HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 502 PM MST WED DEC 2 2009
Expiration: 515 PM MST THU DEC 03 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
50...ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET
MOUNTAINS...AND ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF PUEBLO. THE
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS WILL SEE NEW SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES
EXPECTED ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF PUEBLO...INCLUDING
WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD. THE REMAINDER OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR COULD
SEE AN INCH OR 2 OF NEW SNOW TONIGHT. OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
AREA...LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL OCCUR OVER THE
SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES
POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF PUEBLO. THE REMAINDER OF
THE I-25 CORRIDOR COULD SEE ANOTHER INCH OR 2 OF SNOW. THE REST OF
THE AREA SHOULD SEE LESS THAN AN INCH OF NEW SNOW.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL BE 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW
AVERAGE OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. LOW TEMPERATURES FRIDAY
MORNING WILL DROP BELOW ZERO OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS.
SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY OVER THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY.
THEN...FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...INCREASING MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE
WINDS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL
MUCH UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AND HOW MUCH
SNOW IT WILL BRING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...THE
SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND THE I-25 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF PUEBLO.
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