Lake Effect Snow for the North Shore

This morning's announcement from the National Weather Service is like music to my ears. I especially like words such as "heaviest," "up to 8 inches" and "last through much of Friday."

Lake Effect Snow Watch
Carlton, Southern St. Louis (Minnesota)

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
443 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008
...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTH SHORE....EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME STRONG ACROSS THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH MOISTURE OVER THE LAKE WILL PRODUCE LAKE EFFECT SNOW FROM DULUTH TO THE SILVER BAY AREA. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW LOOKS TO FALL ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM DULUTH TO SILVER BAY...WHERE THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR UP TO 8 INCHES IN ISOLATED AREAS. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW LOOKS TO FALL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AROUND THE TIME OF THE MORNING COMMUTE.