HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 404 PM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 415 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
402 PM MST FRI DEC 11 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-
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHERN UTAH
LATE TONIGHT. VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO
REMAIN AN INCH OR LESS...HOWEVER WITH COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES
ANY SNOW WHICH FALLS WILL ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS...RESULTING
IN POTENTIALLY SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AS
A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS
THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY
IN AREAS FAVORED UNDER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
OCCURRING LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED ON AREA ROADWAYS DUE TO THE SNOW AND WINDS. SEE THE
LATEST WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES FOR MORE INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 343 PM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 1100 PM MST SUN DEC 13 2009

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...
.A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF THE AREA
THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN UTAH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH. AS THE PARENT
STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AS
WELL AS IN HIGHER VALLEY AREAS FAVORED BY SOUTHWEST FLOW.
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CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOGAN...SMITHFIELD...BRIGHAM CITY...
OGDEN...BOUNTIFUL...LEHI...PROVO...NEPHI...HUNTSVILLE...
PARK CITY...HEBER CITY
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...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
THIS WATCH IS FOR THE CACHE VALLEY...NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT AND WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE
  EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WASATCH FRONT AND CACHE VALLEY.
  IN THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
  INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH UP TO 18 INCHES LOCALLY IN THE OGDEN
  VALLEY.
* TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME
  WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING.
* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW WILL REACH THE VALLEY FLOORS BUT SNOW LEVELS
  COULD BRIEFLY RISE LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY...CAUSING
  RAIN TO OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH SNOW ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WASATCH
  FRONT.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING MAY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS AND IMPACT
  TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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