March 11, 2010

Special Weather Statement
 
Issued by The National Weather Service
Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
7:50 pm CST, Thu., Mar. 11, 2010

DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY.

* TIMING... DENSE FOG OVER NORTHWEST SECTIONS AND NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT AND LAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF FRIDAY MORNING. SOME FOG MAY LINGER INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY... VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 1/4 MILE... AND WILL LAST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS... NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING... SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS... AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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... ANOTHER ROUND OF DENSE FOG LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...

.A RELATIVELY MILD AND MOIST AIRMASS OVER A COLD GROUND WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS LOW PRESSURE WEAKENS OVER IOWA TONIGHT... LIGHT WINDS HAVE ALLOWED THE AIRMASS TO COOL RESULTING IN FOG. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG CURRENTLY OVER NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA... AS WELL AS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN... WILL OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT AND REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.