WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 910 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY.
* TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST
COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG AND
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. WINDS ARE THEN
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ON SATURDAY.
* ACCUMULATION AND WIND...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 1 TO 3
INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON ON THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD EAST OF
A LINE FROM CHEYENNE TO LIMON. AS A RESULT... DRIVING
CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW PRODUCING POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES ARE
POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW DRIFTS AND THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. VERY
COLD WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL
ALSO MAKE BEING OUTDOORS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL
ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.
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SWE
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