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 WARNING
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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SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON
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...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST UTAH.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 INCHES
  CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE PINE VALLEY RANGE...WITH 10 TO 20
  INCHES EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE PINE VALLEYS AND
  OTHER RANGES OF SOUTHERN UTAH BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. A BRIEF BREAK
  IS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ANOTHER
  ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH HIGH ELEVATION PASSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE
CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.
FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.
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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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SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
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...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
THIS WATCH IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST UTAH.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
  INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR BETWEEN COVE
  FORT AND NEW HARMONY.
* TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD
  AND HEAVY SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING.
* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 5000 FEET...
  LOWERING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
  45 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS
  OF THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR THROUGH SOUTHWEST UTAH.
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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