HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1118 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF COLORADO
THROUGH THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE REST OF THE PLAINS THROUGH
TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STRONG WINTER STORM
MOVES FROM NEW MEXICO INTO THE PLAINS. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS
NORTHEAST COLORADO BY EARLY EVENING...RESULTING IN STRONGER WINDS
AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF SOMEWHAT HEAVIER SNOWFALL.  BLOWING SNOW WILL
BECOME MORE OF PROBLEM AS THE WINDS INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
EAST OF A LINE FROM FORT COLLINS TO KIOWA WHERE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.  STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN
MOST AREAS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 10 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH
THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN A BAND FROM FORT COLLINS TO LIMON AND ALSO IN
THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF DENVER. THE MOUNTAIN PARKS WILL HAVE
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WITH SMALLER ACCUMULATIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE PLAINS ON THURSDAY WHILE
TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE TEENS.  SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE
FAR EASTERN PLAINS...BUT DIMINISH ELSEWHERE.  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
AS ANOTHER SYSTEM BRUSHES THE REGION.  AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW MAY REDEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS ON CHRISTMAS DAY.  AS A
RESULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT THROUGH FRIDAY.
IN THE MOUNTAINS... SOME LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MINIMAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.  TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLDER THAN NORMAL
THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH SOME MODERATION IS EXPECTED
AFTER SATURDAY.  DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WEEKEND AS AN
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. KEEPS WEATHER SYSTEMS
AWAY FROM COLORADO.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM SPOTTERS WILL BE APPRECIATED.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 753 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009

...SNOW AND COLD TO RETURN TO NORTHEAST COLORADO...
.A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS EASTERN
COLORADO...NEBRASKA AND KANSAS EAST BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT. THE
SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. AT
THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR FROM THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO INTO KANSAS AND
NEBRASKA. LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND
URBAN CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...ANY CHANGE TO THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF
THIS STORM COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ACROSS NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO.
STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS
MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER
STORM.
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LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...
NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...AURORA...
BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...
HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...
FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...
RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...
BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...
DEER TRAIL...LEADER...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER
753 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY
TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATION/WIND...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH MAY
CAUSE ISOLATED BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED
WITH HAZARDOUS AND SLOW TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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