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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
325 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012

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325 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN 
LAKE MICHIGAN NEARSHORE...AS WELL AS THROUGH THE STRAITS...TONIGHT.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING A QUICK ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW TO MUCH
OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT. WHILE ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

MUCH COLDER WEATHER WILL SET IN FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE 
WEEKEND...SETTING THE STAGE FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. 
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE TRADITIONAL SNOW BELTS OF 
NORTHWEST LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...MAINLY SATURDAY THROUGH 
MIDDAY SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HEADING INTO
THE WEEKEND. REPORTS MAY BE MADE ONE OF TWO WAYS:

BY PHONE: 1-800-647-8676 (REPORTS ONLY PLEASE...NO FORECAST
INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN)

BY FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.GAYLORD.GOV

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