HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 529 AM MST TUE DEC 29 2009
Expiration: 530 AM MST WED DEC 30 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND FAR SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD
INTO THE NORTH AND WEST BY AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA DURING THE EVENING.
THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO START
SPREADING SNOW BACK INTO NORTHWEST UTAH LATE TONIGHT.
ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT. HOWEVER...EVEN A
SMALL AMOUNT OF SNOW ON THE COLD ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A STRONGER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA ON
WEDNESDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IN ALL AREAS
EXCEPT DIXIE. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
THIS SYSTEM SHOULD ALSO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO SCOUR OUT THE VALLEY
INVERSIONS.
A BRIEF BREAK IN THE SNOW IS FORECAST FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA ON
THURSDAY. A WARM FRONT IN THEN EXPECTED TO BRING MORE SNOW BACK TO
THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...POSSIBLY CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS FRIDAY.
YET ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF MORE SNOW TO THE NORTH
SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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