HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 355 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 345 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009

/343 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS
TODAY AND IMPACT ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. AREAS
OF PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO SNOW
SPREADING NORTH ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND MOVING INTO NORTHERN
NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
EVENING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND CAUSING
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 35 TO 45 MPH THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY CREATING NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WINTER
STORM WARNINGS ARE OUT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF A FOOT IS POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY
MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND VERY DANGEROUS ACROSS
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL FINALLY
END ON FRIDAY.
ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
THROUGH FRIDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 253 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL LIFT EAST ACROSS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST...APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEBRASKA EARLY ON
WEDNESDAY...THEN SPREAD NORTH ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATER WEDNESDAY...WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LIKELY BY THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BY FRIDAY...SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AREAS.
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...DUE TO BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY...THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING. ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
NEZ004-022>024-035-056>058-094-231000-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0009.091223T0000Z-091225T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
GRANT...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
253 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH SNOW
DEVELOPING DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS BY
FRIDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH AND
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WIND IS
THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG
WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 313 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL PLAINS MID WEEK...
.A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO
ORGANIZE AND MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE ROCKIES AND MOVE ONTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY EVENING AND INTENSIFY THROUGH THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY.
NEZ005>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-212230-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.A.0012.091223T0600Z-091225T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-
DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...
TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...
CURTIS...EUSTIS
413 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009 /313 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009/
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING OVER
WESTERN NEBRASKA AND INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY
SPREADING EAST OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* EAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY EVENING WILL BECOME NORTH AND
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY
EVENING AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY FRIDAY.
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
POWER