HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 359 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

/358 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL EMERGE ONTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE
TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW DEVELOPING TOWARD MORNING
ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO INTENSIFY TUESDAY MORNING
ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO...AND THEN TRACK EAST ACROSS KANSAS
DURING THE DAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEBRASKA TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW PRESSURE
TRACK. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG
AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ANSELMO...TO NORTH PLATTE...TO
IMPERIAL...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF THIS
LINE. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...CAUSING AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. WEATHER
CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO RAPIDLY IMPROVE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TUESDAY FOR REPORTS OR SNOWFALL
RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR OR GREATER...ALSO FOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
THROUGHOUT THE EVENT AND VISIBILITY REPORTS OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS.
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THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 219 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS POISED TO TRACK THROUGH KANSAS AND
NEBRASKA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
NEZ004-005-022>025-035>037-056-057-094-081200-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.091208T0600Z-091209T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
318 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009 /218 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
  NEBRASKA. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH
  THE LESSER AMOUNTS ALONG THE NEBRASKA...SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER.
* WIND: EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WILL
  BECOME NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: SNOW COULD FALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH AN HOUR...AND
  VISIBILITY COULD FALL TO A QUARTER MILE TUESDAY MORNING. BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND COULD
  CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS. WIND CHILL READINGS COULD FALL TO NEAR ZERO
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND 20 TO 30 BELOW TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
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