Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
000 WWUS43 KAPX 112045 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 345 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT... BEFORE EXITING INTO ONTARIO THURSDAY. COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE NORTHERN LAKES REGION TONIGHT BEHIND THE EXITING STORM SYSTEM. THE COLDER AIR WILL CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP. MIZ017-018-022>024-028>030-035-036-120445- /O.NEW.KAPX.WW.Y.0010.090212T0300Z-090212T1700Z/ CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA- ALCONA-OGEMAW-IOSCO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...ALPENA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY 345 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT...AND WILL RESULT IN UP TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BETWEEN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH...WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. $$
