HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 AM MST MON DEC 7 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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