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	Sault Sainte Marie, MI

Blizzard Warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1040 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY AND TONIGHT... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL STALL NORTHEAST OF MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF HEAVY LAKE ENHANCED SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AS STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. MIZ008-015-042200- /O.CON.KAPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070405T1200Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 1040 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...FOR TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 8 TO 15 INCH RANGE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS WEST OF I-75. BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1053 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007 LHZ345>349-361-362-LMZ323-341-342-344-345-363-LSZ321-322-MIZ008- 015>036-041-042-051000- STRAITS OF MACKINAC-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL- MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT-PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT- STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER-MICHIGAN WATERS OF NORTHERN LAKE HURON- MICHIGAN WATERS OF CENTRAL LAKE HURON-GRAND TRAVERSE BAY- SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG- SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT-MANISTEE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT- MICHIGAN WATERS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN-WHITEFISH BAY- ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE- CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE- GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- 1053 AM EDT WED APR 4 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON...LAKE MICHIGAN...LAKE SUPERIOR...EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AS HEAVY LAKE ENHANCED SNOWFALL AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT FOR THIS AREA AS WELL. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO IMPACT NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH TONIGHT. SEE ONGOING WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEARSHORE AND OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE HURON...AS WELL AS ON WHITEFISH BAY AND IN THE ST. MARY'S RIVER THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND AS WELL. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEARSHORE AND OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE HURON...AS WELL AS ON WHITEFISH BAY AND IN THE ST. MARY'S RIVER THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ Short Term Forecast SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 107 PM EDT WED APR 4 2007 MIZ008-015-042100- CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE MARIE...ST IGNACE 107 PM EDT WED APR 4 2007 .NOW... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM THURSDAY MORNING... PERIODS OF OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW THROUGH 5 PM...WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS AROUND HESSEL...PICKFORD...RUDYARD...TROUT LAKE AND PARADISE. SNOW ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM...WILL BE 2 TO 3 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW...AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$