HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 421 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 745 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

/413 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES BY TUESDAY EVENING. A BRIEF PERIOD PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE
WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BENKELMAN
TO GOVE TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE PRECIPITATION BECOMES SNOW OVER THE
ENTIRE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LIKELY BE MODERATE
TO INTENSE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY WITH TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY OF EIGHT TO TEN INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70.
SIX TO EIGHT INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA.
BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
VISIBILITIES LIKELY RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT
TIMES. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECAST AS TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS...IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE...BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT..
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 254 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL LATE TUESDAY
THROUGH EARLY CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION
BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI.
SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS APPEAR LIKELY ACROSS THE TRI-STATE
REGION WITH THE GREATEST THREAT COMING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
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YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
154 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009 /254 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009/
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/
TUESDAY TO 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TUESDAY TO 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/
FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING/DURATION...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE TRI-STATE
REGION LATE TUESDAY EVENING. LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE
FROM BENKELMAN NEBRASKA TO GOVE KANSAS MAY SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE PRECIPITATION
CHANGES TO SNOW OVER THE ENTIRE AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE PERIODICALLY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY.
* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WHILE ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA LATE
TUESDAY...ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...LOCATIONS
ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 8
AND 10 INCHES WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE
INTERSTATE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR
WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE
DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. BY LATE WEDNESDAY...SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY AS VISIBILITIES DROP TO NEAR
ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. AN UPGRADE TO A BLIZZARD WARNING MAY
BECOME NECESSARY OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION BY LATE WEDNESDAY.
* OTHER IMPACTS...IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL THIS HOLIDAY WEEK...YOU
SHOULD TRAVEL MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WEATHER WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY
AND CONTINUING THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL
BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER
FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE.
$$
FOLTZ

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 425 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE AROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES EAST OF THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SNOW...FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND STRONG
WINDS BY THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK.
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YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
325 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009 /425 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009/
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
* TIMING/DURATION...SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. FOUR TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE EAST AT 10 TO 20
MPH. WINDS WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
WHEN THEY WILL BE NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE MILE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* OTHER IMPACTS...IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL THIS HOLIDAY WEEK...YOU
SHOULD TRAVEL MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WEATHER WILL BECOME
INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TUESDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
MENTZER