HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1111 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO TODAY...GENERALLY
NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM CHEYENNE TO LIMON. THIS WILL PRODUCE
LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN THE HIGH COUNTRY...SCATTERED
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. TRAVELERS TODAY SHOULD WATCH FOR VARIABLE ROAD
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE WINDIER AREAS OF THE PLAINS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER OVER THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST
COLORADO CHRISTMAS DAY. LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED AT TIMES AND
TRAVEL ON ROADS MAY BE HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF SNOW DRIFTS AND ICY
CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE ZERO DOWN TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PEOPLE SHOULD LIMIT THEIR
EXPOSURE TO THESE BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE SATURDAY DUE TO NORTHERLY WINDS AT 15 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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