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Wednesday Afternoon Open

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Alaska Kim1/14/2009 12:50:43 pm PST

re: #234 Creeping Eruption

Hmmmm … just got back from a meeting and noticed it is getting
chilly out. I made the mistake of checking my local forecast. I’m
thinking of taking work home with me for the next few days, grabbing my
snuggie and going into mild hibernation:

AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PUSH INTO THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT…SENDING VERY
COLD AIR SOUTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ARE THE COLDEST OBSERVED OVER SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN IN 13 YEARS.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW 20S
BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN…AROUND 18 BELOW
OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN…AND AROUND 13 BELOW NEAR THE LAKE.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 35 TO 45 BELOW.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO EVEN REACH
5 BELOW.
..DESPITE SUNSHINE. CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 30 BELOW
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET INTO THE 20S BELOW MOST PLACES…EXCEPT
TEENS BELOW NEAR THE LAKE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY
MAY REACH 30 BELOW. WIND CHILLS WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM 35 BELOW TO 45
BELOW.

You are getting that brutal cold snap that just left Alaska. Anchorage was in the minus double digits for almost 2 straight weeks.