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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
440 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF FOG WILL BE FOUND ACROSS NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA FROM MONTEVIDEO TO WILLMAR TO LITTLE FALLS THROUGH
DAYBREAK. VISIBILITY MAY DECREASE TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL BRING
SNOW INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWARDS DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY THEN
SPREAD PRECIPITATION INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS RAIN AND
SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE IT TURNS TO MOSTLY IF NOT ALL SNOW
BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN IS EXPECTED TO SEE
A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW FOR A LONGER PERIOD WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE PRECIPITATION BECOMES ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY
EVENING...IF NOT SOONER. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE MOST
WIDESPREAD AND MOST INTENSE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE 35 AND ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME ISOLATED 3 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY SNOW CAN STICK TO
THE GROUND WITHOUT MELTING. SNOW MAY FALL AT A HIGH ENOUGH RATE TO
CAUSE TRAVEL TROUBLES. LIGHTER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO THE NORTH
AND WEST.

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUILD FROM WEST TO EAST
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IF ENOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATES. TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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