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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
529 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012
LSZ248>251-241730-
/O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0054.120524T1500Z-120525T0900Z/
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-
529 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 AM EDT FRIDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 AM EDT FRIDAY.
* WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH...WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE
5 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE.
* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EDT
THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EDT
THURSDAY.
PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
342 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012
LHZ345-LMZ323-341-342-241600-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SC.Y.0053.120524T1500Z-120525T2200Z/
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-
342 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
EDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
FRIDAY.
* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
342 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012
LHZ346>349-241600-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SC.Y.0053.120524T1500Z-120525T1900Z/
ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
342 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
EDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EDT
FRIDAY.
* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
342 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012
LSZ321-322-241600-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SC.Y.0053.120524T1500Z-120525T1900Z/
WHITEFISH BAY (U.S. PORTION)/WHITEFISH POINT TO POINT IROQUOIS MI-
ST. MARYS RIVER POINT IROQUOIS TO E. POTAGANNISSING BAY-
342 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
EDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EDT
FRIDAY.
* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
$$
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
406 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...
.DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM NORTHERN IOWA TO NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL
WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR MORE POSSIBLE.
WIZ005-010>013-018>021-030-031-035>037-045-241715-
/O.NEW.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.120524T1700Z-120525T0000Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-
WAUSHARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT...WAUTOMA
406 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.
* SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
* THE WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS AND COULD CAUSE
ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
350 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON IN WISCONSIN...
.A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM CDT TODAY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING IN
THE PLAINS. THIS STRONG SPRING SYSTEM WILL GENERATE WINDS ACROSS
WISCONSIN TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ROUGHLY ALONG AND
SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM EAU CLAIRE TO LADYSMITH.
WIZ016-027-028-241700-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0014.120524T1700Z-120524T2300Z/
RUSK-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
350 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...WINDS INCREASE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT
DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
I-94. THE WIND COULD ALSO TAKE DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
339 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
WIZ004-009-241700-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WI.Y.0003.120524T1700Z-120524T2300Z/
IRON-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURLEY...PHILLIPS
339 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.
* LOCATION...THIS ADVISORY IS FOR IRON AND PRICE COUNTIES OF
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND NOON...LASTING INTO
EARLY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH WILL OCCUR.
* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$
MELDE
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
417 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012
...VERY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...
.AS A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS MOVES NORTHEAST
TOWARD WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECT A GUSTY SOUTH
WIND AS HIGH AS 45 MPH TO DEVELOP OVER THE WEST HALF OF UPPER
MICHIGAN. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR A TIME EARLY THIS EVENING
BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST FOLLOWING A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT.
MIZ002-004-005-009>011-084-241700-
/O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0004.120524T1700Z-120525T0000Z/
ONTONAGON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...L`ANSE...GWINN...
MARQUETTE...IRONWOOD...IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN...KENTON...
SIDNAW
417 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 /317 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012/
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* EXPECT SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING TO
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND GUST AS HIGH AS
45 MPH.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY IN AREAS NEAR THE LAKE
SUPERIOR SHORE AND IN OPEN SPACES ACROSS THE INTERIOR.
IMPACTS...
* THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND EASILY.
* DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES.
* THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...LEADING TO
SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
&&
$$
KC
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
311 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...
.STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WESTERN WISCONSIN...FAR
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND SHOULD BECOME THE STRONGEST BY
MID AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING THIS EVENING.
IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-033-034-041>044-053>055-
061-241615-
/O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0010.120524T1700Z-120525T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...WINONA...
MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...
TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
311 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE SHIFTING TO
THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND DIMINISHING BY
THIS EVENING.
* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MOST OF WESTERN WISCONSIN...FAR
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
BE MORE LIKELY IN HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS AND ON THE RIDGE TOPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$
HALBACH
WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
340 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND...
.A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND PLENTY OF GULF MOISTURE TODAY TO PRODUCE MORE
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF RAIN TODAY. THIS RAINFALL WILL BE ON TOP OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THAT
FELL YESTERDAY AND SO FAR TONIGHT ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. TOTAL
RAINFALL FROM 2 TO NEARLY 5 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY THIS EVENING...LEADING
TO SOME FLOODING.
THE HIGHEST RAINFALL SO FAR HAS OCCURRED OVER SOUTHERN CASS...CROW
WING...AND AITKIN COUNTIES. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED
THERE SO FAR.
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED... PLEASE NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
AND ASK THEM TO RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
START MAKING PREPARATIONS NOW TO HEAD TO HIGHER GROUND...AND HAVE
A PLAN IN PLACE TO MEET AT A SPECIFIC HIGHER LOCATION. FLOOD OR
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED AT SOME POINT AND
TIME...SO PREPARE NOW.
MNZ011-012-019-020-026-034>038-242100-
/O.CON.KDLH.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120525T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN ITASCA-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-
SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELY...ISABELLA...HIBBING...
TWO HARBORS...GRAND RAPIDS...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN...
DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY
340 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CROW WING...NORTHERN AITKIN...PINE
AND SOUTHERN AITKIN. IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHERN
ITASCA. IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS...
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS...NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE...NORTHERN ST.
LOUIS AND SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE.
* A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS
NORTHERN WISCONSIN. ABUNDANT MOISTURE HAS SURGED NORTHWARD FROM
THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND WILL INTERACT WITH THE FRONT AS WELL AS
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. MOST OF THE
FLOOD WATCH AREA CAN EXPECT TO SEE TOTAL RAINFALL ON THE ORDER
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE RAIN WILL
EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND THIS
MORNING. MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA HAS RECEIVED 1 TO NEARLY 3
INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WERE OVER AITKIN AND
CROW WING COUNTIES. THE PINE RIVER AREA REPORTED 2.5 TO 3 INCHES
SO FAR.
* RIVERS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE BEEN FAIRLY LOW UNTIL RECENT
RAINFALL. HOWEVER...RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 3 OR 4 INCHES...WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO RIVER AND STREAM RESPONSES THAT WILL RESULT IN
MUCH FASTER FLOW THAN WE HAVE RECENTLY SEEN. RIVERS WERE ALREADY
RISING ACROSS THE NORTHLAND. RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO
RISE SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN THEIR BANKS... WITH SOME EVEN FLOWING
OUT OF THEIR BANKS. STORMS REPEATEDLY MOVING OVER THE SAME AREAS
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO HIGH RAINFALL RATES AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO
RIVERS...DITCHES AND CULVERTS MAY FILL UP... AFFECTING ROADS AND
DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN THE EVENT FLOODING BECOMES IMMINENT OR IS
OBSERVED...FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL NEED TO BE ISSUED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
&&
$$
MELDE
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
340 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND...
.A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND PLENTY OF GULF MOISTURE TODAY TO PRODUCE MORE
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF RAIN TODAY. THIS RAINFALL WILL BE ON TOP OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THAT
FELL YESTERDAY AND SO FAR TONIGHT ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. TOTAL
RAINFALL FROM 2 TO NEARLY 5 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY THIS EVENING...LEADING
TO SOME FLOODING.
THE HIGHEST RAINFALL SO FAR HAS OCCURRED OVER SOUTHERN CASS...CROW
WING...AND AITKIN COUNTIES. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED
THERE SO FAR.
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED... PLEASE NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
AND ASK THEM TO RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
START MAKING PREPARATIONS NOW TO HEAD TO HIGHER GROUND...AND HAVE
A PLAN IN PLACE TO MEET AT A SPECIFIC HIGHER LOCATION. FLOOD OR
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED AT SOME POINT AND
TIME...SO PREPARE NOW.
MNZ021-242100-
/O.EXA.KDLH.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120525T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND MARAIS
340 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS
NORTHERN WISCONSIN. ABUNDANT MOISTURE HAS SURGED NORTHWARD FROM
THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND WILL INTERACT WITH THE FRONT AS WELL AS
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. MOST OF THE
FLOOD WATCH AREA CAN EXPECT TO SEE RAINFALL ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO
4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES.
THE RAIN WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS MORNING.
RADAR ESTIMATES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW RAINFALL NEAR 1 TO
1.5 INCHES ACROSS COASTAL COOK COUNTY SO FAR.
* RIVERS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE BEEN FAIRLY LOW UNTIL RECENT
RAINFALL...AND THERE IS STILL A FAIR AMOUNT OF ROOM WITHIN THE
BANKS OF MOST RIVERS AND STREAMS. HOWEVER...RAINFALL IN EXCESS
OF 3 OR 4 INCHES...WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RIVER AND STREAM
RESPONSES THAT WILL RESULT IN MUCH FASTER FLOW THAN WE HAVE
RECENTLY SEEN. RIVERS WERE ALREADY RISING ACROSS THE NORTHLAND.
RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN
THEIR BANKS... WITH SOME EVEN FLOWING OUT OF THEIR BANKS. STORMS
REPEATEDLY MOVING OVER THE SAME AREAS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO HIGH
RAINFALL RATES AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO RIVERS...DITCHES AND
CULVERTS MAY FILL UP... AFFECTING ROADS AND DRIVING CONDITIONS.
IN THE EVENT FLOODING BECOMES IMMINENT OR IS OBSERVED...FLOOD OR
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL NEED TO BE ISSUED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
&&
$$
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