HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 946 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW INTO THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY...BEFORE SPREADING
EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...INCLUDING KIOWA
COUNTY. MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF TELLER AND NORTHERN
EL PASO COUNTIES...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AT 20 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE
PALMER DIVIDE AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. COMBINED WITH
THE FALLING SNOW...THIS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY EAST OF LA JUNTA.
THERE IS STILL MUCH UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TRACK AND STRENGTH
OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AS IT MOVES ACROSS NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY.
ANY CHANGE IN THE TRACK COULD MEAN MORE OR LESS SNOWFALL FOR
SOUTHEAST COLORADO. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO DURING THE TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY TIME PERIOD...PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP IN FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY KEEPING TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH MORE LIGHT
SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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