125 WWUS43 KMQT 090112 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 810 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO RETURN TO PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT... .AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR RACES TO NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR AND UPPER MICHIGAN. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA THIS EVENING. AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES LATER TONIGHT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP...WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LOWERING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN OVER THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A SECONDARY COLD FRONT. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR 10 INCHES OR MORE OF ADDITIONAL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELTS IMPACTED BY NORTHWEST WINDS. MIZ001-003-090459- KEWEENAW MI-NORTHERN HOUGHTON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALUMET...COPPER HARBOR... EAGLE HARBOR AND HOUGHTON 810 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ...HIGH WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... SUSTAINED WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH. EXPECT GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. LOOK FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW TO DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WHILE THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LOWER VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL THEN DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING ONLY TO INTENSIFY AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS EVEN COLDER AIR ARRIVES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 10 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. IF YOU MUST DRIVE THURSDAY MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS AS WELL AS RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ KC  000 WWAK42 PAFG 090718 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1000 PM AST WED JAN 8 2003 .A STRONG STORM IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER FOR WESTERN ALASKA. THE SECOND OF TWO WEATHER FRONTS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH OVER THE WARNED AREAS TONIGHT...BRINGING A SECOND ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WEATHER WILL EASE ON THURSDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEAKENS. STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND POOR VISIBILITY POSE THE GREATEST DANGER WITH THIS STORM. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 600 AM THURSDAY OR SOONER IF NEEDED. $$ AKZ208-091500- LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING NOATAK - KIANA - RED DOG MINE 1000 PM AST WED JAN 8 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR TONIGHT... EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW ARE PRODUCING POOR VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL AND WIND WILL BOTH DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST. $$ AKZ207-209-210-211-213-091500- CHUKCHI SEA COAST INCLUDING POINT HOPE - SHISHMAREF - KIVALINA - RED DOG PORT BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY INCLUDING KOTZEBUE - SELAWIK - NOORVIK NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA INCLUDING BUCKLAND - DEERING - CANDLE - COUNCIL - PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS - TAYLOR SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING NOME - WHITE MOUNTAIN - GOLOVIN ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-BERING STRAIT COAST INCLUDING GAMBELL - SAVOONGA - BREVIG MISSION - TELLER - LITTLE DIOMEDE - WALES 1000 PM AST WED JAN 8 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES THIS EVENING... EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW WILL BREAK OUT AGAIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR. CONDITIONS WILL EASE THURSDAY MORNING. $$ AKZ214-091500- YUKON DELTA INCLUDING EMMONAK - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE - ALAKANUK - PILOT STATION - KOTLIK - ST MARYS - SCAMMON BAY - NUNAM IQUA - PITKAS POINT 1000 PM AST WED JAN 8 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES SOUTHWEST OF SCAMMON BAY... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH PERSIST SOUTHWEST OF SCAMMON BAY WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. $$ TF JAN 03  000 WWAK42 PAFG 090658 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1000 PM AST WED JAN 8 2003 .A STRONG STORM IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER FOR WESTERN ALASKA. THE SECOND OF TWO WEATHER FRONTS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH OVER THE WARNED AREAS TONIGHT...BRINGING A SECOND ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WEATHER WILL EASE ON THURSDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEAKENS. STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND POOR VISIBILITY POSE THE GREATEST DANGER WITH THIS STORM. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 600 AM THURSDAY OR SOONER IF NEEDED. $$ AKZ208-090700- LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING NOATAK - KIANA - RED DOG MINE 1000 PM AST WED JAN 8 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR TONIGHT... EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW ARE PRODUCING POOR VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL AND WIND WILL BOTH DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST. $$ AKZ207-209-210-211-213-090700- CHUKCHI SEA COAST INCLUDING POINT HOPE - SHISHMAREF - KIVALINA - RED DOG PORT BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY INCLUDING KOTZEBUE - SELAWIK - NOORVIK NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA INCLUDING BUCKLAND - DEERING - CANDLE - COUNCIL - PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS - TAYLOR SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING NOME - WHITE MOUNTAIN - GOLOVIN ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-BERING STRAIT COAST INCLUDING GAMBELL - SAVOONGA - BREVIG MISSION - TELLER - LITTLE DIOMEDE - WALES 400 PM AST WED JAN 8 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES THIS EVENING... EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW WILL BREAK OUT AGAIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR. CONDITIONS WILL EASE THURSDAY MORNING. $$ AKZ214-090700- YUKON DELTA INCLUDING EMMONAK - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE - ALAKANUK - PILOT STATION - KOTLIK - ST MARYS - SCAMMON BAY - NUNAM IQUA - PITKAS POINT 1000 PM AST WED JAN 8 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES SOUTHWEST OF SCAMMON BAY... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH PERSIST SOUTHWEST OF SCAMMON BAY WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. $$ TF JAN 03  000 WWAK42 PAFG 090704 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1000 PM AST WED JAN 8 2003 .A STRONG STORM IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER FOR WESTERN ALASKA. THE SECOND OF TWO WEATHER FRONTS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH OVER THE WARNED AREAS TONIGHT...BRINGING A SECOND ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WEATHER WILL EASE ON THURSDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEAKENS. STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND POOR VISIBILITY POSE THE GREATEST DANGER WITH THIS STORM. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 600 AM THURSDAY OR SOONER IF NEEDED. $$ AKZ208-090700- LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING NOATAK - KIANA - RED DOG MINE 1000 PM AST WED JAN 8 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR TONIGHT... EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW ARE PRODUCING POOR VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL AND WIND WILL BOTH DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST. $$ AKZ207-209-210-211-213-090700- CHUKCHI SEA COAST INCLUDING POINT HOPE - SHISHMAREF - KIVALINA - RED DOG PORT BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY INCLUDING KOTZEBUE - SELAWIK - NOORVIK NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA INCLUDING BUCKLAND - DEERING - CANDLE - COUNCIL - PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS - TAYLOR SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING NOME - WHITE MOUNTAIN - GOLOVIN ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-BERING STRAIT COAST INCLUDING GAMBELL - SAVOONGA - BREVIG MISSION - TELLER - LITTLE DIOMEDE - WALES 1000 PM AST WED JAN 8 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES THIS EVENING... EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW WILL BREAK OUT AGAIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR. CONDITIONS WILL EASE THURSDAY MORNING. $$ AKZ214-090700- YUKON DELTA INCLUDING EMMONAK - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE - ALAKANUK - PILOT STATION - KOTLIK - ST MARYS - SCAMMON BAY - NUNAM IQUA - PITKAS POINT 1000 PM AST WED JAN 8 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES SOUTHWEST OF SCAMMON BAY... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH PERSIST SOUTHWEST OF SCAMMON BAY WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. $$ TF JAN 03  000 WWUS43 KIWX 090240 WSWFWA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 932 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 .ARCTIC COLD AIR MOVING OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL FAVOR HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...AS WELL AS CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS PERSIST OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077>079-091031- BERRIEN MI-CASS MI-ELKHART IN-LA PORTE IN-MARSHALL IN-ST. JOSEPH MI- ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENTON HARBOR...CASSOPOLIS...CENTREVILLE... ELKHART...KNOX...LAPORTE...PLYMOUTH...AND SOUTH BEND 932 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON REMAINS IN EFFECT... LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. $$  670 WWUS43 KGRR 090343 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1042 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN FOR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL USHER ARCTIC AIR INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS THIS COLD AIR INTERACTS WITH THE WARMER WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY THURSDAY NIGHT. THESE BANDS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MIZ056-064-071-072-091000- ALLEGAN-KALAMAZOO-OTTAWA-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...HOLLAND... ALLEGAN AND HARTFORD 1042 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT...LASTING INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY. FOR THIS REASON...A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR OTTAWA...ALLEGAN...VAN BUREN AND KALAMAZOO COUNTIES. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY IN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. LATER FORECASTS WILL DETERMINE IF AND WHERE ANY ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE POSTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT. $$ DUKE  618 WWUS41 KBTV 090348 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1045 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ...A QUICK BURST OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OVERNIGHT... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RACE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK AND CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT DEPOSITING A QUICK BURST OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. IF DRIVING OVERNIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. NYZ029>031-034-091100- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN NY-SOUTHERN ST. LAWRENCE NY-SOUTHWEST CLINTON NY- WESTERN ESSEX NY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWCOMB AND SARANAC LAKE 1045 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED OVERNIGHT FOR THE ADIRONDACKS FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON VERMONT HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE ADIRONDACKS OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT...BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE ENDING BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IF DRIVING OVERNIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ NYZ026-035-VTZ008>012-091100- ADDISON VT-EASTERN ESSEX NY-NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE NY-ORANGE VT- RUTLAND VT-WASHINGTON VT-WINDSOR VT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...BETHEL...BRANDON...CANTON... DANBY...FAIR HAVEN...MASSENA...MIDDLEBURY...MONTPELIER... OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... VERGENNES...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION AND WILLSBORO 1045 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ..A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED OVERNIGHT FOR 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT...EASTERN ESSEX AND SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN NEW YORK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON VERMONT HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OVERNIGHT FOR EASTERN ESSEX AND SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN NEW YORK AS WELL AS ADDISON...WASHINGTON... ORANGE...RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES IN VERMONT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE ENDING AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. IF DRIVING OVERNIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ WHITTIER  591 WWUS43 KMQT 090406 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1105 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO RETURN TO PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT... .AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER LAKE HURON MOVES QUICKLY TO NEW ENGLAND...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR AND UPPER MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES TOWARD DAWN...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH CAUSING BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. EXPECT A SECOND SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY BEHIND ANOTHER COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTH FROM ONTARIO. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF 10 INCHES OR MORE OF ADDITIONAL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELTS FAVORED BY NORTHWEST WINDS. MIZ006-007-085-091130- ALGER MI-LUCE MI-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING AND NEWBERRY 1105 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... LOOK FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND SOME BLOWING SNOW TO DEVELOP AFTER 4 AM AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW...EXCEPT UP TO 3 INCHES WEST OF MUNISING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING ONLY TO INTENSIFY AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 10 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ANTICIPATED ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY M-28 FROM MUNISING TO SENEY AND NEWBERRY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...PLEASE CALL THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE AT 1 800 381 8477. $$ MIZ001-003-091130- KEWEENAW MI-NORTHERN HOUGHTON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALUMET...COPPER HARBOR... EAGLE HARBOR AND HOUGHTON 1105 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... LOOK FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW TO DEVELOP AFTER 1 AM AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...WHILE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL THEN DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING ONLY TO INTENSIFY AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS EVEN COLDER AIR ARRIVES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 10 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. IF YOU MUST DRIVE THURSDAY MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS AS WELL AS RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...PLEASE CALL THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE AT 1 800 381 8477. $$ MIZ002-009-084-091130- GOGEBIC MI-ONTONAGON MI-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD AND ONTONAGON 1105 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... LOOK FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW TO DEVELOP AFTER 4 AM EST AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...WHILE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AM AND 9 AM EST. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING ONLY TO INTENSIFY AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS EVEN COLDER AIR ARRIVES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 10 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...PLEASE CALL THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE AT 1-800-381-8477. $$ MIZ004-005-091130- BARAGA MI-MARQUETTE MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARAGA...ISHPEMING...LANSE AND MARQUETTE 1105 PM EST WED JAN 8 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... LOOK FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW TO DEVELOP AFTER 3 AM AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT 1 TO 4 INCHES SNOW ACCUMULATION...WHILE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AM AND 9 AM. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO INTENSIFY AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY US-41. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 10 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY OVER THE HURON MOUNTAINS AND FOR AREAS EAST OF MARQUETTE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...PLEASE CALL THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE AT 1 800 381 8477. $$ KC  949 WWUS41 KCLE 090824 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 314 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 OHZ011>014-023-089-PAZ001>003-111200- ASHTABULA INLAND OH-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE OH-CRAWFORD PA PA- CUYAHOGA OH-GEAUGA OH-LAKE OH-NORTHERN ERIE PA PA- SOUTHERN ERIE PA PA-TRUMBULL OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHTABULA...CHARDON...CLEVELAND...ERIE... JEFFERSON...MEADVILLE...PAINESVILLE AND WARREN 314 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ARCTIC AIR SPREADING OVER THE REGION FRIDAY WILL CAUSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AND CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT. BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY...SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR MANY AREAS OF THE SNOWBELT MAY BE AROUND 6 INCHES. THE ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT WIND DIRECTION...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOWS MAY EVEN CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE THROUGH SUNDAY IN SOME AREAS. CONDITIONS COULD DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE SNOWBELT SO EXTRA TRAVELING TIME MAY BE NEEDED. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...CLOTHING AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ ADAMS  370 WWUS43 KIWX 090838 WSWFWA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 332 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 .ARCTIC COLD AIR MOVING OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL FAVOR HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...AS WELL AS CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS PERSIST OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077>079-091632- BERRIEN MI-CASS MI-ELKHART IN-LA PORTE IN-MARSHALL IN-ST. JOSEPH MI- ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENTON HARBOR...CASSOPOLIS...CENTREVILLE... ELKHART...KNOX...PLYMOUTH...POTTAWATTOMIE PARK AND SOUTH BEND 332 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY REMAINS IN EFFECT... LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY MID DAY FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. $$  000 WWAK42 PAFG 091352 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 500 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 .A STRONG WINTER STORM IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IS PRODUCING DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN WESTERN ALASKA. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 11 AM THURSDAY OR SOONER IF NEEDED. AKZ207-208-209-210-211-213-092000- CHUKCHI SEA COAST INCLUDING POINT HOPE - SHISHMAREF - KIVALINA - RED DOG PORT LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING NOATAK - KIANA - RED DOG MINE BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY INCLUDING KOTZEBUE - SELAWIK - NOORVIK NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA INCLUDING BUCKLAND - DEERING - CANDLE - COUNCIL - PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS - TAYLOR SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING NOME - WHITE MOUNTAIN - GOLOVIN ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-BERING STRAIT COAST INCLUDING GAMBELL - SAVOONGA - BREVIG MISSION - TELLER - LITTLE DIOMEDE - WALES 500 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUING THROUGH TODAY... EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OVER THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL EASE GRADUALLY THURSDAY NIGHT AS WIND SPEEDS DIMINISH ON THE SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST...AND EASE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNED AREA DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. $$ AKZ214-092000- YUKON DELTA INCLUDING EMMONAK - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE - ALAKANUK - PILOT STATION - KOTLIK - ST MARYS - SCAMMON BAY - NUNAM IQUA - PITKAS POINT 500 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SCAMMON BAY SOUTHWESTWARD... EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITIES FROM SCAMMON BAY SOUTHWESTWARD DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING TO EASE THE BLIZZARD THREAT. $$ TS JAN 03  764 WWUS41 KBTV 090857 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 400 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL END ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT THIS MORNING.... .LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER CENTRAL NEW YORK WILL QUICKLY MOVE TO THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS MORNING. REPORTS FROM LOCAL POLICE OVERNIGHT INDICATE 3 TO 4 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN AT LAKE PLACID. IF DRIVING THIS MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS AND EXERCISE CAUTION. NYZ029>031-034-091600- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN NY-SOUTHERN ST. LAWRENCE NY-SOUTHWEST CLINTON NY- WESTERN ESSEX NY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWCOMB AND SARANAC LAKE 400 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES THIS MORNING FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES... AREAS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES BY MID-MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. $$ NYZ026-035-VTZ008>012-091600- ADDISON VT-EASTERN ESSEX NY-NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE NY-ORANGE VT- RUTLAND VT-WASHINGTON VT-WINDSOR VT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...BETHEL...BRANDON...CANTON... DANBY...FAIR HAVEN...MASSENA...MIDDLEBURY...MONTPELIER... OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... VERGENNES...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION AND WILLSBORO 400 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES THIS MORNING FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES... AREAS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. $$ TABER  071 WWUS43 KGRR 090951 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 450 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN FOR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL ONCE AGAIN MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AS A SEASONALLY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON. SINCE THE REALLY COLD AIR IS SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...IT WILL TAKE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE STRONGER SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. AT THIS POINT THE DEEP MOISTURE FOR THIS EVENT IS LIMITED. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE RELATIVITY WARM LAKE AND INSTABILITY FROM THE COLD AIR PASSING OVER THE LAKE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...IT IS STILL POSSIBLE A NARROW PERSISTENT SNOW BAND WILL DEVELOP FROM SOMEWHERE IN OTTAWA COUNTY...SOUTHWEST ACROSS ALLEGAN AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES...AND INTO WESTERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. IN THAT NARROW BAND...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD APPROACH 7 INCHES BY MID AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. OUTSIDE OF THAT NARROW BAND MOST LOCATIONS IN THOSE COUNTIES WILL LIKELY SEE LESS THAN 5 INCHES. REMEMBER...A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...AS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. PEOPLE LIVING IN OR PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE WATCH AREA...SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. MIZ056-064-071-072-091600- ALLEGAN-KALAMAZOO-OTTAWA-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...HOLLAND... ALLEGAN AND HARTFORD 450 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON REMAIN IN EFFECT... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE REALLY COLD AIR MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...A NARROW BUT PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOW BAND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM SOMEWHERE IN OTTAWA COUNTY SOUTHWEST ACROSS ALLEGAN AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES AND INTO WESTERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. IN THAT NARROW SNOW BAND...SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD APPROACH 7 INCHES BY MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SINCE THIS SNOW BAND IS EXPECTED TO BE NARROW...IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN FRIDAY...BE READY FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE EXCELLENT IN ONE AREA AND BE NEAR ZERO A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. $$ WDM NJJ  985 WWUS43 KAPX 091001 WSWAPN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 501 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL TO RETURN TO THE AREA TONIGHT... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND NOON ON FRIDAY. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND IN AN AREA NORTH OF M-72 AND WEST OF I-75 ACROSS NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. MIZ008-016-017-019>022-092200- ANTRIM-CHARLEVOIX-CHEBOYGAN-CHIPPEWA-EMMET-LEELANAU-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLAIRE...CHARLEVOIX...CHEBOYGAN... EMPIRE...GAYLORD...PELLSTON...AND SAULT STE MARIE 501 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY NOON FRIDAY ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY...AND FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA IN NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO BE SURE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ JPB  000 WWUS43 KMQT 091103 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 604 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY OVER PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .A COLD FRONT PACKING THE COLDEST AIR YET OF THE WINTER WILL DROP ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT. AS IT DOES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WIND FAVORED AREAS WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS...AND WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FURTHERMORE...WIND CHILL READINGS BY EARLY FRIDAY MAY DROP TO AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WITHIN THE WARNING AREAS. TRAVELERS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...AS CONDITIONS WILL BE DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE WARM WEATHER OF LATE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES. MIZ004-005-009-091200- BARAGA MI-MARQUETTE MI-GOGEBIC MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARAGA...ISHPEMING...LANSE...MARQUETTE... IRONWOOD 604 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH CANCELLED... EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO BE BRIEFLY HEAVY EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY LATE MORNING. ALTHOUGH A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LOCALIZED. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN GOGEBIC COUNTY...AND OVER THE HURON MOUNTAINS IN NORTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. LOCATIONS ELSEWHERE CAN EXPECT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. SINCE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MIZ002-084-091800- ONTONAGON MI-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...SIDNAW 604 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY CANCELLED... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO BE BRIEFLY HEAVY EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY LATE MORNING. ALTHOUGH A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LOCALIZED. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON FRIDAY. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM BERGLAND AND BRUCE CROSSING TO MASS CITY AND ALSTON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. $$ MIZ001-003-091800- KEWEENAW MI-NORTHERN HOUGHTON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALUMET...COPPER HARBOR... EAGLE HARBOR AND HOUGHTON 604 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY CANCELLED... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SCATTERED EARLY THIS MORNING... WHILE DEPOSITING AN INCH OF TWO OF NEW SNOW. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. LOOK FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 1 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON FRIDAY. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE SOUTH OF HOUGHTON... PARTICULARLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM TWIN LAKES TO PAINESDALE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. MIZ006-007-085-091800- ALGER MI-LUCE MI-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING AND NEWBERRY 604 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. LOOK FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES BY FRIDAY EVENING. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE NORTH OF M-28... PARTICULARLY FROM MELSTRAND TO PINE STUMP JUNCTION AND DEER PARK. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. $$ JKL  000 WWUS43 KMQT 091241 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 604 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY OVER PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .A COLD FRONT PACKING THE COLDEST AIR YET OF THE WINTER WILL DROP ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT. AS IT DOES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WIND FAVORED AREAS WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS...AND WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FURTHERMORE...WIND CHILL READINGS BY EARLY FRIDAY MAY DROP TO AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WITHIN THE WARNING AREAS. TRAVELERS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...AS CONDITIONS WILL BE DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE WARM WEATHER OF LATE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES. MIZ004-005-009-091200- BARAGA MI-MARQUETTE MI-GOGEBIC MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARAGA...ISHPEMING...LANSE...MARQUETTE... IRONWOOD 604 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH CANCELLED... EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO BE BRIEFLY HEAVY EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY LATE MORNING. ALTHOUGH A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LOCALIZED. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN GOGEBIC COUNTY...AND OVER THE HURON MOUNTAINS IN NORTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. LOCATIONS ELSEWHERE CAN EXPECT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. SINCE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MIZ002-084-091800- ONTONAGON MI-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...SIDNAW 604 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY CANCELLED... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO BE BRIEFLY HEAVY EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY LATE MORNING. ALTHOUGH A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LOCALIZED. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON FRIDAY. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM BERGLAND AND BRUCE CROSSING TO MASS CITY AND ALSTON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. $$ MIZ001-003-091800- KEWEENAW MI-NORTHERN HOUGHTON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALUMET...COPPER HARBOR... EAGLE HARBOR AND HOUGHTON 604 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY CANCELLED... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SCATTERED EARLY THIS MORNING... WHILE DEPOSITING AN INCH OF TWO OF NEW SNOW. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. LOOK FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 1 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON FRIDAY. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE SOUTH OF HOUGHTON... PARTICULARLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM TWIN LAKES TO PAINESDALE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. $$ MIZ006-007-085-091800- ALGER MI-LUCE MI-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING AND NEWBERRY 604 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. LOOK FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES BY FRIDAY EVENING. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE NORTH OF M-28... PARTICULARLY FROM MELSTRAND TO PINE STUMP JUNCTION AND DEER PARK. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. $$ JKL  000 WWUS41 KBTV 091238 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 740 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING... .THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT BROUGHT 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT IS QUICKLY MOVING AWAY. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...YOU CAN EXPECT NORTH WINDS TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO. NYZ029>031-034-091345- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN NY-SOUTHERN ST. LAWRENCE NY-SOUTHWEST CLINTON NY- WESTERN ESSEX NY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWCOMB AND SARANAC LAKE 740 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... YOU CAN EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO TAPER TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION ANTICIPATED. $$ NYZ026-035-VTZ008>012-091345- ADDISON VT-EASTERN ESSEX NY-NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE NY-ORANGE VT- RUTLAND VT-WASHINGTON VT-WINDSOR VT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...BETHEL...BRANDON...CANTON... DANBY...FAIR HAVEN...MASSENA...MIDDLEBURY...MONTPELIER... OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... VERGENNES...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION AND WILLSBORO 740 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... YOU CAN EXPECT SCATTERED FLURRIES TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. $$ TABER  207 WWUS43 KDLH 091355 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 749 AM CST THU JAN 9 2003 WIZ002>004-092000- ASHLAND WI-BAYFIELD WI-IRON WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND 749 AM CST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF BAYFIELD...ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WILL BE GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING. EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. SOME CITIES THAT CAN EXPECT TO SEE THE SNOW AND WIND ARE SAXON...HURLEY...MONTREAL...CORNUCOPIA...BAYFIELD AND ASHLAND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ MELDE  000 WWAK42 PAFG 092014 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 .A STRONG WINTER STORM IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF WESTERN ALASKA. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 4 PM THURSDAY OR SOONER IF NEEDED. AKZ207-208-209-210-100100- CHUKCHI SEA COAST INCLUDING POINT HOPE - SHISHMAREF - KIVALINA - RED DOG PORT LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING NOATAK - KIANA - RED DOG MINE BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY INCLUDING KOTZEBUE - SELAWIK - NOORVIK NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA INCLUDING BUCKLAND - DEERING - CANDLE - COUNCIL - PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS - TAYLOR 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES TODAY... CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED SOMEWHAT THIS MORNING...BUT EAST WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST AROUND 40 MPH IN SPOTS...WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. MORE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH POOR VISIBILITY BECOMING MORE COMMON AGAIN. $$ AKZ211-213-100100- SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING NOME - WHITE MOUNTAIN - GOLOVIN ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-BERING STRAIT COAST INCLUDING GAMBELL - SAVOONGA - BREVIG MISSION - TELLER - LITTLE DIOMEDE - WALES 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CANCELLED... SNOWFALL HAS ENDED EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOCAL AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW PERSIST...BUT CONDITIONS DO NOT MEET BLIZZARD CRITERIA. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ AKZ214-100100- YUKON DELTA INCLUDING EMMONAK - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE - ALAKANUK - PILOT STATION - KOTLIK - ST MARYS - SCAMMON BAY - NUNAM IQUA - PITKAS POINT 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SCAMMON BAY SOUTHWEST... EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITIES FROM SCAMMON BAY SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING TO EASE THE BLIZZARD THREAT. $$ DJH JAN 03  553 WWUS43 KIWX 091557 WSWFWA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1048 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 .ARCTIC COLD AIR CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN WILL MOVE OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARRIVING WITH THE ARCTIC AIR WILL FAVOR HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...AS WELL AS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS PERSIST OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077>079-092348- BERRIEN MI-CASS MI-ELKHART IN-LA PORTE IN-MARSHALL IN-ST. JOSEPH MI- ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENTON HARBOR...CASSOPOLIS...CENTREVILLE... ELKHART...KNOX...PLYMOUTH...POTTAWATTOMIE PARK AND SOUTH BEND 1048 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY REMAINS IN EFFECT... LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY MID DAY FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. $$  000 WWUS43 KMQT 091627 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1128 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY OVER PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .A COLD FRONT PACKING THE COLDEST AIR YET OF THE WINTER WILL DROP ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT. AS IT DOES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY. WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AS WELL AS AREAS EAST OF MARQUETTE WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTING GREATER THAN 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FURTHERMORE...WIND CHILL READINGS BY EARLY FRIDAY MAY DROP TO AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WITHIN THE WARNED AREAS. TRAVELERS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...AS CONDITIONS WILL BE DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE WARM WEATHER OF LATE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES. MIZ006-007-085-092300- ALGER MI-LUCE MI-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING AND NEWBERRY 1128 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. LOOK FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES FRIDAY EVENING. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE NORTH OF M-28... ESPECIALLY FROM MELSTRAND TO PINE STUMP JUNCTION AND DEER PARK. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. $$ MIZ002-084-092300- ONTONAGON MI-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON 1128 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON FRIDAY. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM BERGLAND AND BRUCE CROSSING TO MASS CITY AND ALSTON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. $$ MIZ001-003-092300- KEWEENAW MI-NORTHERN HOUGHTON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALUMET...COPPER HARBOR... EAGLE HARBOR AND HOUGHTON 1128 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. LOOK FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 1 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON FRIDAY. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE SOUTH OF HOUGHTON... PARTICULARLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM TWIN LAKES TO PAINESDALE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. $$ CVKING  555 WWUS43 KGRR 091636 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1134 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL ONCE AGAIN MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AS A COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON. SINCE THE REALLY COLD AIR IS SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...IT WILL TAKE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE STRONGER SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. AT THIS POINT THE DEEP MOISTURE FOR THIS EVENT IS LIMITED. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE RELATIVITY WARM LAKE AND INSTABILITY FROM THE COLD AIR PASSING OVER THE LAKE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...IT IS STILL POSSIBLE A NARROW PERSISTENT SNOW BAND WILL DEVELOP FROM SOMEWHERE IN OTTAWA COUNTY...SOUTHWEST ACROSS ALLEGAN AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES...AND INTO WESTERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. IN THAT NARROW BAND...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD APPROACH 7 INCHES BY MID AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. OUTSIDE OF THAT NARROW BAND MOST LOCATIONS IN THOSE COUNTIES WILL LIKELY SEE LESS THAN 5 INCHES. REMEMBER...A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT...AS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. PEOPLE LIVING IN OR PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE WATCH AREA...SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. MIZ056-064-071-072-092200- ALLEGAN-KALAMAZOO-OTTAWA-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...HOLLAND... ALLEGAN AND HARTFORD 1134 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THIS AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE REALLY COLD AIR MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...A NARROW BUT PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOW BAND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM SOMEWHERE IN OTTAWA COUNTY SOUTHWEST ACROSS ALLEGAN AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES AND INTO WESTERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. IN THAT NARROW SNOW BAND...SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD APPROACH 7 INCHES BY MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY. SINCE THIS SNOW BAND IS EXPECTED TO BE NARROW...IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN FRIDAY...BE READY FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE EXCELLENT IN ONE AREA AND BE NEAR ZERO A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. $$ MJS  810 WWUS43 KDLH 091636 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1036 AM CST THU JAN 9 2003 WIZ002>004-091700- ASHLAND WI-BAYFIELD WI-IRON WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND 1036 AM CST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THAT WERE OCCURRING OVER BAYFIELD...ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND ONE INCH. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND BECOME NORTHWEST. THIS COMBINATION WILL OCCASIONALLY LOWER VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DRIVE WITH CAUTION. $$ GSF  000 WWAK42 PAFG 092306 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 205 PM AST THU JAN 9 2003 .A WINTER STORM IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IS WEAKENING. THOUGH IT IS STILL PRODUCING STRONG WINDS IN MANY AREAS OF WESTERN ALASKA...AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN SPOTS...THE MOST DANGEROUS WEATHER HAS ENDED IN MOST AREAS. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 8 PM THURSDAY OR SOONER IF NEEDED. AKZ207-208-209-210-100500- CHUKCHI SEA COAST INCLUDING POINT HOPE - SHISHMAREF - KIVALINA - RED DOG PORT LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING NOATAK - KIANA - RED DOG MINE BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY INCLUDING KOTZEBUE - SELAWIK - NOORVIK NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA INCLUDING BUCKLAND - DEERING - CANDLE - COUNCIL - PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS - TAYLOR 205 PM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CANCELLED... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT...TO MOSTLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE PREVAILING VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY. VISIBILITY REMAINS LOCALLY POOR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS...BUT THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ AKZ211-213-100500- SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING NOME - WHITE MOUNTAIN - GOLOVIN ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-BERING STRAIT COAST INCLUDING GAMBELL - SAVOONGA - BREVIG MISSION - TELLER - LITTLE DIOMEDE - WALES 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CANCELLED... SNOWFALL HAS ENDED EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOCAL AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW PERSIST...BUT CONDITIONS DO NOT MEET BLIZZARD CRITERIA. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ AKZ214-100500- YUKON DELTA INCLUDING EMMONAK - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE - ALAKANUK - PILOT STATION - KOTLIK - ST MARYS - SCAMMON BAY - NUNAM IQUA - PITKAS POINT 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SCAMMON BAY SOUTHWEST... EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITIES FROM SCAMMON BAY SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING TO EASE THE BLIZZARD THREAT. $$ DJH JAN 03  927 WWUS43 KIWX 091929 WSWFWA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 231 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 .COLD ARCTIC AIR CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN WILL MOVE OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARRIVING WITH THE ARCTIC AIR WILL FAVOR HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...AS WELL AS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS PERSIST OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE, OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. INZ012-014-100301- MARSHALL IN-STARKE IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX AND PLYMOUTH 206 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MARSHALL AND STARKE COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE NORTH OF THESE COUNTIES AND SHOULD NOT REACH WARNING CRITERIA. SNOWFALL TOTALS SHOULD BE 2 TO 3 INCHES... THUS THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ INZ003>005-MIZ077>079-100305- BERRIEN MI-CASS MI-ELKHART IN-LA PORTE IN-ST. JOSEPH MI- ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENTON HARBOR...CASSOPOLIS...CENTREVILLE... ELKHART...POTTAWATTOMIE PARK AND SOUTH BEND 206 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE WARNING AREA COULD BECOME HARZARDOUS. $$ LAMBERTY/OHARA/LASHLEY  000 WWAK42 PAFG 100037 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 335 PM AST THU JAN 9 2003 .A WINTER STORM IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IS WEAKENING. THOUGH IT IS STILL PRODUCING STRONG WINDS IN MANY AREAS OF WESTERN ALASKA...AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN SPOTS...THE MOST DANGEROUS WEATHER HAS ENDED. NO FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED CONCERNING THIS EVENT. AKZ207-208-209-210-100500- CHUKCHI SEA COAST INCLUDING POINT HOPE - SHISHMAREF - KIVALINA - RED DOG PORT LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING NOATAK - KIANA - RED DOG MINE BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY INCLUDING KOTZEBUE - SELAWIK - NOORVIK NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA INCLUDING BUCKLAND - DEERING - CANDLE - COUNCIL - PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS - TAYLOR 205 PM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CANCELLED... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT...TO MOSTLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE PREVAILING VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY. VISIBILITY REMAINS LOCALLY POOR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS...BUT THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ AKZ211-213-100500- SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING NOME - WHITE MOUNTAIN - GOLOVIN ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-BERING STRAIT COAST INCLUDING GAMBELL - SAVOONGA - BREVIG MISSION - TELLER - LITTLE DIOMEDE - WALES 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CANCELLED... SNOWFALL HAS ENDED EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOCAL AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW PERSIST...BUT CONDITIONS DO NOT MEET BLIZZARD CRITERIA. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ AKZ214-100500- YUKON DELTA INCLUDING EMMONAK - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE - ALAKANUK - PILOT STATION - KOTLIK - ST MARYS - SCAMMON BAY - NUNAM IQUA - PITKAS POINT 335 PM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING SOUTHWEST OF SCAMMON BAY CANCELLED... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 35 MPH AND VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED. DJH JAN 03  656 WWUS41 KCLE 092048 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 240 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR FROM CANADA SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW INTO THE WEEKEND. OHZ011>014-023-089-PAZ001>003-111200- ASHTABULA INLAND OH-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE OH-CRAWFORD PA PA- CUYAHOGA OH-GEAUGA OH-LAKE OH-NORTHERN ERIE PA PA- SOUTHERN ERIE PA PA-TRUMBULL OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHTABULA...CHARDON...CLEVELAND...ERIE... JEFFERSON...MEADVILLE...PAINESVILLE AND WARREN 240 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE SNOW BELT AREAS OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED FLURRIES FOR A SHORT TIME FRIDAY MORNING AS THE WIND SHIFTS TO THE WEST BY LATE MORNING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE AND EXTEND INLAND OVER NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND PORTIONS OF EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO. SNOW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES COULD FALL BY SATURDAY MORNING IN EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHERE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL DEVELOP...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ LOMBARDY  000 WWAK42 PAFG 092014 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 .A STRONG WINTER STORM IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF WESTERN ALASKA. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 4 PM THURSDAY OR SOONER IF NEEDED. AKZ207-208-209-210-100100- CHUKCHI SEA COAST INCLUDING POINT HOPE - SHISHMAREF - KIVALINA - RED DOG PORT LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING NOATAK - KIANA - RED DOG MINE BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY INCLUDING KOTZEBUE - SELAWIK - NOORVIK NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA INCLUDING BUCKLAND - DEERING - CANDLE - COUNCIL - PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS - TAYLOR 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES TODAY... CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED SOMEWHAT THIS MORNING...BUT EAST WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST AROUND 40 MPH IN SPOTS...WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. MORE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH POOR VISIBILITY BECOMING MORE COMMON AGAIN. $$ AKZ211-213-100100- SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING NOME - WHITE MOUNTAIN - GOLOVIN ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-BERING STRAIT COAST INCLUDING GAMBELL - SAVOONGA - BREVIG MISSION - TELLER - LITTLE DIOMEDE - WALES 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CANCELLED... SNOWFALL HAS ENDED EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOCAL AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW PERSIST...BUT CONDITIONS DO NOT MEET BLIZZARD CRITERIA. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ AKZ214-100100- YUKON DELTA INCLUDING EMMONAK - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE - ALAKANUK - PILOT STATION - KOTLIK - ST MARYS - SCAMMON BAY - NUNAM IQUA - PITKAS POINT 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SCAMMON BAY SOUTHWEST... EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITIES FROM SCAMMON BAY SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING TO EASE THE BLIZZARD THREAT. $$ DJH JAN 03  531 WWUS41 KBUF 092058 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 326 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOWS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND... .AN ARCTIC AIRMASS FOUND OVER CENTRAL ONTARIO THIS EVENING WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... AND THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE REGION. THE LAKE SNOWS MAY INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE BUFFALO AND WATERTOWN METROPOLITAN AREAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE SNOW WILL SHIFT SOUTH FRIDAY EVENING AND WILL BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE COURSE OF FRIDAY NIGHT. A PERSISTANT WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OF VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL THEN AIM PLUMES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKES SNOWS SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS PROLONGED EVENT WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING A FOOT OR TWO...PARTICULARLY SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. ALONG WITH THE LAKE SNOW...TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL AVERAGE WELL BELOW NORMAL. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS RANGING FROM BELOW ZERO VALUES EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO TO SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ELSEWHERE. REMEMBER THAT A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. INFORMATION...INCLUDING DETAILED GRAPHICAL INFORMATION...CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/BUF NYZ010-012-019-020-100345- CATTARAUGUS-CHAUTAUQUA-ERIE-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN AND WARSAW 326 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... AFTER A GENERAL SNOWFALL ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK TONIGHT...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA AND ERIE COUNTIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL SHIFT SOUTH OF BUFFALO EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT COULD EXCEED 6 INCHES...PARTICULARLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. THE LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY MAY THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND COULD TOTAL 1 TO 2 FEET ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. $$ NYZ006>008-100345- JEFFERSON-LEWIS-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOWVILLE...OSWEGO AND WATERTOWN 326 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER JEFFERSON COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY BRINGING 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE WATERTOWN METROPOLITAN AREA BY NIGHTFALL. THE LAKE SNOW WILL THEN MOVE SOUTH AND BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED FRIDAY NIGHT OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. A PLUME OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER OSWEGO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVER OSWEGO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND COULD EXCEED 2 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. $$ RSH  292 WWUS43 KIWX 092044 WSWFWA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 342 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 .COLD ARCTIC AIR CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN WILL MOVE OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARRIVING WITH THE ARCTIC AIR WILL FAVOR HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...AS WELL AS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IF HEAVY SNOW BANDS PERSIST OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE, OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. INZ003>005-MIZ077>079-100441- BERRIEN MI-CASS MI-ELKHART IN-LA PORTE IN-ST. JOSEPH MI- ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENTON HARBOR...CASSOPOLIS...CENTREVILLE... ELKHART...POTTAWATTOMIE PARK AND SOUTH BEND 342 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE WARNING AREA COULD BECOME HARZARDOUS. $$ INZ012-014-092039- MARSHALL IN-STARKE IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX AND PLYMOUTH 342 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE NORTH OF THESE COUNTIES AND SHOULD NOT REACH WARNING CRITERIA. SNOWFALL TOTALS SHOULD BE 2 TO 3 INCHES... THUS THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ LAMBERTY/OHARA/LASHLEY  000 WWUS41 KCLE 092048 WSWCLE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 240 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR FROM CANADA SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW INTO THE WEEKEND. OHZ011>014-023-089-PAZ001>003-111200- ASHTABULA INLAND OH-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE OH-CRAWFORD PA PA- CUYAHOGA OH-GEAUGA OH-LAKE OH-NORTHERN ERIE PA PA- SOUTHERN ERIE PA PA-TRUMBULL OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHTABULA...CHARDON...CLEVELAND...ERIE... JEFFERSON...MEADVILLE...PAINESVILLE AND WARREN 240 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE SNOW BELT AREAS OF NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED FLURRIES FOR A SHORT TIME FRIDAY MORNING AS THE WIND SHIFTS TO THE WEST BY LATE MORNING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE AND EXTEND INLAND OVER NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND PORTIONS OF EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO. SNOW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES COULD FALL BY SATURDAY MORNING IN EXTREME NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHERE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL DEVELOP...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ LOMBARDY  000 WWUS41 KBUF 092058 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 326 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOWS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND... .AN ARCTIC AIRMASS FOUND OVER CENTRAL ONTARIO THIS EVENING WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... AND THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE REGION. THE LAKE SNOWS MAY INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE BUFFALO AND WATERTOWN METROPOLITAN AREAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE SNOW WILL SHIFT SOUTH FRIDAY EVENING AND WILL BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE COURSE OF FRIDAY NIGHT. A PERSISTANT WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OF VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL THEN AIM PLUMES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKES SNOWS SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS PROLONGED EVENT WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING A FOOT OR TWO...PARTICULARLY SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. ALONG WITH THE LAKE SNOW...TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL AVERAGE WELL BELOW NORMAL. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS RANGING FROM BELOW ZERO VALUES EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO TO SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ELSEWHERE. REMEMBER THAT A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. INFORMATION...INCLUDING DETAILED GRAPHICAL INFORMATION...CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/BUF NYZ010-012-019-020-100345- CATTARAUGUS-CHAUTAUQUA-ERIE-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN AND WARSAW 326 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... AFTER A GENERAL SNOWFALL ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK TONIGHT...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA AND ERIE COUNTIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL SHIFT SOUTH OF BUFFALO EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT COULD EXCEED 6 INCHES...PARTICULARLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. THE LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY MAY THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND COULD TOTAL 1 TO 2 FEET ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. $$ NYZ006>008-100345- JEFFERSON-LEWIS-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOWVILLE...OSWEGO AND WATERTOWN 326 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER JEFFERSON COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY BRINGING 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE WATERTOWN METROPOLITAN AREA BY NIGHTFALL. THE LAKE SNOW WILL THEN MOVE SOUTH AND BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED FRIDAY NIGHT OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. A PLUME OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER OSWEGO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVER OSWEGO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND COULD EXCEED 2 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. $$ RSH  000 WWUS43 KMQT 092104 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 405 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... A REINFORCING ARCTIC AIR MASS IS POISED TO MOVE ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR AND UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THIS ARCTIC AIR CROSSING OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL CAUSE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN U.P. AND AREAS EAST OF AU TRAIN ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS, GUSTING TO 35 MPH, WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. IN ADDITION, WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE ELEMENTS...WHICH INCLUDES CARRYING AN EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. MIZ006-007-085-100500- ALGER MI-LUCE MI-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING AND NEWBERRY 405 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS AND HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES ON FRIDAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM MUNISING TO NEWBERRY AND POINTS NORTH. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ MIZ003-004-084-100500- BARAGA MI-NORTHERN HOUGHTON MI-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARAGA...CALUMET...HOUGHTON AND LANSE 405 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO BECOME NUMEROUS AND HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES ON FRIDAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG M-26 AND M-38 IN HOUGHTON COUNTY, AND FROM PELKIE TO ALBERTA EAST TO HERMAN AND THE HURON MOUNTAINS IN BARAGA COUNTY. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY EVENING. $$ MIZ002-009-100500- GOGEBIC MI-ONTONAGON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRONWOOD AND ONTONAGON 405 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES ON FRIDAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO FALL FROM WAKEFIELD TO ROCKLAND. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY EVENING. $$ MIZ001-100500- KEWEENAW MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR AND EAGLE HARBOR 405 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... EXPECT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO BECOME NUMEROUS LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES ON FRIDAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM MOHAWK TO DELAWARE. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY EVENING. $$ CVKING  211 WWUS43 KGRR 092110 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 410 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 .A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS UNDERWAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON FRIDAY. SOME OF THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY WITH GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS SOUTH AND WEST OF GRAND RAPIDS ALONG THE LAKESHORE. IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND SNOW...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GENERATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MIZ056-064-071-072-101300- ALLEGAN-KALAMAZOO-OTTAWA-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...HOLLAND... ALLEGAN AND HARTFORD 410 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER ON FRIDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES ON FRIDAY FOR A TOTAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PEOPLE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE, OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ MIZ037>039-100600- LAKE-MASON-OSCEOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...EVART AND BALDWIN 410 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... LIGHT SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS MADE SOME ROADS AND BRIDGES ICY. COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 2 TO 3 FRIDAY FOR A TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN... WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ MIZ043-044-050-057-065-073-101300- BARRY-CALHOUN-KENT-MUSKEGON-NEWAYGO-OCEANA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWAYGO...MUSKEGON...HASTINGS...HART... GRAND RAPIDS AND BATTLE CREEK 410 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 2 TO 3 FRIDAY FOR A TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN... WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ 93  000 WWUS43 KAPX 092121 WSWAPN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 420 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ON THE WAY... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED GENERALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND NOON ON FRIDAY. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ACROSS ANTRIM...CHARLEVOIX AND OTSEGO COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. MIZ008-101000- CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE AND WHITEFISH POINT 420 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ MIZ019-021-022-101000- ANTRIM-CHARLEVOIX-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER ISLAND...BELLAIRE...BOYNE CITY... CHARLEVOIX...EAST JORDAN...ELK RAPIDS...ELLSWORTH... GAYLORD AND MANCELONA 420 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ MIZ016-017-020-025>028-031>033-101000- BENZIE-CHEBOYGAN-CRAWFORD-EMMET-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-LEELANAU- MANISTEE-MISSAUKEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...CADILLAC...CHEBOYGAN...EMPIRE... FRANKFORT...GRAYLING...HARBOR SPRINGS...INDIAN RIVER...KALKASKA... LAKE CITY...MACKINAW CITY...MANISTEE...PELLSTON...PETOSKEY... THOMPSONVILLE AND TRAVERSE CITY 420 PM EST THU JAN 9 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OVERNIGHT... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ ROWLEY/BAK  000 WWAK42 PAFG 092306 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 205 PM AST THU JAN 9 2003 .A WINTER STORM IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IS WEAKENING. THOUGH IT IS STILL PRODUCING STRONG WINDS IN MANY AREAS OF WESTERN ALASKA...AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN SPOTS...THE MOST DANGEROUS WEATHER HAS ENDED IN MOST AREAS. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 8 PM THURSDAY OR SOONER IF NEEDED. AKZ207-208-209-210-100500- CHUKCHI SEA COAST INCLUDING POINT HOPE - SHISHMAREF - KIVALINA - RED DOG PORT LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING NOATAK - KIANA - RED DOG MINE BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY INCLUDING KOTZEBUE - SELAWIK - NOORVIK NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA INCLUDING BUCKLAND - DEERING - CANDLE - COUNCIL - PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS - TAYLOR 205 PM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CANCELLED... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT...TO MOSTLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE PREVAILING VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY. VISIBILITY REMAINS LOCALLY POOR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS...BUT THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ AKZ211-213-100500- SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING NOME - WHITE MOUNTAIN - GOLOVIN ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-BERING STRAIT COAST INCLUDING GAMBELL - SAVOONGA - BREVIG MISSION - TELLER - LITTLE DIOMEDE - WALES 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CANCELLED... SNOWFALL HAS ENDED EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOCAL AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW PERSIST...BUT CONDITIONS DO NOT MEET BLIZZARD CRITERIA. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ AKZ214-100500- YUKON DELTA INCLUDING EMMONAK - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE - ALAKANUK - PILOT STATION - KOTLIK - ST MARYS - SCAMMON BAY - NUNAM IQUA - PITKAS POINT 1100 AM AST THU JAN 9 2003 ...BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SCAMMON BAY SOUTHWEST... EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITIES FROM SCAMMON BAY SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING TO EASE THE BLIZZARD THREAT. $$ DJH JAN 03