Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
234 AM TUE MAR 19 2013

CHIPPEWA-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF:   SAULT STE. MARIE... CHARLEVOIX... NORTHPORT... MANCELONA... GAYLORD... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING

234 AM  TUE MAR 19 2013     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THURSDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.  

* ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT POSSIBLE.  

* GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH MIDWEEK...LEADING TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

IMPACTS.. * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO MIDWEEK...WITH  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS AND IN OPEN AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...* A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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