WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 410 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.
* LOCATION...THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND
BACA COUNTIES.
* CAUSE AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A MILE
AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS WITH FRESH SNOW
COVER OF MORE THAN 2 INCHES. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS
THAN AN INCH.
* WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY.
* IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROAD SURFACES WILL REMAIN SLICK AND ICY AS SNOW
CONTINUES TO BLOW ACROSS THE ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE.
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