Issued by NWS Marquette, MI
000 WWUS43 KMQT 041725 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1225 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON... .AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER NORTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. MIZ005-041830- /O.EXP.KMQT.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090204T1700Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 1225 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EVEN THOUGH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR EASTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED DIMINISH AND MOVE EAST OF MARQUETTE COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO HOURS. PLAN UP TO A ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR SHOT POINT. $$ MIZ006-042200- /O.CON.KMQT.LE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090204T2200Z/ ALGER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUNISING 1225 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. PLAN ON ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON. BY SUNSET...LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO AREAS EAST OF MUNISING. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN END DURING THE EVENING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ SRF
