HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 304 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLDER AGAIN THIS WEEKEND AND WILL REMAIN
ON THE COLD SIDE THROUGH MID WEEK.
A COLD FRONT CROSSING INTO NORTHERN UTAH SATURDAY MORNING WILL
REACH SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH BY LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOWFALL CAN BE
EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL LINGER SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND
ALSO ON THE SOUTHEAST SHORE OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE. PRECIPITATION
WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT AND LASTING INTO TUESDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL UTAH. THIS SYSTEM MAY BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW TO REACH
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN UTAH. IN ADDITION...STRONG
WINDS REACHING 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF UTAH
MONDAY.
A BREAK IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
WITH ANOTHER WARMER SYSTEM POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE REGION LATE
DURING THE WORK WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 232 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
...WINTER STORM MAY AFFECT THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK...
CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL
ARRIVE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...AFFECTING THE REGION INTO TUESDAY. AT
THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THE STORM TRACK WILL SUPPORT THE
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
UTAH...WITH INTERMITTENT LIGHTER SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH AND
SOUTHWEST WYOMING. IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOWFALL TO
THE VALLEY FLOOR ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOWFALL...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN MONDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
BE SURE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA THIS WEEKEND
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.
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