HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 433 AM MST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 445 AM MST SAT JAN 02 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING INTO THE NIGHT.
BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MAINLY THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
TWO SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH
SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS. THE FIRST
SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH SNOW ONGOING
OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DURING THE MORNING AND SPREADING
EASTWARD FROM EL PASO COUNTY TO KIOWA COUNTY DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. LITTLE TO NO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE EASTERN PLAINS. SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MAY COME TO A
BRIEF END SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE PICKING UP AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON
SUNDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS LOOK TO BE
NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES
POSSIBLE...WHILE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS RECEIVE
2 TO 4 INCHES.
A MUCH STRONGER AND COLDER STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTH OVER THE
REGION BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND SPREAD EASTWARD OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS ON
WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS ARE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE AND CHAFFEE
COUNTIES.
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