HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1113 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH FAR EASTERN COLORADO TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS TODAY AND TONGING
ACROSS ALL THE FORECAST AREA. FAIRLY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE DIVIDE...THE FOOTHILLS
...AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE
SPEEDS OF THE GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WILL NOT EXCEED
50 MPH...WITH 35 MPH OVER THE ADJACENT PLAINS. PRECIPITATION IS NOT
EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY AND ACROSS ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING
TUESDAY...AND ACROSS THE PLAINS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY
BECOME HEAVIER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO. NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
AND THIS COULD PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER
THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO AS WELL. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK AND
INTENSITY OF THIS STORM. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS COLORADO OR
POINTS EASTWARD INTO NEBRASKA AND KANSAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL TURN MUCH COLDER AS WELL WITH HIGHS STRUGGLING TO
REACH THE 20 DEGREE MARK WEDNESDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. MAINLY
DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY AND THE WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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