Institute, WI Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

439 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

Expires:

445 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR DOOR...KEWAUNEE AND MANITOWOC COUNTIES...WHERE DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE FARTHER INLAND IN NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...IT IS EXPECTED TO BE PATCHY AND MAINLY CONFINED TO SHELTERED...LOW- LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DENSE FOG IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING...AND SHOULD EXPECT LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ANOTHER ROUND OF FOG MAY DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON MONDAY...THEN MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THIS STORM COULD IMPACT TRAVEL BY CAR OR AIR THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING...AND ON THANKSGIVING DAY. SPECIFIC TIMING AND EXACT PRECIPITATION TYPES REMAIN UNCERTAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY OCCURRENCES OF FOG WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Issued:

432 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

Expires:

900 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

...DENSE FOG EXPECTED IN LOW-LYING AREAS IN EASTERN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES UNTIL 9 AM. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE ALONG THE LAKESHORE. FOG IS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. MOST OF THIS REGION WILL HAVE VISIBILITIES RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 MILES...BUT PATCHY DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOME SHELTERED...LOW-LYING AREAS. THE VISIBILITY IN THESE LOCATIONS MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES...RESULTING IN LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ANYONE TRAVELING IN NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE FOG...AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FOG BANK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY...USE YOUR LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND SLOW DOWN TO A SPEED AT WHICH YOU CAN SAFELY STOP IF YOU ENCOUNTER AN ANIMAL OR OBJECT IN THE ROADWAY.