[LeArc] HWODVN@ 10/25/02 4:06:33 PM

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The following weather message is provided by McDonough County E.S.D.A.


FLUS43 KDVN 252111
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-
015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-260930-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
410 PM CDT FRI OCT 25 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA...ILLINOIS...AND
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...

ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND DIMINISHING WINDS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED
AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER...BEFORE A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SHIFTS
WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BRINGING IN SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TODAY OR TONIGHT.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

...PROBABLE MAJOR STORM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETREAT TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES SUNDAY NIGHT. SOUTH
WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE HIGH WILL BRING MOISTURE
NORTHWARD OVER THE SHALLOW COLD AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE. THIS WILL RESULT
IN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY FOR LOCATIONS NORTH
OF HIGHWAY 20...AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW FROM HIGHWAY 30 SOUTH
TO INTERSTATE 80.

ATTENTION EARLY NEXT WEEK THEN SHIFTS TO ENERGY DIVING SOUTH THROUGH THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES AND PLAINS. THIS ENERGY IS EXPECTED TO PHASE WITH A
COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE...TO DEVELOP A MAJOR STORM OVER THE
MIDWEST BY WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH. THE EXACT LOCATION AND AMOUNTS ARE NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME
DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE TRACK. BE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO LATER
FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR STORM THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.


$$

MCCLURE/NICHOLS