HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009
Expiration: 545 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH
AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR
OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF WESTERN COLORADO. PLEASE VISIT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO. WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH...ALONG
WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING
AREAS.
THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
ALTHOUGH UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS SERIES OF WINTER STORMS...PLEASE
VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT THOUGH
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WIND GUSTS OR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION.
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