728 PM CST SUN DEC 2 2012

…LOCALLY DENSE FOG AT TIMES…

AREAS OF FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA. FOG WILL BECOME LOCALLY DENSE AT TIMES…WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR OR BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN…USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

851 AM CST SUN DEC 2 2012

COUNTIES:CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD: THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL NOON TODAY.

COUNTIES; MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE: DENSE FOG ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 11-A.M. TODAY.

VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN AT ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. IMPROVEMENT WILL BEGIN AFTER 1100 AM.

TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING THROUGH EXTREMELY LOW VISIBILITIES.

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.

400 AM CST SUN DEC 2 2012

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING…

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG. VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. LIGHT WIND.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN PATCHY FOG BEFORE NOON. VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. BREEZY. HIGH AROUND 60. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.

The National Weather Service has issued a DENSE FOG ADVISORY for most of Iowa, and the entire KJAN listening area. The Advisory is in effect until 9-a.m.

VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID MORNING. LOW LYING AREAS NEAR CREEKS AND RIVERS ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE MOST DENSE FOG.

IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. EXTRA TIME SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING TRAVEL.

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 BETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN IOWA..
913 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2012

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…

* VISIBILITY…EXPECT VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS
THROUGH NOON.

* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO
THE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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.

FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES…

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING…

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-
AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES….

…AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST UNTIL LATE MORNING…

AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO BLANKET PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. GENERALLY AREAS ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR WEST OF STUART…ALONG HIGHWAY 34 WEST OF
CRESTON…AND ALONG HIGHWAY 71 WILL ENCOUNTER AREAS OF DENSE FOG
REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THROUGH
10 AM CST…WITH SLOW IMPROVEMENT THEREAFTER. LOW LYING AREAS AND RIVER
BOTTOMS ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE DENSEST FOG. TRAVELERS ARE
ADVISED TO USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND SLOW DOWN DURING FOGGY
CONDITIONS.

Saturday, Dec. 1st 2012

TODAY…CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. PATCHY FOG BEFORE NOON. PATCHY DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.

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344 AM CST FRI NOV 30 2012

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING…THEN AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S.

MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A new report shows that the nation’s worst drought in decades has worsened for a second straight week, after conditions had improved for more than a month.  The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor report released Thursday shows that 62.7 percent of the continental U.S. was in some form of drought as of Tuesday. That’s up from 60.1 percent the previous week.

The portion of the lower 48 states in extreme or exceptional drought – the two worst classifications – also rose, to 20.12 percent from last week’s 19.04 percent.   The dry conditions intensified sharply in Oklahoma, where 90.5 percent of the state is in extreme or exceptional drought. That’s up 19 percentage points.

The portion of South Dakota in those two classifications rose more than 8 percentage points, to 63.32 percent.

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