HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 458 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expiration: 500 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009 Expires:200912071200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
458 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009
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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-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
458 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE GREAT
SALT LAKE WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. DRIVING
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE TREACHEROUS IN AREAS OF SNOWFALL.
IN ADDITION...EAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN SOUTHWEST
WYOMING. TONIGHT...LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP IN
SOUTHERN UTAH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH
MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF VERY HEAVY
ACCUMULATIONS IN SOME AREAS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS
MONDAY MAY NEAR 60 TO 70 MPH DURING MONDAY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN
OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH. PLEASE REFER TO WINTER WEATHER
HEADLINES FOR MORE DETAILS.
A BREAK IN THE WEATHER WILL OCCUR AS THIS STORM EXITS THE REGION
BY TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM POSSIBLY AFFECTING
THE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
$$ WINTER STORM WATCH Issue Date: 347 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009 Expiration: 400 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS WATCH IS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT...SOUTHERN WASATCH
MOUNTAINS...WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...WESTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH.
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND
LAST INTO THE DAY TUESDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR A
SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE REGION. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 3
TO 4 FEET OF SNOWFALL IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL UTAH. SNOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ACCUMULATE TO THE VALLEY
FLOOR ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN UTAH INCLUDING NEAR ST GEORGE. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN MONDAY MORNING AND EARLY
TUESDAY...POTENTIALLY AFFECTING BOTH COMMUTES MONDAY AND TUESDAY
MORNINGS COMMUTE.
IN ADDITION TO THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS ON
THE ORDER OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...CAUSING
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
ROGOWSKI
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
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