WWUS83 KMKX 141033 SPSMKX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 432 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-142300- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 432 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVES THIS EVENING... A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SPREADING DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL TRACK ACROSS MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...REACHING SOUTHERN CANADA ON MONDAY. AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BLAST THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING. UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER AND MID 40S. AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SWIFTLY INTO THE 20S AND EVENTUALLY SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BY MONDAY MORNING. RAIN IS EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. AS THE TEMPERATURES PLUMMET BEHIND THE FRONT...ANY RESIDUAL WATER OR SLUSHY CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL FREEZE QUICKLY. MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD BE READY FOR THESE DEVELOPING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL THEN BE IN A DEEP FREEZE...WITH HIGHS ON MONDAY ONLY CLIMBING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. EXPECT WIND CHILL READINGS MONDAY MORNING BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW IN THE EAST ...AND 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO IN THE WEST. WIND CHILL VALUES DURING THE DAY WILL BE BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 15 BELOW ZERO. $$ DAVIS/REM ____________________________________________________________________ WWUS73 KIWX 140935 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 435 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO MONDAY MORNING... .SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BECOME SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-141745- /O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0010.081214T1200Z-081215T1500Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN... ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE... NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...LIMA 435 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 /335 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ MONDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EARLY TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TONIGHT...AND THEN WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MONDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ____________________________________________________________________ WWUS73 KIND 140911 NPWIND URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 411 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-141600- /O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0008.081214T1200Z-081215T1200Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 411 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ ____________________________________________________________________ WWUS73 KILX 141044 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 444 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS INCREASING AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT... ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-141400- /O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0010.081214T1200Z-081215T0300Z/ MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN- MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN... CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE... DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM... FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 444 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH TODAY AND LINGER INTO THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION AND TURNS WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ____________________________________________________________________ WWUS71 KILN 140850 NPWILN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 350 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>097-OHZ026-034-035-042>044- 051>053-060>062-070>072-077>079-141700- /O.NEW.KILN.WI.Y.0007.081214T1700Z-081215T0500Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-MIAMI- CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON- HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... BROOKVILLE...VERSAILLES...LAWRENCEBURG...RISING SUN...VEVAY... CARROLLTON...WARSAW...BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA... OWENTON...WILLIAMSTOWN...FALMOUTH...BROOKSVILLE...KENTON... CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE... PIQUA...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...EATON...DAYTON...XENIA... HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CINCINNATI...MILFORD... GEORGETOWN 350 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH MONDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$