HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 903 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 915 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS WHILE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD INTO COLORADO.
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON OVERNIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE AND THE EASTERN PLAINS.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE TONIGHT. ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS.
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH
SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW..ESPECIALLY NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER...PRODUCING REDUCED
VISIBILITIES ON AREA HIGHWAYS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
ON THURSDAY...BETWEEN A TRACE AND 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED
ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30
MPH ARE FORECAST OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS THURSDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES...MAINLY ON THURSDAY.
WIND CHILL READINGS FROM ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE
FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING AND THEN AGAIN FROM
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY.
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