082 WWUS43 KAPX 310810 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 410 AM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS FRONT...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND BRING MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE REGION. THIS COLDER AIR WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. MIZ008-311615- /O.NEW.KAPX.WW.Y.0015.130331T2100Z-130401T1800Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 410 AM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...GREATEST FROM PARADISE NORTH TO WHITEFISH POINT. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF ANY SNOW THAT FALLS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED TONIGHT WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. && $$ ARNOTT  502 WWUS43 KMQT 310845 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW LATE TODAY INTO MONDAY... .A STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND ON THE WESTERN FLANK OF DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHEAST CANADA WILL DRIVE MUCH COLDER AIR BACK INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO REACH 45 MPH NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. MIZ006-007-085-311700- /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0018.130331T2100Z-130401T1800Z/ ALGER-LUCE-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... SENEY 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. WIND GUSTS FARTHER INLAND WILL BE UP TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH...STRONGEST NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 2 TO 6 INCHES. * THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES UNDER THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE SLIPPERY ROADS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ KC  436 WWUS43 KMQT 311501 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1101 AM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW LATE TODAY INTO MONDAY... .A STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WIND ON THE WESTERN FLANK OF DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHEAST CANADA WILL DRIVE MUCH COLDER AIR BACK INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO REACH 45 MPH NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. MIZ006-007-085-312315- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0018.130331T2100Z-130401T1800Z/ ALGER-LUCE-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... SENEY 1101 AM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. WIND GUSTS FARTHER INLAND WILL BE UP TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH... STRONGEST NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 2 TO 6 INCHES. * THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES UNDER THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE SLIPPERY ROADS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ KC/ROLFSON  980 WWUS43 KAPX 311507 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1107 AM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS FRONT...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND BRING MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE REGION. THIS COLDER AIR WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. MIZ008-010000- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0015.130331T2100Z-130401T1800Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 1107 AM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...GREATEST FROM PARADISE NORTH TO WHITEFISH POINT. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF ANY SNOW THAT FALLS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED TONIGHT WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. && $$ JZ  453 WWUS41 KBGM 311934 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 334 PM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...EARLY SPRING LAKE EFFECT SNOW COMING TO NORTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY...FOLLOWED BY A GUSTY WESTERLY FLOW OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. ACCUMULATING AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RESULT FOR NORTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY. NYZ009-011945- /O.NEW.KBGM.LE.A.0005.130401T2200Z-130402T1600Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BOONVILLE 334 PM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY. * HAZARDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ESPECIALLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH MONDAY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...LASTING INTO TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL AND LOW VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$  365 WWUS41 KALY 311953 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 353 PM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 NYZ032-033-011000- /O.NEW.KALY.LE.A.0001.130401T2200Z-130403T1000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR 353 PM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER AND HAMILTON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...7 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN 12 HOURS...OR 9 INCHES OR MORE IN A 24 HOUR TIME FRAME. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...MAY REACH AN INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * TIMING...A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND OR BANDS WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES...FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT...AND LOWER TO MID 30S ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY  673 WWUS43 KAPX 311955 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 355 PM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER RETURNING TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN... .MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE RETURNING TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN...PUSHING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ONSHORE FROM LAKES SUPERIOR AND MICHIGAN. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...IS EXPECTED IN WESTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY. MIZ008-011000- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0015.130331T2100Z-130401T1800Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 355 PM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...GREATEST FROM PARADISE NORTH TO WHITEFISH POINT. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF ANY SNOW THAT FALLS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. && $$ JZ  968 WWUS41 KBUF 312000 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 400 PM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 NYZ005-006-008-010400- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0009.130401T2200Z-130403T1500Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 400 PM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MORE INTENSE LAKE EFFECT WILL OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LESS ORGANIZED SNOW BANDS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WHICH COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE SNOWS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...DESPITE MODELS SHOWING IDEAL LAKE EFFECT CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWS AND TO WHAT EXTENT THE EFFECTS OF THE APRIL SUN WILL HAVE ON LAKE BAND ORGANIZATION DURING THE DAY. THIS LEADS TO MODERATE FORECAST CONFIDENCE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ SMITH  988 WWUS43 KMQT 312017 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 417 PM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW INTO MONDAY... .IN THE WAKE OF DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA...STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DRIVE MUCH COLDER AIR BACK INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. EXPECT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. MIZ006-007-085-010430- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0018.130331T2100Z-130401T1800Z/ ALGER-LUCE-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... SENEY 417 PM EDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. WIND GUSTS FARTHER INLAND WILL BE UP TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH...STRONGEST NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 3 TO 7 INCHES. * THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES UNDER THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE SLIPPERY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ ROLFSON