Carlton/South St. Louis

... Dense fog advisory in effect until 10 am CDT Sunday...

The National Weather Service in Duluth has issued a dense fog
advisory... which is in effect until 10 am CDT Sunday.

* Location... the twin ports area and along the North Shore of Lake Superior.

* Timing... this evening through tonight and tomorrow morning.

* Visibility... dangerously low visibilities of a quarter mile or
less will be common. Visibilities across the advisory area have
been fluctuating between zero and 1/2 mile this afternoon.


Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A dense fog advisory means visibilities will frequently be
reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving... slow down...
use your headlights... and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

... Location... ... time... ... amt...
Sylvan dam powerplant (cass mn) (goes) 1230 PM may 18 2.46 in
11 SSE Brule (bayfield wi) (raws) 106 PM may 18 2.16 in
4 ESE Namekagon (bayfield wi) (raws) 102 PM may 18 1.51 in
Upson (iron wi) (1497 ft)(coop) 900 am may 18 1.25 in
Gordon (douglas wi) (1040 ft)(coop) 800 am may 18 1.24 in
Washburn RAWS (bayfield wi) (raws) 102 PM may 18 1.08 in
Isle 12n (aitkin mn) (1285 ft)(coop) 800 am may 18 0.99 in
Glidden RAWS (ashland wi) (goes) 100 PM may 18 0.90 in
8 WNW Minong (washburn wi) (raws) 103 PM may 18 0.89 in
Brookston (st. Louis mn) (goes) 100 PM may 18 0.76 in
Brainerd 3ne (crow Wing mn) (ucoop) 800 am may 18 0.74 in
Rice Lake N.W.R. (Aitkin mn) (raws) 1252 PM may 18 0.71 in
Hayward RAWS ( ) (raws) 110 PM may 18 0.64 in
Island Lake (st. Louis mn) (ucoop) 900 am may 18 0.52 in
Bayfield 1 SW WWTP (bayfield wi) 800 am may 18 0.50 in
Bayfield Fish Hatchery (bayfield wi) 800 am may 18 0.40 in
7 ENE Bruno (pine mn) (845 ft)(coop) 800 am may 18 0.39 in
Bruno 4s (pine mn) (ucoop) 910 am may 18 0.38 in
4 NE Randall (burnett wi) (raws) 106 PM may 18 0.37 in
3 W Woodrow (crow Wing mn) (raws) 106 PM may 18 0.36 in
1 se mission (crow Wing mn) (hads) 1245 PM may 18 0.35 in
12 ENE Fifield (price wi) (raws) 1247 PM may 18 0.34 in
5 S Ely (st. Louis mn) (1455 ft)(raws) 104 PM may 18 0.30 in
Park Falls (price wi) (1525 ft)(coop) 800 am may 18 0.28 in
Virginia (st. Louis mn) (ucoop) 820 am may 18 0.27 in
17 E Buyck (st. Louis mn) (raws) 104 PM may 18 0.25 in
7 ESE Cloverdale (pine mn) (raws) 115 PM may 18 0.24 in
dunka river nr Babbitt (st. Louis mn) 100 PM may 18 0.23 in
2 NNW Hoyt Lakes (st. Louis mn) (hads) 115 PM may 18 0.23 in
Libby (aitkin mn) (hads) 100 PM may 18 0.23 in
5 E Hibbing (st. Louis mn) (raws) 107 PM may 18 0.22 in
1 W Cass Lake (cass mn) (1299 ft)(raws) 101 PM may 18 0.22 in
Burnett (st. Louis mn) (385 ft)(hads) 115 PM may 18 0.22 in
Moose Lake RAWS (carlton mn) (raws) 108 PM may 18 0.21 in
Wrenshall (carlton mn) (1045 ft)(ucoop) 900 am may 18 0.21 in
Scanlon (carlton mn) (1101 ft)(goes) 130 PM may 18 0.20 in
Vermillion river (st. Louis mn) (goes) 130 PM may 18 0.18 in
South Fork kawishiwi river (lake mn) 130 PM may 18 0.18 in
3 E Federal Dam (cass mn) (raws) 115 PM may 18 0.18 in
Filson creek nr Ely (lake mn) (goes) 100 PM may 18 0.17 in
4 SW Orr (st. Louis mn) (1325 ft)(raws) 108 PM may 18 0.15 in
2 NNE Bigfork (itasca mn) (raws) 107 PM may 18 0.13 in
3 WSW Inger (itasca mn) (1299 ft)(raws) 104 PM may 18 0.12 in
fernberg RAWS (lake mn) (raws) 113 PM may 18 0.10 in
1 SSE Babbitt (st. Louis mn) (hads) 100 PM may 18 0.10 in
miss river at Willow Beach (cass mn) 115 PM may 18 0.09 in
winter (sawyer wi) (1355 ft)(coop) 900 am may 18 0.08 in
4 ENE Babbitt (st. Louis mn) (hads) 100 PM may 18 0.08 in
1 W Isabella (lake mn) (500 ft)(raws) 104 PM may 18 0.08 in
2 WNW Island Lake (st. Louis mn) 925 am may 18 0.07 in
Dixon Lake (itasca mn) (ucoop) 851 am may 18 0.07 in
Leech Lake river near Ball Club 100 PM may 18 0.05 in
5 E Sea Gull Lake (cook mn) (raws) 104 PM may 18 0.04 in
Lutsen (cook mn) (226 ft)(hads) 1245 PM may 18 0.03 in
Isabella 14w (lake mn) (1740 ft)(ucoop) 900 am may 18 0.02 in
Leech Lake dam (cass mn) (coop) 800 am may 18 0.02 in
4 N Hill City (itasca mn) (raws) 107 PM may 18 0.02 in
5 SW Federal Dam (cass mn) (hads) 100 PM may 18 0.02 in
Keewatin (itasca mn) (cocorahs) 800 am may 18 T in


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