HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 404 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009 Expiration: 600 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expires:200912061300;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
403 PM MST SAT DEC 5 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-
403 PM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS INTO CENTRAL UTAH TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOWFALL
CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF
THE GREAT SALT LAKE...AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING. COLD ROADWAYS
WILL ALLOW ACCUMULATIONS ON PAVEMENT AND PRESENT DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY BUT WILL START TO INCREASE
AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS A NEW AND STRONGER STORM SYSTEM BEGINS
TO IMPACT THE AREA.
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM ACROSS
MAINLY THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA
BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND LASTING INTO TUESDAY. 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 IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
WITH YET ANOTHER SYSTEM POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE REGION DURING THE
LATE WORK WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
$$ WINTER STORM WATCH Issue Date: 347 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009 Expiration: 400 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY.
THIS ADVISORY AND WATCH ARE FOR THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS.
BY MIDDAY SUNDAY...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THERE IS
A POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL STARTING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
AND LASTING THROUGH TUESDAY WITH THE NEXT STORM.
AS COLDER AIR MOVES OVER THE LAKE TONIGHT...ENHANCED SNOW TOTALS
CAN BE EXPECTED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE. ROADWAY
TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING LATE THIS AFTERNOON...ARE FORECAST TO
FALL BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM...CAUSING RAPIDLY
DETERIORATING DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE A
REDUCED SPEED AND EXTRA FOLLOWING DISTANCE. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATES
15 AND 80 WILL BE AFFECTED.
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND
LAST INTO THE DAY TUESDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT
SNOW TO THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN LATE
MONDAY AND EARLY TUESDAY...POTENTIALLY AFFECTING THE MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT
SNOW. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.
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$$ WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY Issue Date: 1040 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009 Expiration: 1100 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SUNDAY.
THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...SALT LAKE AND
TOOELE VALLEYS AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
BY MIDDAY SUNDAY...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS COLDER AIR MOVES OVER THE LAKE
TONIGHT...ENHANCED SNOW TOTALS CAN BE EXPECTED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF
THE GREAT SALT LAKE. SNOW WILL ALSO INTENSIFY ACROSS SOUTHWEST
WYOMING TONIGHT AS MOIST FLOW WRAPS AROUND A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM.
ROADWAY TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...SUPPORTING
ACCUMULATIONS ON THE PAVEMENT. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE
URGED TO USE A REDUCED SPEED AND EXTRA FOLLOWING DISTANCE. TRAVEL
ON INTERSTATES 15...80 AND 84 WILL BE AFFECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE
PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS.
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.
$$
ROGOWSKI
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
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