WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 538 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT UTAH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS NEVADA
TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO UTAH
WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION EXPECTED ACROSS PRIMARILY WESTERN
AND SOUTHERN UTAH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS
BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOME MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAY
ON TUESDAY.  AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL LINGER OVER AND NEAR
FAVORED TERRAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN END
MOST AREAS WEDNESDAY EVENING.
UTZ005-015-016-220900-
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/O.NEW.KSLC.WS.W.0016.091222T1000Z-091224T0000Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-
SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE...DELTA...
FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
536 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3
AM TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA: THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
  GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE VALLEYS OF
  WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UTAH.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT WILL
  PRIMARILY OCCUR SOUTH OF I-80. IN THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
  VALLEYS...THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE I-15
  CORRIDOR FROM FILLMORE TO BEAVER.
* TIMING: SNOW OR A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL BEGIN VERY LATE
  TONIGHT AND BECOME ALL SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
  EVENING. THE SNOW WILL THEN DIMINISH DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW LEVELS: BEGINNING NEAR 5500 FEET BUT FALLING TO VALLEY
  FLOOR TUESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS: BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING RESULT IN LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS COMBINED
  WITH HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL RESULT IN
  SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. TRAVEL TUESDAY MORNING
  THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL BE DIFFICULT IN THESE AREAS AND
  MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE.
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: 538 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT UTAH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS NEVADA
TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO UTAH
WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION EXPECTED ACROSS PRIMARILY WESTERN
AND SOUTHERN UTAH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS
BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOME MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAY
ON TUESDAY.  AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL LINGER OVER AND NEAR
FAVORED TERRAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN END
MOST AREAS WEDNESDAY EVENING.
UTZ003-004-220900-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.A.0014.091222T1200Z-091224T0000Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...LEHI...
PROVO...NEPHI
536 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA: THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SALT
  LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS AND THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THERE IS THE
  POTENTIAL FOR STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE
  TOOELE VALLEY...SOUTHERN UTAH VALLEY...AS WELL AS ON THE BENCHES
  OF SALT LAKE VALLEY. VALLEY FLOORS OUTSIDE OF TOOELE VALLEY ARE
  EXPECTED TO RECEIVE LESS THAN 4 INCHES OF SNOW.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN VERY LATE TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  OCCURRING FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
  THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 538 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1100 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT UTAH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS NEVADA
TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO UTAH
WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION EXPECTED ACROSS PRIMARILY WESTERN
AND SOUTHERN UTAH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS
BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOME MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAY
ON TUESDAY.  AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL LINGER OVER AND NEAR
FAVORED TERRAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN END
MOST AREAS WEDNESDAY EVENING.
UTZ008>010-220900-
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WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTA...BRIGHTON...HANNA...SCOFIELD
536 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA: THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR THE WASATCH
  MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80...WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND WASATCH
  PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TO FALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE
  SNOWFALL IS THEN EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE IN THE DAY ON
  WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS:SIGNIFICANT SNOW 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.
&&
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 644 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 700 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009

Expires:200912221400;;
FLUS45 KSLC 211344
HWOSLC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
644 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
UTZ001>010-014>016-019-020-517-518-221400-
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-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
644 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN VALLEYS
OF UTAH...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF UTAH.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL COVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASATCH
FRONT...TOOELE VALLEY AND THE SALT FLATS MUCH OF TODAY. PATCHY
DENSE FOG WILL EXIST ALONG THE FOOTHILLS THROUGH MID-MORNING. FOG
WILL NOT BE AS EXTENSIVE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM
FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THIS NEXT STORM WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL TO THE MOST
MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
HEAVY SNOW WILL BE IN EFFECT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A NUMBER OF WESTERN VALLEY
LOCATIONS COULD ALSO RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW...WITH AREAS ALONG THE
I-15 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR SALT LAKE CITY SOUTH TO CEDAR CITY THE
MOST PRONE AREAS FOR HEAVY SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL ALSO BE
IN EFFECT FOR MOST WESTERN VALLEYS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A DRIER AND MORE STABLE NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP LATE
THIS WEEK. SNOW WILL END MOST AREAS CHRISTMAS EVE...WITH DRY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE COMING WEEKEND.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF
THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL ACROSS MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE ABOVE 4000
FEET.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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