HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 603 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN
CORNER OF COLORADO TODAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO TODAY.  THIS WILL PRODUCE
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN THE
HIGH COUNTRY...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR...BUT LITTLE
IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.  PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS
COLORADO TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EVEN STRONGER OVER THE PLAINS OF
NORTHEAST COLORADO ON CHRISTMAS DAY WITH THE GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.  THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
ON THE PLAINS FRIDAY.  THE COMBINATION OF FRESH SNOW ON THE GROUND
AND WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.  THE ENTIRE NORTHEAST
PLAINS OF COLORADO WILL BE AFFECTED.  VISIBILITIES MAY BE RESTRICTED
AT TIMES AND TRAVEL ON ROADS MAY BE HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF SNOW DRIFTS
AND ICY CONDITIONS.  WIND CHILL READINGS WILL ALSO RANGE FROM THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO DOWN TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO
TEMPERATURE READINGS ONLY IN THE TEENS.  PEOPLE SHOULD LIMIT THEIR
EXPOSURE TO THESE BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS.  MILDER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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