRO AREA. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST PLAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * SNOW LEVEL: ALL VALLEYS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MOST OF THE TRAVEL CONCERNS WILL IMPACT LESSER TRAVELED ROADS AND THOSE ABOVE 2000 FEET THIS EVENING AND ALL ROADS FOR THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ035-200930- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND 1 TO 2 INCHES SOUTH. * TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE ENDING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES FOR THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ004-200930- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE SILVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND REMAIN MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  316 WWUS45 KCYS 200129 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 629 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON... .WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON. THE WINDS WILL BE PRODUCED IN PART BY A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND 45 MPH OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...RANGING FROM 15 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO WEST OF A DOUGLAS TO CHEYENNE LINE...AND 10 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA. WYZ110-115>118-201500- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 629 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 2 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ054-055-WYZ119-201500- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 629 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 4 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. $$ RUBIN  408 WWUS43 KLBF 200129 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 729 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND END THIS EVENING... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM MOVING EAST ACROSS KANSAS AND NEBRASKA WILL BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BEFORE ENDING LATE THIS EVENING. NEZ058-069-200230- /O.CAN.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ PERKINS-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT...IMPERIAL 629 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS PERKINS AND CHASE COUNTY. IN ADDITION...WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO 15 TO 20 MPH...ENDING THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. $$ NEZ056-057-200230- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ DEUEL-KEITH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA 629 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS DEUEL AND KEITH COUNTY. IN ADDITION...WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO 15 TO 20 MPH...ENDING THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. $$ NEZ022>025-035-036-200230- /O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T0300Z/ GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD... ARTHUR...TRYON 729 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 /629 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS HAVE ALSO DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ NEZ059-070-071-200400- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS... EUSTIS 729 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPPER OFF AND END THROUGH LATE EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LINCOLN AND FRONTIER COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE BELOW A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ037-038-200400- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 729 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL MOST LIKELY DURING THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND WIND WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ026>029-200300- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T0300Z/ BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT 729 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO MID EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NWS  587 WWUS43 KARX 200134 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 734 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SNOW MOVING INTO NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... .SNOW HAS MOVED INTO NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND WILL MAKE ITS WAY TOWARD ROCHESTER...LA CROSSE...AND THE I-90 CORRIDOR BY 10 PM. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 2 MILES AFTER THE ONSET OF THE SNOW...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVING IN OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WITH THE HEAVY SNOW OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE LATER TONIGHT AS THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVES IN. DAIL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. IT CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH THE SEVERITY AND HISTORICAL NATURE OF THE SITUATION. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME... GETTING TO YOUR TRAVEL DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS...AND PREPARING NOW FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-200945- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 734 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-200945- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 734 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-200945- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 734 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  519 WWUS46 KPDT 200151 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 551 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND THE KITTITAS VALLEY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TONIGHT BRINGING MORE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW IN THESE AREAS AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EVEN AT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS IN SOME AREAS. WAZ027-521-200300- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 551 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE YAKIMA VALLEY AND THE SIMCOE HIGHLANDS HAS MOVED TO THE EAST AND SNOW IS NO LONGER ACCUMULATING IN THE AREA. AS A RESULT THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. THERE MAY STILL BE A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS EVENING WITH NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-200300- /O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121220T0200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 551 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE HAS MOVED TO THE EAST AND SNOW IS NO LONGER ACCUMULATING IN THE AREA. AS A RESULT THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. THERE MAY STILL BE A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS EVENING WITH NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. $$ WAZ520-201000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 551 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 19 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING NEAR THE CREST OF THE CASCADES. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ026-201000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP 551 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 8 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE WEST END OF THE VALLEY...INCLUDING THORP. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELLENSBURG...THORP * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 82. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-201000- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 551 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 8 INCHES. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND SOUTH OF BEND. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 97 AND HIGHWAY 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$  654 WWUS41 KILN 200155 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 855 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...COMBINATION OF LIGHT SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA... .IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVES THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURES FROM THE UPPER 40S TO THE MID 20S THURSDAY EVENING...WHICH MAY CAUSE WET ROAD SURFACES TO BECOME SLIPPERY. LATER THURSDAY EVENING AN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WITH ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AROUND AN INCH. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE. ALL THE WHILE... STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE...AND THE COMBINATION OF THE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW...TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING...WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA. INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>062-201000- /O.CON.KILN.WW.Y.0007.121220T2100Z-121221T2100Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY- LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH- LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY... BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA... SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...EATON...DAYTON...XENIA 855 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AND STRONG WINDS... AS WELL AS A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURE BELOW FREEZING WITH WET ROADS ON THURSDAY EVENING. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE FROM STRONG WIND GUSTS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING QUICKLY FROM THE 40S INTO THE 20S THURSDAY NIGHT...REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  490 WWUS46 KEKA 200207 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 607 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 CAZ004-201015- /O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0006.121220T1600Z-121222T0000Z/ UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 607 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL START SLOWLY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BUT BECOME HEAVY THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE EAST OF JUNCTION CITY IN TRINITY COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES WEAVERVILLE AND TRINITY CENTER AS WELL AS BUCKHORN PASS AND OREGON SUMMIT. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...3...36...AND 299. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL OR ALTER TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT. FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL 1-800-427-7623. BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA. && $$ CAZ003-201015- /O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 607 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 24 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN HIGHEST TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. SNOW MAY AFFECT ALL REGIONAL PASSES. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN DEL NORTE COUNTY. * WINDS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WILL AFFECT EXPOSED AREAS... RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES ABOVE 2500 FEET THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36...96...199...AND 299. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT. FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL 1-800-427-7623. BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA. && $$ CAZ076-201015- /O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0006.121220T2200Z-121222T0000Z/ MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 607 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS OF MENDOCINO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL OR ALTER TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT. FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL 1-800-427-7623. BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA. && $$ SEC/MKN  257 WWUS43 KGLD 200215 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 715 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS AREA... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS EVEN IN LOCATIONS THAT SEE SNOW COMING TO AN END. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND ALL TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. PLEASE CHECK YOUR LOCAL ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. COZ090>092-NEZ079-200315- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...BENKELMAN 715 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND DUNDY COUNTY NEBRASKA AS SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH COULD STILL RESULT IN LOCAL DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 3 MILES THROUGH MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THESE LOCATIONS HAS ENDED. $$ KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ080-081-200600- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 715 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 /815 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF IN EASTERN COLORADO BY EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$  880 WWAK43 PAFG 200232 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 532 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 AKZ225-201500- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 532 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY IN PASSES... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...IN PASSES * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 40 BELOW. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$ AKZ226-201500- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 532 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY IN PASSES... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...IN PASSES * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$  948 WWUS45 KPUB 200234 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 734 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 COZ095-096-200345- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-121220T0300Z/ WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE 734 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW OVER KIOWA COUNTY WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS HAVE ALREADY DECREASED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. $$  363 WWUS43 KARX 200235 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 835 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SNOW QUICKLY APPROACHING INTERSTATE 90... .VISIBILITIES HAVE DROPPED TO AROUND 1 MILE AT OELWEIN AND PLATTEVILLE AS A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ADVANCED NORTHWARD ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. EDGEWOOD IN IOWA REPORTED 1/2 INCH OF SNOW AS OF 8 PM...WITH 1/2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW WILL REACH ROCHESTER...LA CROSSE...AND THE I-90 CORRIDOR BEFORE 10 PM. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 2 MILES WITHIN 1 TO 2 HOURS AFTER THE ONSET OF THE SNOW...WITH MOST OF THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVING IN OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WITH THE HEAVY SNOW OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE LATER TONIGHT AS THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVES IN. DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME...GETTING TO YOUR TRAVEL DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS...AND PREPARING NOW FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201045- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 835 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201045- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 835 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201045- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 835 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  019 WWUS41 KPBZ 200236 WSWPBZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 936 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-201045- /O.UPG.KPBZ.WS.A.0005.121221T0600Z-121223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.121221T1600Z-121223T0000Z/ GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA... PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 936 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ PAZ007>009-015-016-201045- /O.CON.KPBZ.WS.A.0005.121221T0600Z-121223T0000Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE... BROCKWAY 936 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL. PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER AND MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS VIA THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOMEPAGE NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA. && $$  758 WWUS44 KAMA 200236 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 836 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW TO IMPACT THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT... OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>010-200345- /O.CAN.KAMA.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN 836 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE LIGHT TO BRIEFLY MODERATE SNOW BAND WHICH DEVELOPED BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS DISSIPATED. $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-200600- /O.CON.KAMA.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT 836 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * EVENT...LIGHT TO BRIEFLY MODERATE SNOW WILL WORK EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. ANY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN ONE INCH...AND LIKELY LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE LIGHT SNOW TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY AS HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW MOVE THROUGH. THESE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED IN ANY ONE LOCATION...BUT WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO WORK EAST ACROSS THE AREA AND SHOULD BE OUT OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...LIMITED VISIBILITIES...INCLUDING BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS TROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU...AND BE PREPARED FOR SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  617 WWUS43 KDLH 200241 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 841 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE LAKE MICHIGAN AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO MUCH OF WISCONSIN AND UPPER MICHIGAN. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN LATER TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL CONTINUING INTO AT LEAST THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE EVEN LONGER ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW POTENTIALLY ADDING EVEN MORE SNOW TO THE GOGEBIC RANGE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ULTIMATELY POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE. IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO TRAVEL INTO WISCONSIN OR UPPER MICHIGAN...BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNING AND ADVISORY PRODUCTS. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PARALYZE TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF WISCONSIN. WIZ008-009-201100- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.121220T0900Z-121221T0300Z/ SAWYER-PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 841 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...PRICE AND SAWYER COUNTIES OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAYWARD...WINTER...PARK FALLS AND PHILLIPS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE MORE EASTERN LOCATIONS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ WIZ003-004-201100- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.121220T0900Z-121221T1500Z/ ASHLAND-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY 841 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH 3 TO 7 INCHES BY 9 AM FRIDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE SNOWBELT OF ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES. THERE IS A CHANCE AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED THIS IN PORTIONS OF THE GOGEBIC RANGE...AND THIS AREA MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING AT SOME POINT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...EVEN HIGHER CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR. * IMPACTS...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ MELDE  023 WWUS45 KPUB 200244 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 744 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 COZ095-096-200345- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-121220T0300Z/ WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- 744 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL ACROSS KIOWA COUNTY HAS DIMINISHED WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH ALSO EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR KIOWA COUNTY TO BE CANCELLED. $$  456 WWUS41 KCLE 200248 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 948 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-201100- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.121221T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 948 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY AS WELL. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-201100- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0002.121221T0900Z-121223T0000Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 948 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. IN ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && $$  344 WWUS43 KGRB 200250 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 850 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE PLAINS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS. THE STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS GENERATED BY THE STORM WILL LINGER WELL INTO INTO FRIDAY. WIZ038-039-045-048-049-201030- /O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0005.121220T0900Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.121220T0900Z-121221T0600Z/ OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...WAUTOMA... OSHKOSH...CHILTON 850 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...BECOME HEAVY LATE...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 15 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...REMAIN WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ022-040-050-201030- /O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0005.121220T0900Z-121221T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.121220T0900Z-121221T0900Z/ DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS 850 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION COULD BE BE A MIX OR RAIN AND SNOW...OR JUST RAIN AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FROM KEWAUNEE SOUTH ALONG THE LAKESHORE. * ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY MID-DAY THURSDAY...AND THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER DOOR COUNTY. * A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH THE LOWER TOTALS SOUTH OF MANITOWOC ALONG THE LAKESHORE. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...REMAIN WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ011>013-019>021-030-031-035>037-073-074-201030- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0005.121220T0900Z-121221T0600Z/ FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE- NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA- SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANDON...ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU... WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...CRIVITZ 850 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES FROM WAUSAU NORTHWARD...TO 8 TO 13 INCHES TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF WAUSAU. * WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ005-010-018-201030- /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0014.121220T0900Z-121221T0300Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...TOMAHAWK 850 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP TOWARDS DAY BREAK AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * A STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND COULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ SKOWRONSKI  859 WWUS43 KEAX 200253 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 853 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL BRING WIDESPREAD IMPACTS TO THE REGION TONIGHT... .THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM HAS BEGUN TO MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES THIS EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO MANY AREAS OF MISSOURI ALREADY THIS EVENING...THOUGH THE FOCUS FOR THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...WITH POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN AREAS NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 36 CORRIDOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AND GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH...TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION. MOZ001>006-011-012-201100- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 853 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST IN OVERSPREADING NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH MIDNIGHT. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET LATE THIS EVENING...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE TONIGHT...AROUND 11 PM TO MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS OR CANCEL TRAVEL PLANS ALL TOGETHER AS WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH INTO IOWA AND NEBRASKA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-201100- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.121220T0300Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 853 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST IN OVERSPREADING NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THIS RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET LATE THIS EVENING...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE TONIGHT...AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW COULD BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-201100- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.121220T0500Z-121220T1800Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 853 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST IN OVERSPREADING NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. THIS RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AROUND 2 TO 3 AM. SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN THE HOURS AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054- 201100- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.121220T0500Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 853 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW AFTER 3 AM. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER DAYBREAK...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION...THE COMMUTE THURSDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR DELAYS NOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-201100- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.121220T0600Z-121220T1800Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 853 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER 3 AM...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING THURSDAY MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CUTTER  972 WWUS43 KIND 200255 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 955 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA BY MIDDAY THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-201100- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0004.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE 955 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT WITH BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN AROUND 1 PM THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO START UNTIL AFTER 7 PM THURSDAY AND SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 10 AM FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGITS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ 50  461 WWUS41 KRLX 200256 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 956 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. IN ITS WAKE...WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE...WITH VARYING INTENSITY...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY IN THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. WVZ035>039-046-047-201100- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.A.0005.121221T0300Z-121223T0000Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... BUCKHANNON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 956 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...RALEIGH...FAYETTE...NICHOLAS...WEBSTER...UPSHUR... POCAHONTAS...AND RANDOLPH. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES AND WINDCHILL. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE 20S. * WIND CHILLS...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS EITHER SIDE OF ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$  529 WWUS43 KGRR 200259 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 959 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 MIZ037>040-201100- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.121220T1200Z-121222T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE 959 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO 5 TO LOCALLY 10 INCHES TOTAL THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. * HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NORTH OF U.S.-10. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * LOWERED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ043-044-050-201100- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HART...FREMONT...MUSKEGON 959 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO 3 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES TOTAL THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NORTH OF A HART TO WHITE CLOUD LINE. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * LOWERED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ056-064-071-201100- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.121221T0600Z-121222T0000Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 959 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO 2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES TOTAL THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * LOWERED VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ045-046-051-052-057>059-065>067-072>074-201100- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.121221T0600Z-121222T0000Z/ MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 959 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES TOTAL THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WINDS WILL GUST TO OVER 40 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * LOWERED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ NJJ  255 WWUS43 KLBF 200301 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 901 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND END THIS EVENING... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM MOVING EAST ACROSS KANSAS AND NEBRASKA WILL BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA BEFORE ENDING LATE THIS EVENING. NEZ026>029-200415- /O.EXP.KLBF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T0300Z/ BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT 901 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL END BY LATE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. $$ NEZ059-070-071-200415- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS... EUSTIS 901 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPPER OFF AND END THROUGH LATE EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE BELOW A MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ037-038-200415- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 901 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BY LATE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE IN CUSTER COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE AS LOW AS A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND WIND WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ROBERG  344 WWUS43 KMPX 200303 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 903 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BEGINNING TONIGHT...AND LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ALONG A LINE FROM ALBERT LEA...TO RED WING MINNESOTA...AND UP THROUGH EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NORTH AND WEST OF THIS LINE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING ALONG I-90 IN MINNESOTA...AND I-94 IN WISCONSIN. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED. MNZ085-093-201115- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 903 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS BEGINNING...AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-091-WIZ024-025-201115- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-MARTIN-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... FAIRMONT...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 903 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS BEGINNING...AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATES 90 AND 35. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ092-WIZ026>028-201115- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ FARIBAULT-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUE EARTH...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 903 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS BEGINNING...AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATES 90 AND 94. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ063-069-070-076-082-083-WIZ015-016-023-201115- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 903 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS BEGINNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JRB  154 WWUS43 KILX 200308 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 908 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS ILLINOIS ON THURSDAY. COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS BLOWING THE SNOW PRODUCING LOWERED VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADS. ILZ027>030-036-201100- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0004.121220T1800Z-121221T0300Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 908 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY EVENING WITH THE WINDS GRADUALLY WEAKENING BY MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW THE SNOW AND CREATE DRIFTING. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS FALLING SNOW IS BLOWN BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES MAY OCCASIONALLY FALL BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SHIMON  168 WWUS43 KDMX 200308 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 908 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY MORNING. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL OVER IOWA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. IAZ023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-201115- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 908 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH THUNDER WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA THOUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED UNDER THE CURRENT BAND OF SNOW LIFTING THROUGH THE AREA WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS TIME. EXPECT THE WIND TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS TIME WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. OVER THE FAR SOUTH THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY MORNING..WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD BY 4 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075-083- 084-094-095-201115- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...LEON... CORYDON 908 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH THUNDER WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA THOUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED UNDER THE CURRENT BAND OF SNOW LIFTING THROUGH THE AREA WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS TIME. EXPECT THE WIND TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS TIME WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN OVER THE FAR SOUTH NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE SWITCHING TO SNOW. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY MORNING..WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD BY 4 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ085-086-096-097-201115- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0600Z-121221T0000Z/ MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 908 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY REMAIN RAIN OR A MIX BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY LATE TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-201115- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 908 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW RATES WILL INCREASE THROUGH MIDNIGHT IN ADDITION TO INCREASING WINDS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$  426 WWUS41 KRNK 200309 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1009 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST THURSDAY AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES THURSDAY NIGHT AN FRIDAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH OUR AREA THURSDAY EVENING...BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE WINTER STORM WILL RESULT IN A 36 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND POTENTIALLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME OF THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. WVZ042-043-045-201200- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.A.0005.121221T0300Z-121222T1800Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1009 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND DRIVEN HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MERCER AND SUMMERS...AND 7 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS BELOW 2500 FEET. * TIMING...THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RAB  857 WWUS41 KBUF 200312 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1012 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 NYZ012-019>021-085-201115- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.121221T1400Z-121222T2100Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1012 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES FRIDAY...4 TO 6 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES. GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE STARTING ON FRIDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. A SMALL CHANGE IN THE EXPECTED TRACK MAY ALTER EXPECTED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ RSH  980 WWUS46 KPQR 200314 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 714 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ORZ009-WAZ023-201300- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS... MULTNOMAH FALLS...CORBETT...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA 714 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE EAST OF MULTNOMAH FALLS. AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY NEAR HOOD RIVER AND CASCADE LOCKS COULD GET CLOSE TO ONE FOOT THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES AT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS WEST OF MULTNOMAH FALLS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED...HOOD RIVER...CARSON...STEVENSON... CASCADE LOCKS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 84 AND ALONG WASHINGTON STATE ROUTE 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ014-201300- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ODELL 714 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...UP TO AROUND A FOOT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...WILL REMAIN AROUND 500 FEET OR LESS THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON AREA ROADS... INCLUDING OREGON HIGHWAY 35. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WAZ019-201300- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT ST. HELENS 714 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 15 INCHES TONIGHT...WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE THURSDAY FROM 15 TO 36 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ003-WAZ020-201300- /O.EXT.KPQR.WW.Y.0034.121220T0314Z-121221T0000Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA 714 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...1000 TO 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. ROADS THROUGH THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS WILL FREQUENTLY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ011-201300- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP 714 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 4 TO 9 INCHES THURSDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 3000 THIS EVENING...THEN FALLING BACK TO AROUND 2000 FEET THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ040-201300- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR 714 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...2500 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN FALLING TO NEAR 1500 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ004-201300- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.121220T0900Z-121221T0000Z/ CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON- 714 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 2500 FEET THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO NEAR 1500 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  780 WWUS43 KFSD 200329 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 929 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-201130- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY 929 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVER THE AREA THROUGH EVENING...THEN DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN IDA COUNTY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END THURSDAY MORNING... WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES...BY LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ012-020-NEZ013-SDZ070-071-201130- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-DIXON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS... WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY... BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 929 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE LATE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL AVERAGE ABOUT ONE AND A HALF INCHES IN NORTHERN AREAS TO AROUND 4 INCHES IN THE FAR SOUTH. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE REDUCED TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION... FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ001-201130- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD 929 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO FALL TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-MNZ081-089-090-201130- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 929 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS BEFORE ENDING EARLY THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THOUGH SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY... WITH THE ALREADY EXISTING SNOW COVER...BLOWING SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM...ESPECIALLY LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO FALL TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  874 WWUS43 KOAX 200331 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD EXPECTED MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT... .HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST IOWA. MIXED RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IN PARTS OF FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD TURN TO SNOW. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW... WIND AND PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY. THIS WINTER STORM IS THE RESULT OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WHICH WILL CAUSE LOW PRESSURE TO DEEPEN AND TRACK FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI TONIGHT. IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-090>093-201145- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-THURSTON-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...TECUMSEH... STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA BY AROUND 3 TO 5 AM AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA BY 5 TO 7 AM. STRONG WINDS WILL LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES AND POSSIBLY TO NEAR ZERO AS THE SNOW BECOMES MORE POWDERY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IN FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA TO 8 TO 11 INCHES IN WESTERN IOWA. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AND TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ050-065-078-088-089-201145- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ BUTLER-SEWARD-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...MILFORD...CRETE... WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATER TONIGHT BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW AND COULD DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN SOME AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AND TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ033-034-044-045-051>053-066>068-201145- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ CUMING-BURT-DODGE-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER- CASS-OTOE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH... OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...FREMONT...BLAIR...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...LINCOLN... PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. VISIBILITIES SHOULD DROP BELOW 1/2 MILE AND COULD BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ032-042-043-201145- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ STANTON-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANTON...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS COULD DECREASE A LITTLE TOWARD SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ016-030-200600- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ ANTELOPE-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NELIGH...ELGIN...ALBION...ST. EDWARD 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NEZ017-018-031-201145- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ PIERCE-WAYNE-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE... NORFOLK 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATER TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. BRIEF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  182 WWUS44 KOUN 200332 WSWOUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 932 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 OKZ004>006-009-010-200800- /O.CON.KOUN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T0800Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT... WOODWARD 932 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. * MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... MAINY A DUSTING TO HALF AN INCH MAY CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH... WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH THIS EVENING...WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH ANY HEAVIER SNOWBANDS MAY BRIEFLY PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THIS AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS VERY SLICK AND DANGEROUS. && $$  290 WWUS43 KARX 200336 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 936 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...MODERATE SNOW FALLING OVER NORTHEAST IA AND SOUTHWEST WI... .MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AT MID EVENING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1 TO 2 MILES. SNOW IS ACCUMULATING...WITH 2 1/2 INCHES IN CUBA CITY WISCONSIN AND 1/2 INCH AT CASSVILLE...AND 1.2 AT OELWEIN IOWA THROUGH 930 PM. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW WILL NEAR A PLAINVIEW MINNESOTA TO SPARTA AND ADAMS WISCONSIN LINE BY 11 PM. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 2 MILES WITHIN 1 TO 2 HOURS AFTER THE ONSET OF THE SNOW...WITH MOST OF THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVING IN OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WITH THE HEAVY SNOW OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE LATER TONIGHT AS THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVES IN. DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME...GETTING TO YOUR TRAVEL DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS...AND PREPARING NOW FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201145- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 936 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201145- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 936 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201145- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 936 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  430 WWUS43 KMKX 200347 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 947 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO CHICAGO BY MID-AFTERNOON THURSDAY. THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS LOW MEANS THERE WILL BE A PARALYZING SNOW STORM IN PORTIONS OF WISCONSIN...WITH BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY ARRIVE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW DURING THE MID-MORNING HOURS BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON AND ENDING IN THE EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON COULD CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IT APPEARS FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN WILL SEE MAINLY RAIN AS WARM AIR WRAPS INTO THE AREA AROUND THE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE. THE CHANGE-OVER TO SNOW HAS BEEN DELAYED A BIT AND WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. HOWEVER SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL STILL FALL AT THE TAIL END OF THE STORM...WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. WIZ064-069-201200- /O.EXT.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.121220T0600Z-121220T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...JANESVILLE... BELOIT 947 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TO ABOUT NOON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 INCHES SOUTHERN ROCK COUNTY TO 12 TO 14 INCHES IN FAR NORTHWEST CORNERS OF ROCK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. RAIN WILL MIX IN WITH THE SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THUNDER- SNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ052-060-065-070-201200- /O.EXT.KMKX.WS.W.0002.121220T2000Z-121221T0900Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON... WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA 947 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A RAIN/SNOW/SLEET MIX TONIGHT. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING... ESPECIALLY WELL INLAND FROM THE LAKE SHORE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND SOUTHERN WALWORTH COUNTIES TO 12 TO 14 INCHES IN FAR NORTHWESTERN PARTS OF SHEBOYGAN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. THUNDER-SNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS IMPACTING THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. && $$ WIZ066-071-072-201200- /O.EXT.KMKX.WS.W.0002.121220T2300Z-121221T0900Z/ MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA 947 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...RAIN MIXED AT TIMES WITH SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BUT ANY SNOW WILL ONLY BRING MINOR ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH LATER THURSDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES...ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE LAKE SHORE. THUNDER-SNOW WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WITH RAIN CHANGING TO A HEAVY WET SNOW. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067-068-201200- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE 947 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT AND DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO ABOUT NOON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES. THUNDER-SNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...WHITEOUTS...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ051-058-059-201200- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.121220T0600Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T0900Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND 947 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 INCHES IN GERMANTOWN TO 12 TO 18 INCHES IN WESTERN FOND DU LAC AND DODGE COUNTIES. THUNDER-SNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY... WHITEOUTS... AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ REM  189 WWUS43 KTOP 200349 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 949 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 KSZ008-009-020-021-034-201200- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 949 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...WITH SOME PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 1 AM...AND END BY 6 AM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE ENDING BY 3 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ010-022-023-035-036-201200- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN...ABILENE... JUNCTION CITY 949 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY 1 AM AND PERSIST UNTIL THE PREDAWN HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE 11 PM TO 5 AM PERIOD. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ011-012-024-026-038-039-201500- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA 949 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT AND CHANGE COMPLETELY TO SNOW BY 2 AM. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE 4 AM TO 8 AM PERIOD...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDING BY 9 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ040-055-056-058-059-201500- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 949 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND TRANSITION COMPLETELY TO SNOW BY 4 AM. A FEW PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY IN THE 4 AM TO 8 AM PERIOD. ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END BY 9 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 70...WITH 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ037-054-201200- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MORRIS-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 949 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT AND TRANSITION COMPLETELY TO SNOW BY 2 AM. PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 2 AM TO 5 AM PERIOD. ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END BEFORE DAWN. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  153 WWUS43 KSGF 200353 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 953 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...AREA OF SNOW TO OVERSPREAD WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .AS AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...AN AREA OF SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS...MOVING THROUGH DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT...BUT UP TO AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THIS REGION. THIS SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK AND SCHOOL...CAUSING IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN A FEW LOCALIZED AREAS. KSZ073-MOZ055-056-066>068-078-201200- /O.NEW.KSGF.WW.Y.0004.121220T0900Z-121220T1800Z/ BOURBON-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...WARSAW...COLE CAMP... VERSAILLES...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE... EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON 953 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...ALONG AND NORTH OF A FORT SCOTT TO STOCKTON TO VERSAILLES LINE. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF SNOW. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL FALL OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE...IMPACTING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ALSO MAKE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BOXELL  347 WWUS43 KDVN 200354 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 954 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...BRINGING HEAVY SNOW...HIGH WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA INTO FAR NORTHWEST ILLINOIS WITH MUCH LOWER AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTHEAST. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTING TO AT 50 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY FOR ANYONE THAT BECOMES STRANDED OR OTHERWISE NOT PREPARED. IAZ040>042-051>054-063>065-076-077-ILZ001-201400- /O.CON.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JO DAVIESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...GALENA 954 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES. THE SNOW MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TOTALS MAY BE LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 14 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE TOWARD MORNING. THURSDAY... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE 20S THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS MAY BE AS LOW AS ZERO TOWARD EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THIS EVENING. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES... ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ IAZ067-078-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-MOZ009-010-201400- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.121220T1200Z-121221T0000Z/ MUSCATINE-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- HENDERSON-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSCATINE...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... OQUAWKA...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 954 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S BY AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY MAY BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ066-068-ILZ002-007-009-015-016-024-201400- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.121220T1200Z-121221T0600Z/ CLINTON-SCOTT-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL- MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT... FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE... ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...ALEDO 954 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. * WIND...LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 POSSIBLE FROM LATER MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A COMBINATION OF LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ ILZ017-018-201400- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 954 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW AROUND NOON THURSDAY. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION... HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY MAY BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A COMBINATION OF LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ ILZ026-034-035-201400- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0007.121220T1200Z-121221T0000Z/ WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 954 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY MAY BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  337 WWUS43 KAPX 200357 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1057 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM SET TO ARRIVE IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN SUBSTANTIALLY WHILE MOVING INTO THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHERN MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING HEAVY ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR...WITH VERY STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF IN MOST AREAS LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. MIZ008-015>023-025>028-201200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121222T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...GRAYLING 1057 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH POSSIBLE PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647-8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ024-029-034-201200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121222T0000Z/ ALPENA-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPENA...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 1057 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP BY THURSDAY MORNING... AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THIS SNOWFALL WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING... RESULTING IN SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING SNOWFALL TOTALS... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE COUNTIES. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL EXCEED 6 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WHERE PRECIPITATION STAYS PREDOMINATELY SNOW. IMPACTS... * POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ031>033-201200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121222T0000Z/ MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 1057 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES LATER THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE PRECIPITATION STAYS PREDOMINATELY SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647-8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ030-035-041-201200- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0015.121220T1200Z-121222T0000Z/ ALCONA-OGEMAW-GLADWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH...GLADWIN 1057 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...TRANSITIONING QUICKLY TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE...WHICH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL ONCE AGAIN TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATER THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW... MODERATE AT TIMES...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE COUNTIES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... LEADING TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITY AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$  881 WWUS43 KLOT 200357 WSWLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 957 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ILZ003-004-008-010-201200- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...OREGON...DIXON 957 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO WET SNOW EARLY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...LINGERING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THURSDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS UP BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ005-011-019-201200- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.121220T2100Z-121221T0600Z/ MCHENRY-DE KALB-LA SALLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...DEKALB...OTTAWA 957 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO WET SNOW BY MID TO LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...LINGERING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN DEKALB AND MCHENRY COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH EXPECTED IN DEKALB AND MCHENRY COUNTIES AND TO AROUND 60 MPH IN LASALLE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ006-012>014-020>022-INZ001-002-201200- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.A.0005.121221T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO 957 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO WET SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING...AND LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...LINGERING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS MORE FAVORED TO BE IN THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST SUBURBS OF CHICAGO. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. WINDS NEAR THE LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY SHORELINE COULD EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. THIS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE LATTER PORTION OF THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS LIKELY NEAR THE LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY INDIANA SHORELINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. && $$ MDB  842 WWUS45 KABQ 200359 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 859 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 NMZ527-528-530-531-200500- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-121220T1300Z/ RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY- 859 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ENDED ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WE ARE CANCELLING THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW HOURS THOUGH NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AROUND ZERO. CAUTION IS STILL NEEDED IF YOU ARE OUT DRIVING TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. $$  481 WWUS43 KLBF 200359 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 959 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 NEZ059-070-071-200500- /O.EXP.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS... EUSTIS 959 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED AND THE THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY STILL CAUSE SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. WINDS HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT TO 5 TO 15 MPH. $$ NEZ037-038-200500- /O.EXP.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 959 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. $$ KAR  618 WWUS46 KHNX 200359 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 759 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 CAZ096-201200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0010.121222T0000Z-121223T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 759 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING BY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL BE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 41 INTO YOSEMITE PARK...HUNTINGTON LAKE...SHAVER LAKE...WISHON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH OVER THE SIERRA CREST WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BINGHAM WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD  497 WWUS43 KIWX 200400 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1100 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS STORM WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM...AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING RESULTING IN RAIN MIXING WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGING TO SNOW. THE SNOW COULD POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH COMMON. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-201200- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 1100 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /1000 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 55 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-012-014-016-017-MIZ079-201200- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 1100 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /1000 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-013-015-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-201200- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH- HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 1100 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  585 WWUS45 KTFX 200413 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 913 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT TONIGHT AS A STRONG MID-LEVEL JET STREAM PULLS PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... MTZ009-201615- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0022.121220T0600Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 913 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX (REMOVE THIS COMMENT AND THE FOLLOWING COLON): PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$  343 WWUS43 KICT 200427 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1027 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 KSZ032-033-047>049-201200- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA 1027 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES WILL AFFECT CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH ROUGHLY MIDNIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES THEREAFTER. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ050>053-067>070-082-083-201200- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN- SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA 1027 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE SNOW COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR...WITH UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE FROM KINGMAN TO WICHITA...TO EL DORADO TO CHANUTE. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT...WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ071-072-201500- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA 1027 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE SNOW COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS BEFORE DIMINISHING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WOODSON AND ALLEN COUNTIES. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JAKUB  181 WWUS43 KGLD 200429 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 929 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ080-200530- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA- HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND... COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...TRENTON 929 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 /1029 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AS WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH COULD STILL RESULT IN LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 3 MILES THROUGH MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAS ENDED. $$ KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-200600- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 1029 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING/DURATION...BLOWING SNOW WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$  507 WWUS45 KCYS 200434 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 934 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON... .WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON. THE WINDS WILL BE PRODUCED IN PART BY A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND 45 MPH OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...RANGING FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO WEST OF A DOUGLAS TO CHEYENNE LINE...AND 10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO ELSEWHERE. THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES CAN INDUCE FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IN A SHORT TIME IF YOUR SKIN IS NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD. WYZ110-115>118-201600- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 934 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 2 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ054-055-WYZ119-201600- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 934 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY FOR BLOWING SNOW. * TIMING...FROM 4 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. $$ RUBIN  269 WWUS43 KARX 200438 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1038 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...THUNDER SNOW POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... .MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN LATE THIS EVENING...AND THERE IS THE THREAT THAT THUNDER COULD ENTER THIS MIX. IF IT DOES...SNOWFALL RATES WOULD INCREASE TO AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITIES WOULD DROP BELOW 1/2 MILE. THIS THUNDER THREAT SHOULD ONLY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FARTHER NORTH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW WAS ADVANCING NORTH OF I-90 AND SHOULD BE NEAR A LAKE CITY MINNESOTA TO BLACK RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN LINE BY MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 2 MILES WITHIN 1 TO 2 HOURS AFTER THE SNOW ONSET... WITH MOST OF THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVING IN OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WITH THE HEAVY SNOW OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE AS THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVES IN. DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME...GETTING TO YOUR TRAVEL DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS...AND PREPARING FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201245- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1038 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201245- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1038 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201245- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1038 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  849 WWUS43 KGID 200450 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1050 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WINDING DOWN OVERNIGHT... KSZ005-006-017-NEZ048-049-060>064-072>077-082>087-200900- /O.CON.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON- YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN- FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON... KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE... MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA... FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 1050 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH 3 AM. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND CREATE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH 3 AM...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ KSZ007-018-019-NEZ041-046-047-200900- /O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...OSBORNE...BELOIT... FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL 1050 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH 3 AM. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND AT TIMES NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ039-040-200900- /O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORD 1050 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH 3 AM. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND AT TIMES NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ HEINLEIN  766 WWAK42 PAFC 200528 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 828 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 AKZ152-210300- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0024.121220T0528Z-121221T0300Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 828 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY FOR AREAS ABOVE 1000 FT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...AREAS ABOVE 1000 FT ELEVATION * WIND...NORTH WIND 20 TO 35 MPH * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ABOVE 1000 FT...WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW ZERO...WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING WHEN WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ DEK  820 WWUS46 KSEW 200531 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 931 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 WAZ518-201200- /O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0024.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- 931 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MOUNT BAKER. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...DECREASING A BIT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND TWO FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...DIFFICULT AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 1000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER CONDITIONS. && $$ WAZ513-201200- /O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0024.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ OLYMPICS- 931 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HURRICANE RIDGE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...DECREASING A BIT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...DIFFICULT AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVEL...2000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER CONDITIONS. && $$ WAZ519-201200- /O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0024.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 931 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SNOQUALMIE PASS...STEVENS PASS... WHITE PASS...PARADISE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...DIFFICULT AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVEL...BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER CONDITIONS. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5-1-1 OR 1-800-695-7623...OR VISIT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV. && $$  095 WWUS44 KAMA 200533 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1133 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 OKZ003-TXZ004-005-200645- /O.CAN.KAMA.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT 1133 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT TO BRIEFLY MODERATE SNOW HAS DISSIPATED AND MOVE OUT OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. $$  865 WWUS43 KDMX 200534 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1134 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARD IOWA TONIGHT WITH INTENSIFICATION OF WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A DEVLOPING BLIZZARD LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL LIFT INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS BY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. FALLING TREES MAY ALSO OCCUR DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND HIGH WINDS. THIS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. IAZ023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-201345- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 1134 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE REGION THOUGH EARLY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE AREA WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH 2 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. OVER THE FAR SOUTH THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY MORNING..WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD BY 4 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT BY MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING AND AFTERNOON MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075-083- 084-094-095-201345- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...LEON... CORYDON 1134 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH ISOLATED THUNDER WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA THOUGH 2 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE WITH THE BAND OF SNOW LIFTING THROUGH THE AREA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS TIME. EXPECT THE WIND TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS TIME WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN OVER THE FAR SOUTH NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE SWITCHING TO SNOW. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON..WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG AN AXIS FROM JUST EAST OF ATLANTIC TO DES MOINES TO WATERLOO. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 4 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT BY MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING AND AFTERNOON MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ085-086-096-097-201345- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0600Z-121221T0000Z/ MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 1134 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY REMAIN RAIN OR A MIX BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW AROUND 2 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY LATE TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON IF HEAVY SNOW WEIGHS DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY AFTERNOON FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-201345- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 1134 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...1 INCH PER HOUR SNOW RATES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL BE INCREASING WINDS TO 15 TO 30 MPH. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT! POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR BY THURSDAY MORNING IF HEAVY SNOW WEIGHS DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ REV  206 WWAK41 PAFG 200535 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 835 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 AKZ204-201345- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 835 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE COLD WIND CHILL WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE THURSDAY MORNING AS WINDS DECREASE. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$  660 WWUS45 KTFX 200538 CCA WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1035 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT TONIGHT AS A STRONG MID-LEVEL JET STREAM PULLS PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... MTZ009-201800- /O.COR.KTFX.WS.W.0022.121220T0600Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 1035 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$  011 WWUS43 KARX 200539 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1139 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...THUNDER SNOW POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT...HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE IN... .MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER COULD ALSO OCCUR IN THESE AREAS. IF IT DOES...SNOWFALL RATES WOULD INCREASE TO AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITIES WOULD DROP BELOW 1/2 MILE. THIS THUNDER THREAT SHOULD ONLY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FARTHER NORTH...THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW SHOULD REACH NEILLSVILLE IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AROUND 1 AM. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 2 MILES WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR AFTER SNOW ONSET. THE HEAVIER SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE IN OVERNIGHT...WITH 2 AM UNTIL NOON THE MOST FAVORABLE TIME FOR THE HEAVY SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES WITH THE HEAVY SNOW OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE AS THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVES IN. DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME. PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201345- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1139 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201345- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1139 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201345- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1139 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THURSDAY EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  352 WWUS43 KDDC 200542 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1142 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ENDING... .AS THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PULL AWAY FROM CENTRAL KANSAS AND MOVES EAST, AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ALONG WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. KSZ030-031-043>046-064-065-200645- /O.EXP.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT 1142 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A FEW AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST UNTIL 2 AM, HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE GENERALLY ABOVE A MILE ALONG WITH GRADUALLY DECREASING WINDS. $$ 06  408 WWUS46 KPDT 200550 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 950 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND THE KITTITAS VALLEY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TONIGHT BRINGING MORE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW IN THESE AREAS AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EVEN AT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS IN SOME AREAS. WAZ520-201500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 950 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 19 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING NEAR THE CREST OF THE CASCADES. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ026-201200- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP 950 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 8 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE WEST END OF THE VALLEY...INCLUDING THORP. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELLENSBURG...THORP * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 82. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-201500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 950 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 8 INCHES. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND SOUTH OF BEND. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 97 AND HIGHWAY 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER 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. && $$  511 WWUS43 KGLD 200555 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1055 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-200700- /O.EXP.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 1155 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS COULD LEAD TO LOCAL AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE MILE...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAS COME TO AN END. $$ DR  816 WWUS46 KOTX 200559 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 WAZ042-201400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR THE LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-201400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-201400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-201400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NORTH OF THE METRO AREA IN PLACES LIKE MEAD...COLBERT...AND CHATTAROY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST PLAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-201400- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE SILVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND REMAIN MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ035-201400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: GRAND COULEE...WILBUR. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES FOR THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  431 WWAK41 PAFG 200634 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 934 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 AKZ204-201500- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 934 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE COLD WIND CHILL WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE THURSDAY MORNING AS WINDS DECREASE. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$  149 WWUS43 KARX 200659 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1259 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...DANGEROUS STORM IS UNDERWAY.... .HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WITH THUNDER ALSO BEING REPORTED. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS THESE AREAS ALONG WITH INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES. VISIBILITIES HAVE FALLEN TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FARTHER NORTH...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME DANGEROUS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND WILL DETERIORATE THROUGH 2 AM FOR AREAS FURTHER TO THE NORTH. DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME. PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201500- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1259 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201500- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1259 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201500- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1259 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THURSDAY EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  685 WWAK47 PAJK 200736 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1036 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 AKZ018-202045- /X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 1036 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR WHITE PASS. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO NEAR WHITE PASS...AND AS LOW AS 30 BELOW NEAR SKAGWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$  120 WWAK47 PAJK 200737 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1037 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 AKZ018-201400- /X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 1037 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR WHITE PASS. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO NEAR WHITE PASS...AND AS LOW AS 30 BELOW NEAR SKAGWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$  988 WWUS43 KEAX 200739 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 139 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL BRING WIDESPREAD IMPACTS TO THE REGION TONIGHT... .THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM HAS BROUGHT RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TONIGHT HOWEVER RAIN HAS BEGUN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...WITH POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IN AREAS NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 36 CORRIDOR. THIS SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AND GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH...TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION. MOZ001>006-011-012-201545- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 139 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...RAIN HAS BEGUN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET TONIGHT AND WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS OR CANCEL TRAVEL PLANS ALL TOGETHER AS WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH INTO IOWA AND NEBRASKA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-201545- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 139 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SHOWERS CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. THIS RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET BY 3 AM...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING THURSDAY...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW COULD BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...DURING THE EARLY MORNING INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-201545- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 139 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. THIS RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AROUND 3 TO 4 AM. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054- 201545- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 139 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN IS PERSISTING ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. HOWEVER RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS MORNING...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW AFTER 4 AM. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING... THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THURSDAY SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION...THE COMMUTE THURSDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR DELAYS NOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-201545- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 139 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND AN OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS IS PERSISTING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. HOWEVER...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER 3 AM...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THURSDAY MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THURSDAY. THOSE TRAVELING THURSDAY MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  821 WWUS43 KARX 200748 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 148 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW FALLING...DANGEROUS STORM IS UNDERWAY... .INTENSE SNOWFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHERE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS. THUNDER HAS MIXED IN WITH THE HEAVIER SNOWS. TRAVEL HAS BECOME DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS AND VEHICLES STUCK ON AREA ROADS. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. AREAS FURTHER TO THE NORTH ARE EXPERIENCING MODERATE SNOW WITH SLICK TRAVEL BEING REPORTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM AROUND 3 INCHES IN AUSTIN...AN INCH IN LA CROSSE...TO AROUND 2 INCHES AT NEILLSVILLE. BLIZZARD TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME. PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 148 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 148 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201600- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 148 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  689 WWUS41 KPBZ 200755 WSWPBZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 255 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-201600- /O.CON.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.121221T1600Z-121223T0000Z/ GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA... PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 255 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ PAZ007>009-015-016-201600- /O.CON.KPBZ.WS.A.0005.121221T0600Z-121223T0000Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE... BROCKWAY 255 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL. PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER AND MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS VIA THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOMEPAGE NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA. && $$  138 WWUS41 KLWX 200805 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 305 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-201615- /O.UPG.KLWX.WS.A.0006.121221T0300Z-121222T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.WS.W.0008.121221T0600Z-121222T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 305 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...HEAVY AND BLOWING AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ONSET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF ON SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES OF ONE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$  938 WWUS41 KCTP 200816 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 316 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 PAZ033-202100- /O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0003.121221T0500Z-121223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0005.121221T0600Z-121223T0000Z/ SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET 316 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOMERSET COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. AROUND ONE FOOT OF SNOW LIKELY ON SOME OF THE RIDGES BY LATE SATURDAY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. RAIN WILL END AS A PERIOD OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT...AND TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP TO JUST BELOW FREEZING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN HEAVY FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY... WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AVERAGING AROUND ONE HALF OF A MILE...BUT LIKELY DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ004-005-010-202100- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.A.0003.121221T0500Z-121223T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY 316 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING FROM THE LOWER 30S INTO THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE LOW TEENS. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ LAMBERT/CERU  386 WWUS43 KDLH 200838 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 238 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE LAKE MICHIGAN AREA BY THIS EVENING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE EVEN LONGER ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW POTENTIALLY ADDING EVEN MORE SNOW TO THE GOGEBIC RANGE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE. IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO TRAVEL INTO WISCONSIN...BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNING AND ADVISORY PRODUCTS. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PARALYZE TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF WISCONSIN. WIZ008-009-201800- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.121220T0900Z-121221T0300Z/ SAWYER-PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 238 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...PRICE AND SAWYER COUNTIES OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAYWARD...WINTER...PARK FALLS AND PHILLIPS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ WIZ003-004-201800- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.121220T0900Z-121221T1500Z/ ASHLAND-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY 238 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH 3 TO 6 INCHES BY 9 AM FRIDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE SNOWBELT OF ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES. THERE IS A CHANCE AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED THIS IN PORTIONS OF THE GOGEBIC RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...EVEN HIGHER CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR. * IMPACTS...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$  297 WWUS43 KGRR 200839 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 339 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 MIZ043-044-201645- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0004.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.121220T0839Z-121222T0000Z/ OCEANA-NEWAYGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HART...FREMONT 339 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING BEFORE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING TOWARD DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL REMAIN NEAR FREEZING ON FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY LATE TONIGHT ONCE AGAIN. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ040-201645- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0004.121220T1200Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.121220T0839Z-121222T0000Z/ CLARE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARE 339 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING BEFORE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING TOWARD DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL REMAIN NEAR FREEZING ON FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY LATE TONIGHT ONCE AGAIN. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ056-064-071-201645- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0004.121221T0600Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.121221T0600Z-121222T0000Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 339 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN TODAY WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES TOTAL LATE NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 55 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * SOME SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ050-201645- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0004.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.121221T0600Z-121222T0000Z/ MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUSKEGON 339 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES TOTAL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 55 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * SOME SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ037>039-201645- /O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0004.121220T0839Z-121222T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY 339 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE SNOW MIXES WITH OR CHANGES TO RAIN. * RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 TO 55 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AFTER RAIN AND SNOW MIX CHANGES BACK TO ALL SNOW. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ045-046-201645- /O.EXT.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.121220T0839Z-121222T0000Z/ MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 339 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING BEFORE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN. * RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING TOWARD DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL REMAIN NEAR FREEZING ON FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY LATE TONIGHT ONCE AGAIN. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ051-052-057>059-065>067-072>074-201645- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.121221T0600Z-121222T0000Z/ MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO- CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS... IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO... BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 339 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * SOME SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS COULD DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ NJJ  419 WWUS43 KDMX 200846 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 246 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARD IOWA WITH INTENSIFICATION OF WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A DEVLOPING BLIZZARD LOCATED OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI WILL LIFT INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS BY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL OVERNIGHT THROUGH TODAY. FALLING TREES MAY ALSO OCCUR DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND HIGH WINDS. THIS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. IAZ023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-201700- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 246 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THOUGH EARLY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE AREA WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. OVER THE FAR SOUTH THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY MORNING..WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS ARE BECOMING VERY STRONG AND THEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY 4 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING AND WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT... IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT BY MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING AND AFTERNOON MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075- 083>086-094>097-201700- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 246 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA THOUGH 6 AM CST THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS TIME. EXPECT THE WIND TO GRADUALLY INCREASE WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN OVER THE FAR SOUTH NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE SWITCHING TO SNOW TOWARD 6 AM CST. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THIS AFTERNOON..WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG AN AXIS FROM JUST EAST OF ATLANTIC TO DES MOINES TO WATERLOO. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 6 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT BY MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING AND AFTERNOON MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-201700- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 246 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL BE INCREASING WINDS TO 15 TO 30 MPH. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AND CONTINUE TODAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING IF HEAVY SNOW WEIGHS DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 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 TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ REV  788 WWUS43 KLSX 200850 WSWLSX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 250 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE MIDWEST TODAY... .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. FURTHER SOUTH...ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHTER SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ILZ095-096-MOZ018-019-026-027-202200- /O.UPG.KLSX.WW.Y.0004.121220T0900Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLSX.WS.W.0001.121220T1200Z-121221T0000Z/ ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL 250 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS FALLING SNOW COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY. && $$ MOZ034>036-041-042-047-048-050>052-202200- /O.NEW.KLSX.WW.Y.0005.121220T1200Z-121221T0000Z/ MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO- COLE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-LINCOLN MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO... JEFFERSON CITY 250 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND VERY STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. && $$ ILZ058-097>099-202200- /O.NEW.KLSX.WW.Y.0005.121220T1800Z-121221T0300Z/ GREENE IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- 250 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND VERY STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. && $$ CVKING  857 WWUS43 KILX 200850 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 250 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE MIDWEST... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM SAINT LOUIS TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY. COLDER AIR WILL QUICKLY SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS MORNING... CHANGING RAIN OVER TO SNOW. TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH AROUND 2 INCHES AS FAR EAST AS THE I-55 CORRIDOR. WITH NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LOW VISIBILITY WILL BE LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...AND RURAL AREAS MAY SEE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ILZ027>030-036-201700- /O.UPG.KILX.WW.Y.0004.121220T1800Z-121221T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WS.W.0001.121220T1500Z-121221T0600Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 250 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND GALESBURG AND CANTON AROUND 9 AM...AND NEAR PEORIA AROUND MIDDAY. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN AREAS AROUND GALESBURG. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND MIDDAY... AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 3 PM...AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES MAY OCCASIONALLY BE BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ040-201700- /O.NEW.KILX.WS.W.0001.121220T1500Z-121221T0600Z/ SCHUYLER- 250 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND 9 AM. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN AREAS AROUND GALESBURG. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND MIDDAY... AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES MAY OCCASIONALLY BE BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ031-037-038-041-042-047>051-201700- /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0005.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HAVANA... LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 250 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND JACKSONVILLE AND HAVANA BY 10 AM...AND ALONG THE I-55 CORRIDOR SHORTLY AFTER NOON. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS MORNING...AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AROUND SPRINGFIELD...AND AFTER 3 PM AROUND BLOOMINGTON. THESE SPEEDS WILL AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES MAY OCCASIONALLY BE BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ GEELHART  719 WWUS41 KCLE 200853 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 353 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-201700- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.121221T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 353 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS LIKELY ON FRIDAY. * TIMING...7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY AS WELL. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 30S TONIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-201700- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0002.121221T0900Z-121223T0000Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 353 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * ACCUMULATIONS....6 TO 10 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. IN ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 30S TONIGHT THEN DIPPING TO THE 20S BY FRIDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && $$  714 WWUS43 KGID 200858 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 258 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 KSZ005-006-017-NEZ048-049-060>064-072>077-082>087-201000- /O.EXP.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON- YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN- FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON... KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE... MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA... FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 258 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... FALLING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH ONLY SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW REMAINING IN FAR EASTERN COUNTIES NEAR HIGHWAY 81. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO AROUND ONE MILE MAY CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS PRIMARILY IN OPEN AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 DUE TO NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AT LEAST 35 MPH...BUT THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAS COME TO AN END. $$ KSZ007-018-019-NEZ041-046-047-201000- /O.EXP.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...OSBORNE...BELOIT... FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL 258 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... FALLING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NEARLY THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA...WITH ONLY SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW REMAINING IN FAR EASTERN COUNTIES NEAR HIGHWAY 81. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO AROUND ONE MILE MAY CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS PRIMARILY IN OPEN AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 DUE TO NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AT LEAST 35 MPH...BUT THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER HAS COME TO AN END. $$ NEZ039-040-201000- /O.EXP.KGID.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORD 258 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... FALLING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...AND THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER HAS COME TO AN END. $$ PFANNKUCH  011 WWUS45 KCYS 200859 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 159 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED MAINLY THIS MORNING ALONG PARTS OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR... .STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG PARTS OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON TO JUST WEST OF CHEYENNE. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST WHILE SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. THE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS....ESPECIALLY OVER FAR SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ110-115>118-201900- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 159 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...UNTIL NOON TODAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK WITH VISIBILITIES VERY LOW IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOCAL 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. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ054-055-WYZ119-201900- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 159 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...FROM 4 AM TO NOON TODAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK WITH VISIBILITIES LOW IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. $$  495 WWUS41 KILN 200901 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 401 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 INZ066-OHZ063>065-070>072-074-201715- /O.EXB.KILN.WW.Y.0007.121221T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ FRANKLIN IN-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON- HOCKING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKVILLE...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE... CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...LOGAN 401 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AND STRONG WINDS...AS WELL AS A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURE BELOW FREEZING WITH WET ROADS THIS EVENING. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE FROM STRONG WIND GUSTS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING QUICKLY FROM THE 40S INTO THE 20S THURSDAY NIGHT...REMAINING AT OR BELOW FREEZING WITH STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>062-201715- /O.EXT.KILN.WW.Y.0007.121221T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY- LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH- LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY... BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA... SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...EATON...DAYTON...XENIA 401 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AND STRONG WINDS... AS WELL AS A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURE BELOW FREEZING WITH WET ROADS ON THURSDAY EVENING. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE FROM STRONG WIND GUSTS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING QUICKLY FROM THE 40S INTO THE 20S THURSDAY NIGHT...REMAINING AT OR BELOW FREEZING WITH STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  008 WWUS43 KDVN 200906 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 306 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING HEAVY SNOW...HIGH WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA INTO FAR NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. RAIN WILL CONTINUE EARLY TODAY OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...BUT WILL CHANGE TO HEAVY SNOW BY NOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER EXTREME EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WHERE NEW SNOW TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE NOW EXPECTED. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTING TO AT 50 TO 55 MPH...AND SUSTAINED AROUND 40 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING FOR ANYONE THAT BECOMES STRANDED OR OTHERWISE NOT PREPARED. DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD TODAY...EVEN THOUGH IT IS RAINING THIS MORNING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY NOON IN MANY LOCATIONS IN EXTREME EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. IAZ066-068-ILZ002-007-009-015-024-201915- /O.CAN.KDVN.WS.W.0004.121220T1200Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.121220T1500Z-121221T0600Z/ CLINTON-SCOTT-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT... FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE... ROCK ISLAND...ALEDO 306 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN WILL CHANGE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND...LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY MID MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 POSSIBLE FROM LATER MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...WITH GUST CONTINUING TO REACH 50 MPH AT TIMES. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW THIS MORNING. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...VERY HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ IAZ067-078-087>089-098-099-201915- /O.CAN.KDVN.WS.W.0004.121220T1200Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.121220T1500Z-121221T0600Z/ MUSCATINE-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSCATINE...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON 306 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN WILL CHANGE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND...LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY MID MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 POSSIBLE FROM LATER MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...WITH GUST CONTINUING TO REACH 50 MPH AT TIMES. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S BY AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW THIS MORNING. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...VERY HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ ILZ026-034-035-201915- /O.UPG.KDVN.WW.Y.0007.121220T1200Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDVN.WS.W.0004.121220T1500Z-121221T0600Z/ WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 306 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY MID MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH THE THIS THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW BY MID MORNING. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY MAY BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERAL INCHES OF INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040>042-051>054-063>065-076-077-ILZ001-201915- /O.EXT.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JO DAVIESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...GALENA 306 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES. THE SNOW MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TOTALS MAY BE LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 15 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE 20S THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS MAY BE AS LOW AS ZERO TOWARD EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THIS EVENING. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES... ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ ILZ025-201915- /O.EXT.KDVN.WS.W.0004.121220T1500Z-121221T0600Z/ HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OQUAWKA 306 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN WILL CHANGE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S BY AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY MAY BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ ILZ016-201915- /O.EXT.KDVN.WS.W.0004.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ HENRY IL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KEWANEE 306 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO HEAVY SNOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND NOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WIND...LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AROUND NOON WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME VERY DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ MOZ009-010-201915- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.121220T1200Z-121221T0000Z/ SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 306 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S BY AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY MAY BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ ILZ017-018-201915- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 306 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY AROUND NOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW AROUND NOON THURSDAY. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY MAY BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ ERVIN  584 WWUS42 KGSP 200906 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 406 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT...PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS AS IT RIDES INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN ON STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. NCZ033-049-050-201700- /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0011.121221T0500Z-121222T0500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 406 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...AVERY...YANCEY...AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW SHOWERS AND THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPERING OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES BY FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS FROM LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS MAY BE SLIPPERY AS WELL. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GERAPETRITIS  021 WWUS41 KBUF 200911 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 411 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ008-201715- /O.EXB.KBUF.WS.A.0002.121221T0300Z-121221T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 411 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S OVERNIGHT. IN THE MID 30S FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...LOW TO MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON SNOW DUE TO WARM AIR AND STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ALOFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-201715- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.121221T1400Z-121222T2100Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 411 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE STARTING ON FRIDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. A SMALL CHANGE IN THE EXPECTED TRACK MAY ALTER EXPECTED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ SMITH  622 WWUS43 KTOP 200916 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-201200- /O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH 6AM. MEANWHILE THERE COULD BE SOME BLOWING SNOW PERSIST. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ010-022-023-036-201200- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY 316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST THROUGH 6 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ011-012-024-026-038-039-201500- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA 316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH 6 AM THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY 9 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ040-055-056-058-059-201500- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH 6 AM AND THEN BEGIN WEAKENING. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY 9 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 70...WITH 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ037-054-201200- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MORRIS-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH 5 AM AND SHOULD COME TO AN END SHORTLY AFTER 6 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WOLTERS  085 WWUS43 KIND 200919 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 419 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA BY MIDDAY THURSDAY ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-201730- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0004.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE 419 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT WITH BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN AROUND 1 PM THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO START UNTIL AFTER 7 PM THURSDAY AND SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 10 AM FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGITS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  877 WWUS41 KALY 200919 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 419 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ032-033-042-202115- /O.NEW.KALY.WS.A.0002.121221T0000Z-121221T1600Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 419 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS * HAZARD TYPES...A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND WIND. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES...MIXED WITH SLEET. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...AN INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVING THIS EVENING....CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY MORNING WHEN IT WILL BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW COULD CAUSE VERY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL. ALSO...THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW...SLEET AND WIND COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 MPH...POSSIBLY UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$  120 WWUS43 KMPX 200924 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 324 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING EXPANDED WESTWARD ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST...LEAVING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO LOCALLY 9 INCHES FROM ALBERT LEA TO RED WING AND EAU CLAIRE. AMOUNTS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TO THE NORTHWEST OF THAT LINE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL FOLLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND SUCH STRONG WINDS WILL BRING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO OPEN AREAS...INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS OF FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED. MNZ084-091-092-201800- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 324 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ063-069-201030- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE 324 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAWN...BUT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN UNDER 2 INCHES. $$ MNZ085-093-201800- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 324 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ077-078-WIZ024>028-201800- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 324 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ070-076-082-083-WIZ015-016-023-201800- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 324 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO DEVELOP...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BORGHOFF  991 WWUS43 KICT 200936 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 336 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 KSZ032-033-047>049-201200- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA 336 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH AND COME TO AN END EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF LESS THAN A HALF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 56 CORRIDOR. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST EARLY TODAY... WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW WITH DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ050>053-067>070-082-083-201200- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN- SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA 336 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH AND COME TO AN END EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF LESS THAN A HALF AN INCH ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM KINGMAN TO WICHITA...TO EL DORADO. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST EARLY TODAY... WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ071-072-201500- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA 336 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THE LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS BEFORE DIMINISHING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WOODSON AND ALLEN COUNTIES. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST EARLY TODAY OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KETCHAM  885 WWUS43 KAPX 200938 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 438 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE HAS STRENGTHENED SUBSTANTIALLY TO OUR SOUTH AND WEST. THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD ALL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN WITH THE SNOW INCREASING IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR...PARTICULARLY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. MIZ008-015>023-025>028-201745- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121222T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...GRAYLING 438 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE DAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LIGHTER SNOWS FOR FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 PH. PERIODIC BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE FOR MANY AREAS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647-8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ024-029-034-201745- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121222T0000Z/ ALPENA-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPENA...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 438 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH LIGHTER SNOWS FOR FRIDAY. THIS SNOWFALL WILL MIX OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT TIMES LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING SNOWFALL TOTALS. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WHERE PRECIPITATION STAYS PREDOMINATELY SNOW. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. IMPACTS... * POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ031>033-201745- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121222T0000Z/ MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 438 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOWS FOR FRIDAY. THE SNOWFALL TODAY WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES...RESULTING IN SOME MINOR UNCERTAINTY REGARDING SNOWFALL TOTALS. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7 TO 11 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WHERE PRECIPITATION STAYS PREDOMINATELY SNOW. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP WITH THE LAKE EFFECT LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. IMPACTS... * TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647-8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ030-035-041-201745- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0015.121220T1200Z-121222T0000Z/ ALCONA-OGEMAW-GLADWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH...GLADWIN 438 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...BEFORE TRANSITIONING QUICKLY TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL ONCE AGAIN TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY...LEADING TO PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITY AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$  006 WWUS43 KARX 200941 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 341 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS UNDERWAY...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING WITH RAPIDLY DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS... .INTENSE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES BEING REPORTED. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF VEHICLES STUCK ON AREA ROADWAYS. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. AREAS FURTHER TO THE NORTH ARE EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH SLICK TRAVEL BEING REPORTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM AROUND 4 INCHES IN THE AUSTIN AREA...2 INCHES IN LA CROSSE...4 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF BUFFALO INTO TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES AND 3 TO 4 INCHES OVER CENTRAL JUNEAU INTO ADAMS COUNTIES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE WINDS INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION...WITH VISIBILITIES 1/2 MILE OR LESS. IF YOU VENTURE OUT IN THESE CONDITIONS YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201745- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 341 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201745- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 341 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201745- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 341 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * 5 TO 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  053 WWUS43 KFSD 200944 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 344 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 IAZ021-031-NEZ014-201745- /O.CAN.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-WOODBURY-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...SIOUX CITY... SOUTH SIOUX CITY 344 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF EARLY TODAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. LOCALLY... VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ012-020-NEZ013-SDZ070-071-201045- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-DIXON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS... WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY... BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 344 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THIS AREA. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE SOME LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ IAZ001-201045- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD 344 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THIS AREA. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE SOME LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ MNZ081-201045- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COTTONWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE 344 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF EARLY TODAY. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE SOME LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ IAZ022-032-201745- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN... BATTLE CREEK 344 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF EARLY TODAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING...CREATING BLOWING SNOW. LOCALLY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-MNZ089-090-201745- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 344 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF EARLY TODAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. LOCALLY... VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  414 WWUS43 KLOT 200946 WSWLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 346 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ILZ003-004-008-010-201800- /O.CAN.KLOT.WS.W.0004.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.BZ.W.0002.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...OREGON...DIXON 346 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTALS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH INCLUDE VISIBILITY AT OR NEAR ZERO AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES GIVEN THAT IT MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH SNOW REMOVAL. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ006-012>014-020>022-INZ001-002-201800- /O.UPG.KLOT.WS.A.0005.121221T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KLOT.WS.W.0004.121220T2100Z-121221T0900Z/ LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO 346 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES...HIGH WINDS...REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW LIKELY BEING HEAVY AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND LOWEST VISIBILITY LOOKS TO OCCUR IN THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO METRO AREA BETWEEN 5 AND 9 PM. SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS THE SNOW ARRIVES AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: SOME UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES WITH REGARD TO SNOW AMOUNTS BUT CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTALS OF 2 TO POSSIBLY 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FAVORED ACROSS THE FAR NORTH AND NORTHWEST SUBURBS OF CHICAGO...AND ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY INDIANA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. WINDS NEAR THE LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY SHORELINE COULD EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE INTENSE SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. THIS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS NEAR THE LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY INDIANA SHORELINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ005-011-019-201800- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.121220T2100Z-121221T0600Z/ MCHENRY-DE KALB-LA SALLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...DEKALB...OTTAWA 346 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...AND LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. LESS INTENSE SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS SNOW ARRIVES AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN DEKALB AND MCHENRY COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH EXPECTED IN DEKALB AND MCHENRY COUNTIES AND TO AROUND 60 MPH IN LASALLE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AS IT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH SNOW REMOVAL. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MDB/RATZER  805 WWUS43 KSGF 200946 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 346 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...AREA OF SNOW TO OVERSPREAD WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI... AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS THIS MORNING... .AS AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING... AN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM...MOVING THROUGH DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT...BUT UP TO AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THIS REGION. THIS SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK AND SCHOOL...CAUSING IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN A FEW LOCALIZED AREAS. KSZ073-MOZ055-056-066>068-078-201800- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ BOURBON-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...WARSAW...COLE CAMP... VERSAILLES...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE... EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON 346 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...ALONG AND NORTH OF A FORT SCOTT TO STOCKTON TO VERSAILLES LINE. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF SNOW. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL FALL OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE...IMPACTING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ALSO MAKE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. THE WIND WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO DIP INTO THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LINDENBERG  721 WWUS41 KBTV 200950 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 450 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ034-202200- /O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0015.121221T0300Z-121221T2100Z/ WESTERN ESSEX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE PLACID 450 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY IN NEW YORK. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TRANSITION TO MOSTLY RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL RELATED IMPACTS EXPECTED WITH SLIPPERY CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS. GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO TRAVEL FOR YOUR COMMUTE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$  345 WWUS41 KRNK 200955 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 455 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH OUR AREA EARLY TONIGHT...BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE WINTER STORM WILL RESULT IN A 36 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND POTENTIALLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME OF THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING SNOW...IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA AND INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA...SNOW AMOUNTS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN WEST VIRGINIA. WVZ042-043-045-201800- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0005.121221T0300Z-121222T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0007.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 455 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND DRIVEN SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MERCER AND SUMMERS...AND 7 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG. SNOW ACCUMULATION WITHIN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY...ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 2500 FEET...WILL BE MUCH LESS...CLOSER TO ONE INCH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ007-010-011-WVZ044-201800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG...UNION 455 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT... THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TAZEWELL... BLAND...GILES...AND MONROE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OCCURRING ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS MAY DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ009-015-201800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0500Z-121222T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 455 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO FLURRIES FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...BELOW FREEZING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  167 WWUS43 KMQT 200958 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 458 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT MUCH OF UPPER MICHIGAN WITH WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING INTO FRIDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO LOWER MICHIGAN BY THIS EVENING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL TO UPPER MICHIGAN. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. EXPECT THE SEVERE WINTER WEATHER TO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INLAND ALONG THE WISCONSIN BORDER...BUT CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE REST OF UPPER MICHIGAN. MIZ012-201800- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 358 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT HEAVY WET SNOW TO MOVE INTO THE CITY OF MENOMINEE SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK...THEN QUICKLY SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REST OF MENOMINEE COUNTY THIS MORNING. * SNOW WILL RAPIDLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN AS SNOW DIMINISHES THIS EVENING...TRAVEL COULD REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ013-201800- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121221T1200Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 458 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO DELTA COUNTY SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...AND RAPIDLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY TODAY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 13 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN DELTA COUNTY DUE TO LAKE ENHANCED SNOW OFF LAKE SUPERIOR. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN THOUGH SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING...TRAVEL COULD REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-007-014-085-201800- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121221T1800Z/ ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... MANISTIQUE...SENEY 458 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND MID MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES... WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 9 TO 13 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR IN ALGER COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. M-28 BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND MUNISING COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-201800- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121221T1800Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 458 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MARQUETTE COUNTY BY MID MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM THE HURON MOUNTAINS TO ISHPEMING...NEGAUNEE AND GWINN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. M-28 BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND MUNISING COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ011-201800- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.121220T1200Z-121221T0600Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 358 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO DICKINSON COUNTY RIGHT AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY TODAY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...GREATEST EAST OF A LINE FROM IRON MOUNTAIN TO RALPH. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO 30 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN AS SNOW DECREASES IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ009-201800- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.121220T1200Z-121221T1500Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 358 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO GOGEBIC COUNTY TOWARDS DAYBREAK THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS NORTH WINDS OFF LAKE SUPERIOR ENHANCE THE SNOW. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM IRONWOOD TO WAKEFIELD AND TO THE PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ004-201800- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.121220T1200Z-121221T1800Z/ BARAGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...L'ANSE 458 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO BARAGA COUNTY BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HURON MOUNTAINS...WHERE SNOWFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE HURON MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING ALBERTA AND HERMAN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ002-084-201800- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.121220T1200Z-121221T1500Z/ ONTONAGON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...KENTON...SIDNAW 458 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND WHITE PINE. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-003-201800- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.121220T1500Z-121221T1500Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 458 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FOR OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ010-201800- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.121220T1200Z-121221T0600Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 358 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO IRON COUNTY AROUND DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ SRF  395 WWAK42 PAFG 201001 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 101 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 AKZ209-210300- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0061.121220T1001Z-121221T0300Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 101 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE IN THE AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$  963 WWUS43 KEAX 201003 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 403 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IMPACTING THE REGION THIS MORNING... .THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE ENTIRE AREA THIS MORNING. RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW OVER NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...WITH POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IN AREAS NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 36 CORRIDOR. THIS SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AND GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION. MOZ001>006-011-012-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 403 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36... THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS OR CANCEL TRAVEL PLANS ALL TOGETHER AS WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH INTO IOWA AND NEBRASKA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 403 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET BY 4AM...QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW COULD BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 403 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...RAIN HAS BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AROUND 4 TO 5 AM. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054- 201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 403 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...RAIN HAS BEGUN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW AFTER 4 AM. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING... THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING INTO SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION...THE COMMUTE THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR DELAYS NOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 403 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND AN OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS IS PERSISTING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. HOWEVER... RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER 5 AM... QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  390 WWUS43 KIWX 201004 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 504 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE EARLY THIS MORNING...CENTERED ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS..WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. RAIN SHOWERS MAY SLACKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WILL THEN MIX WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW. THE SNOW COULD POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION... VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH COMMON. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-201815- /O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 504 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /404 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-012-014-016-017-MIZ079-201815- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 504 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /404 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-013-015-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-201815- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH- HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 504 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  411 WWUS41 KRLX 201009 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 509 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. IN ITS WAKE...WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE...WITH VARYING INTENSITY...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY IN THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. WVZ036>038-046-047-201815- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0005.121221T0300Z-121223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0006.121221T0600Z-121222T1900Z/ FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON... ELKINS 509 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH UP TO A FOOT AND A HALF ALONG NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES AND WINDCHILL. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE 20S. * WIND CHILLS...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS EITHER SIDE OF ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9563...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ035-039-201815- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0005.121221T0300Z-121223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0015.121221T0600Z-121222T1900Z/ RALEIGH-UPSHUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...BUCKHANNON 509 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES AND WINDCHILL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * WIND CHILLS...IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9563... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ015-016-018-025-026-029>034-201815- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0015.121221T0600Z-121222T1200Z/ KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-LOGAN-BOONE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 509 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES AND WINDCHILL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9563... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ027-028-040-201815- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0015.121221T0600Z-121222T1900Z/ CLAY-BRAXTON-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... FLATWOODS...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 509 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES AND WINDCHILL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9563... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$  649 WWUS45 KMSO 201016 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 316 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 MTZ004-201800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 316 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES FOR LOOKOUT PASS AND HIGHWAY 200 FROM TROUT CREEK TO HERON...OTHER AREAS: UP TO 2 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN $$ MTZ001-201800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 316 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES FOR TROY...LIBBY...YAAK AND EUREKA REGION...OTHER AREAS: UP TO 3 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ002-202215- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 316 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS COULD CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 INCHES OVER MARIAS PASS. OTHER AREAS: 2 TO 6 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE $$ MTZ003-201800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 316 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON $$ IDZ005-201800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 216 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...OTHER AREAS: UP TO 2 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE $$  225 WWUS46 KEKA 201017 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 217 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 CAZ004-202300- /O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0006.121220T1600Z-121222T0000Z/ UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 217 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE EAST OF JUNCTION CITY IN TRINITY COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES WEAVERVILLE AND TRINITY CENTER AS WELL AS BUCKHORN PASS AND OREGON SUMMIT. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...3...36...AND 299. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL OR ALTER TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT. FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL 1-800-427-7623. BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA. && $$ CAZ003-202300- /O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 217 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. SNOW MAY AFFECT ALL REGIONAL PASSES. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN DEL NORTE COUNTY. * WINDS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND WILL AFFECT EXPOSED AREAS... RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES ABOVE 2500 FEET THIS EVENING THROUGHTHURSDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36...96...199...AND 299. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT. FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL 1-800-427-7623. BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA. && $$ CAZ076-202300- /O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0006.121220T2200Z-121222T0000Z/ MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 217 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS OF MENDOCINO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL OR ALTER TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT. FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL 1-800-427-7623. BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA. && $$  914 WWUS45 KTFX 201027 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 327 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT TONIGHT AS A STRONG MID-LEVEL JET STREAM PULLS PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... MTZ009-210000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 327 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$  350 WWUS43 KGRB 201028 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 428 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WISCONSIN TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN MISSOURI WILL PUSH ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS. THE STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS GENERATED BY THE STORM WILL LINGER WELL INTO FRIDAY. WIZ038-039-045-048-049-201830- /O.CON.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...WAUTOMA... OSHKOSH...CHILTON 428 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE PERIOD. * WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 15 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PERSONS WITH HEART PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOVEL THE DENSE...MOISTURE-LADEN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...REMAIN WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ022-040-050-201830- /O.CON.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0900Z/ DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS 428 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW MAY OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH RAIN LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTH OF TWO RIVERS. * WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER DOOR COUNTY TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER TOTALS POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKESHORE SOUTH OF TWO RIVERS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PERSONS WITH HEART PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOVEL THE DENSE...MOISTURE-LADEN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...REMAIN WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ011>013-019>021-030-031-035>037-073-074-201830- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE- NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA- SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANDON...ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU... WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...CRIVITZ 428 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. * TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS FROM WAUSAU TO CRANDON. SNOW TOTALS AROUND A FOOT ARE ANTICIPATED FROM WAUPACA TO MARINETTE. * WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PERSONS WITH HEART PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOVEL THE DENSE...MOISTURE-LADEN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ005-010-018-201830- /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...TOMAHAWK 428 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * A STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ KIECKBUSCH  434 WWUS45 KTFX 201029 CCA WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 328 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 MTZ009-210000- /O.COR.KTFX.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 328 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$  868 WWUS43 KOAX 201038 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 438 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING BUT SNOW WILL BE ENDING OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA BY 6 AM. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE THE MORNING PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY WITH WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA BY AFTERNOON. NEZ032-042-043-201145- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ STANTON-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANTON...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER 438 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. GUSTY NORTHWINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NEZ017-018-031-201145- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ PIERCE-WAYNE-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE... NORFOLK 438 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES. $$ IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-090>093-201800- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-THURSTON-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...TECUMSEH... STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 438 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...SNOW...WILL BE ENDING IN MOST AREAS BY 6 AM. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...REPORTS RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME THIS MORNING MAINLY OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ050-065-078-088-089-201200- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ BUTLER-SEWARD-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...MILFORD...CRETE... WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 438 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...SNOW HAD DIMINISHED OR ENDED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MID MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ033-034-044-045-051>053-066>068-201800- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ CUMING-BURT-DODGE-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER- CASS-OTOE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH... OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...FREMONT...BLAIR...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...LINCOLN... PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY 438 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...SNOW HAD DIMINISHED OR ENDED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ FOBERT  522 WWUS43 KARX 201054 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 454 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS UNDERWAY...LIFE THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS OCCURRING... .INTENSE SNOWFALL CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHERE VERY HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL. SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA HAS SEEN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WAS REPORTED IN NORTHERN TREMPEALEAU COUNTY. AROUND 4 INCHES HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK IF YOU VENTURE OUT IN THESE CONDITIONS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-201900- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 454 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-201900- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 454 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TODAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-201900- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 454 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * 5 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  039 WWUS41 KRLX 201100 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 600 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. IN ITS WAKE...WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE...WITH VARYING INTENSITY...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY IN THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. WVZ036>038-046-047-201900- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0006.121221T0600Z-121222T1900Z/ FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON... ELKINS 600 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM EST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH UP TO A FOOT AND A HALF ALONG NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE 20S. * WIND CHILLS...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS EITHER SIDE OF ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9563...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ015-016-018-025-026-029>034-201900- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0015.121221T0600Z-121222T1200Z/ KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-LOGAN-BOONE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 600 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES AND WINDCHILL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9563... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ027-028-035-039-040-201900- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0015.121221T0600Z-121222T1900Z/ CLAY-BRAXTON-RALEIGH-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... FLATWOODS...BECKLEY...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 600 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES AND WINDCHILL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9563... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$  934 WWUS43 KMKX 201102 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 502 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO CHICAGO BY MID-AFTERNOON TODAY BEFORE CROSSING LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS LOW MEANS THERE WILL BE A PARALYZING SNOW STORM IN PORTIONS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES...NORTH OF A LINE FROM MONROE TO MADISON TO WAUPUN. SNOW SOUTH OF THAT LINE WILL EVENTUALLY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. COLDER AIR WILL TURN THE HEAVY WET SNOW INTO A DRIER SNOW THAT BECOMES MORE AND MORE PRONE TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IT APPEARS FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN WILL SEE RAIN AS WARM AIR WRAPS INTO THE AREA AROUND THE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE. THE CHANGE- OVER TO SNOW WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM MILWAUKEE TO RACINE AND KENOSHA. HOWEVER SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL STILL FALL AT THE TAIL END OF THE STORM...WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS COULD IMPACT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067-068-201800- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE 502 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT AND DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO ABOUT NOON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES MOST AREAS. LOWER AMOUNTS IN GREEN COUNTY...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH ON THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY... WHITEOUTS...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ051-058-059-201800- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T0900Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND 502 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES MOST AREAS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE NORTH AND WEST. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY... WHITEOUTS... AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ064-069-201800- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T0900Z/ JEFFERSON-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...JANESVILLE... BELOIT 502 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TO ABOUT NOON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE SOUTH AND EAST PARTS OF THE COUNTIES...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES TO THE NORTH AND WEST. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN FOR A TIME THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. DURING THE DAY. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ052-060-065-070-201800- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.121220T2000Z-121221T0900Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON... WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA 502 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A RAIN/SNOW/SLEET MIX TONIGHT. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING... ESPECIALLY WELL INLAND FROM THE LAKE SHORE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 12 INCHES IN SHEBOYGAN WITH LOWER AMOUNTS NEAR THE LAKE. 4 TO 8 INCHES IN OZAUKEE AND WAUKESHA COUNTIES AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN WALWORTH. LOWEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTH AND EAST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN CHANGING BACK TO SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS MORNING...THEN IMPROVING FOR A WHILE LATER TODAY AS RAIN MELTS THE SNOW ON ROADWAYS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ066-071-072-201800- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.121220T2300Z-121221T0900Z/ MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA 502 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...RAIN FOR THE MOST PART TODAY. RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES...ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE LAKE SHORE. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH ON LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...LITTLE TRAVEL IMPACTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANGING TO A HEAVY WET SNOW DURING RUSH HOUR WITH THUNDER POSSIBLE AND POOR VISIBILITIES. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CRAVEN  552 WWUS46 KMFR 201128 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 328 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ORZ024-201930- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121221T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.121220T1200Z-121221T1200Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION 328 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET...UP TO AN INCH FROM 2000 TO 2500 FEET. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET MAY SEE AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 199. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE HIGHWAYS AND POPULATION CENTERS...BUT THE LOWER AREAS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 199...MAY GET UP TO AN INCH...MOSTLY NEAR HAYES HILL AND THE STATE LINE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ANY TRAVEL INTO THE KALMIOPSIS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. && $$ CAZ082-083-201930- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 328 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH MORE FALLING SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL FOLLOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PASSES. * IMPACTS...THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA AFFECTING THE I-5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 89 NEAR SNOWMAN SUMMIT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-201930- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121221T2300Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 328 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER. SNOW MAY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AT TIMES WITH LESS THAN AN INCH ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW. * IMPACTS...THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE MOST HIGHWAYS AND POPULATION CENTERS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ081-201930- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.121220T1200Z-121221T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 328 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR MOUNT SHASTA. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TODAY...WHEN SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF AROUND 3000 FEET...LOWERING TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET TODAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MOSTLY IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY. * IMPACTS...THE I-5 CORRIDOR WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SNOW AND WIND. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ030-031-201930- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.121220T1200Z-121221T1200Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...LAKEVIEW 328 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 T0 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS 97...395...AND 31 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ027-028-201930- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.121220T1200Z-121221T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE 328 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE. ONE TO TWO FEET ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ON MT ASHLAND. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...MOUNT ASHLAND SKI AREA...LAKE OF THE WOODS...AND HOWARD PRAIRIE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MUCH STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER EXPOSED AREAS AND ABOVE THE TREE LINE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ACROSS THE PASSES THROUGH THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS MAY BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW...INCLUDING SISKIYOU SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023-025-026-201930- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.121220T1200Z-121221T1200Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- JACKSON COUNTY- 328 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF AROUND 3000 FEET...LOWERING TO AROUND 2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GLENDALE. * IMPACTS...I-5 CORRIDOR PASSES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SVEN  810 WWUS46 KSTO 201133 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 333 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATER TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND GUSTY WINDS. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE IN THE FOOTHILLS TODAY WITH SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 500 FEET IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY RISE TO 3000 TO 4500 FEET BY SATURDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE INTO SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 FEET ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK. CAZ014-068-202345- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0012.121221T0300Z-121223T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0014.121221T0300Z-121224T0600Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...CHESTER...QUINCY 333 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 28 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL INTO SUNDAY. * VISIBILITIES: ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ACROSS WIND EXPOSED AREAS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...BURNEY AND AREA HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. CHAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ066-202345- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0012.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0014.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARADISE 333 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE 1000 TO 2000 FEET TODAY THEN GRADUALLY RISE TO 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE AND AREA HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. CHAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ069-202345- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0012.121221T1800Z-121223T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0014.121221T1200Z-121224T0600Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 333 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL BEGINS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 EARLY FRIDAY AND SPREADS SOUTHWARD LATER FRIDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * VISIBILITIES: ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ACROSS WIND EXPOSED AREAS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 AND AREA HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS SUCH AS ALL TRANS SIERRA NEVADA HIGHWAY PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ063-202345- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0014.121220T1800Z-121222T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0028.121220T1800Z-121222T1200Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 333 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 8 INCHES BELOW 2500 FEET AND 1 TO 3 FEET OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 1000 FEET ALONG THE EAST SLOPES...MAINLY FROM HIGHWAY 36 NORTHWARD... TODAY INTO TONIGHT THEN RISE TO ABOVE 3000 FEET FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING ACROSS THE COASTAL RANGE. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS. AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ013-202345- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0014.121220T1800Z-121223T0000Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 333 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WITH 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY RISE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT TO AROUND 2500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL DELAYS WILL BE LIKELY. ROAD CLOSURES MAY BE POSSIBLE DURING HEAVIER SNOW PERIODS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ015-202345- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.A.0012.121221T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REDDING 333 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 INCH. * SNOW LEVELS: GENERALLY AROUND 600 TO 1000 FEET WITH RAIN SNOW MIX POSSIBLE TO AROUND 500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW COULD BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WITH SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REDDING. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS AND POTENTIALLY AT REDDING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ JCLAPP  096 WWAK41 PAFG 201135 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 235 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 AKZ204-201245- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 235 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$  297 WWUS45 KREV 201141 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 341 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW LIKELY IN THE SIERRA FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-210030- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0010.121221T1800Z-121224T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.121221T1400Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 341 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. * THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-210030- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0010.121221T1200Z-121224T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.121221T1200Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 341 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 4500 FEET. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 5 FEET IS LIKELY. * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BELOW 4500 FEET WILL CAUSE LITTLE ACCUMULATION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4000 TO 5000 FEET FRIDAY...FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-210030- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0010.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 341 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVER 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE...THIS INCLUDES MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-210030- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0011.121222T1500Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 341 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: TWO PERIODS OF SNOW MAY IMPACT FAR WESTERN NEVADA THIS WEEKEND. THE FIRST WILL OCCUR SATURDAY WITH A SECOND PERIOD OF SNOW SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO A FOOT IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ON VALLEY FLOORS. * THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE VIRGINA HIGHLANDS. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR AND BELOW 5000 FEET. * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW MAY LIMIT OR PREVENT ACCUMULATIONS ON THE VALLEY FLOOR NEAR RENO AND SPARKS SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 50...395...INTERSTATE 80 AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO  826 WWUS43 KEAX 201148 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 548 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IMPACTING THE REGION THIS MORNING... .THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE ENTIRE AREA THIS MORNING. RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW OVER NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...WITH POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IN AREAS NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 36 CORRIDOR. THIS SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AND GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION. MOZ001>006-011-012-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 548 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * RADAR TRENDS...A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW IS MOVING THROUGH NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND COMBINING WITH NEAR 50 MPH WINDS. THIS IS LEADING TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36... THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS OR CANCEL TRAVEL PLANS ALL TOGETHER AS WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH INTO IOWA AND NEBRASKA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 548 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * RADAR TRENDS...A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW IS MOVING THROUGH NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND COMBINING WITH NEAR 50 MPH WINDS. THIS IS LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET BY 4AM... QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW COULD BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 548 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...RAIN HAS BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AROUND 4 TO 5 AM. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING... THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054- 201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 548 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * RADAR TRENDS A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW IS MOVING THROUGH EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LEADING TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA FOR TWO TO 3 MORE HOURS WITH SNOW DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS MORNING. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING... THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING INTO SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION... THE COMMUTE THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED... AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR DELAYS NOW. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 548 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND AN OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS IS PERSISTING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. HOWEVER... RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AFTER 5 AM... QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY DAYBREAK. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS MORNING...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CDB  881 WWUS46 KHNX 201152 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 352 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 CAZ096-202200- /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0010.121222T0000Z-121223T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0010.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 352 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK. * SNOW LEVEL: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 4000 TO 5000 FEET OVER THE WEEKEND. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER HEAVY BURST OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE SIERRA BACKCOUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ JMB WEB PAGE...WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD TWITTER...@NWSHANFORD FACEBOOK...US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD  453 WWUS43 KOAX 201153 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING BUT SNOW WILL BE ENDING OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA BY 7 AM. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE THE MORNING PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY WITH WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA BY AFTERNOON. IAZ043-055-NEZ015-033-034-044-045-051>053-066-201800- /O.CAN.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0008.121220T1153Z-121220T1800Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-DODGE-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS- DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL... WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR...FREMONT...BLAIR...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA... BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...LINCOLN 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW...WILL BE ENDING IN MOST AREAS BY 6 AM BUT BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NEZ050-065-078-088-089-201800- /O.CAN.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0008.121220T1153Z-121220T1800Z/ BUTLER-SEWARD-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...MILFORD...CRETE... WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW HAD DIMINISHED OR ENDED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ090>093-201800- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA- PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY... TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...SNOW...WILL BE ENDING IN MOST AREAS BY 9 AM. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...REPORTS RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME THIS MORNING MAINLY OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ067-068-201800- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ CASS-OTOE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ FOBERT  529 WWUS43 KTOP 201153 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 KSZ010-022-023-036-201300- /O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES GRADUALLY IMPROVING. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID MORNING. $$ KSZ037-054-201300- /O.EXP.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MORRIS-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES GRADUALLY IMPROVING. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID MORNING. $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-201300- /O.EXP.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. $$ KSZ011-012-024-026-038-039-201500- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL EXIT TO THE EAST THROUGH 8 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY 9 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ040-055-056-058-059-201500- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL EXIT TO THE EAST THROUGH 8 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY 9 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 70...WITH 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WOLTERS  554 WWUS43 KICT 201157 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 557 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-201300- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA 557 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW VACATING CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THESE AREAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 9 AM $$ KSZ071-072-201500- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA 557 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THE LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS BEFORE DIMINISHING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WOODSON AND ALLEN COUNTIES. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST EARLY TODAY OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ES/BDK  124 WWUS46 KOTX 201159 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ042-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR THE LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE BENCHES AND NEAR CHELAN AND ENTIAT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-201800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOURS. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ035-201800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: GRAND COULEE...WILBUR. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES FOR THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ004-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  196 WWUS43 KARX 201203 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 603 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS UNDERWAY...LIFE THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS OCCURRING... .INTENSE SNOWFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. WINDS ARE INCREASING RAPIDLY THIS MORNING LEADING TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES FALLING TO 1/2 OR LESS AT TIMES. YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK IF YOU VENTURE OUT IN THESE CONDITIONS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM...WITH THE MOST EXTREME IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY STAYING HOME. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE INTENSE SNOW RATES. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-202015- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 603 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL. BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES ARE LIKELY TO BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-202015- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 603 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TODAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-202015- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 603 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * 5 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING OR COMMUTING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  213 WWUS46 KSEW 201207 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 407 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ518-519-202015- /O.EXP.KSEW.WS.W.0024.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WW.Y.0048.121220T1207Z-121221T0100Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 407 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES ABOVE 1500 FEET UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MOUNT BAKER AND PARADISE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON MOUNTS BAKER AND RAINIER. * MAIN IMPACT...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. && $$ WAZ513-202015- /O.EXP.KSEW.WS.W.0024.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WW.Y.0048.121220T1207Z-121221T0100Z/ OLYMPICS- 407 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE OLYMPICS ABOVE 2000 FEET UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HURRICANE RIDGE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE  147 WWUS46 KPDT 201210 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 410 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY BRINGING MORE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EVEN AT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS IN SOME AREAS. WAZ026-201315- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP 410 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL BRING SOME SNOW THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. $$ WAZ520-201800- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 410 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 19 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING NEAR THE CREST OF THE CASCADES. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-202015- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 410 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND SOUTH OF BEND. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 97 AND HIGHWAY 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER 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. && $$  416 WWUS43 KDMX 201212 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 612 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARD IOWA WITH INTENSIFICATION OF WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A DEVLOPING BLIZZARD LOCATED OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI WILL LIFT INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS BY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL OVERNIGHT THROUGH TODAY. FALLING TREES MAY ALSO OCCUR DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND HIGH WINDS. THIS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. IAZ023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-201800- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 612 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH MID MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE AREA WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. OVER THE FAR SOUTH THE PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER AS RAIN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY 10 AM...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. SNOW DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR THIS MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT BY MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING AND AFTERNOON MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075- 083>086-094>097-202015- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 612 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. EXPECT THE WIND TO INCREASE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST BY THIS AFTERNOON..WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG AN AXIS FROM JUST EAST OF ATLANTIC TO DES MOINES TO WATERLOO. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH LIKELY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 10 AM WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT THIS MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-201800- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 612 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL BE INCREASING WINDS TO 15 TO 30 MPH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AND CONTINUE TODAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING IF HEAVY SNOW WEIGHS DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS BY MORNING FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ FAB  647 WWUS46 KPQR 201223 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 423 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ORZ004-201330- /O.CAN.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON- 423 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW. $$ ORZ009-WAZ023-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS... MULTNOMAH FALLS...CORBETT...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA 423 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION EXPECTED EAST OF CASCADE LOCKS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WEST OF CASCADE LOCKS SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 1 INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 10 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...AT RIVER LEVEL EAST OF CASCADE LOCKS AND 1000 TO 1500 FEET WEST OF CASCADE LOCKS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED...HOOD RIVER...CARSON...STEVENSON... CASCADE LOCKS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 84 AND ALONG WASHINGTON STATE ROUTE 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ014-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ODELL 423 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR 1 FOOT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON AREA ROADS... INCLUDING OREGON HIGHWAY 35. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WAZ019-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT ST. HELENS 423 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 18 TO 36 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ013-210000- /O.EXA.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OAKRIDGE 423 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVIES SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ010-210000- /O.EXA.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDY...SWEET HOME 423 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...2000 TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ011-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP 423 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ040-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR 423 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...2000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ003-WAZ020-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA 423 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIES SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...1500 TO 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. ROADS THROUGH THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS WILL FREQUENTLY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  529 WWUS43 KGRR 201228 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 728 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 MIZ037>039-202030- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY 728 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED OVERNIGHT... AND ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 TO 55 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROADS THIS MORNING. * SLIPPERY CONDITIONS REDEVELOPING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ040-043>046-202030- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT 728 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SLUSHY SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED OVERNIGHT AND ANOTHER INCH OR TWO WILL FALL THIS MORNING BEFORE SNOW CHANGES TO ALL RAIN. * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO BACK SNOW TONIGHT...AND ANOTHER 1 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING TOWARD DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL REMAIN NEAR FREEZING ON FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROADS THIS MORNING. * ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY AGAIN LATE TONIGHT. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-202030- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.121221T0600Z-121222T0000Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 728 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN TODAY WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES TOTAL LATE NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 55 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * SOME SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MEADE  657 WWUS43 KMPX 201238 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 638 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST...LEAVING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES FROM ALBERT LEA TO RED WING AND EAU CLAIRE. AMOUNTS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TO THE NORTHWEST OF THAT LINE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH... WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL FOLLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND SUCH STRONG WINDS WILL BRING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO OPEN AREAS...INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS OF FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED. MNZ084-085-091>093-202045- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 638 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH... WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ077-078-WIZ024>028-202045- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 638 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING... THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ070-076-082-083-WIZ015-016-023-202045- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 638 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO DEVELOP...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BORGHOFF  599 WWUS43 KMQT 201244 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 744 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT MUCH OF UPPER MICHIGAN WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED NEAR SAINT LOUIS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO LOWER MICHIGAN BY THIS EVENING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO UPPER MICHIGAN. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. EXPECT THE SEVERE WINTER WEATHER TO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INLAND ALONG THE WISCONSIN BORDER...BUT CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE REST OF UPPER MICHIGAN. MIZ012-202045- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 644 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW HAS STARTED ACROSS MENOMINEE COUNTY AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * THE WET SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN AS SNOW DIMINISHES THIS EVENING...TRAVEL COULD REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ013-202045- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 744 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW HAS STARTED TO FALL ACROSS DELTA COUNTY AND IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AND WET THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY TODAY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 13 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN DELTA COUNTY DUE TO LAKE ENHANCED SNOW OFF LAKE SUPERIOR. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN THOUGH SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING... TRAVEL COULD REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-007-014-085-202045- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... MANISTIQUE...SENEY 744 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND MID MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES... WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 9 TO 13 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION... LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR IN ALGER COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. M-28 BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND MUNISING COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-202045- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 744 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MARQUETTE COUNTY BY MID MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM THE HURON MOUNTAINS TO ISHPEMING...NEGAUNEE AND GWINN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... MAINLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. M-28 BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND MUNISING COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ011-202045- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 644 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW HAS STARTED TO FALL ACROSS DICKINSON COUNTY THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY TODAY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...GREATEST EAST OF A LINE FROM IRON MOUNTAIN TO RALPH. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO 30 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN AS SNOW DECREASES IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ009-202045- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 644 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW HAS STARTED TO FALL ACROSS GOGEBIC COUNTY AND IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS NORTH WINDS OFF LAKE SUPERIOR ENHANCE THE SNOW. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM IRONWOOD TO WAKEFIELD AND TO THE PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE... RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ004-202045- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ BARAGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...L'ANSE 744 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO BARAGA COUNTY BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HURON MOUNTAINS...WHERE SNOWFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE HURON MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING ALBERTA AND HERMAN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ002-084-202045- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ ONTONAGON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...KENTON...SIDNAW 744 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND WHITE PINE. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-003-202045- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.121220T1500Z-121221T1500Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 744 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FOR OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ010-202045- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 644 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW HAS STARTED TO FALL ACROSS IRON COUNTY AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ SRF  487 WWAK43 PAFG 201255 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 355 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 AKZ225-226-201400- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ DENALI-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 355 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$  572 WWUS43 KSGF 201258 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 658 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...LIGHT SNOW IMPACTING HIGHWAY 54 AND NORTH... .LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. LOCATIONS THAT EXPERIENCE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RECEIVE ONE INCH OR LESS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH AT TIMES...CREATING LOW VISIBILITIES. THESE HAZARDS WILL OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM PASSING OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI. KSZ073-MOZ055-056-066>068-078-201800- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ BOURBON-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...WARSAW...COLE CAMP... VERSAILLES...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE... EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON 658 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING OVER AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. THIS BAND OF SNOW IS SHIFTING EAST QUICKLY...AND SHOULD EXIT CENTRAL MISSOURI BY NOON. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING OVER AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO ONE INCH. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ALSO MAKE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES ARE CAUSING WIND CHILL VALUES TO FALL INTO THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CRAMER  501 WWAK42 PAFC 201312 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 412 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 AKZ152-210215- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 412 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AREAS ABOVE 1000 FT... * LOCATION...AREAS ABOVE 1000 FT ELEVATION * WIND...NORTH WIND 20 TO 35 MPH * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ABOVE 1000 FT AND BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WHEN WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ DEK  225 WWUS46 KOTX 201312 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ042-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR THE LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE BENCHES AND NEAR CHELAN AND ENTIAT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-202115- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-201800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOURS. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL AGGRAVATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON EXPOSED TERRAIN SUCH AS THE WEST PLAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ035-201800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: GRAND COULEE...WILBUR. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES FOR THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ004-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  257 WWUS46 KPQR 201317 CCA WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ORZ004-201415- /O.CAN.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON- 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW. $$ ORZ009-WAZ023-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS... MULTNOMAH FALLS...CORBETT...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION EXPECTED EAST OF CASCADE LOCKS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WEST OF CASCADE LOCKS SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 1 INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 10 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...AT RIVER LEVEL EAST OF CASCADE LOCKS AND 1000 TO 1500 FEET WEST OF CASCADE LOCKS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED...HOOD RIVER...CARSON...STEVENSON... CASCADE LOCKS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 84 AND ALONG WASHINGTON STATE ROUTE 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ014-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ODELL 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR 1 FOOT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON AREA ROADS... INCLUDING OREGON HIGHWAY 35. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WAZ019-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT ST. HELENS 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 18 TO 36 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ013-210000- /O.EXA.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OAKRIDGE 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVIES SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ010-210000- /O.EXA.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDY...SWEET HOME 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...2000 TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ011-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ040-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...2000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ003-WAZ020-210000- /O.COR.KPQR.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...1000 TO 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. ROADS THROUGH THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS WILL FREQUENTLY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  342 WWAK47 PAJK 201340 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 440 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 AKZ018-202100- /X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 440 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY NEAR WHITE PASS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR WHITE PASS. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO NEAR WHITE PASS...AND AS LOW AS 20 BELOW NEAR SKAGWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$  039 WWUS43 KARX 201349 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 749 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOWFALL CONTINUES...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OCCURRING... .SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. WINDS ARE INCREASING THIS MORNING LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AVOID TRAVEL TODAY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE BY DIALING 5 1 1. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-202200- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 749 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-202200- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 749 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TODAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-202200- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 749 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  756 WWAK41 PAFC 201355 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 455 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 AKZ131-210300- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-121221T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 455 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY...AND COUPLED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT BITTER WIND CHILLS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM NEAR ZERO DURING PEAK DAYTIME HEATING TO 15 BELOW THE REST OF THE TIME. THIS WILL ALLOW A BRIEF IMPROVEMENT IN THE AFTERNOON EACH DAY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE...AND THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY...HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$  445 WWUS41 KILN 201409 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 909 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>072- 074-202215- /O.CON.KILN.WW.Y.0007.121221T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE- DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-HOCKING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... BROOKVILLE...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY... BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA... SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...EATON...DAYTON... XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER... HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...LOGAN 909 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR...WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL OHIO. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AND STRONG WINDS... AS WELL AS A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURE BELOW FREEZING WITH WET ROADS THIS EVENING. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE FROM STRONG WIND GUSTS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING QUICKLY FROM THE 40S INTO THE 20S TONIGHT...REMAINING AT OR BELOW FREEZING WITH STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  489 WWUS43 KAPX 201417 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 917 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATER TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR...PARTICULARLY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. MIZ008-015>023-025>028-202230- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...GRAYLING 917 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL FALL...HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH LIGHTER SNOWS FOR FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 PH. PERIODIC BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE FOR MANY AREAS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647-8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ024-029-034-202230- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ ALPENA-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPENA...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 917 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH LIGHTER SNOWS FOR FRIDAY. THIS SNOWFALL WILL MIX OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT TIMES LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING SNOWFALL TOTALS. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WHERE PRECIPITATION STAYS PREDOMINATELY SNOW. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. IMPACTS... * POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ031>033-202230- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 917 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOWS FOR FRIDAY. THE SNOWFALL TODAY WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES... RESULTING IN SOME MINOR UNCERTAINTY REGARDING SNOWFALL TOTALS. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7 TO 11 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WHERE PRECIPITATION STAYS PREDOMINATELY SNOW. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP WITH THE LAKE EFFECT LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. IMPACTS... * TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647-8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ030-035-041-202230- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ ALCONA-OGEMAW-GLADWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH...GLADWIN 917 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL ONCE AGAIN TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY...LEADING TO PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITY AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$  810 WWUS43 KIND 201423 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 923 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-202230- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0004.121220T1800Z-121221T1500Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE 923 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT WITH BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN AROUND 1 PM TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO START UNTIL AFTER 7 PM THIS EVENING AND SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 10 AM FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGITS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  814 WWUS46 KPQR 201441 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 641 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ORZ009-WAZ023-202245- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS... MULTNOMAH FALLS...CORBETT...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA 641 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION EXPECTED EAST OF CASCADE LOCKS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WEST OF CASCADE LOCKS SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 1 INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 10 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...AT RIVER LEVEL EAST OF CASCADE LOCKS AND 1000 TO 1500 FEET WEST OF CASCADE LOCKS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED...HOOD RIVER...CARSON...STEVENSON... CASCADE LOCKS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 84 AND ALONG WASHINGTON STATE ROUTE 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ014-202245- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ODELL 641 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR 1 FOOT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON AREA ROADS... INCLUDING OREGON HIGHWAY 35. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WAZ019-202245- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT ST. HELENS 641 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 18 TO 36 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ004-202245- /O.EXA.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON- 641 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...1000 TO 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ011-013-202245- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...OAKRIDGE 641 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON AND THE LANE COUNTY CASCADES... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ010-WAZ040-202245- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDY...SWEET HOME...TOUTLE...ARIEL... COUGAR 641 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 7 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...2000 TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ003-WAZ020-202245- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA 641 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...1000 TO 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. ROADS THROUGH THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS WILL FREQUENTLY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  713 WWUS43 KICT 201442 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 842 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 KSZ071-072-201545- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA 842 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ JAKUB  878 WWUS43 KGRB 201444 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 844 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WISCONSIN TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .A STRONG STORM ACROSS IOWA WILL MOVE INTO LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS GENERATED BY THE STORM WILL LINGER WELL INTO FRIDAY. WIZ038-039-045-048-049-202245- /O.CON.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...WAUTOMA... OSHKOSH...CHILTON 844 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE PERIOD. * WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 15 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PERSONS WITH HEART PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOVEL THE DENSE...MOISTURE-LADEN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...REMAIN WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ022-040-050-202245- /O.CON.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0900Z/ DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS 844 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW MAY OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH RAIN LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTH OF TWO RIVERS. * WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER DOOR COUNTY TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED... WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER TOTALS POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKESHORE SOUTH OF KEWAUNEE. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PERSONS WITH HEART PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOVEL THE DENSE...MOISTURE-LADEN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...REMAIN WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ011>013-019>021-030-031-035>037-073-074-202245- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE- NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA- SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANDON...ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU... WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...CRIVITZ 844 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. * TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 13 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW SPOTS. * WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PERSONS WITH HEART PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOVEL THE DENSE...MOISTURE-LADEN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ005-010-018-202245- /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...TOMAHAWK 844 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * A STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ ECKBERG  120 WWUS43 KTOP 201457 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 857 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 KSZ011-012-024-026-038-039-201600- /O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA 857 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. WITH SNOWFALL ENDING ACROSS THE AREA...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$ KSZ040-055-056-058-059-201600- /O.EXP.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 857 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. WITH SNOWFALL ENDING ACROSS THE AREA...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$  159 WWUS43 KEAX 201502 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 902 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE REGION... .THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE LOWER MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS OF EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. SNOW WILL FOCUS ITSELF ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-4 INCHES. MOZ001>006-011-012-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 902 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE WESTERN EDGE OF SNOWFALL IS SLOWLY MOVING THROUGH NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI WITH SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY 10 AM. HOWEVER...THIS LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH NEAR 50 MPH WINDS LEADING TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH BLOWING SNOW AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH MAY BE POSSIBLE BRINGING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS OR CANCEL TRAVEL PLANS ALL TOGETHER AS WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER NORTH INTO IOWA AND NEBRASKA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 902 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE WESTERN EDGE OF SNOWFALL IS SLOWLY MOVING THROUGH NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS WITH SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY 10 AM. HOWEVER...THIS LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH NEAR 50 MPH WINDS LEADING TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY 10AM...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW COULD BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 10AM. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 AND 5 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATES 29 AND 35 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 36...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ007-008-016-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 902 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054- 201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 902 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE WESTERN EDGE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE EAST AND THROUGH THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREAS BY 10AM....BRINGING AN END TO THE SNOWFALL. HOWEVER VERY STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LEADING TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NOON HOUR. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY 10AM. HOWEVER BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN A HALF INCH BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...THIS MORNING. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING INTO SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. IN ADDITION... THE COMMUTE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE WEAKENING. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-201800- /O.CON.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 902 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE PLANS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL LEAD TO NEAR WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DUX  535 WWUS41 KRNK 201503 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1003 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH OUR AREA EARLY TONIGHT...BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE WINTER STORM WILL RESULT IN A 36 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND POTENTIALLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME OF THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING SNOW...IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA AND INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA...SNOW AMOUNTS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN WEST VIRGINIA. WVZ042-043-045-202315- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0007.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1003 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND DRIVEN SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MERCER AND SUMMERS...AND 7 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG. SNOW ACCUMULATION WITHIN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY...ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 2500 FEET...WILL BE MUCH LESS...CLOSER TO ONE INCH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ007-010-011-WVZ044-202315- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG...UNION 1003 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TAZEWELL... BLAND... GILES...AND MONROE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OCCURRING ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS MAY DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ009-015-202315- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0500Z-121222T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1003 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO FLURRIES FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...BELOW FREEZING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RCS  059 WWUS41 KBUF 201507 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1007 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ008-201615- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.A.0002.121221T0300Z-121221T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1007 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. WHILE A BRIEF PERIOD OF WET SNOW COULD PRODUCE SOME MINOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. FOR THIS REASON...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-202300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.121221T1400Z-121222T2100Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1007 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE STARTING ON FRIDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. A SMALL CHANGE IN THE EXPECTED TRACK MAY ALTER EXPECTED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ JJR  822 WWUS41 KPBZ 201509 WSWPBZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1009 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-202315- /O.EXT.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.121221T0800Z-121223T0000Z/ GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA... PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 1009 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ PAZ007>009-015-016-202315- /O.CON.KPBZ.WS.A.0005.121221T0600Z-121223T0000Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE... BROCKWAY 1009 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL. PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER AND MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS VIA THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOMEPAGE NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA. && $$  549 WWUS43 KARX 201509 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 909 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOWFALL CONTINUES...WINDS INCREASING... .SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE BEING REPORTED ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE COMMON REDUCING VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED TODAY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE BY DIALING 5 1 1. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-202315- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 909 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-202315- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 909 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-202315- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 909 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  932 WWUS41 KBUF 201515 CCA WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1014 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ008-201615- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.A.0002.121221T0300Z-121221T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1014 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. WHILE A BRIEF PERIOD OF WET SNOW COULD PRODUCE SOME MINOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. FOR THIS REASON...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-202315- /O.COR.KBUF.WS.A.0002.121221T1400Z-121222T2100Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1014 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE STARTING ON FRIDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. A SMALL CHANGE IN THE EXPECTED TRACK MAY ALTER EXPECTED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ JJR/HITCHCOCK  328 WWUS43 KSGF 201530 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 930 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...LIGHT SNOW IMPACTING HIGHWAY 54 AND NORTH... .LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. A DUSTING UP TO ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH AT TIMES...CREATING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THESE HAZARDS WILL OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM THAT IS NOW MOVING INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. KSZ073-MOZ055-056-066>068-078-201800- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ BOURBON-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...WARSAW...COLE CAMP... VERSAILLES...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE... EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON 930 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES ACROSS BOURBON COUNTY KANSAS AND VERNON COUNTY MISSOURI. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM ACROSS ST. CLAIR AND CEDAR COUNTIES AND THEN TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON ACROSS BENTON...MORGAN AND HICKORY COUNTIES...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING UP TO ONE INCH. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN ONE HALF MILE AND ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ALSO MAKE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GAGAN  251 WWUS43 KMQT 201541 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1041 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IMPACTING MUCH OF UPPER MICHIGAN WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO LOWER MICHIGAN BY THIS EVENING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO UPPER MICHIGAN. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. EXPECT THE SEVERE WINTER WEATHER TO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INLAND ALONG THE WISCONSIN BORDER...BUT CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE REST OF UPPER MICHIGAN. MIZ012-202230- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 941 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN MENOMINEE COUNTY AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE OF THE BAY OF GREEN BAY. * THE WET SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL MAY BE HELD DOWN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE...AT MENOMINEE AND CEDAR RIVER...DUE TO MORE OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN AS SNOW DIMINISHES THIS EVENING...TRAVEL COULD REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ013-202230- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 1041 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE OF LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 13 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN DELTA COUNTY DUE TO LAKE ENHANCED SNOW OFF LAKE SUPERIOR. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE HELD DOWN SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE GARDEN PENINSULA AND STONINGTON PENINSULA DUE TO AN INITIAL MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN THOUGH SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING... TRAVEL COULD REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-007-014-085-202230- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... MANISTIQUE...SENEY 1041 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 9 TO 13 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION... LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR IN ALGER COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. M-28 BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND MUNISING COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-202230- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 1041 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. RAIN MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW WITHIN A MILE OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE FOR THE REST OF TODAY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM THE HURON MOUNTAINS TO ISHPEMING...NEGAUNEE AND GWINN. DUE TO AN INITIAL MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...STORM TOTALS MAY BE HELD DOWN SOME ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... MAINLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. M-28 BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND MUNISING COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ011-202230- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 941 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY TODAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...GREATEST EAST OF A LINE FROM IRON MOUNTAIN TO RALPH. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO 30 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN AS SNOW DECREASES IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ009-202230- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 941 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS NORTH WINDS OFF LAKE SUPERIOR ENHANCE THE SNOW. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM IRONWOOD TO WAKEFIELD AND TO THE PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE... RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ004-202230- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ BARAGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...L'ANSE 1041 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO BARAGA COUNTY BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HURON MOUNTAINS...WHERE SNOWFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE HURON MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING ALBERTA AND HERMAN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ002-084-202230- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ ONTONAGON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...KENTON...SIDNAW 1041 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND WHITE PINE. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-003-202230- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 1041 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW FALLING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FOR OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ010-202230- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 941 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ JLA  844 WWUS43 KSGF 201541 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 941 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...LIGHT SNOW IMPACTING HIGHWAY 54 AND NORTH... .LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. A DUSTING UP TO ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH AT TIMES...CREATING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THESE HAZARDS WILL OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM THAT IS NOW MOVING INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. KSZ073-MOZ055-056-066>068-078-201800- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ BOURBON-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...WARSAW...COLE CAMP... VERSAILLES...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE... EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON 941 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES ACROSS BOURBON COUNTY KANSAS AND VERNON COUNTY MISSOURI. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM ACROSS ST. CLAIR AND CEDAR COUNTIES AND THEN TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON ACROSS BENTON...MORGAN AND HICKORY COUNTIES...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING UP TO ONE INCH. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN ONE HALF MILE AND ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES THAT DRIVERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. EXISTING MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY BRIDGE DECKS AND OVERPASSES...MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ALSO MAKE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GAGAN  087 WWUS45 KMSO 201546 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 846 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 IDZ005-MTZ003-004-201700- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 846 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 /746 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE AREA COULD SEE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA SO NO MAJOR IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED. $$ MTZ002-201700- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 846 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE AREA COULD SEE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA SO NO MAJOR IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED. $$ MTZ001-201800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 846 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 9 INCHES FOR TROY...LIBBY...YAAK AND EUREKA REGION...OTHER AREAS: UP TO 3 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$  844 WWUS43 KARX 201615 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1015 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW AND WINDS INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS... .WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY LATE MORNING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND OPEN AREAS. A FEW AREAS IN NORTHEAST IOWA HAVE REPORTED NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW. ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE BY DIALING 5 1 1. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210015- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1015 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210015- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1015 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210015- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1015 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL FALL INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1/4 MILE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  202 WWUS43 KLOT 201618 WSWLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1018 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ILZ003-004-008-010-210030- /O.CON.KLOT.BZ.W.0002.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...OREGON...DIXON 1018 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTALS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH INCLUDE VISIBILITY AT OR NEAR ZERO AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES GIVEN THAT IT MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH SNOW REMOVAL. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ006-012>014-020>022-INZ001-002-210030- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.121220T2100Z-121221T0900Z/ LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO 1018 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND LOWEST VISIBILITY SHOULD OCCUR IN THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO METRO AREA BETWEEN 5 AND 9 PM. SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS THE SNOW ARRIVES AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION:CURRENT INDICATORS SUGGEST THAT TOTALS OF 2 TO AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FAVORED ACROSS THE FAR NORTH AND NORTHWEST SUBURBS OF CHICAGO...AND ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY INDIANA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. WINDS NEAR THE LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY SHORELINE COULD EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE INTENSE SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. THIS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS NEAR THE LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY INDIANA SHORELINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ005-011-019-210030- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.121220T2100Z-121221T0600Z/ MCHENRY-DE KALB-LA SALLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...DEKALB...OTTAWA 1018 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...AND LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. LESS INTENSE SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS SNOW ARRIVES AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN DEKALB AND MCHENRY COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH EXPECTED IN DEKALB AND MCHENRY COUNTIES AND TO AROUND 60 MPH IN LASALLE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AS IT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH SNOW REMOVAL. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KREIN  150 WWUS43 KGRR 201623 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1123 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 MIZ037>039-210030- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY 1123 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 TO 55 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROADS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ040-043>046-210030- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT 1123 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT...AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROADS LATE TONIGHT. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-210030- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.121221T0600Z-121222T0000Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 1123 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO 1 TO 3 INCHES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS WILL GUST 45 TO 55 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROADS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ OSTUNO  619 WWUS43 KDLH 201627 AAA WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1027 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW TO PERSIST ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN INTO TONIGHT... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE LAKE MICHIGAN AREA BY THIS EVENING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO FLURRIES FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MOST OF THE AFFECTED AREAS. HOWEVER...THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE EVEN LONGER ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR... WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE. WIZ008-009-202230- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ SAWYER-PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 1027 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...PRICE AND SAWYER COUNTIES OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAYWARD...WINTER...PARK FALLS AND PHILLIPS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITY MAY LOCALLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF A MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AND EXPOSED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ WIZ003-004-202230- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ ASHLAND-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY 1027 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH 2 TO 5 INCHES. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SNOWBELT AREAS OF ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES ALONG THE GOGEBIC RANGE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. * IMPACTS...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ MILLER/SENGENBERGER  322 WWUS46 KPQR 201632 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 832 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ORZ009-WAZ023-210000- /O.CAN.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS... MULTNOMAH FALLS...CORBETT...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA 832 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACED BY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 INCHES TODAY...MAINLY EAST OF CASCADE LOCKS...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ014-210000- /O.CAN.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ODELL 832 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACED BY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 INCHES TODAY LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ010-201745- /O.CAN.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDY...SWEET HOME 832 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED AND MOST ROADS IN THE AREA APPEARED WET THIS MORNING. SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY MIX IN TODAY CLOSER TO 2500 FEET BUT LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ WAZ020-201745- /O.CAN.KPQR.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WILLAPA HILLS- 832 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE WILLAPA HILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED AND PRECIPITATION HAS DECREASED. MOST ROADS IN THE AREA APPEARED WET THIS MORNING. SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY MIX IN TODAY CLOSER TO 2500 FEET BUT LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ WAZ019-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT ST. HELENS 832 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 36 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ011-013-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...OAKRIDGE 832 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ040-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR 832 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...2000 TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ003-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA 832 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...1000 TO 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. ROADS THROUGH THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS WILL FREQUENTLY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ004-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON- 832 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...1000 TO 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND  580 WWUS43 KMKX 201649 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1049 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT... STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND CROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS LOW MEANS THERE WILL BE A PARALYZING SNOW STORM IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY. HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEST OF A LINE FROM MONROE TO MADISON TO WAUPUN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THAT LINE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW SPREADING INTO FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN BY 5 PM. SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL FALL AT THE TAIL END OF THIS STORM...WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL IMPACT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. COLDER AIR WILL TURN THE HEAVY WET SNOW INTO A DRIER SNOW THAT BECOMES MORE AND MORE PRONE TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067-068-202200- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE 1049 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY IN THE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE 12 TO 18 INCHES. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY... WHITEOUTS...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ051-058-059-202200- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T0900Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND 1049 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY IN THE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 10 TO 14 INCHES MOST AREAS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE NORTH AND WEST. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY... WHITEOUTS... AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ064-069-202200- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1800Z-121221T0900Z/ JEFFERSON-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...JANESVILLE... BELOIT 1049 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THE RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE BACK OVER TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE SOUTH AND EAST PARTS OF THE COUNTIES...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES TO THE NORTH AND WEST. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ052-060-065-070-202200- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.121220T2000Z-121221T0900Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON... WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA 1049 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THE RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE BACK OVER TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 4 TO 12 INCHES IN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY WITH LOWER AMOUNTS NEAR THE LAKE...4 TO 8 INCHES IN OZAUKEE AND WAUKESHA COUNTIES AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN WALWORTH. LOWEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTH AND EAST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS MORNING...THEN IMPROVING FOR A WHILE LATER TODAY AS RAIN MELTS THE SNOW ON ROADWAYS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ066-071-072-202200- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.121220T2300Z-121221T0900Z/ MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA 1049 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY WET SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES...ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE LAKE SHORE. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH ON LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...LITTLE TRAVEL IMPACTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANGING TO A HEAVY WET SNOW DURING RUSH HOUR WITH THUNDER POSSIBLE AND POOR VISIBILITIES. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MRC  762 WWUS43 KIWX 201657 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1157 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY TAKING SHAPE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-210100- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 1157 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /1057 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-012-014-016-017-MIZ079-210100- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 1157 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /1057 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-013-015-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-210100- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH- HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 1157 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  387 WWUS43 KILX 201657 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1057 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE MIDWEST... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM SAINT LOUIS TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY. COLDER AIR WILL QUICKLY SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHANGING RAIN OVER TO SNOW. TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH AROUND 2 INCHES AS FAR EAST AS THE I-55 CORRIDOR. WITH NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LOW VISIBILITY WILL BE LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...AND RURAL AREAS MAY SEE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ILZ027>030-036-040-202100- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON-SCHUYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 1057 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND GALESBURG AND CANTON AROUND 9 AM...AND NEAR PEORIA AROUND MIDDAY. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN AREAS AROUND GALESBURG. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND MIDDAY...AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 3 PM...AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES MAY OCCASIONALLY BE BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ031-037-038-041-042-047>051-202100- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0005.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HAVANA... LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 1057 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND JACKSONVILLE AND HAVANA BY 10 AM...AND ALONG THE I-55 CORRIDOR SHORTLY AFTER NOON. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATER TODAY...AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AROUND SPRINGFIELD...AND AFTER 3 PM AROUND BLOOMINGTON. THESE SPEEDS WILL AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES MAY OCCASIONALLY BE BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ HJS  785 WWUS41 KCLE 201658 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1158 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-210100- /O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.121221T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 1158 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS LIKELY ON FRIDAY. * TIMING...7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY AS WELL. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 30S TONIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-210100- /O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0002.121221T0900Z-121223T0000Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 1158 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * ACCUMULATIONS....6 TO 10 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. IN ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 30S TONIGHT THEN DIPPING TO THE 20S BY FRIDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && $$  033 WWUS43 KDMX 201705 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1105 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS WESTERN IOWA BUT CONTINUE ACROSS THE EAST... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS SLOWLY LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH ILLINOIS. SNOW HAS COME TO AN END WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...BUT WINDS STILL REMAIN STRONG ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-201815- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 1105 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...BUT HIGH WINDS WILL ELEVATE THE SNOW PACK AND STILL LEAD TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENT WERE FROM 8 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AS TIMES. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. MANY ROADS REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES FROM THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075- 083>086-094>097-210000- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1105 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE...BUT MOST AREAS WILL SEE LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND ALLOW BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PERSIST. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN ALONG A LINE FROM ATLANTIC TO DES MOINES TO WATERLOO. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES MAY BECOME MORE PREVALENT THIS MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND STRONG WINDS MAY FELL TREES ON POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-201815- /O.CON.KDMX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 1105 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW FALL HAS SUBSIDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS HAVE FALLEN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING FROM THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS BREAKING TREE BRANCHED AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 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 TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ SKOW  162 WWAK42 PAFC 201709 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 809 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 AKZ152-201815- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 809 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$  822 WWUS45 KCYS 201714 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1014 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE... .STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG PARTS OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON TO JUST WEST OF CHEYENNE. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS....BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. WYZ110-115-201815- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE 1014 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN ARLINGTON AND LARAMIE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ NEZ054-055-WYZ119-201815- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1014 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BUT WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ WYZ116>118-201900- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1900Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 1014 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...UNTIL NOON TODAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM LARAMIE TO CHEYENNE. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK WITH VISIBILITIES VERY LOW IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOCAL 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. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ FINCH  515 WWUS43 KSGF 201715 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1115 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...LIGHT SNOW IMPACTING HIGHWAY 54 AND NORTH... .LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. A DUSTING UP TO ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH AT TIMES...CREATING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THESE HAZARDS WILL OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM THAT IS NOW MOVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. MOZ055-056-202100- /O.EXT.KSGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ BENTON-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES 1115 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS BENTON AND MORGAN COUNTIES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE INCH IS EXPECTED. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...BENTON AND MORGAN COUNTIES THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A DUSTING UP TO ONE INCH. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN ONE HALF MILE AND ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES THAT DRIVERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. EXISTING MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY BRIDGE DECKS AND OVERPASSES...MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ALSO MAKE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ073-MOZ066>068-078-201815- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ BOURBON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY... OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON 1115 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES ACROSS BOURBON COUNTY KANSAS AND VERNON...ST. CLAIR...HICKORY AND CEDAR COUNTIES IN MISSOURI. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH NOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING UP TO ONE INCH. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN ONE HALF MILE AND ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES THAT DRIVERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. EXISTING MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY BRIDGE DECKS AND OVERPASSES...MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ALSO MAKE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GAGAN  942 WWUS42 KGSP 201717 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1217 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT... PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS AS IT RIDES INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN ON STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. NCZ033-049-050-210900- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0011.121221T0500Z-121222T0500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1217 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...AVERY...YANCEY...AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW SHOWERS AND THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPERING OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES BY FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS FROM LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS MAY BE SLIPPERY AS WELL. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ MCAVOY  860 WWUS41 KCTP 201726 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1226 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 PAZ004-005-010-210130- /O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0003.121221T0500Z-121223T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KCTP.WS.W.0005.121221T0500Z-121223T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY 1226 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND FALL HEAVY AT TIMES INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY TAPER OFF FOR A TIME BEFORE REDEVELOPING AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SQUALLS LATER FRIDAY...INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BY LATER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING FROM THE LOWER 30S INTO THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE LOW TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE AT CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...OR POST TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASH TAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ033-210130- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.121221T0600Z-121223T0000Z/ SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET 1226 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOMERSET COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL END AS A PERIOD OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT...AND TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP TO JUST BELOW FREEZING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN HEAVY FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AVERAGING AROUND ONE HALF OF A MILE...BUT LIKELY DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE AT CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...OR POST TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASH TAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ006-011-012-017>019-024-025-034-037-041-042-045-046-210130- /O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.121221T0600Z-121223T0000Z/ POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE- SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-BEDFORD-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...EMPORIUM...RENOVO... DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN... ALTOONA...BEDFORD...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE... LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT 1226 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA DOWN THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...RAIN CHANGING TO HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND FALL HEAVY AT TIMES INTO FRIDAY. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW THAT WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL WILL BE FROM THE PRE DAWN HOURS FRIDAY TROUGH MID DAY. THE SNOW MAY LINGER OVER FAR EASTERN AREAS INTO LATER FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BY LATER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE AT CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...OR POST TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASH TAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ LA CORTE/STEINBUGL  619 WWUS46 KPDT 201732 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 932 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY BRINGING MORE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EVEN AT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS IN SOME AREAS. WAZ520-210000- /O.EXT.KPDT.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 932 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 19 INCHES... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING NEAR THE CREST OF THE CASCADES. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-210000- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 932 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND SOUTH OF BEND. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 97 AND HIGHWAY 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER 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. && $$  206 WWUS45 KMSO 201734 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1034 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 MTZ001-201845- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1034 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED INTO THE EXTREME NORTHWEST CORNER OF LINCOLN COUNTY. THE REST OF AREA WILL SEE OFF AND ON SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$  106 WWUS43 KOAX 201735 AAA WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1135 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 IAZ056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ067-068-090>093-201845- /O.CAN.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-CASS-OTOE- JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...TECUMSEH...STERLING... AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 1135 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THE REMAINDER OF TODAY WITH GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. THUS AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A MILE OR SO IN SOME LOCATIONS. $$ IAZ043-055-NEZ015-033-034-044-045-050>053-065-066-078-088-089- 201845- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER- SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL... WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD... MILFORD...LINCOLN...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 1135 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. $$  602 WWUS43 KDVN 201736 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1136 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING HEAVY SNOW...HIGH WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA INTO FAR NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. A LATE MORNING MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY WET SNOW...ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AS THE INTENSE WINTER STORM CENTER MOVES INTO MICHIGAN. IAZ040>042-051>053-063>065-076-077-087-098-210345- /O.CON.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR- KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON... SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD...KEOSAUQUA. 1136 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY END BY EVENING...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF 8 TO 14 INCHES BY EVENING. TOTALS MAY BE LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 15 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHITE WITH WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILD AND OUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS MAY BE AS LOW AS ZERO TOWARD EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE THE HIGH WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHED AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ IAZ054-066>068-078-088-089-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015-024-210345- /O.CON.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ JACKSON-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-LOUISA-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-LEE- JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...ALEDO 1136 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOWFALL...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL END THIS EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS MAY BE AS LOW AS ZERO TOWARD EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE THE HIGH WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHED AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ ILZ025-026-034-035-210345- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 1136 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. * SNOWFALL...SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY MAY BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERAL INCHES OF INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ MOZ009-010-210000- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 1136 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY. * SNOWFALL...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S BY AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY MAY BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ ILZ016>018-210345- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 1136 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY MID AFTERNOON. BY EVENING...THE SNOW WILL END...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND 1 PM THROUGH 5 PM. * WIND...LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHWEST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH BY 1 PM...THEN INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY 3 PM. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW LATE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION... HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME VERY DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ SHEETS  657 WWUS43 KEAX 201740 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1140 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON BEGINS TO EXIT THE REGION... .THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE LOWER MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NOW MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. SNOW WILL FOCUS ITSELF ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2-5 INCHES. MOZ001>006-011-012-201845- /O.CAN.KEAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY... ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...MOUND CITY...OREGON... SAVANNAH 1140 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNING AREA...HOWEVER SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH 3PM. THESE WINDS WILL WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ013>015-020-201845- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...GALLATIN... JAMESPORT...TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH 1140 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNING AREA...HOWEVER SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH 3PM. THESE WINDS WILL WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ021-022-028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054- 201845- /O.CAN.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLINTON-CALDWELL- PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... RICHMOND...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 1140 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNING AREA...HOWEVER SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH 3PM. THESE WINDS WILL WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MOZ007-008-016-202100- /O.EXT.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 1140 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BY 1PM. BLOWING SNOW AND MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INTO THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAY BREAK A SHORT PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH 1PM. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-202100- /O.EXT.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 1140 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BY 1PM. BLOWING SNOW AND MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS TODAY. * SNOW...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INTO THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAY BREAK A SHORT PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS THROUGH 1PM. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  131 WWUS43 KLSX 201745 WSWLSX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1145 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE MIDWEST TODAY... .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS PORTIONS OF MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. SOME AREAS MAY SEE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. ILZ095-096-MOZ018-019-026-027-210000- /O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL 1145 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS STILL EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND BRIEFLY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY. && $$ MOZ034>036-041-042-047-048-050>052-210000- /O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO- COLE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-LINCOLN MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO... JEFFERSON CITY 1145 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND BRIEFLY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. && $$ ILZ058-097>099-210300- /O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0005.121220T1800Z-121221T0300Z/ GREENE IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- 1145 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE ADVISORY AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW HAS JUST BEGUN TO FALL ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND BRIEFLY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. && $$ TILLY  735 WWUS43 KFSD 201747 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1147 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 .STRONG LOW PRESSURE EAST OF IOWA AT NOON TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AWAY FROM THE AREA. THIS WILL ALLOW NORTHWEST WINDS TO DECREASE SLOWLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND MORE RAPIDLY BY THE START OF THE EVENING. IAZ022-032-201900- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN... BATTLE CREEK 1147 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... WITH NO MORE SNOW FALLING...EXISTING SNOW BECOMING MORE COMPACT...AND WIND BEGINNING TO DECREASE...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OPEN AREAS WILL SEE VISIBILITIES OF A HALF MILE TO 2 MILES IN BLOWING SNOW UNTIL ABOUT 300 PM. ALTHOUGH VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT OVER ROADS AND OTHER AREAS AT LOW LEVELS FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-031-MNZ089-090-NEZ014-201900- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-WOODBURY-NOBLES-JACKSON- DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... SIOUX CITY...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...SOUTH SIOUX CITY 1147 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... .WITH NO MORE SNOW FALLING...EXISTING SNOW BECOMING MORE COMPACT...AND WIND BEGINNING TO DECREASE...BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO ABATE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT OVER ROADS AND OTHER AREAS AT LOW LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON. $$  532 WWUS43 KOAX 201749 CCA WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1149 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 IAZ056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ067-068-090>093-201900- CASS-FREMONT IA-JOHNSON-MILLS IA-MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA- PAWNEE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-RICHARDSON-SHELBY IA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...CLARINDA...COUNCIL BLUFFS... FALLS CITY...GLENWOOD...HARLAN...NEBRASKA CITY...PAWNEE CITY... PLATTSMOUTH...RED OAK...SIDNEY...TECUMSEH 1149 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THE REMAINDER OF TODAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 30. THUS AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A MILE OR SO IN SOME LOCATIONS. $$ IAZ043-055-NEZ015-033-034-044-045-050>053-065-066-078-088-089-201900- BURT-BUTLER-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-GAGE-HARRISON IA-JEFFERSON- LANCASTER-MONONA IA-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-THURSTON-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATRICE...BELLEVUE...BLAIR...CRETE... DAVID CITY...FAIRBURY...FREMONT...LINCOLN...LOGAN...OMAHA...ONAWA... PENDER...SEWARD...TEKAMAH...WAHOO...WEST POINT 1149 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. $$  811 WWUS43 KARX 201750 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1150 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...CONDITIONS TO WORSEN THIS AFTERNOON... .WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH VERY POSSIBLE FROM 2 TO 8 PM ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY ACROSS WISCONSIN...AND WITH THE WINDS INCREASING...AND 5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ALREADY FALLEN FROM THIS STORM...LOCALIZED WHITEOUT AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME THE MAIN PROBLEMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN THROUGH THE DAY. SHERIFFS REPORT ROADS ARE PASSABLE NOW BUT TREACHEROUS IN MANY AREAS. EXPECT THESE CONDITIONS TO WORSEN. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210200- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1150 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON FURTHER. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210200- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1150 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * HEAVY SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210200- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1150 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ BAUMGARDT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  997 WWUS43 KIND 201751 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1251 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...A VERY POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT...AND WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AT TIMES. INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-210200- /O.EXT.KIND.WW.Y.0004.121220T2200Z-121221T1500Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE 1251 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN AROUND 1 PM TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO START UNTIL AROUND 6 PM PM THIS EVENING AND SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 10 AM FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGITS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SMF  229 WWUS43 KSGF 201758 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1158 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...LIGHT SNOW IMPACTING HIGHWAY 54 AND NORTH... .LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. A DUSTING UP TO ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH AT TIMES...CREATING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THESE HAZARDS WILL OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM THAT IS NOW MOVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. KSZ073-MOZ066>068-078-201900- /O.EXP.KSGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ BOURBON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY... OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON 1158 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. LIGHT SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO A FEW FLURRIES. MEANWHILE CLEARING IS EXPECTED FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AND A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD...WITH READINGS GENERALLY IN THE LOWER 30S AND WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS. && $$ MOZ055-056-202100- /O.CON.KSGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ BENTON-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES 1158 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS BENTON AND MORGAN COUNTIES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE INCH IS EXPECTED. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...BENTON AND MORGAN COUNTIES THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF A DUSTING UP TO ONE INCH. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW... REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN ONE HALF MILE AND ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES THAT DRIVERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. EXISTING MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY BRIDGE DECKS AND OVERPASSES...MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ALSO MAKE CLEARING OF ROADWAYS DIFFICULT. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ GAGAN  053 WWUS43 KDMX 201758 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1158 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS WESTERN IOWA BUT CONTINUE ACROSS THE EAST... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS SLOWLY LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH ILLINOIS. SNOW HAS COME TO AN END WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...BUT WINDS STILL REMAIN STRONG ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-202200- /O.EXP.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0011.121220T1800Z-121220T2200Z/ POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 1158 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS FORECAST. HOWEVER...THE LIGHT FALLING SNOW ALONG WITH SNOW BEING LOFTED BY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...UNDER ONE HALF OF AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MANY ROADS REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE LOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-202200- /O.EXP.KDMX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0011.121220T1800Z-121220T2200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG 1158 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS FORECAST. HOWEVER...THE LIGHT FALLING SNOW ALONG WITH SNOW BEING LOFTED BY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...UNDER ONE HALF OF AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MANY ROADS REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE LOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-073>075- 083>086-094>097-210000- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1158 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS THE WARNED AREA ALTHOUGH AN INFREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW ONE INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO REMAIN PREVALENT INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH THE SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$  998 WWUS46 KSTO 201805 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1005 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATER TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND GUSTY WINDS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AS LOW AS 1000 FEET IN THE SHASTA MOUNTAINS AND IN THE FOOTHILLS NEIGHBORING THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY RISE OUT OF THE FOOTHILLS LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY TO 3000 TO 4500 FEET WITH LITTLE CHANGE INTO SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 FEET ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK. CAZ015-201915- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.A.0012.121221T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REDDING 1005 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1000 FEET OR HIGHER AND THUS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. RAIN AND SNOW MIX ARE POSSIBLE AROUND 1000 FEET TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ063-211215- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121222T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121222T1200Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 1005 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 8 INCHES BELOW 2500 FEET AND 1 TO 3 FEET OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 1000 FEET ALONG THE EAST SLOPES...MAINLY FROM HIGHWAY 36 NORTHWARD... TODAY INTO TONIGHT THEN RISE TO ABOVE 3000 FEET FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING ACROSS THE COASTAL RANGE. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS. AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ013-211215- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121223T0000Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 1005 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WITH 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY RISE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT TO AROUND 2500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL DELAYS WILL BE LIKELY. ROAD CLOSURES MAY BE POSSIBLE DURING HEAVIER SNOW PERIODS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ014-068-211215- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0014.121221T0300Z-121224T0600Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...CHESTER...QUINCY 1005 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 28 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL INTO SUNDAY. * VISIBILITIES: ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ACROSS WIND EXPOSED AREAS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...BURNEY AND AREA HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. CHAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ066-211215- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0014.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARADISE 1005 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE 1000 TO 2000 FEET TODAY THEN GRADUALLY RISE TO 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE AND AREA HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. CHAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ069-211215- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0014.121221T1200Z-121224T0600Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 1005 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL BEGINS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 EARLY FRIDAY AND SPREADS SOUTHWARD LATER FRIDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * VISIBILITIES: ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ACROSS WIND EXPOSED AREAS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 AND AREA HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS SUCH AS ALL TRANS SIERRA NEVADA HIGHWAY PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$  051 WWUS43 KDVN 201808 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1208 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY... BRINGING HEAVY SNOW...HIGH WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA INTO FAR NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. A LATE MORNING MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY WET SNOW...ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AS THE INTENSE WINTER STORM CENTER MOVES INTO MICHIGAN. ILZ016>018-025-026-034-035-210415- /O.CAN.KDVN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 1208 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND CONTINUE THROUGH AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. * SNOWFALL...SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES... ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND SOME ROADWAYS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ IAZ040>042-051>053-063>065-076-077-087-098-210415- /O.CON.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR- KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON... SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD...KEOSAUQUA. 1208 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY END BY EVENING...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF 8 TO 14 INCHES BY EVENING. TOTALS MAY BE LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 15 INCHES... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHITE WITH WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILD AND OUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS MAY BE AS LOW AS ZERO TOWARD EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE THE HIGH WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHED AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ IAZ054-066>068-078-088-089-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015-024-210415- /O.CON.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ JACKSON-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-LOUISA-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-LEE- JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...ALEDO 1208 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOWFALL...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL END THIS EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS MAY BE AS LOW AS ZERO TOWARD EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE THE HIGH WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHED AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ MOZ009-010-210000- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 1208 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY. * SNOWFALL...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S BY AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY MAY BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ SHEETS  543 WWUS41 KBUF 201808 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 108 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ012-019>021-085-210215- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.121221T1400Z-121222T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0005.121221T1600Z-121222T2100Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 108 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA... CATTARAUGUS...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES FRIDAY...4 TO 6 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * VISIBILITIES....DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-210215- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.121221T2100Z-121222T2100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 108 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...AND GENESEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED INLAND FROM THE LAKESHORES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-210215- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.121222T0000Z-121223T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 108 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE BRISTOL HILLS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006>008-210215- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.121222T0200Z-121223T0400Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 108 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES SATURDAY...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES SATURDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH NEAR LAKE ONTARIO PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ HITCHCOCK  193 WWUS46 KOTX 201808 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ041-044-201915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THOUGH LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED...WITH ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH...MAINLY ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU...THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-201915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THOUGH LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED...WITH ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS AN INCH OR LESS...THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ004-201915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THOUGH LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED...WITH ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS AN INCH OR LESS IN THE VALLEYS...THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED. THE MOUNTAINS WILL SEE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES. $$ WAZ035-201915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THOUGH LIGHT SNOW...OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS STILL EXPECTED...THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED. ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. $$ WAZ042-210000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY...THOUGH TAPPER OFF. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR THE LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ043-210000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DISAUTEL PASS 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET IS EXPECTED THE REST OF TODAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: DISAUTEL PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-210000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$  601 WWUS46 KMFR 201812 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1012 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 CAZ082-083-210215- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 1012 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH MORE FALLING SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL FOLLOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PASSES. * IMPACTS...THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA AFFECTING THE I-5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 89 NEAR SNOWMAN SUMMIT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-210215- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121221T2300Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 1012 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER. SNOW MAY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AT TIMES WITH AROUND AN INCH ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW. * IMPACTS...THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE MOST HIGHWAYS AND POPULATION CENTERS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ081-210215- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1012 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR MOUNT SHASTA. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MOSTLY IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY. * IMPACTS...THE I-5 CORRIDOR WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SNOW AND WIND. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ030-031-210215- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...LAKEVIEW 1012 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 T0 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS 97...395...AND 31 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ027-028-210215- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE 1012 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. ONE TO TWO FEET ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ON MT ASHLAND. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...MOUNT ASHLAND SKI AREA...LAKE OF THE WOODS...AND HOWARD PRAIRIE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MUCH STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER EXPOSED AREAS AND ABOVE THE TREE LINE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ACROSS THE PASSES THROUGH THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS MAY BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW...INCLUDING SISKIYOU SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023>026-210215- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS... ASHLAND 1012 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASHLAND...GLENDALE...ILLINOIS VALLEY. * IMPACTS...I-5 CORRIDOR PASSES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ STOCKTON  421 WWUS43 KILX 201815 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1215 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE MIDWEST... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY. TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH AROUND 2 INCHES AS FAR EAST AS THE I- 55 CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...EXTREME WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ILZ027>030-036-040-202215- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1815Z-121221T0600Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON-SCHUYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 1215 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR TO THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN AREAS AROUND GALESBURG AND NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 3 PM...AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. DRIFTING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 155 AND 55 CORRIDORS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ031-037-038-041-042-047>051-202215- /O.UPG.KILX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1815Z-121221T0600Z/ WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HAVANA... LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 1215 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR TO THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 3 PM...AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. DRIFTING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 155 AND 55 CORRIDORS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ043-052-053-202215- /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1815Z-121221T0600Z/ DE WITT-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 1215 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR TO THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 3 PM...AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. DRIFTING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR AND ALONG HIGHWAY 51 LATER THIS EVENING. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ HJS  160 WWUS43 KLOT 201821 WSWLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1221 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ILZ011-019-210230- /O.CAN.KLOT.WS.W.0004.121220T2100Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KLOT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ DE KALB-LA SALLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEKALB...OTTAWA 1221 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON..AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS SNOW ARRIVES AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH LIKELY IN DEKALB COUNTY...TO AROUND 60 MPH IN LASALLE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WHICH INCLUDE VISIBILITY AT OR NEAR ZERO AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES GIVEN THAT IT MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH SNOW REMOVAL. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ003-004-008-010-210230- /O.CON.KLOT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...OREGON...DIXON 1221 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTALS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH INCLUDE VISIBILITY AT OR NEAR ZERO AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES GIVEN THAT IT MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH SNOW REMOVAL. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ006-012>014-020>022-INZ001-002-210230- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.121220T2100Z-121221T0900Z/ LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO 1221 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND LOWEST VISIBILITY SHOULD OCCUR IN THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO METRO AREA BETWEEN 5 AND 9 PM. SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS THE SNOW ARRIVES AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION:CURRENT INDICATORS SUGGEST THAT TOTALS OF 2 TO AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FAVORED ACROSS THE FAR NORTH AND NORTHWEST SUBURBS OF CHICAGO... AND ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY INDIANA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. WINDS NEAR THE LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY SHORELINE COULD EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE INTENSE SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. THIS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS NEAR THE LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY INDIANA SHORELINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ005-210230- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.121220T2100Z-121221T0600Z/ MCHENRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WOODSTOCK 1221 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...AND LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. LESS INTENSE SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS SNOW ARRIVES AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN DEKALB AND MCHENRY COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH EXPECTED IN DEKALB AND MCHENRY COUNTIES AND TO AROUND 60 MPH IN LASALLE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AS IT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH SNOW REMOVAL. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KREIN  527 WWUS46 KPQR 201823 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1023 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ORZ009-014-WAZ023-201930- /O.CAN.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS... MULTNOMAH FALLS...CORBETT...ODELL...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA 1023 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW. TEMPERATURES IN THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AND ALL THE PRECIPITATION BEING REPORTED IS NOW RAIN... INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 84 AND WASHINGTON STATE ROUTE 14. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. TEMPERATURES WERE ALSO WARMING IN THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. THERE MAY BE A FEW POCKETS OF AIR NEAR 32 DEGREES AROUND PARKDALE INTO THE AFTERNOON...BUT ANY REMAINING ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONLY UP TO 2 INCHES. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. $$ WAZ019-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT ST. HELENS 1023 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 36 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ011-013-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...OAKRIDGE 1023 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ040-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR 1023 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...2000 TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ003-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA 1023 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...1000 TO 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. ROADS THROUGH THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS WILL FREQUENTLY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ004-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON- 1023 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...1000 TO 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND  428 WWUS41 KPBZ 201835 WSWPBZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 135 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 PAZ007>009-015-016-210245- /O.UPG.KPBZ.WS.A.0005.121221T0600Z-121223T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.121221T0800Z-121223T0000Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE... BROCKWAY 135 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT SNOW ACROSS ROADS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES WITH WITH VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-210245- /O.CON.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.121221T0800Z-121223T0000Z/ GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA... PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 135 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ OHZ039-040-048-049-057>059-068-069-WVZ004-012-021-210245- /O.NEW.KPBZ.WW.Y.0015.121221T0500Z-121222T0500Z/ TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT- NOBLE-MONROE-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...COSHOCTON...CADIZ...HOPEDALE... ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE... BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL... WOODSFIELD...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT 135 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR |SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE TO AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW DRIFTING OVER ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT TRAVELING WILL BE INHIBITED DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 412-262- 1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ OHZ041-050-PAZ013-014-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ001>003-022- 210245- /O.NEW.KPBZ.WW.Y.0015.121221T0800Z-121223T0000Z/ COLUMBIANA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY- ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-HANCOCK- BROOKE-OHIO-MONONGALIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA... EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...STEUBENVILLE... NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...ALIQUIPPA... BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...WAYNESBURG... FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE... MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...WEIRTON... BETHANY...WHEELING...MORGANTOWN 135 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR |SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE TO AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW DRIFTING OVER ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT TRAVELING WILL BE INHIBITED DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 412-262- 1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. $$  090 WWUS43 KARX 201854 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1254 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON... .WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. EXPECT SOME LOCATIONS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH 8 PM. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY ACROSS WISCONSIN...AND WITH THE WINDS INCREASING...AND 5 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW ALREADY FALLEN FROM THIS STORM...LOCALIZED WHITEOUT AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME THE MAIN PROBLEMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN THROUGH THE DAY. SHERIFFS REPORT ROADS ARE PASSABLE NOW BUT TREACHEROUS IN MANY AREAS. EXPECT THESE CONDITIONS TO WORSEN. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210300- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1254 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON FURTHER. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210300- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1254 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210300- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 1254 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  917 WWUS45 KCYS 201857 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1157 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE... .STRONG WESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH NEW SNOW ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH. WYZ116>118-202200- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0022.121220T1857Z-121220T2200Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 1157 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM LARAMIE TO CHEYENNE. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK WITH VISIBILITIES VERY LOW IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ FINCH  006 WWUS43 KMPX 201857 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE WORKING ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF IN THE EAU CLAIRE AREA THROUGH 6 PM. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES HAVE FALLEN FROM ALBERT LEA TO RED WING AND EAU CLAIRE...WITH AMOUNTS CLOSE TO 12 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST EAU CLAIRE COUNTY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BRING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO OPEN AREAS...INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS OF FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MNZ084-085-091>093-210000- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ077-078-WIZ024>028-210000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES IN SOUTHEAST EAU CLAIRE COUNTY. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOCALIZED VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ070-076-082-083-WIZ015-016-023-210000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 1257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THOUGH SNOW HAS ENDED...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO DEVELOP...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  791 WWUS41 KRLX 201859 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 159 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ITS WAKE...WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE...WITH VARYING INTENSITY...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY IN THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. WVZ036>038-046-047-210300- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0006.121221T0600Z-121222T1900Z/ FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON... ELKINS 159 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM EST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH UP TO A FOOT AND A HALF ALONG NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 3000 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER WINDWARD TERRAIN. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE 20S. * WIND CHILLS...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS EITHER SIDE OF ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9563...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ OHZ066-067-076-WVZ009>011-017-019-020-210300- /O.EXB.KRLX.WW.Y.0015.121221T0600Z-121222T0300Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...MARIETTA... BELPRE...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...ELIZABETH... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION 159 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES AND WIND CHILLS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9563... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ015-016-018-025-026-029>034-210300- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0015.121221T0600Z-121222T1200Z/ KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-LOGAN-BOONE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 159 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES AND WIND CHILLS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9563... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ027-028-035-039-040-210300- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0015.121221T0600Z-121222T1900Z/ CLAY-BRAXTON-RALEIGH-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... FLATWOODS...BECKLEY...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 159 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. STRONG WINDS COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES AND WIND CHILLS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9563... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$  122 WWUS43 KMKX 201904 AAA WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 104 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS MOVING NORTHEAST AND WILL CROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS LOW IS CAUSING A PARALYZING SNOW STORM IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEST OF A LINE FROM HARTFORD TO WHITEWATER TO JANESVILLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THAT LINE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW SPREADING INTO FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN BY 5 PM. SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL FALL AT THE TAIL END OF THIS STORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL IMPACT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. COLDER AIR WILL TURN THE HEAVY WET SNOW INTO A DRIER SNOW THAT BECOMES MORE AND MORE PRONE TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067-068-210315- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE 104 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY IN THE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS IN MADISON...FOND DU LAC AND JANESVILLE. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE 12 TO 18 INCHES. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY... WHITEOUTS...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ051-058-059-210315- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0900Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND 104 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY IN THE EVENING. THE RAIN IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON COUNTY WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN FOND DU LAC AND DODGE COUNTIES AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 12 TO 15 INCHES MOST AREAS WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY... WHITEOUTS... AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ064-069-210315- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0900Z/ JEFFERSON-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...JANESVILLE... BELOIT 104 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE RAIN AND SNOW MIX IN ROCK COUNTY WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 10 15 INCHES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND 6 TO 13 INCHES IN ROCK COUNTY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ052-060-065-070-210315- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.121220T2000Z-121221T0900Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON... WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA 104 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THE RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE BACK OVER TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 5 TO 12 INCHES IN SHEBOYGAN AND WAUKESHA COUNTIES...AND 5 TO 9 INCHES IN OZAUKEE AND WALWORTH COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ066-071-072-210315- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.121220T2300Z-121221T0900Z/ MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA 104 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY WET SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES...ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE LAKE SHORE. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...LITTLE TRAVEL IMPACTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT DURING RUSH HOUR WITH RAIN CHANGING TO A HEAVY WET SNOW WITH THUNDER POSSIBLE AND POOR VISIBILITIES. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MRC  509 WWUS43 KAPX 201904 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 204 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR NORTHERN MICHIGAN THROUGH FRIDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES LATER TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL... HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. MEANWHILE...THERE WILL BE A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW OR IN SOME CASES ALL RAIN NEAR THE LAKESHORES. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TURN BACK TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT ACROSS ALL AREAS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. MIZ008-015>023-025>028-210315- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...GRAYLING 204 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL FALL...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LIGHTER SNOWS FOR FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKESHORES. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 PH. PERIODIC BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE FOR MANY AREAS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647-8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ024-029-034-210315- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ ALPENA-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPENA...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 204 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...WITH LIGHTER SNOWS FOR FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WHERE PRECIPITATION STAYS PREDOMINATELY SNOW. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. IMPACTS... * POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ031>033-210315- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 204 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOWS FOR FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WHERE PRECIPITATION STAYS PREDOMINATELY SNOW. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP WITH THE LAKE EFFECT LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. IMPACTS... * TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647-8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ030-035-041-210315- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ ALCONA-OGEMAW-GLADWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH...GLADWIN 204 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY...LEADING TO PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITY AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$  129 WWUS46 KMFR 201911 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1111 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 CAZ082-083-210315- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 1111 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH MORE FALLING SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL FOLLOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PASSES. * IMPACTS...THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA AFFECTING THE I-5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 89 NEAR SNOWMAN SUMMIT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-210315- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121221T2300Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 1111 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH UP TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 1500 AND 2500 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW. * IMPACTS...THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE MOST HIGHWAYS AND POPULATION CENTERS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ081-210315- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1111 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR MOUNT SHASTA. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MOSTLY IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY. * IMPACTS...THE I-5 CORRIDOR WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SNOW AND WIND. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ030-031-210315- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...LAKEVIEW 1111 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 T0 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS 97...395...AND 31 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ027-028-210315- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE 1111 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. ONE TO TWO FEET ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ON MT ASHLAND. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...MOUNT ASHLAND SKI AREA...LAKE OF THE WOODS...AND HOWARD PRAIRIE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MUCH STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER EXPOSED AREAS AND ABOVE THE TREE LINE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ACROSS THE PASSES THROUGH THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS MAY BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW...INCLUDING SISKIYOU SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023>026-210315- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS... ASHLAND 1111 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASHLAND...GLENDALE...ILLINOIS VALLEY. * IMPACTS...I-5 CORRIDOR PASSES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ STOCKTON  651 WWUS41 KLWX 201912 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 212 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-210315- /O.CAN.KLWX.WS.W.0008.121221T0600Z-121222T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.BZ.W.0002.121221T0600Z-121222T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 212 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...HEAVY AND BLOWING AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHEST TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2500 FT. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ONSET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND FOR MUCH OF FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH PEAK GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TIMES...WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES COULD RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON SATURDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY LATE SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$  259 WWUS43 KSGF 201941 WSWSGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 141 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 MOZ055-056-202045- /O.CAN.KSGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ BENTON-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES 141 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO A FEW FLURRIES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...AS A RESULT THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...SKIES WILL CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. && $$ GAGAN  955 WWUS43 KGRR 201950 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 250 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 MIZ037>039-210400- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY 250 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WINDS WILL GUST 45 TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROADS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ040-043>046-210400- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT 250 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROADS LATE TONIGHT. * SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-210400- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.121221T0600Z-121222T0000Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 250 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO 1 TO 3 INCHES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * SLIPPERY ROADS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ OSTUNO  537 WWUS43 KIND 201953 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 253 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...A VERY POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL INDIANA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT...AND WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AT TIMES. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-210400- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0004.121220T2200Z-121221T1500Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE 253 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN AROUND 3 PM TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO START UNTIL AROUND 6 PM PM THIS EVENING AND SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 10 AM FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGITS * OTHER THREATS: THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  808 WWUS43 KLSX 201955 WSWLSX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 155 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE MIDWEST TODAY... .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS PORTIONS OF MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. SOME AREAS MAY SEE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. MOZ041-047-048-050-202100- /O.CAN.KLSX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-CALLAWAY MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY 155 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS PORTIONS OF MIDDLE MISSOURI AND CONDITIONS WERE QUICKLY IMPROVING. $$ ILZ095-096-MOZ018-019-026-027-210000- /O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL 155 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS STILL EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND BRIEFLY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY. && $$ MOZ034>036-042-051-052-210000- /O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONTGOMERY MO-LINCOLN MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...MEXICO 155 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND BRIEFLY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. && $$ ILZ058-097>099-210300- /O.CON.KLSX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ GREENE IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- 155 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE ADVISORY AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW HAS JUST BEGUN TO FALL ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND BRIEFLY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. && $$ GLASS  304 WWUS41 KCLE 202001 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 301 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 OHZ011>014-089-PAZ001>003-210415- /O.UPG.KCLE.WS.A.0002.121221T0900Z-121223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0004.121221T0900Z-121223T0000Z/ CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 301 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST OHIO SNOWBELT UP TO 12 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS THE SNOW BELT COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ010-020>023-031>033-210415- /O.EXB.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.121221T0900Z-121222T1800Z/ LORAIN-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA... WARREN...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN 301 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN GENERAL WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN TRUMBULL AND NORTHERN PORTAGE COUNTIES. * TIMING...4AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-210415- /O.EXT.KCLE.WW.Y.0006.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK... UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...MARION... MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 301 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 7PM FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$  493 WWUS41 KBTV 202001 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 301 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ034-210900- /O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0015.121221T0300Z-121221T2100Z/ WESTERN ESSEX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE PLACID 301 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY IN NEW YORK. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TRANSITION TO MOSTLY RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL RELATED IMPACTS EXPECTED WITH SLIPPERY CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS. GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING SNOW... REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO TRAVEL FOR YOUR COMMUTE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$  464 WWUS41 KRNK 202004 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 304 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND INTO NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY TONIGHT...BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE WINTER STORM WILL RESULT IN A 36 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND POTENTIALLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME OF THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING SNOW...IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA AND INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA...SNOW AMOUNTS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN WEST VIRGINIA. WVZ042-043-045-210415- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0007.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 304 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND DRIVEN HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MERCER AND SUMMERS...AND 7 TO 11 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG. SNOW ACCUMULATION WITHIN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY...ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 2500 FEET...WILL BE MUCH LESS...CLOSER TO AN INCH OR TWO. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ019-020-210415- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS 304 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN BATH AND ALLEGHANY COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES...THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OCCURRING ALONG THE RIDGES WEST OF HOT SPRINGS AND COVINGTON. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS MAY DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ007-010-011-WVZ044-210415- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG...UNION 304 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TAZEWELL... BLAND...GILES...AND MONROE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES...THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OCCURRING ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS MAY DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ009-015-210415- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0500Z-121222T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 304 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO FLURRIES FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...BELOW FREEZING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  524 WWUS46 KMFR 202006 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1206 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ORZ024-210415- /O.UPG.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION 1206 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1000 FEET. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HUGO...MERLIN...ILLINOIS VALLEY. * IMPACTS...I-5 CORRIDOR PASSES AND HIGHWAY 199 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ082-083-210415- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 1206 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH MORE FALLING SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL FOLLOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PASSES. * IMPACTS...THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA AFFECTING THE I-5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 89 NEAR SNOWMAN SUMMIT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-210415- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121221T2300Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 1206 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH UP TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 1500 AND 2500 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE WEEKEND... BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW. * IMPACTS...THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE MOST HIGHWAYS AND POPULATION CENTERS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ081-210415- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1206 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR MOUNT SHASTA. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MOSTLY IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY. * IMPACTS...THE I-5 CORRIDOR WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SNOW AND WIND. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ030-031-210415- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...LAKEVIEW 1206 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 T0 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS 97...395...AND 31 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ027-028-210415- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE 1206 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. ONE TO TWO FEET ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ON MT ASHLAND. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...MOUNT ASHLAND SKI AREA...LAKE OF THE WOODS...AND HOWARD PRAIRIE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MUCH STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER EXPOSED AREAS AND ABOVE THE TREE LINE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ACROSS THE PASSES THROUGH THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS MAY BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW...INCLUDING SISKIYOU SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023-025-026-210415- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS... ASHLAND 1206 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASHLAND...GLENDALE...ILLINOIS VALLEY. * IMPACTS...I-5 CORRIDOR PASSES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ STOCKTON  095 WWUS46 KSEW 202007 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1207 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ518-519-210100- /O.CON.KSEW.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-121221T0100Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 1207 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...STEVENS PASS...SNOQUALMIE PASS...WHITE PASS...MOUNT BAKER...PARADISE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR AT MOUNT BAKER. * MAIN IMPACT...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. && $$ WAZ513-210100- /O.CON.KSEW.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-121221T0100Z/ OLYMPICS- 1207 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HURRICANE RIDGE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. && $$  027 WWUS43 KARX 202007 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 207 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...TRAVEL NOT ADVISED THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON... .WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. EXPECT SOME LOCATIONS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH 8 PM. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED ROAD CLOSURES IN WINONA COUNTY. ELSEWHERE ROADS ARE PASSABLE...BUT ARE TREACHEROUS IN MANY AREAS AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. SNOW WAS TAPERING OFF ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WAS CAUSING MAJOR IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. EXPECT THE SNOW TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AFTER 4 PM...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210415- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 207 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON FURTHER. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210415- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 207 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210415- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 207 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  150 WWUS41 KALY 202010 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 310 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ032-033-042-210415- /O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0002.121221T0000Z-121221T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.WW.Y.0016.121221T0200Z-121221T1500Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 310 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH THEN CHANGING TO RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ALSO...THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ082-210415- /O.NEW.KALY.WW.Y.0016.121221T0200Z-121221T1500Z/ NORTHERN FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD 310 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN FULTON COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH THEN CHANGING TO RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ALSO...THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  262 WWUS41 KGYX 202010 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 310 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW AND SLEET EXPECTED ON FRIDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY... WITH SNOW SPREADING INTO NORTHWEST MAINE DURING THE DAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING... CHANGING PRECIPITATION BACK TO SNOW. MEZ008-009-210415- /O.NEW.KGYX.WW.Y.0023.121221T1300Z-121222T0500Z/ NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD... BINGHAM...JACKMAN 310 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MAINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. A CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND RAIN WILL MAKE DRIVING EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$  161 WWUS45 KBOI 202012 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 112 PM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOWY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT... .THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT THEN EXIT MIDDAY FRIDAY. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...ALL PART OF AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN LASTING THROUGH THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY INCLUDING THE TRAVEL PERIOD BEFORE. ORZ061-062-211200- /O.NEW.KBOI.WW.Y.0015.121221T0300Z-121221T1500Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-BAKER COUNTY- 1212 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN NORTHERN HARNEY AND ALL OF BAKER COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...BAKER COUNTY AND NORTHERN HARNEY COUNTY WITH LITTLE IF ANY OVER SOUTHERN HARNEY COUNTY. 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE BURNS OREGON AREA AND ALONG THE I-84 CORRIDOR IN BAKER COUNTY WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE. HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE BLUES AND WALLOWA MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE I-84 CORRIDOR AND BAKER VALLEY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ011-033-211200- /O.NEW.KBOI.WW.Y.0015.121221T0500Z-121221T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UPPER WEISER RIVER- 112 PM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER WEISER RIVER ZONE. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 55 WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 8 TO 10 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 35 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...LATE EVENING TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. | * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  938 WWUS42 KGSP 202016 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 316 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT... PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS AS IT RIDES INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN ON STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. NCZ033-049-050-210900- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0011.121221T0500Z-121222T0500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 316 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...AVERY...YANCEY...AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW SHOWERS AND THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE SNOW SHOWERS TAPERING OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES BY FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS FROM LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS MAY BE SLIPPERY AS WELL. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ MCAVOY  156 WWUS41 KALY 202022 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 322 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ032-033-042-082-210430- /O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0016.121221T0200Z-121221T1500Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD 322 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH THEN CHANGING TO RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ALSO...THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$  464 WWUS43 KJKL 202030 WSWJKL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 330 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF EASTERN KENTUCKY... .COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTH FROM A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. WRAPAROUND MOISTURE AND UPSLOPE FLOW WILL LEAD TO A PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY MORNING. BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST AS LATE AS EARLY FRIDAY EVENING OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY NEAR THE WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA BORDERS. KYZ068-069-079-080-083>087-116-210430- /O.NEW.KJKL.WW.Y.0010.121221T0300Z-121221T2000Z/ ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX- BELL-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET... LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG... BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...MANCHESTER 330 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TOWARD MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY MORNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING OF FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AT TIMES FURTHER LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE PERSISTENT BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS OCCUR. THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS ON AVERAGE WILL OCCUR OVER THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY. * ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK OR SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT OR DURING FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND LONGER TRAVEL TIMES DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KYZ044-050>052-058>060-088-104-106>115-117>120-210430- /O.NEW.KJKL.WW.Y.0010.121221T0300Z-121222T0000Z/ FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-HARLAN- ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT- OWSLEY-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...HARLAN... SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN... BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE 330 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TOWARD MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY MORNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING OF FALLING AND FALLEN SNOW AT TIMES FURTHER LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES WHERE PERSISTENT BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS OCCUR AND ON SOME OF THE HIGHER RIDGES. THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS ON AVERAGE WILL OCCUR IN THE DEEPER RIVER VALLEY LOCATIONS. * ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK OR SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT OR DURING FRIDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND LONGER TRAVEL TIMES DURING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ JP  761 WWUS43 KIWX 202042 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 342 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-210445- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 342 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /242 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-012-014-016-017-MIZ079-210445- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 342 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /242 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-013-015-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-210445- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH- HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 342 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  714 WWUS41 KCAR 202043 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 343 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 MEZ001>006-010-210445- /O.NEW.KCAR.WW.Y.0032.121221T1800Z-121222T1200Z/ NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- 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...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 343 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHERN CENTRAL MAINE. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXPECT SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SNOW, SLEET AND A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING, SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR. && $$ HEWITT  599 WWUS41 KBUF 202044 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 344 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ012-019>021-085-210445- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.121221T1600Z-121222T2100Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 344 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA... CATTARAUGUS...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES FRIDAY...4 TO 6 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * VISIBILITIES....DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-210445- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.121221T2100Z-121222T2100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 344 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...AND GENESEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED LATER FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED INLAND FROM THE LAKESHORES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-210445- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.121222T0000Z-121223T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 344 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED LATER FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE BRISTOL HILLS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006>008-210445- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.121222T0200Z-121223T0400Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 344 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES SATURDAY...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES SATURDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH NEAR LAKE ONTARIO PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ HITCHCOCK  334 WWUS43 KLOT 202046 WSWLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 246 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ILZ003-004-008-010-011-019-210500- /O.CON.KLOT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-LA SALLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...OREGON...DIXON... DEKALB...OTTAWA 246 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 9 INCHES IS LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH INCLUDE VISIBILITY AT OR NEAR ZERO AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES GIVEN THAT IT MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH SNOW REMOVAL. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE AS THE SNOW WINDS DOWN TONIGHT...RESULTING IN CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL PLUMMET TO DANGEROUSLY LOW LEVELS...FROM ZERO TO FIVE BELOW ZERO BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ006-012>014-020>022-INZ001-002-210500- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.121220T2100Z-121221T0900Z/ LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO 246 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND LOWEST VISIBILITY SHOULD OCCUR IN THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO METRO AREA BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM. SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS THE SNOW ARRIVES AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TOTALS OF 2 TO AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE FAR NORTH AND NORTHWEST SUBURBS OF CHICAGO...AND NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY INDIANA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. * WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. WINDS NEAR THE LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY SHORELINE COULD EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE INTENSE SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. THIS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS NEAR THE LAKE AND PORTER COUNTY INDIANA SHORELINE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 40 TO 55 MPH THROUGH DAYBREAK FRIDAY...HIGHEST ON THE INDIANA LAKEFRONT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS THE SNOW WINDS DOWN...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL PLUMMET TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ005-210500- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.121220T2100Z-121221T0600Z/ MCHENRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WOODSTOCK 246 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. LESS INTENSE SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS SNOW ARRIVES AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AS IT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH SNOW REMOVAL. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...RESULTING IN CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL PLUMMET TO NEAR ZERO BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KREIN/RC  382 WWAK47 PAJK 202048 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1148 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 AKZ018-210100- /X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 1148 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY NEAR WHITE PASS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR WHITE PASS. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO NEAR WHITE PASS...AND AS LOW AS 20 BELOW NEAR SKAGWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKST THU OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$  288 WWUS43 KEAX 202050 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 250 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 MOZ007-008-016-202200- /O.EXP.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING... MILAN...GREEN CITY 250 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...HOWEVER NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE WINDS MAY LEAD TO MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IF TRAVELING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-202200- /O.EXP.KEAX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 250 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...HOWEVER NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE WINDS MAY LEAD TO MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IF TRAVELING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. $$  900 WWUS41 KILN 202053 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 353 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>072- 074-210500- /O.CON.KILN.WW.Y.0007.121221T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE- DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-HOCKING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... BROOKVILLE...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY... BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA... SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...EATON...DAYTON... XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER... HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...LOGAN 353 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES NORTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AND STRONG WINDS... AS WELL AS A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURE BELOW FREEZING WITH WET ROADS THIS EVENING. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE FROM STRONG WIND GUSTS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING QUICKLY FROM THE 40S INTO THE 20S TONIGHT...REMAINING AT OR BELOW FREEZING WITH STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$  854 WWUS43 KARX 202057 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...TRAVEL NOT ADVISED THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON... .WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. EXPECT SOME LOCATIONS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH 8 PM. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED ROAD CLOSURES IN WINONA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND HIGHWAYS 11 AND 18 IN GRANT COUNTY WISCONSIN. ELSEWHERE ROADS ARE PASSABLE...BUT ARE TREACHEROUS IN MANY AREAS AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. SNOW WAS TAPERING OFF ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WAS CAUSING MAJOR IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. EXPECT THE SNOW TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AFTER 5 PM...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210500- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210500- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210500- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  789 WWUS41 KPBZ 202106 WSWPBZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 406 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ023-041-210515- /O.CON.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.121221T0800Z-121223T0000Z/ GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...LIGONIER... DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE... FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA... PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 406 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ PAZ007>009-015-016-210515- /O.CON.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.121221T0800Z-121223T0000Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE... BROCKWAY 406 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT SNOW ACROSS ROADS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES WITH WITH VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ OHZ039-040-048-049-057>059-068-069-WVZ004-012-021-210515- /O.CON.KPBZ.WW.Y.0015.121221T0500Z-121222T0500Z/ TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT- NOBLE-MONROE-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...COSHOCTON...CADIZ...HOPEDALE... ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE... BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL... WOODSFIELD...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT 406 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE TO AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW DRIFTING OVER ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT TRAVELING WILL BE INHIBITED DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 412-262- 1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ OHZ041-050-PAZ013-014-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ001>003-022- 210515- /O.CON.KPBZ.WW.Y.0015.121221T0800Z-121223T0000Z/ COLUMBIANA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY- ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-HANCOCK- BROOKE-OHIO-MONONGALIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA... EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...STEUBENVILLE... NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...ALIQUIPPA... BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...WAYNESBURG... FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE... MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...WEIRTON... BETHANY...WHEELING...MORGANTOWN 406 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE TO AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW DRIFTING OVER ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT TRAVELING WILL BE INHIBITED DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 412-262- 1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. $$ KRAMAR  005 WWUS43 KGRB 202111 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 311 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WISCONSIN TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS WILL MOVE INTO LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO END OR DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT. WIZ038-039-045-048-049-210515- /O.CON.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...WAUTOMA... OSHKOSH...CHILTON 311 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL COME TO AN END LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY STILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING A STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PERSONS WITH HEART PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOVEL THE DENSE...MOISTURE-LADEN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...REMAIN WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ022-040-050-210515- /O.CON.KGRB.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0900Z/ DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS 311 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * SNOW WILL COME TO AN END LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY STILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS DOOR TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE TO 8 TO 12 INCHES WELL INLAND. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PERSONS WITH HEART PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOVEL THE DENSE...MOISTURE-LADEN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...REMAIN WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ011>013-019>021-030-031-035>037-073-074-210515- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE- NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA- SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANDON...ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU... WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...CRIVITZ 311 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL DIMINISH OR COME TO AN END TONIGHT. THE SNOW COULD STILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 13 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW SPOTS. STORM TOTALS NEAR THE BAY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PERSONS WITH HEART PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOVEL THE DENSE...MOISTURE-LADEN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ010-018-210515- /O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ONEIDA-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...TOMAHAWK 311 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OR COME TO AN END TONIGHT. * AN INCH OR TWO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ005-210515- /O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER 311 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ ECKBERG  768 WWUS43 KAPX 202111 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 411 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR NORTHERN MICHIGAN THROUGH FRIDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES LATER TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. MEANWHILE... THERE WILL BE A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW OR IN SOME CASES ALL RAIN NEAR THE LAKESHORES THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TURN BACK TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT ACROSS ALL AREAS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. MIZ008-015>023-025>028-210515- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...GRAYLING 411 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL FALL...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LIGHTER SNOWS FOR FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKESHORES. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOW... ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 PH. PERIODIC BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE FOR MANY AREAS OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647-8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ024-029-034-210515- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ ALPENA-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPENA...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 411 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...WITH LIGHTER SNOWS FOR FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WHERE PRECIPITATION STAYS PREDOMINATELY SNOW. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. IMPACTS... * POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ031>033-210515- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 411 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT... WITH ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOWS FOR FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WHERE PRECIPITATION STAYS PREDOMINATELY SNOW. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP WITH THE LAKE EFFECT LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. IMPACTS... * TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN... WHILE ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647-8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ030-035-041-210515- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ ALCONA-OGEMAW-GLADWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH...GLADWIN 411 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... THEN PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY...LEADING TO PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * HEAVY WET SNOWS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND DRIVE IN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITY AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$  806 WWAK43 PAFG 202112 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1212 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 AKZ226-211400- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0062.121220T2112Z-121222T0000Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 1212 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...FOR THE AREA OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM TOK EASTWARD. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$  017 WWUS43 KMQT 202116 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 416 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ONGOING OVER UPPER MICHIGAN... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR CHICAGO WILL MOVE ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN. WINDS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF INCREASING OUT OF THE NORTH SO EXPECT BLOWING SNOW TO BECOME MORE OF A HAZARD THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INLAND ALONG THE WISCONSIN BORDER...BUT CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE REST OF UPPER MICHIGAN. MIZ004-210530- /O.UPG.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ BARAGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...L'ANSE 416 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS BARAGA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE HURON MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING ALBERTA AND HERMAN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 35 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR KEWEENAW BAY AND ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ012-210530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 316 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. RAIN MAY OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH SNOW NEAR THE BAY OF GREEN BAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE BAY OF GREEN BAY...TO 4 TO 6 INCHES WELL INLAND. LESS THAN 1 INCH OF SNOW WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT... RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN AS SNOW DIMINISHES OVERNIGHT...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE ISSUED A SNOW EMERGENCY FOR MENOMINEE COUNTY. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ013-210530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 416 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS DELTA COUNTY. EXPECT ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING OVER NORTHERN DELTA COUNTY NORTH OF RAPID RIVER AND PERKINS DUE TO LAKE ENHANCED SNOW OFF LAKE SUPERIOR. ADDITIONAL SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE SHORE WILL BE UP TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN THOUGH SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-007-014-085-210530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... MANISTIQUE...SENEY 416 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION... LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR IN ALGER COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. M-28 BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND MUNISING COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-210530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 416 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE AT BIG BAY AND MARQUETTE...AND FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM THE HURON MOUNTAINS TO ISHPEMING...NEGAUNEE AND GWINN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD OCCUR OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... MAINLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. M-28 BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND MUNISING COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ011-210530- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN 316 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS 3 TO 6 INCHES...GREATEST EAST OF A LINE FROM IRON MOUNTAIN TO RALPH. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO 30 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * EVEN AS SNOW DECREASES IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ009-210530- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 316 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS NORTH WINDS OFF LAKE SUPERIOR ENHANCE THE SNOW. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM IRONWOOD TO WAKEFIELD AND TO THE PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE... RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ002-084-210530- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ ONTONAGON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...KENTON...SIDNAW 416 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND WHITE PINE. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-003-210530- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 416 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FOR OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ010-210530- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON RIVER 316 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH COULD GUST UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ JLA  488 WWUS45 KTFX 202119 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 219 PM MST THU DEC 20 2012 MTZ009-202230- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 219 PM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING OVER AREAS NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$  048 WWUS43 KMKX 202137 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 337 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING... A PARALYZING SNOW STORM IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS STORM IS DUE TO STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS MOVING NORTHEAST INTO LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. THE RAIN IN FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN IS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL FALL AT THE TAIL END OF THIS STORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL IMPACT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. COLDER AIR WILL TURN THE HEAVY WET SNOW INTO A DRIER SNOW THAT BECOMES MORE AND MORE PRONE TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067-068-210545- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE 337 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM NOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS IN MADISON...FOND DU LAC AND JANESVILLE. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE 12 TO 20 INCHES. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY... WHITEOUTS...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ051-058-059-210545- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0900Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND 337 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN FOND DU LAC AND DODGE COUNTIES AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 12 TO 15 INCHES MOST AREAS WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY... WHITEOUTS... AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ064-069-210545- /O.CON.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0900Z/ JEFFERSON-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...JANESVILLE... BELOIT 337 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 10 TO 15 INCHES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND 6 TO 13 INCHES IN ROCK COUNTY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ052-060-065-070-210545- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121221T0900Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON... WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA 337 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE EVENING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 5 TO 12 INCHES IN SHEBOYGAN AND WAUKESHA COUNTIES...AND 5 TO 9 INCHES IN OZAUKEE AND WALWORTH COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT THROUGH TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ066-071-072-210545- /O.CON.KMKX.WS.W.0002.121220T2300Z-121221T0900Z/ MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA 337 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THE RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO A HEAVY WET SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES...ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE LAKE SHORE. THUNDERSNOW WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY BRIEFLY OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT DURING RUSH HOUR WITH RAIN CHANGING TO A HEAVY WET SNOW WITH THUNDER POSSIBLE AND POOR VISIBILITIES. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW COLLECTING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MRC  704 WWUS46 KPQR 202138 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 138 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ORZ003-202245- /O.CAN.KPQR.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA 138 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW. PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF AND ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ ORZ004-202245- /O.CAN.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON- 138 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW. PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF AND ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ WAZ019-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT ST. HELENS 138 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE 4 PM...THEN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF DRAMATICALLY AFTER 4 PM. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 36 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ011-013-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...OAKRIDGE 138 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH 4 PM. AFTER 4 PM...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF DRAMATICALLY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ040-210000- /O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR 138 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH 4 PM...THEN THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DRAMATICALLY. * SNOW LEVELS...2000 TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ACROSS THE MAIN CASCADE PASSES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND  722 WWUS43 KDVN 202139 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 339 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... .AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WHILE WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND EXIT TO THE EAST...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTINUE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THE NIGHT. ILZ016>018-025-026-034-035-210600- /O.CON.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 339 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. SOME IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED AFTER 10 PM. * SNOWFALL...SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION AFTER 7 PM. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LEAD TO FALLING TREE BRANCHES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ IAZ040>042-051>053-063>065-076-077-087-098-210600- /O.CON.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR- KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON... SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD...KEOSAUQUA. 339 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY END BY 6 PM...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * SNOWFALL...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES OVER MOST OF THE AREA. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 PM. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE 20S AND THEN TEENS THIS EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS ZERO TO 10 BELOW THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE THE HIGH WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHED AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ IAZ054-066>068-078-088-089-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015-024-210600- /O.CON.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ JACKSON-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-LOUISA-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-LEE- JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...ALEDO 339 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AFTER 10 PM. * SNOWFALL...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY IN THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LITTLE OR NOW ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AFTER 7 PM. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH 7 PM. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE TEENS LATE TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS MAY BE AS LOW AS ZERO TO 10 BELOW THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE THE HIGH WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHED AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ MOZ009-010-210000- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 339 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES AFTER SUNSET. STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * SNOWFALL...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ SHEETS  827 WWUS43 KDMX 202146 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 346 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS WESTERN IOWA BUT CONTINUE ACROSS THE EAST... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS SLOWLY LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH ILLINOIS. SNOW HAS COME TO AN END ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...BUT WINDS STILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IAZ073-083-084-094-095-210300- /O.CAN.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDMX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ WARREN-CLARKE-LUCAS-DECATUR-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANOLA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...LEON... CORYDON 346 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND REPLACED BY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...FRESH SNOWFALL WILL BE EASILY LOFTED BY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...MANY ROADS REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE LOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO SNOW COVERED TREES AND POWER LINES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-036>039-048>050-060>062-074-075-085- 086-096-097-210300- /O.EXT.KDMX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER... MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 346 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. LITTLE TO NO NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO TRAVEL! POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO REMAIN PREVALENT INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH THE SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN WEIGHING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082- 092-093-210300- /O.EXT.KDMX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 346 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...FRESH SNOWFALL WILL BE EASILY LOFTED BY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...MANY ROADS REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE LOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO SNOW COVERED TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AWB  425 WWUS43 KDLH 202149 AAB WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 349 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW TO PERSIST ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN INTO TONIGHT... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD INTO NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE TONIGHT. THUS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO FLURRIES FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH 9 OR 10 PM THIS EVENING IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR... WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE. WIZ004-210315- /O.UPG.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDLH.WS.W.0010.121220T2149Z-121221T1500Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HURLEY 349 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...IRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE AND NORTHERN IRON COUNTY. GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...HALF MILE TO 1 MILE ON AVERAGE...BUT MANY LOCATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND OTHER ROADS ON THE GOGEBIC RANGE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY...IN ADDITION TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ WIZ008-009-210300- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ SAWYER-PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 349 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...PRICE AND SAWYER COUNTIES OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAYWARD...WINTER...PARK FALLS AND PHILLIPS. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...GENERALLY BETWEEN A HALF MILE AND 1 MILE THROUGH 8 OR 9 PM...THEN IMPROVING RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...MOST ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AND EXPOSED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ WIZ003-210315- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ ASHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLAND 349 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...ASHLAND COUNTY OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ON THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA... AND IN THE MELLEN AND HIGH BRIDGE AREAS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITY...GENERALLY A HALF MILE TO A MILE...WITH SOME LOCAL RESTRICTIONS TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. * IMPACTS...MOST ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ MILLER/TENTINGER  854 WWUS43 KILX 202151 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 351 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE MIDWEST... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY. TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH AROUND 2 INCHES AS FAR EAST AS THE I- 55 CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...EXTREME WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-210300- /O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 351 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR TO THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN AREAS AROUND GALESBURG AND NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. DRIFTING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE... PARTICULARLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 155 AND 55 CORRIDORS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ HJS  342 WWUS43 KLSX 202153 WSWLSX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 353 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM PULLING OUT OF REGION THIS AFTERNOON... .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM THAT IMPACTED MUCH OF THE MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT THE REGION WITH SNOW QUICKLY COMING TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON. MOZ018-019-026-027-202300- /O.CAN.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HANNIBAL 353 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION. $$ MOZ034>036-042-051-052-202300- /O.CAN.KLSX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONTGOMERY MO-LINCOLN MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...MEXICO 353 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION. $$ ILZ095-096-210000- /O.CON.KLSX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ ADAMS IL-BROWN IL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUINCY 353 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH AND END THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. AN ADDITIONAL ONE-HALF INCH OR LESS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND BRIEFLY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY. && $$ ILZ058-097>099-210000- /O.EXT.KLSX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ GREENE IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- 353 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...COMING TO AN END BY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND ONE-HALF INCH HAS FALLEN WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND BRIEFLY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUCH AS SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...SIDEWALKS...AND PARKING LOTS ICY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHEN ICE BEGINS TO FORM...SO DO NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD. && $$ TILLY  922 WWUS46 KHNX 202155 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 155 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 CAZ096-210500- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 155 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET AROUND YOSEMITE PARK. * SNOW LEVEL: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 4500 TO 5500 FEET OVER THE WEEKEND. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER HEAVY BURST OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE PARK...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...SHAVER LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...KINGS CANYON PARK...AND HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF OAKHURST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE SIERRA BACK COUNTRY AND NEAR THE CREST. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ DS WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD  087 WWUS41 KPBZ 202156 WSWPBZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 456 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 MDZ001-WVZ023-041-210600- /O.EXT.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.121220T2156Z-121223T0000Z/ GARRETT-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...KINGWOOD... TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 456 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. ONE- TO TWO-TENTHS INCH ICE ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...ONGOING FREEZING RAIN ON THE RIDGES AND RAIN ELSEWHERE WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LEAD TO SLICK PAVEMENT. DRASTIC RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ PAZ007>009-015-016-210600- /O.CON.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.121221T0800Z-121223T0000Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE... BROCKWAY 456 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT SNOW ACROSS ROADS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES WITH WITH VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ PAZ074-076-210600- /O.CON.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.121221T0800Z-121223T0000Z/ WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIGONIER...DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE... ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE...FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE... MARKLEYSBURG 456 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ OHZ039-040-048-049-057>059-068-069-WVZ004-012-021-210600- /O.CON.KPBZ.WW.Y.0015.121221T0500Z-121222T0500Z/ TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT- NOBLE-MONROE-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...COSHOCTON...CADIZ...HOPEDALE... ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE... BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL... WOODSFIELD...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT 456 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE TO AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW DRIFTING OVER ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT TRAVELING WILL BE INHIBITED DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 412-262- 1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ OHZ041-050-PAZ013-014-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ001>003-022- 210600- /O.CON.KPBZ.WW.Y.0015.121221T0800Z-121223T0000Z/ COLUMBIANA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY- ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-HANCOCK- BROOKE-OHIO-MONONGALIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA... EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...STEUBENVILLE... NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...ALIQUIPPA... BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...WAYNESBURG... FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE... MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...WEIRTON... BETHANY...WHEELING...MORGANTOWN 456 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE TO AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW DRIFTING OVER ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT TRAVELING WILL BE INHIBITED DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 412-262- 1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. $$ KRAMAR  630 WWUS43 KARX 202156 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 356 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...TRAVEL NOT ADVISED THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON... .WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH 25 TO 35 MPH IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. EXPECT THESE STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM. AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAS REPORTED A NUMBER OF ROADS CLOSED AND THUS TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS EVENING. SNOW WAS TAPERING OFF ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WAS CAUSING MAJOR IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. EXPECT THE SNOW TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AFTER 6 PM...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 356 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 356 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210600- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 356 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  220 WWUS45 KCYS 202159 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 259 PM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLOWING SNOW IS DECREASING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .THE WEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING. AS A RESULT...BLOWING SNOW HAS DIMINISHED AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER WARRANTED. WYZ116>118-202300- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-121220T2200Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 259 PM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WITH WINDS BEGINNING TO DECREASE ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...WEBCAMS SHOW BLOWING SNOW BECOMING LESS WIDESPREAD ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN THE SUMMIT AND CHEYENNE. PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. $$ FINCH  814 WWUS46 KPDT 202219 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 219 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW IS COMING TO AN END OVER THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS COMING TO AN END ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BUT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS ALONG THE WASHINGTON CASCADE CREST. STRONG WINDS ARE DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE LESS OF A CONCERN. ORZ509-202330- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 219 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL HAS LARGELY ENDED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. $$ WAZ520-210000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 219 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 19 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING NEAR THE CREST OF THE CASCADES. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$  346 WWUS41 KPBZ 202220 WSWPBZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 520 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 PAZ074-076-210630- /O.EXT.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.121220T2220Z-121223T0000Z/ WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIGONIER...DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE... ACME...CHAMPION...NORMALVILLE...FARMINGTON...OHIOPYLE... MARKLEYSBURG 520 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. ONE TO TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...ONGOING FREEZING RAIN ON THE RIDGES AND RAIN ELSEWHERE WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LEAD TO SLICK PAVEMENT. DRASTIC RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ MDZ001-WVZ023-041-210630- /O.CON.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121223T0000Z/ GARRETT-PRESTON-TUCKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...KINGWOOD... TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS 520 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. ONE TO TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...ONGOING FREEZING RAIN ON THE RIDGES AND RAIN ELSEWHERE WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LEAD TO SLICK PAVEMENT. DRASTIC RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ PAZ007>009-015-016-210630- /O.CON.KPBZ.WS.W.0006.121221T0800Z-121223T0000Z/ MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... TIONESTA...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE... BROCKWAY 520 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT SNOW ACROSS ROADS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES WITH WITH VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT AT ALL...USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING...412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ OHZ039-040-048-049-057>059-068-069-WVZ004-012-021-210630- /O.CON.KPBZ.WW.Y.0015.121221T0500Z-121222T0500Z/ TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT- NOBLE-MONROE-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...COSHOCTON...CADIZ...HOPEDALE... ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE... BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL... WOODSFIELD...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT 520 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE TO AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW DRIFTING OVER ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT TRAVELING WILL BE INHIBITED DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 412-262- 1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. && $$ OHZ041-050-PAZ013-014-020>023-029-031-073-075-WVZ001>003-022- 210630- /O.CON.KPBZ.WW.Y.0015.121221T0800Z-121223T0000Z/ COLUMBIANA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY- ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-HANCOCK- BROOKE-OHIO-MONONGALIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA... EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...STEUBENVILLE... NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...ALIQUIPPA... BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...WAYNESBURG... FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE... MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...WEIRTON... BETHANY...WHEELING...MORGANTOWN 520 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE TO AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW DRIFTING OVER ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT TRAVELING WILL BE INHIBITED DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 412-262- 1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH. $$  856 WWUS46 KMFR 202225 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 225 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ORZ024-211200- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION 225 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES LOWER VALLEYS...6 TO 10 INCHES RIDGES AND HIGHER VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS HAYES HILL. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1000 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HUGO...MERLIN...ILLINOIS VALLEY. * IMPACTS...I-5 CORRIDOR PASSES AND HIGHWAY 199 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ082-083-211200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 225 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THREE TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH MORE FALLING SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL FOLLOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PASSES. * IMPACTS...THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA AFFECTING THE I-5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 89 NEAR SNOWMAN SUMMIT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-211200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121221T2300Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 225 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH UP TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 1500 AND 2500 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE WEEKEND... BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE MOST HIGHWAYS AND POPULATION CENTERS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ021-211200- /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD...COQUILLE 225 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 T0 2 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...COOS BAY...REEDSPORT...COQUILLE. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS 101...42...AND 38 WILL BE AFFECTED BY SNOW. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ081-211200- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 225 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR MOUNT SHASTA. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED. * IMPACTS...THE I-5 CORRIDOR WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SNOW. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ030-031-211200- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...LAKEVIEW 225 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES HIGHER ELEVATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS 97...395...AND 31 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ027-028-211200- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE 225 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. ONE TO TWO FEET ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ON MT ASHLAND. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT...MOUNT ASHLAND SKI AREA...LAKE OF THE WOODS...AND HOWARD PRAIRIE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ACROSS THE PASSES THROUGH THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS MAY BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW...INCLUDING SISKIYOU SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ023-025-026-211200- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 225 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO 1500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. SNOW LEVELS WILL VARY WIDELY FROM VALLEY TO VALLEY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASHLAND...GLENDALE...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN. * IMPACTS...I-5 CORRIDOR PASSES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ STOCKTON  961 WWUS41 KPHI 202234 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 534 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 PAZ054-055-210400- /O.NEW.KPHI.ZR.Y.0005.121220T2234Z-121221T0400Z/ CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 534 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES...MAINLY ABOVE 1200 FEET. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A LIGHT COATING OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON COLDER SURFACES...THIS MAY INCLUDE TRAVEL SURFACES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ HEAVENER  436 WWUS41 KCTP 202238 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 538 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 PAZ033-210645- /O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0005.121220T2238Z-121223T0000Z/ SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET 538 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOMERSET COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT...AND TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP TO JUST BELOW FREEZING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE SNOWIEST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN HEAVY FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...AVERAGING AROUND ONE HALF OF A MILE...BUT LIKELY DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE AT CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...OR POST TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASH TAG C...T...P... W...X. && $$ PAZ004-005-010-210645- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.121221T0500Z-121223T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY 538 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING...AND FALL HEAVY AT TIMES INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY TAPER OFF FOR A TIME BEFORE REDEVELOPING AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SQUALLS LATER FRIDAY...INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE AT CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...OR POST TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASH TAG C...T...P... W...X. && $$ PAZ006-011-012-017>019-024-025-034-037-041-042-045-046-210645- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.121221T0600Z-121223T0000Z/ POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE- SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-BEDFORD-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...EMPORIUM...RENOVO... DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN... ALTOONA...BEDFORD...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE... LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT 538 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA DOWN THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...RAIN CHANGING TO HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING...AND FALL HEAVY AT TIMES INTO FRIDAY. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW THAT WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL WILL BE FROM THE PRE DAWN HOURS FRIDAY TROUGH MID DAY. THE SNOW MAY LINGER OVER FAR EASTERN AREAS INTO LATER FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE AT CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...OR POST TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASH TAG C...T...P... W...X. && $$  423 WWUS41 KLWX 202243 WSWLWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 543 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-210645- /O.NEW.KLWX.WW.Y.0018.121220T2243Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.BZ.W.0002.121221T0600Z-121222T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 543 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW THIS EVENING THEN SNOW OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE AND/OR SLUSHY SNOW ACCUMULATION TO 2 INCHES BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN FALLING INTO THE MID 20S. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES COULD RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON SATURDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY LATE SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TRAVEL...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. && $$  442 WWUS45 KREV 202247 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 247 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-211300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121221T1400Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 247 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FRIDAY WILL INTENSIFY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. * THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-211300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121221T1200Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 247 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 4500 FEET. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 5 FEET IS LIKELY. * BELOW 4500 FEET...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS ON FRIDAY...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET ON FRIDAY...LOWERING TO NEAR ALL VALLEY FLOORS OVER THE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-211300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 247 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-211300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0011.121222T1500Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 247 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: TWO PERIODS OF SNOW MAY IMPACT FAR WESTERN NEVADA THIS WEEKEND. THE FIRST WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY EVENING...WITH THE SECOND PERIOD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON VALLEY FLOORS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF RENO...SPARKS...AND CARSON CITY. * FOOTHILLS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR AND BELOW 5000 FEET. * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW MAY LIMIT OR PREVENT ACCUMULATIONS ON THE VALLEY FLOOR NEAR RENO AND SPARKS. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 50...395...INTERSTATE 80...AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO  424 WWUS46 KSEW 202253 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 253 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ513-518-519-210000- /O.CAN.KSEW.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-121221T0100Z/ OLYMPICS-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 253 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE FRONT WHICH BROUGHT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS HAS WEAKENED AND SHIFTED INLAND. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT. $$  809 WWUS46 KEKA 202301 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 301 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 CAZ004-211215- /O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 301 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE EAST OF JUNCTION CITY IN TRINITY COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES WEAVERVILLE AND TRINITY CENTER AS WELL AS BUCKHORN PASS AND OREGON SUMMIT. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...3...36...AND 299. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL OR ALTER TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT. FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL 1-800-427-7623. BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA. && $$ CAZ003-211215- /O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 301 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. SNOW WILL AFFECT ALL REGIONAL PASSES. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...36...96...199...AND 299. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT. FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL 1-800-427-7623. BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA. && $$ CAZ076-211215- /O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 301 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS OF MENDOCINO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL OR ALTER TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT. FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL 1-800-427-7623. BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA. && $$  237 WWUS43 KIWX 202307 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN LATER THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE AREA. RAIN WILL MIX WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ012-014-210715- /O.UPG.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STARKE-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /507 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 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 TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-210715- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /507 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-013-015>017-MIZ079-210715- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE... MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-210715- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$  370 WWUS43 KARX 202315 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 515 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...TRAVEL NOT ADVISED EARLY THIS EVENING... .WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH 25 TO 35 MPH IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 9 PM. AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE REPORTED A NUMBER OF ROADS CLOSED. IN ADDITION...IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT CONDITIONS WERE WORSENING IN SOME AREAS COMPARED TO EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON...DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL END ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. EXPECT THE SNOW TO START TAPERING OFF EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY 7 PM...AND EAST OF A TOMAH TO BOSCOBEL LINE AFTER 10 PM. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-210600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 515 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 2 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS. * TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DO NOT TRAVEL. * EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESCUES COULD BE HALTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041-210600- /O.CON.KARX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON... ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 515 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...ENDING THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AND LAST THROUGH MID-EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. DO NOT TRAVEL DURING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-210600- /O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 515 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCAL 10 TO 14 INCH AMOUNTS. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. THOSE TRAVELING WILL FACE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  161 WWUS41 KRNK 202334 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND INTO NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY TONIGHT... BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE WINTER STORM WILL RESULT IN A 36 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND POTENTIALLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME OF THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING SNOW...IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA AND INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA...SNOW AMOUNTS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN WEST VIRGINIA. MEANWHILE...IN ADVANCE WVZ045-210745- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.121220T2334Z-121221T0300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0007.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR PERIODS OF SLEET WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...FOR THIS EVENING...HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...FOR THIS EVENING...ICE COVERED ROADS FROM SLEET AND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING. FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...WIND DRIVEN HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...FOR THIS EVENING...ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET LESS THAN 1.0 INCH CAUSING SLICK...ICE COVERED ROADS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FT. FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. FOR THIS EVENING...PERIOD OF SLEET THAT MAY RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE INCH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FOR THIS EVENING...ICE COVERED ROADS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS CAUSING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ WVZ042-043-210745- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0007.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND DRIVEN HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ019-020-210745- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.121220T2334Z-121221T0300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR PERIODS OF SLEET WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN BATH AND ALLEGHANY COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...THIS EVENING...SLEET RESULTING IN ICE COVERED ROADS. FOR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...THIS EVENING...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE INCH. FOR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...SLEET THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS MAY DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ VAZ018-210300- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.121220T2334Z-121221T0300Z/ CRAIG- 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET...FOR PERIODS OF SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SLEET CREATING ICE COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...SLICK ROADS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE INCH. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ICE COVERED ROADS FROM SLEET. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ007-010-011-WVZ044-210745- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG...UNION 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TAZEWELL... BLAND... GILES...AND MONROE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS MAY DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ009-015-210745- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0500Z-121222T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO FLURRIES FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RAB  777 WWUS41 KRNK 202334 CCA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND INTO NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY TONIGHT... BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE WINTER STORM WILL RESULT IN A 36 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND POTENTIALLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME OF THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING SNOW...IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA AND INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA...SNOW AMOUNTS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN WEST VIRGINIA. MEANWHILE...IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM SLATED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...A BAND OF SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SLEET...IS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. WHILE SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST AREAS...LOCATIONS EAST OF A LEWISBURG...BLACKSBURG LINE ABOVE 2500 FEET ARE AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. IN THESE AREAS...SOME MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED RESULTING IN ICE COVERED AND SLICK ROADS AT THESE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WVZ045-210745- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.121220T2334Z-121221T0300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0007.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR PERIODS OF SLEET WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...FOR THIS EVENING...HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...FOR THIS EVENING...ICE COVERED ROADS FROM SLEET AND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING. FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...WIND DRIVEN HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...FOR THIS EVENING...ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET LESS THAN 1.0 INCH CAUSING SLICK...ICE COVERED ROADS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FT. FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. FOR THIS EVENING...PERIOD OF SLEET THAT MAY RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE INCH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FOR THIS EVENING...ICE COVERED ROADS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS CAUSING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ WVZ042-043-210745- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0007.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND DRIVEN HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ019-020-210745- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.121220T2334Z-121221T0300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR PERIODS OF SLEET WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN BATH AND ALLEGHANY COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...THIS EVENING...SLEET RESULTING IN ICE COVERED ROADS. FOR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...THIS EVENING...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE INCH. FOR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...SLEET THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS MAY DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ VAZ018-210300- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.121220T2334Z-121221T0300Z/ CRAIG- 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET...FOR PERIODS OF SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SLEET CREATING ICE COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...SLICK ROADS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE INCH. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ICE COVERED ROADS FROM SLEET. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ007-010-011-WVZ044-210745- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0600Z-121222T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG...UNION 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TAZEWELL... BLAND... GILES...AND MONROE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS MAY DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ009-015-210745- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.121221T0500Z-121222T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 634 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO FLURRIES FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RAB  257 WWUS46 KPDT 202346 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 346 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ520-210100- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 346 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. $$  139 WWUS46 KPQR 202350 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 350 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ019-210100- /O.EXP.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT ST. HELENS 350 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF AND ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. $$ ORZ011-013-210100- /O.EXP.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...OAKRIDGE 350 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF AND ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. $$ WAZ040-210100- /O.EXP.KPQR.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR 350 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF AND ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. $$  254 WWUS46 KOTX 202355 AAA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 355 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ038-042-043-210100- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS...DISAUTEL PASS 355 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THOUGH SNOW IS STILL ANTICIPATED ABOVE AROUND 2500 FEET THIS EVENING...PROLONGED WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL ABOVE 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. THIS INCLUDES LOUP LOUP PASS AS WELL AS SHERMAN PASS...BUT NOT DISAUTEL PASS. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-210800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT 355 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET NORTH OF A LINE FROM SANDPOINT TO COLVILLE... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET. * LOCATIONS: BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...AND ALL TOWNS ABOVE 2500 FEET NORTH OF A LINE FROM SANDPOINT TO COLVILLE. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH ON MOUNTAIN RIDGES WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$