HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 523 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 545 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
514 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
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ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
514 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE WESTERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS
FROM ASPEN AND VAIL NORTHWARD TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BE EXPECTED OVER RABBIT EARS PASS
AND VAIL PASS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SNOW WILL LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO INTO
THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE DRY...BUT COLD...CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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