Crapdaggit! Another snow advisory!

The following hazardous weather outlook for Chippewa County and other parts of Northern Michigan was issued this morning by the U.S. National Weather Service.

A snow advisory is in effect from 8 p.m. tonight until 8 p.m. tomorrow.

At time of writing, no comparable warnings had been issued by Environment Canada.

The infrared image shown was taken at 8:45 a.m. Ontario time.

************************* 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

453 AM EDT WED APR 11 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON, LAKE MICHIGAN, LAKE SUPERIOR, EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.

DAY ONE - TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED, WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.

GALES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE OPEN AND NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON AND LAKE MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN - THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SNOW REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT, PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTHWEST LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.

LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS WEEKEND.

PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE WORST WEATHER WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL PASS TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST.

HOWEVER, THE PATH OF THE STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN.

IF THE SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER NORTH AND WEST THAN ANTICIPATED, IT COULD BRING SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW ON THE WAY FOR NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN MICHIGAN TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY.

NORTH OF THIS SYSTEM, AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND PUSH THROUGH NORTHERN MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT, BEFORE ENDING ON THURSDAY.

CHIPPEWA - MACKINAC - INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAULT STE. MARIE, ST. IGNACE

SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING, CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY, THOUGH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW, EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT.

THIS MAY LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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