HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1034 AM MST SAT JAN 02 2010
Expiration: 600 AM MST SUN JAN 03 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE HIGH COUNTRY TODAY AS A WEAK
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE BRUSHES ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE TO 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ON
WEST FACING SLOPES. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL OCCUR
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AS FOR THE NORTHEAST
PLAINS...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST
CORNER OF THE STATE TODAY...WITH JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE ELSEWHERE.
LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS.
IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS ON SUNDAY WITH A COUPLE
INCHES ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. COLDER TEMPERATURES AND A
CHANCE OF SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
PLAINS BY LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES
PAST THEN AN ARCTIC AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OVER NORTHEASTERN COLORADO BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY MORNING BRINGING A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. THIS
AIRMASS WILL DROP TEMPERATURES BY 10 TO 20 DEGREES...THEN HANG
AROUND TO KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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