HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 653 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 700 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
652 AM MST TUE DEC 22 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-
652 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL BRING A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER TO UTAH THROUGH TONIGHT.
LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE MAIN STORM THIS MORNING...
WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAIN ELEVATION. A MIXING OF
RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS...WITH AREAS
NEAR THE ARIZONA BORDER PRIMARILY SEEING RAIN. ACROSS NORTHERN
UTAH PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN SNOW...WITH A FEW POCKETS OF MIXED
RAIN AND SNOW LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND ALONG THE I-15 AND
I-70 CORRIDORS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL UTAH. AREAS OF NORTHERN UTAH
WILL ALSO SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...THOUGH AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH THE SALT LAKE CITY AREA WILL BE
LESS THAN POINTS SOUTH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE STORM AFFECTING THE REGION WILL EXIT UTAH BY LATE WEDNESDAY.
FOLLOWING THIS STORM WILL BE STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT...WHICH WILL BRING GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
COMING HOLIDAY PERIOD. FOG AND HAZE WILL BUILD UP ONCE AGAIN
ACROSS THE NORTH...WITH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EXPERIENCING A
WARMER TREND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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DENSE FOG ADVISORY
Issue Date: 354 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 900 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG REMAIN ACROSS THE GREAT SALT LAKE BASIN...
.A COLD AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE GREAT SALT
LAKE AND SURROUNDING AREAS INTO ABOUT MID MORNING. FOG WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER MID MORNING AS A STORM SYSTEM AND ITS
ACCOMPANYING PRECIPITATION MOVES INTO THE REGION.
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NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIGHAM CITY...OGDEN...BOUNTIFUL...
SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
354 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS
MORNING.
* AFFECTED AREA: THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE
  DESERT...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE
  VALLEYS...AND THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT.
* VISIBILITIES: REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER
  MILE WILL BE PREVALENT.
* TIMING: AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MID MORNING
  BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING.
* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON AREA ROADWAYS CAN EXPECT
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS
  LOCALLY ICY ROAD SURFACES. THOSE TRAVELING ON I-80 WEST OF
  SALT LAKE CITY AND I-15 NORTH OF SALT LAKE CITY AS WELL AS THE
  LEGACY HIGHWAY SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD
OF YOU.
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