Issued by the National Weather Service at 2:12 PM CST on November 22, 2009
An area of rain covered a good portion of Carlton County...and far northwest Douglas County...and with more rain moving northeast. The rain will affect the Moose Lake...Carlton...twin ports...French River and Two Harbors areas through at least 4 PM. In addition to the rain...will be areas of fog. The fog will be dense in spots...mainly up the North Shore in the higher terrain. The fog will become more widespread later tonight.
Tonight
Cloudy. Light rain likely and areas of drizzle in the evening...then a chance of light rain and areas of drizzle after midnight. Areas of dense fog through the night. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Lows 40 to 45. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Monday
Cloudy. Light rain likely and areas of drizzle in the morning...then a chance of light rain and areas of drizzle in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog through the day. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Highs 45 to 50. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Monday Night
Cloudy with a chance of light rain and areas of drizzle. Areas of fog. Lows 37 to 42. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
... Dense fog advisory remains in effect until 3 PM CST Monday...
Areas of dense fog will become more widespread tonight... especially in the higher terrain from the twin ports area... north along the North Shore of Lake Superior. The visibility was a quarter mile at the Cook County Airport in Grand Marais. Visibilities will drop to a quarter mile or less at times. Interstate 35... as well as portions of highways 53 and 61 will be impacted by the fog.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A dense fog advisory means visibilities will be reduced to less than a quarter mile in some locations. Rapid changes in visibility from a few miles to only a few hundred feet may occur over very short distances. If you are driving... slow down... use low beam headlights and be prepared for the sudden loss of visibility as you enter fog banks. Many deadly accidents happen in instances where dense fog is not widespread... but where rapid changes in visibility occur and drivers suddenly cannot see as they drive into a dense fog bank.
2009 Hurricane Coverage
Dense Fog Advisory