HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 545 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...WITH STRONG WINDS CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. NUMEROUS WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND
BLIZZARD WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. PLEASE
VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO. WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH...
ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING
AREAS.
THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
ALTHOUGH UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS SERIES OF WINTER STORMS...PLEASE
VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT THOUGH
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WIND GUSTS OR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 102 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHWEST
COLORADO AND NORTHEAST UTAH THROUGH TUESDAY.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES BY
TUESDAY EVENING.
* GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WINDS WILL SWING AROUND TO THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST BY EARLY TUESDAY.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW THAT WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1132 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
6 PM MST TUESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
6 PM MST TUESDAY.
* A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN UTAH EARLY TOMORROW
  MORNING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL THROUGH TUESDAY.
* EXPECTED TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14
  INCHES BY TUESDAY EVENING.
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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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 220 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN UTAH EARLY MONDAY
WITH SNOWFALL BECOMING LIKELY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW THAT WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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