Another Winter Storm

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1132 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008
...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...
.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS MINNESOTA TODAY
AND TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN FORM ALONG THE COLD FRONT DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE TO
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 60 MPH BY
EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF ANY SNOW THAT FALLS...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD AND
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BECAUSE CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO
A BLIZZARD WARNING IF CONFIDENCE FOR HEAVIER SNOW AND GUARANTEED
1/4 VISIBILITIES INCREASE.
IN ADDITION...AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS AND
EVENTUALLY BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILL
READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON.
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE...
JANESVILLE...BELOIT
1132 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO
12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS MINNESOTA TODAY
AND TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN FORM ALONG THE COLD FRONT DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE TO
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 60 MPH BY
EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF ANY SNOW THAT FALLS...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD AND
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BECAUSE CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO
A BLIZZARD WARNING IF CONFIDENCE FOR HEAVIER SNOW AND GUARANTEED
1/4 MILE VISIBILITIES INCREASE.
THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH ARCTIC TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW
ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO
30 BELOW ZERO.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY SNOW...AND/OR SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN MAY COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO CAUSE MAJOR
IMPACTS TO COMMERCE AND SOCIETY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER...WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 34 BELOW ZERO
FOR 3 HOURS OR LONGER. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF
CLOTHING. IF CLOTHES BECOME WET...THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR DRY
ONES.
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE...
JANESVILLE...BELOIT
1022 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS MINNESOTA TODAY AND
TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER
TEMPERATURES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF
THE COLD FRONT.
A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN FORM ALONG THE COLD
FRONT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...REINFORCING THE STRONG WINDS AND
COLD TEMPERATURE SURGE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY
MORNING WILL INCREASE TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...GUSTING
AT TIMES TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS
OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED FOR 1 HOUR OR MORE...OR PEAK WIND
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER...ARE POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. WINDS
AT THESE SPEEDS MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME
VERY HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO IT IS
IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.