HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 606 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
605 AM 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-
605 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...BRINGING LIGHT SNOW MAINLY TO THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST UTAH.
.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 WATCH
Issue Date: 437 AM 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. LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER LATE SATURDAY.
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
OR EARLY MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. 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-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...LOA...
PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON
437 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS 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: LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVIER
  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 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 A MIXTURE OF
SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND OR STRONG WINDS.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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