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000 FLUS43 KDLH 080257 HWODLH Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Duluth MN 857 PM CST Thu Dec 7 2023 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-090300- Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook/Northern Lake- North Itasca-Central St. Louis-Southern Lake/North Shore- Southern Cook/North Shore-North Cass-South Itasca-South Cass- Crow Wing-Northern Aitkin-South Aitkin-Carlton/South St. Louis- Pine-Douglas-Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Burnett-Washburn-Sawyer-Price- 857 PM CST Thu Dec 7 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight Fog will be possible tonight, especially around Lake Superior. The visibility will drop to less than a mile in spots. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There may be some spotty freezing drizzle in spots Friday morning over parts of northern Minnesota, mainly along and north of Highway 2. There is a 60 percent chance of wind gusts in excess of 40 mph along the North Shore Saturday afternoon and evening. Snow showers will coincide with the strong winds, leading to locally reduced visibility. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Snow spotters are requested to report precipitation type, and measurements of snow or ice accumulations to the National Weather Service. Spotters and the public can also report precipitation type with the free M-PING smartphone app. $$ LSZ121-140>148-150-090300- Bayfield to Oak Point WI-Grand Portage to Grand Marais MN- Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN- Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN- Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN-Two Harbors to Duluth MN- Duluth MN to Port Wing WI-Port Wing to Sand Island WI- Sand Island to Bayfield WI-Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI- Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland- 857 PM CST Thu Dec 7 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Superior and the Nearshore waters of western Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...Tonight Building waves and east then southeast winds from 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots are expected along portions of the North Shore tonight, mainly from Taconite Harbor to Grand Portage. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect there tonight through late Friday evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Southwest winds Friday will increase to 15 to 25 knots with gusts of 20 to 30 knots. The wind and resultant waves will make conditions hazardous for small vessels from early afternoon into Friday evening. Small Craft Advisories have been issued for this time frame for all western Lake Superior nearshore waters. Winds will become northwesterly Saturday and Saturday night. Wind speeds will strengthen to 15 to 25 knots with gusts of 25 to 35 knots. Conditions will be hazardous to small vessels. There is a 60 percent chance of gale force gusts along the North Shore. Strong southwest turning westerly winds are forecast again Monday night through Wednesday and may be hazardous to small craft. $$ Melde More information may be obtained at the following web address: http://www.weather.gov/duluth |
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