HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 335 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009 Expires:200912231300;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
318 PM MST TUE DEC 22 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-
318 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A STORM SYSTEM WILL FOCUS ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN UTAH
TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED...IMPACTING TRAVEL. REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES FOR DETAILS.
GUSTY WINDS MAY APPROACH 40 MPH IN THE CANYONS OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY LATE TONIGHT.
PATCHY FOG MAY REDEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH VALLEYS OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
GUSTY WINDS MAY ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
CANYONS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
THE STORM AFFECTING THE REGION WILL EXIT UTAH BY LATE WEDNESDAY.
FOLLOWING THIS STORM WILL BE STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT...WHICH WILL BRING GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
COMING HOLIDAY PERIOD. FOG AND HAZE WILL BUILD UP ONCE AGAIN
ACROSS THE NORTH...WITH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EXPERIENCING A
WARMER TREND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 308 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT UTAH INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA
TONIGHT...CAUSING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION. THE
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN
UTAH THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOMORROW MORNING.
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WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT...PRICE...
CASTLE DALE...EMERY...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE
308 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA: THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR THE WESTERN
UINTA BASIN...CASTLE COUNTRY...AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING
HOURS. THE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT ACROSS
THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL WHERE STEADY SNOW MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL CREATE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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 WARNING
Issue Date: 308 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT UTAH INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA
TONIGHT...CAUSING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION. THE
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN
UTAH THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOMORROW MORNING.
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CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE FORT...KOOSHAREM...FISH LAKE...
LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON
308 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA: THIS WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED.
* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN
AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE 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: 443 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1100 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.A DEVELOPING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS NEVADA
TONIGHT...AFFECTING MAINLY WESTERN AND SOUTHERN UTAH LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY LATE
TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD INTO THE VALLEYS TUESDAY. AREAS OF HEAVY
SNOW WILL LINGER OVER AND NEAR FAVORED TERRAIN TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN END MOST AREAS WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTA...BRIGHTON...HANNA...SCOFIELD...
COVE FORT...KOOSHAREM...FISH LAKE...LOA...PANGUITCH...
BRYCE CANYON
443 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80...WESTERN
UINTA MOUNTAINS...WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS...CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: POTENTIAL OF 12 TO 24 INCHES.
* TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND AREAL
COVERAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS: MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE INCREASING FROM THE NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS:SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A MIXTURE OF
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND OR STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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