HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1110 AM MST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST THU DEC 10 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND GRADUALLY
SPREAD DOWN INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND INCREASE TONIGHT. WEST WINDS AT
20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SUBZERO
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO IN AREAS
ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET...AND ALSO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PEOPLE
PLANNING ON BEING OUTDOORS ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LIFE THREATENING COLD TEMPERATURES.
THERE WILL BE SOME LIGHT SNOW OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UNDER 2
INCHES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL PERSIST
INTO THURSDAY BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. ASIDE FROM THAT
...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY SHOULD BE DRY THROUGHOUT THE OUTLOOK AREA.
SNOW CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE HIGH COUNTRY FRIDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE PLAINS REMAINING GENERALLY
DRY.
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST IN THE HIGH COUNTRY THROUGH MOST OF
THE PERIOD...ESPECIALLY IN LOCALES ABOVE TIMBERLINE. THE WINDS MAY
WORK DOWN INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PLAINS AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT
TO THE FOOTHILLS FROM TIME TO TIME.
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE ON THE RISE...RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL
LEVELS BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT...HOWEVER
REPORTS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH WILL BE APPRECIATED IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS.
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