HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1041 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1041 PM MST FRI DEC 4 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-
1041 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...REMAINDER OF TONIGHT
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SNOW IS LIKELY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY AND COULD AFFECT TRAVEL THROUGH THE EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...
AND OVER RABBIT EARS AND VAIL PASSES. SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY IN THE
WEST ELK MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
A MUCH STRONGER STORM THEN ARRIVES ON MONDAY AND CONTINUES INTO
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.  FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING
MAJOR WINTER STORM...PLEASE VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND
JUNCTION WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT OR SATURDAY.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1029 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT.
* AN APPROACHING WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE WEST
  ELK MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
  RANGE FROM 4-8 INCHES BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.
* CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF THIS SYSTEM ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE INTO
  EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING
  PRODUCING ANOTHER ROUND OF WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 130 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO EARLY NEXT WEEK...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...
* TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE
SECOND WEATHER SYSTEM EXPECTED TO BRING THE HEAVIEST SNOW.
* STORM 1...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY...THE FIRST SYSTEM
REACHES NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO SATURDAY EVENING
AND SWEEPS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN COLORADO ON SUNDAY.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE EASTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN
COLORADO.
* STORM 2...MONDAY AND TUESDAY...POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR AREAS ALONG THE I-70 CORRIDOR AND SOUTH.
* STORM 2 POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS:
2 TO 3 FEET SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...GRAND MESA...WEST
ELK...ELK...AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS.
1 TO 2 FEET FOR ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN...INCLUDING
DURANGO AND PAGOSA SPRINGS.
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS...6 INCHES OR MORE...FOR
GRAND AND SAN JUAN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST UTAH...INCLUDING BLANDING
AND MONTICELLO AND ALONG INTERSTATE 70 EAST OF CRESCENT JUNCTION...
OR INTERSECTION WITH HIGHWAY 191.
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS...6 INCHES OR MORE...ALONG
THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING FRUITA...RIFLE...GLENWOOD
SPRINGS.
SNOW WILL INCREASE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.
* FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY WITH
STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER THE PASSES AND RIDGES.
* SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE STORM TRACK AND INTENSITY OF STORM 2
STILL EXISTS.  CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT THIS STORM WILL HAVE
SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY.
* FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES ON THESE STORMS MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GJT.
$$
TGJT