SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 557 AM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
...A PAIR OF STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND...
TWO STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS WEEKEND AND
EARLY IN THE COMING WEEK. THE FIRST STORM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT
WITH SNOWFALL BECOMING LIKELY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO ON SUNDAY DURING
THE MOST ACTIVE PHASE OF THE STORM. THIS STORM COULD BRING FROM 4
TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NORTHERN PLATEAU AND HIGH CENTRAL VALLEYS.
MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO
KEEP TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
AFTER A PERIOD OF DECREASED SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT...THE SECOND...STRONGER
STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY. A SURGE OF PACIFIC
MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL LIKELY FUEL WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. IF THE LATEST PROJECTIONS ARE
ACCURATE...MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD SEE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. IN
ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW
FOR EVEN THE LOWEST VALLEYS. DEPENDING UPON THE ORIENTATION AND
POSITION OF THE COLD FRONT DURING THIS EVENT...SOME VALLEYS COULD
SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL.
THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS...OR TRAVELING OVER
MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
SNOW PACKED HIGHWAYS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATES.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 AM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE PRESENT EARLY THIS MORNING...
INCREASING THE RISK OF EXPOSURE STRESS IF PROPER COLD WEATHER
ATTIRE IS NOT USED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SNOW IS LIKELY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY AND COULD AFFECT TRAVEL THROUGH THE EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...
AND OVER RABBIT EARS AND VAIL PASSES.
A MUCH STRONGER STORM THEN ARRIVES ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM BRINGS THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW TO MOST MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS ALONG WITH THE
HIGHER VALLEYS. PLEASE VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND
JUNCTION WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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