[IWX_warnings] WSWIWX

Wed Dec 6 21:00:04 UTC 2006

WWUS43 KIWX 062101
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WX MESSAGE
NWS N IN
401P WED DEC 6 2006

 SIGNIFICANT LK EFFECT SNOW EXP LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVE 

.ARCTIC AIR MVNG ACRS THE RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS OF LK
MI TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVE WILL PRDCE A FAVORABLE
LK EFFECT SNOW EVENT. LK EFFECT SNOW IS EXP TO BEGIN IN
ERNEST ACRS SW LWR MI AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND IT WILL EXPAND SE INTO PARTS OF N
IN BY THURSDAY MORNING. LK EFFECT SNOW WILL CNTINU ON
THURSDAY THEN IT WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACRS THE REGION
THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDL TO THE SNOW BREEZY TO LOCALLY
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRDCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW.

INZ003>005-014-MIZ077-078-070515-
/O.UPG.KIWX.LE.A.0001.061207T0600Z-061208T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0003.061207T0600Z-061208T0500Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MI CITY LA PORTE S BEND 
MISHAWAKA ELKHART GOSHEN PLYMOUTH BREMEN NILES 
BENTON HARBOR ST. JOSEPH BUCHANAN DOWAGIAC CASSOPOLIS
301P WED DEC 6 2006 /401P WED DEC 6 2006/

 WINTER STRM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1A /MIDNIGHT/
THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT /11P/ THURSDAY NIGHT 

THE NWS IN N IN HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STRM WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1A /MIDNIGHT
CST/ THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT /11P/ THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
LK EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LK EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL DVLP ACRS THE WARNED AREA AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE BANDS WILL CNTINU ON THURSDAY. SNOW
WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACRS THE REGION THURSDAY EVE.
SNOW IS EXP TO BE THE HEAVIEST DURING THURSDAY MORNING WITH
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR LIKELY. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 10 INCHES AMOUNTS ARE
EXP BY THURSDAY EVE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW NW
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NR 35 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THUS LOCAL WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR.

SOME CITIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS WINTER EVENT INCLUDE
MI CITY BENTON HARBOR BREMEN S BEND ELKHART 
GOSHEN AND CASSOPOLIS.

A WINTER STRM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG
WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ARE EXP. THE COMBINATION
OF HVY SNOW AND WIND WILL PRDCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN VARY GREATLY DURING LK
EFFECT SNOW EVENTS. THE LK EFFECT SNOW WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON TRAVEL IN THE AREA AND WILL AFFECT SOME MAJOR HWYS
SUCH AS THE IN TOLL ROAD  INTERST 94  RT 6  RT
30  AND RT 31. LISTEN TO NOAA WX RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$

INZ016-070515-
/O.UPG.KIWX.LE.A.0001.061207T0600Z-061208T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.061207T0600Z-061208T0500Z/
KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARSAW WINONA LK
401P WED DEC 6 2006

 SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1A THURSDAY TO
MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT 

THE NWS IN N IN HAS ISSUED A
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM
THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LK EFFECT SNOW
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LK EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL DVLP ACRS THE ADVISORY AREA 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE BANDS WILL CNTINU ON THURSDAY. SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACRS THE REGION THURSDAY EVE. SNOW MAY
BE LOCALLY HVY THURSDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH
PER HOUR PSBL. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNTS ARE EXP BY THURSDAY EVE. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW NW WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
NR 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
THUS LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR.

SOME CITIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS WINTER EVENT INCLUDE
WARSAW SYRACUSE NORTH WEBSTER AND LEESBURG.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.  LISTEN TO
NOAA WX RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$

INZ006-008-017-MIZ079-070515-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SB.Y.0003.061207T0600Z-061208T0500Z/
LAGRANGE-NOBLE-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAGRANGE TOPEKA KENDALLVILLE 
LIGONIER COLUMBIA CITY S WHITLEY STURGIS THREE RVRS
401P WED DEC 6 2006

 SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1A THURSDAY TO
MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT 

THE NWS IN N IN HAS ISSUED A
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM
THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. 

LK EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL DVLP ACRS THE ADVISORY AREA 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE BANDS WILL CNTINU ON THURSDAY. SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACRS THE REGION THURSDAY EVE. SNOW MAY
BE LOCALLY HVY THURSDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH
PER HOUR PSBL. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNTS ARE EXP BY THURSDAY EVE. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW NW WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
NR 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
THUS LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR.

SOME CITIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS WINTER EVENT INCLUDE
LAGRANGE LIGONIER COLUMBIA CITY AND STURGIS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LISTEN TO
NOAA WX RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.

$$