Merrill, Wisconsin

... Dense fog advisory in effect until 9 am CST this morning...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a dense fog
advisory... which is in effect until 9 am CST this morning.

Widespread dense fog is expected this morning... reducing
visibilities to one quarter mile or less. Also be alert for icy
spots... especially on bridges and overpasses as surface temperatures
will be at or below freezing.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Anyone traveling early this morning should be prepared to encounter
fog... and plan accordingly. If you encounter a fog bank while
driving on the Highway... always use your low-beam headlights and
slow down to a speed at which you can safely stop if you encounter
an animal or object in the roadway.

A dense fog advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced
to less than one quarter mile. If driving... please slow down... use
your low beam headlights... and leave plenty of distance ahead of
you.

... Patchy dense fog expected overnight...

Fog is expected overnight... especially over central... north-
central... and far northeast Wisconsin. Widespread visibilities of
1/2 to 1 mile are expected by late tonight. But the fog will
become much more dense in low-lying areas and along river
valleys. Visibilities below 1/4 mile are expected in those areas.
Clouds will limit the fog in east-central portions of the
state.

Anyone traveling overnight or heading out early Saturday morning
should be prepared to encounter fog... and plan accordingly. If you
encounter a fog bank while driving on the Highway... always use
your low-beam headlights and slow down to a speed at which you can
safely stop if you encounter an animal or object in the roadway.

Temperatures are also expected to fall below freezing overnight.
That combined with the fog could cause a layer of frost to deposit
on roadways by morning. Anyone heading out early Saturday morning
should also be alert for the possibility of encountering slippery
roadways due to the frost.


Skowronski