Expires:200812211000;Remove:200812211000;221925 WWUS43 KOAX 201551 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 951 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS WEEKEND... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM... WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS... DUE TO FRESH SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM AND THE SNOW THAT FELL ON THURSDAY. AS COLD AIR POURS INTO THE AREA...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS VALUES TONIGHT...AND WILL REMAIN DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-211000- LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1045 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE MARINE WATERS. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS /MWWDTX/ /GLFLH/ /GLFSC/ AND /NSHDTX/ FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE MARINE WATERS. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS /MWWDTX/ /GLFLH/ /GLFSC/ AND /NSHDTX/ FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$ CB YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).