HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 609 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
...COLD AND SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AND SPREAD
EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS BY SUNDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH
OR TWO ARE LIKELY IN MOST AREAS...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER
MOUNTAINS. A COLD FRONT WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH TODAY. AFTER HIGHS
AROUND FREEZING DURING THE DAY...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SHARPLY BY
EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS ON THE PLAINS AND SOME SINGLE
DIGITS IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY. SNOW WILL
BE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW OUT ON THE PLAINS. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW
OVER THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PLAINS WILL BE
DRY DURING THAT PERIOD. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ON SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM
1 OR 2 INCHES OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE
DIVIDE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS...AND ADJACENT PLAINS. FAIRLY DECENT
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS...AND ADJACENT PLAINS.
A COLD AIRMASS WILL COVER THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. OVER THE PLAINS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOME 20 TO 30
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL SEASONAL READINGS. THE MOUNTAIN HIGHS WILL
ALSO BE SOMEWHAT BELOW NORMAL. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
MODERATE SOMEWHAT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...BUT STILL BE BELOW NORMAL
VALUES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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