HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1108 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS...FRONT RANGE
FOOTHILLS...FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR...AND REST OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THIS WINTER'S LATEST SNOW STORM IS UPON US. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY NOON TODAY...WITH SNOW OVER THE
FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING.
OVER THE PLAINS FURTHER EAST SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MID EVENING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY DAWN WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3
INCHES OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE URBAN
CORRIDOR...AND 3 TO 6 OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS ALONG AND
EAST OF THE DIVIDE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A WINTER STORM MOVING ONTO THE GREAT PLAINS WEDNESDAY WILL PRODUCE
SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. THE SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ENDING THURSDAY NEAR THE EASTERN
BORDER. AS THE SNOW DECREASES...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE. AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY EAST OF A FORT MORGAN TO LIMON LINE. TRAVEL
ON THE EASTERN COLORADO PLAINS WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO POOR
VISIBILITIES...SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS. IT WILL REMAIN COLD
CHRISTMAS DAY BUT WITH LIGHTER WINDS...THEN A LITTLE WARMING IS
EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM SPOTTERS WILL BE APPRECIATED.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 753 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SNOW AND COLD TO RETURN TO NORTHEAST COLORADO...
.A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS EASTERN
COLORADO...NEBRASKA AND KANSAS EAST BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT. THE
SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. AT
THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR FROM THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO INTO KANSAS AND
NEBRASKA. LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND
URBAN CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...ANY CHANGE TO THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF
THIS STORM COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ACROSS NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO.
STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS
MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER
STORM.
COZ046-048>051-221100-
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NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-
PHILLIPS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...
CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...
OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE
753 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND MAY BECOME
HEAVIER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF
THURSDAY.
* ACCUMULATION/WIND...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. NORTH TO NORTHEAST OF WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE RESTRICTED
VISIBILITIES. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW
COVERED WITH HAZARDOUS AND SLOW TRAVEL CONDITIONS...AND ROAD
CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
* OTHER IMPACTS...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILL READINGS BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT.
$$
WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 356 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM MAY CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR THE MID PART OF THIS WEEK...
.A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTHWARD TO NEAR LAS VEGAS BY
TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY...AND THEN ONTO THE PLAINS OF EASTERN
COLORADO TUESDAY NIGHT AS UPSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPS. SNOW MAY
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EVEN THURSDAY AS THE STORM
WINDS UP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST SNOW
AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE FAR EASTERN
PLAINS OF COLORADO. HOWEVER...ANY CHANGE TO THE TRACK AND
INTENSITY OF THIS STORM COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO.
STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS
MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.
COZ046-048>051-211900-
/O.NEW.KBOU.WS.A.0011.091223T0600Z-091224T1200Z/
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-
PHILLIPS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...
CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...
OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE
356 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND MAY
BECOME HEAVIER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATION/WIND...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE RESTRICTED
VISIBILITIES. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW
COVERED WITH HAZARDOUS AND SLOW TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILL READINGS BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR THAT COULD IMPACT
TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL
NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNING CONCERNING
THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.
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BARJENBRUCH
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