HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 553 AM MST WED DEC 02 2009 Expiration: 545 AM MST THU DEC 03 2009 Expires:200912031245;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
552 AM MST WED DEC 2 2009
CORRECTED WORDING IN TODAY AND TONIGHT SECTION
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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-
552 AM MST WED DEC 2 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW WILL BRING A COUPLE INCHES OF NEW ACCUMULATION TO THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO TODAY...
ESPECIALLY FROM RABBIT EARS PASS TO VAIL. COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD OVER
THE AREA TODAY...RESULTING IN LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO...WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO LOW TEENS ELSEWHERE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS THOUGH ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR.
ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE SAME AREA
STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.
A STRONGER STORM ARRIVES EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS STORM WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW TO MOST MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS ALONG WITH THE
HIGHER VALLEYS. PLEASE VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND
JUNCTION WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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