AVALANCHE WARNING
Issue Date: 629 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST THU DEC 10 2009

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AVALANCHE WARNING
LA SAL AVALANCHE FORECAST CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
628 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE LA SAL
AVALANCHE FORECAST CENTER.
...AVALANCHE WARNING FOR THE LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS IN
SOUTHEAST UTAH THROUGH 6 AM MST THURSDAY...
THE LA SAL AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED AN AVALANCHE WARNING FOR
THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH INCLUDING THE LA SAL AND ABAJO
MOUNTAINS.
UP TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS OVERLOADED
BURIED LAYERS OF VERY WEAK SNOW NEAR THE GROUND...CREATING LARGE
AND VERY DANGEROUS AVALANCHES. BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY
OFF OF AND OUT FROM UNDERNEATH ANY SLOPES STEEPER THAN ABOUT 30
DEGREES. LINGERING AVALANCHE DANGER MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK.
FOR ADDITIONAL AVALANCHE INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
UTAHAVALANCHECENTER.ORG.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 516 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
510 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
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CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
510 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN UTAH TODAY. DUE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES...THE SNOW WILL
RESULT IN SLICK ROADS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.
ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE-15 CORRIDOR.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A BREAK IN THE WEATHER WILL OCCUR AS THE STORM EXITS THE REGION
TONIGHT. HOWEVER...COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
MUCH OF THE WEEK. A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT
THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 346 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
AM MST THIS MORNING.
THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN...CASTLE
COUNTRY...SAN RAFAEL SWELL...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...AND THE GLEN
CANYON RECREATION AREA INCLUDING LAKE POWELL.
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THIS MORNING ALONG INTERSTATE
70.
BY LATE THIS MORNING 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH TOTALS OF
1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE ARIZONA BORDER.
SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING
BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE QUITE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 220 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SWEEP OVER THE REGION BRINGING
WIDESPREAD SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...TO MUCH OF WESTERN
COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST UTAH BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LOWER VALLEYS OF WESTERN
COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH MAY SEE RAIN...OR A RAIN-SNOW MIX
MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY EVENING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING.
* SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS COULD SEE AS MUCH AS ONE
FOOT OF NEW SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW THAT WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 407 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM
MST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SWEEP OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT
WEEK BRINGING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST COLORADO.
* THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AT LEAST 50 MPH
WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES IN THE BLOWING SNOW.
* BY TUESDAY EVENING 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED...
FAVORING SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$

BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 426 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SWEEP OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK
BRINGING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST COLORADO.
* THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH MAY
RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
* BY TUESDAY EVENING 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE FAVORING
SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. LARGER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
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