HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 351 PM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2009 Expires:200912121300;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
350 PM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
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ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
350 PM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT AFFECTING MAINLY THE MOUNTAINS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL DETERIORATE THIS WEEKEND
AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCES BRING OCCASIONAL
SNOW. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO FROM LATE SATURDAY INTO MONDAY
MORNING.
PLEASE VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS UPCOMING
WINTER STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 306 PM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 900 AM MST MON DEC 14 2009 ...NEXT ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER MOVES INTO UTAH AND COLORADO THIS
WEEKEND...
.A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE OVER UTAH AND
COLORADO STARTING LATE TONIGHT PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
CREATING SNOW SHOWERS. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN A FEW
INCHES OVER OUR HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST AREA.
THEY WILL START IN THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN QUICKLY SPREAD
NORTHEASTWARD. THESE DISTURBANCES ARE JUST THE PRELUDE...HOWEVER...TO
A STRONGER TROUGH THAT WILL MOVE OVER REGION SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALONG WITH GOOD UPPER
LEVEL SUPPORT WILL ONCE AGAIN CREATE ANOTHER PROLONGED PERIOD OF
SNOWFALL. SOUTHWESTERN FACING MOUNTAINS COULD SEE ANOTHER GOOD
COATING WHILE MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL ONLY SEE AN 2 OR 3 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW.
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ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
FLATTOPS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD...
TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...
LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
306 PM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* SNOWSHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY.
* DISTURBANCES MAY POSSIBLY CREATE 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BEFORE MAIN
SYSTEM MOVES OVER AREA.
* WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING WITH GENERAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH SOME HIGHER
ELEVATIONS SEEING AMOUNTS OVER 16 INCHES ESPECIALLY
SOUTHWESTERN FACING MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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