BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 407 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM
MST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SWEEP OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT
WEEK BRINGING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST COLORADO.
* THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AT LEAST 50 MPH
WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES IN THE BLOWING SNOW.
* BY TUESDAY EVENING 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED...
FAVORING SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 404 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
403 PM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-061300-
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 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.
THIS WATCH IS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT...SOUTHERN WASATCH
MOUNTAINS...WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...WESTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH.
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. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 3
TO 4 FEET OF SNOWFALL IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL UTAH. SNOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ACCUMULATE TO THE VALLEY
FLOOR ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN UTAH INCLUDING NEAR ST GEORGE. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN MONDAY MORNING AND EARLY
TUESDAY...POTENTIALLY AFFECTING BOTH COMMUTES MONDAY AND TUESDAY
MORNINGS COMMUTE.
IN ADDITION TO THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS ON
THE ORDER OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...CAUSING
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
ROGOWSKI
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-061300-
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-
545 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A COLD WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WESTERN COLORADO THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAIN WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL
DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
BY SUNDAY EVENING 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED IN
THE NORTHERN...AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL...MOUNTAINS. LOCAL
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR MAINLY ON NORTH-FACING SLOPES.
A MUCH STRONGER STORM THEN ARRIVES ON MONDAY AND CONTINUES INTO
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A THIRD STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION
STARTING ON THURSDAY.
FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS SERIES OF WINTER STORMS...PLEASE
VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT THOUGH
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WIND GUSTS OR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION.
$$

BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 426 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SWEEP OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK
BRINGING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST COLORADO.
* THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH MAY
RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
* BY TUESDAY EVENING 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE FAVORING
SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. LARGER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$