WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 128 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING STRONG MOUNTAIN WINDS AND
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO...
.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO THIS MORNING. ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE REGION. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES AREA EXPECTED THIS MORNING ALONG INTERSTATE 70 FROM RIFLE
COLORADO TO GREEN RIVER UTAH. AFTERNOON SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST
IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. IN ADDITION...
GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS MORNING
PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST COLORADO
MOUNTAINS. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE IN THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL SWITCH TO
NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON AS COLD AIR POURS OVER THE
REGION.
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UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...
MANILA...DUTCH JOHN
127 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY AND CONTINUE
  TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES BY
  THIS EVENING.
* WINDS WILL SWING AROUND TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BY TUESDAY
  WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
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.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 613 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW HAS ENDED THIS EVENING OVER THE AREA. THE WINTER WEATHER
  ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
* THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN UTAH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY
  EVENING.
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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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