HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 551 AM MST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 600 AM MST SUN JAN 03 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TODAY...CONTINUING INTO THE NIGHT. BY EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF MONARCH PASS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A WEAK TROUGH WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY WITH ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
A MUCH COLDER STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTH OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY AS AN INITIAL LEAD TROUGH MOVES OVER THE
ROCKIES. SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS
ON WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE FOR SNOW
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN COLORADO WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE AND
CHAFFEE COUNTIES.
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