Dense Fog Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
330 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
.WITH A CONTINUED FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID AIR
NORTHWARD...BANDS OF LIGHT RAIN AND FOG WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD
THROUGH OUR AREA TONIGHT. THE FOG WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING BECAUSE OF THE MOISTURE FROM THE
LIGHT RAIN AND WARMER AIR. AREAS OF FOG WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY THICK
AROUND THE TWIN PORTS AREA...ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...THROUGHOUT
THE IRON RANGE AND ARROWHEAD.
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/O.CON.KDLH.FG.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-091124T1600Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
330 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY.
DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY REDEVELOP BY THIS EVENING. AS A
RESULT...THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 AM
TUESDAY. THE FOG TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME INCREASINGLY
DANGEROUS...WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE MOST
PERSISTENT FOG SHOULD BE ALONG THE CREST OF THE HILLSIDE ADJACENT
TO LAKE SUPERIOR...AND HIGHER POINTS OF THE IRON RANGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN A QUARTER MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS. RAPID CHANGES IN
VISIBILITY FROM A FEW MILES TO ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET MAY OCCUR
OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES. IF YOU ARE DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND BE PREPARED FOR THE SUDDEN LOSS OF
VISIBILITY AS YOU ENTER FOG BANKS. MANY DEADLY ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
IN INSTANCES WHERE DENSE FOG IS NOT WIDESPREAD...BUT WHERE RAPID
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY OCCUR AND DRIVERS SUDDENLY CANNOT SEE AS
THEY DRIVE INTO A DENSE FOG BANK.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
337 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
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KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
337 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF FOG WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING DUE TO THE MILD AND
MOISTURE-LADEN AIR. FOG WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD AND DENSE AROUND THE
TWIN PORTS...ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...THROUGH THE IRON RANGE
INCLUDING THE GRAND RAPIDS AREA AND ALSO THROUGHOUT THE ARROWHEAD.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHLAND.
SEE THE LATEST STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE
IMPROVING BY LATE MORNING. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY ISSUED FOR
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHLAND CONTINUES THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
457 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009
NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-241100-
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
457 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN
ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING WHICH WOULD
ELIMINATE THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER
A CHANCE FOR RAIN OR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A SLOWER MORNING COMMUTE WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AN ALBERTA CLIPPER/COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA TUESDAY EVENING. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH
WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. AFTERNOON HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 30S.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
457 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009
NDZ040>046-241100-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
457 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009 /357 AM MST MON NOV 23 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER TODAY INTO EARLY
TONIGHT POSSIBLY BRINGING SOME RAIN AND SNOW TO SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AN ALBERTA CLIPPER/COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
AND BECOME GUSTY BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. EXPECT WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH
ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. AFTERNOON HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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KS
