THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FOR...BERRIEN-CASS-VAN BUREN...IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* THE PRIMARY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL AFFECT AREAS WEST OF A
LINE FROM BANGOR TO DECATUR. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 196
FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO THE SOUTH...AND WEST OF MILE MARKER 56 ON
INTERSTATE 94.

* THIS LAKE EFFECT BAND OF SNOW WILL PRODUCE SNOW RATES OF ONE
HALF AN INCH TO ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING A BIT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM
SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

IMPACTS...

* THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE AFFECTED GREATLY UNDER THIS LAKE
EFFECT BAND.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...AND
COULD VARY GREATLY IN SHORT DISTANCES NEAR THE SNOW BAND.

* ROADS ARE BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLICK UNDER THIS BAND. ROAD
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE MORNING
COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS
FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND
WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN
LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.