MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0007
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0616 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2009
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...MUCH OF CNTRL AND SWRN WI...NERN IA...SERN MN
   
   CONCERNING...FREEZING RAIN 
   
   VALID 040016Z - 040515Z
   
   LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH RAINFALL
   RATES GENERALLY 0.01-0.05 IN/HR.
   
   FREEZING RAIN SHOWERS HAVE ERUPTED OVER A RELATIVELY LARGE AREA FROM
   NERN IA INTO MUCH OF CNTRL WI. AS THE UPPER AND MID LEVEL TROUGH
   APPROACHES...LOW LEVEL WARM ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL MAINTAIN A
   SCATTERED SHOWER SCENARIO...GRADUALLY LIFTING NWD WITH TIME. THE
   PREDOMINANT PTYPE WILL REMAIN FREEZING RAIN OVER CNTRL WI INTO NERN
   IA AND SERN MN...BUT NWRN AREAS WILL MIX IN WITH SLEET AND
   EVENTUALLY TURN TO SNOW AS COOLING ALOFT CONTINUES. UP TO A TENTH OF
   AN INCH OF GLAZING MAY OCCUR OVER CNTRL WI.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 01/04/2009
   
   
   ...NOTICE...
   SPC WINTER WEATHER MESOSCALE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE ISSUED ON A
   SCHEDULED BASIS FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28...FOUR
   TIMES A DAY...AROUND 00 UTC...06 UTC...12 UTC...AND 18 UTC
   FOR SIGNIFICANT SHORT RANGE WINTER WEATHER EVENTS.
   
   ATTN...WFO...GRB...MKX...DVN...ARX...MPX...DMX...
   
   LAT...LON   43439292 44089247 44869136 45219036 45358958 45278866
               44988801 44368783 43968796 42948974 42659037 42659101
               42699169 42709223 42839251 42979280 43439292