Wednesday, February 18, 2009

snowfall amounts and Lake Superior forecast

Snowfall amounts.. heaviest in Central Barron County points East,NE,and SE of said line..Where 3 to almost 4 inches have been reported into the Weather Center this early morning,while points West of Central Barron County have been coming in with around an inch..May see this area pick up another .50 maybe up to .75....Per radar trend.....While the Central Barron County and points East may pick up another inch.....So for the most part the accumulating snows are over......
Forecast for Lake Superior Thursday through Sunday.....
Points from WI point towards Siliver Bay.....(wave forecast only)
No big wave action is forecasted for the area,as winds will not be setting up right with this system or the Friday/Friday night's system....Today we should see waves around 3 to 7 feet as winds remain out of the North around 20 KNTS with gust up to 25 KNTS or so....Tonight as wind speeds decrease waves will follow...1 to 4 feet waves are forecasted.....Rest of the time frame we should see waves around 2 feet or less...Also a note the ice caves in At Apostle Islands..As of Feb 10th the ice caves are still accessible,however please call this number for the latest updates,as this time is rather old,and Superior's ice is always changing..The number is (715) 779 - 3398 ext 3......