Expires:200903101600;Remove:200903101600;788041 WWUS83 KAPX 101246 SPSAPX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 846 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 MIZ008-015>019-021>024-027>030-032>036-101600- CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM- OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA... GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO... HARRISVILLE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY 846 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THIS MORNING... AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL ADVANCE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. MEANWHILE...SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS...INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. THE BEST CHANCE FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BE FOUND ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM KALKASKA TO HOUGHTON LAKE TO OSCODA. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY THIS MORNING...BEFORE TEMPERATURES SLOWLY CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING TOWARD THE LUNCH HOUR. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS MORNING. $$ LAWRENCE