HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1203 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009

...NUMEROUS WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT
FOR WESTERN COLORADO...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT
PERIODS OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER
TRAVEL ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS WESTERN COLORADO. FOCUS OF THE
HEAVIER SNOW WILL OVER THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
FOR THE LATEST WARNING AND ADVISORY HIGHLIGHTS IN COLORADO AND UTAH
...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/GJT
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SNOW WILL LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO
THROUGH EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING.  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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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 319 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009

...WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN AND THROUGH NORTHERN ARIZONA AND INTO NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY.
THIS WILL BRING WINTER WEATHER TO MOST OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO. EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES
WILL BE FAVORED FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
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ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK
319 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
MST THURSDAY.
* PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* THE SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE
INCREASING ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME
FOR TRAVEL.
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