>...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY.

* RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE...MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY.

* EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS MAINLY FALLING ON GRASSY SURFACES.

* ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED OR SLUSHY OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.