Wind Chill Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
240 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013
...ARCTIC COLD CONTINUES...
.ANOTHER NIGHT OF FRIGID TEMPERATURES AS AN ARCTIC AIR MASS
REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT
WILL BE NEAR ZERO TO NEARLY 10 BELOW ZERO. WHILE WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT OVERNIGHT...THE WIND CHILL FACTOR AT LOCATIONS IN EASTERN
COLORADO AND NEAR THE KANSAS-COLORADO BORDER WILL BE 15 TO 23 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO.
COZ090>092-KSZ013-060600-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WC.Y.0003.131206T0000Z-131206T1500Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...GOODLAND
240 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY.
* WIND CHILL...15 TO 23 BELOW ZERO
* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...THOSE WHO MUST BE OUTSIDE SHOULD DRESS IN ADEQUATE
CLOTHING AND MINIMIZE EXPOSURE. PETS ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY THE
COLD. ENSURE PETS HAVE A WARM DRY SHELTER...AND ACCESS TO FOOD
AND FRESH UNFROZEN WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS
25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN
30 MINUTES...AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE
OUTDOORS.
&&
$$
JJM
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
237 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013
...ACCUMULATING OF SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHWEST
KANSAS THIS EVENING AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS LIKELY OVERNIGHT...
.STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TODAY AHEAD OF AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AS IT MOVES ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND
APPROACHES THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO NEAR 3
INCHES IS POSSIBLE... MAINLY SOUTH OF A JOHNSON CITY TO DODGE CITY
LINE. BEST CHANCES AT THIS TIME FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS 2 TO NEAR 3
INCHES APPEARS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA LINE FROM ELKHART TO MEADE. IN
ADDITION BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH
WIND CHILLS FALLING TO AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
KSZ043-044-061>063-060445-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.131206T0600Z-131206T1500Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA
237 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 /137 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013/
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ FRIDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BACK AROUND 15
DEGREE BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THOSE WHO MUST BE OUTSIDE SHOULD DRESS IN ADEQUATE
CLOTHING AND MINIMIZE EXPOSURE. PETS ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY THE
COLD. ENSURE PETS HAVE A WARM DRY SHELTER...AND ACCESS TO FOOD
AND FRESH UNFROZEN WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
&&
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
401 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013
NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-062215-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
401 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 /301 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY THIS EVENING OVER WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WITH LOW TEMPERATURES FALLING BETWEEN 0 AND
20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...THEY WILL BE
ENOUGH TO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. LOCATIONS
NORTH OF A LINE FROM OSHKOSH TO TRYON TO BRADY CAN EXPECT TO SEE
WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BETWEEN 20 AND 30 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO FRIDAY MORNING FOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF A LINE FROM OSHKOSH TO
TRYON TO BRADY.
WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK...
WITH HIGHS REMAINING BELOW THE FREEZING MARK THROUGH TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
GET YOUR WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE)
$$
BROOKS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
339 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
061200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
339 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF
A LINE FROM LEXINGTON TO GRAND ISLAND...TO GENOA...FOR BITTER
COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. OUTSIDE OF THE
ADISORY AREA...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
LOCATIONS NORTH OF A LINE FROM LEXINGTON TO GRAND ISLAND...TO
GENOA.
SUB ZERO WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA
DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS EACH DAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THE LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE
FORECAST FOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA.
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS (ALL LOWERCASE)
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
246 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-062100-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
246 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 /146 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST
FOR MORTON TO CLARK COUNTIES. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
SPECIFIC DETAILS.
APPARENT TEMPERATURES (WIND CHILL) IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN -10
TO -20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT SATURDAY MORNING.
SNOW IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION CANNOT
BE RULED OUT. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING AND LOCATION OF THE HEAVIER
SNOWFALL AXIS. KEEP UPDATED WITH FUTURE FORECASTS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1249 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-061800-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1249 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013 /149 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO...WHICH IS 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. WHILE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT...WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO
ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN COLORADO AND ALONG THE KANSAS- COLORADO
BORDER.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY NIGHT THE WIND CHILL WILL REACH 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO...WITH
PARTS OF EASTERN COLORADO POTENTIALLY REACHING AS LOW AS 25
DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE A POTENTIAL FOR
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOWFALL...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
$$
JJM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1100 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013
COZ058>089-093>099-061800-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
1100 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL GRAZE THE SOUTHERN TIER OF COLORADO TODAY. IT
WILL SPREAD SOME LIGHT SNOW INTO THE AREA...BUT MOST OF THE
ACTIVITY WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50...AND
ESPECIALLY ACROSS LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES. THESE AREAS COULD
SEE SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO INTO THIS EVENING.
ELSEWHERE...JUST SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
PRODUCING SPOTTY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF INCH OR LESS. THE
BEST CHANCE FOR THESE SHOWERS WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS
AND PLAINS.
TEMPS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL BE WAY BELOW AVERAGE...WITH MOST
AREAS SEEING HIGHS ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OR TEENS. THE HIGH
MOUNTAIN PEAKS ABOVE TIMBERLINE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 WILL BE SOME OF
THE COLDER LOCATIONS WITH HIGHS REMAINING BELOW ZERO.
REMEMBER TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE COLD. BRING YOUR PETS
INDOORS AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE
FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. OVERNIGHT LOWS
WILL FALL BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...AND WHEN COMBINED
WITH WINDS TO NEAR 10 MPH...WILL PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
VALUES. ANY PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE FRIGID CONDITIONS COULD
POSE A THREAT TO FROSTBITE OR DAMAGE EXPOSED WATER PIPES.
SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ON SATURDAY AND SPREAD
EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL
TOTALS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE SAN JUAN RANGE...WHERE A FOOT OF
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS LIKELY. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS. AREAS ON THE PLAINS COULD SEE AN
INCH OR TWO OF FLUFFY LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO TODAY.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
1056 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013
COZ030>051-061800-
JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
1056 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013
...CONTINUED COLD...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER COLORADO TODAY...WITH HIGHS
SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHERN COLORADO WILL BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE HIGH
COUNTRY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE URBAN CORRIDOR AND
ADJACENT PLAINS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE COLD AIRMASS OVER COLORADO IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
WILL FEATURE MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO AND AFTERNOON
HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOWER TO MID TEENS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
MOVE OVER THE STATE ON SUNDAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW TO
THE FORECAST AREA AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE LOWER TO MID
TEENS. THE CHANCE OF SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...THEN DECREASE. BY TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...THE WINDS ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY...BRINGING
WARMER AIR BACK TO THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
$$
Hydrologic Outlook
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NEC005-009-015-017-029-031-041-049-063-069-071-075-085-089-091-
101-103-111-113-115-117-135-149-161-171-183-071000-
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
409 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 /309 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013/
...ICE JAMS POSSIBLE ALONG RIVERS IN WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...
ICE HAS BEEN FORMING ON AREA RIVERS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS DUE TO
THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF COLD WEATHER. TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL CONTINUE
THE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR FREEZE UP ICE JAMS.
NO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED...BUT ICE JAMMING CAN CAUSE HIGH
WATER LEVELS AND MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA RIVERS...CREEKS AND
STREAMS. PERSONS NEAR CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT
RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN WATER LEVELS CAN OCCUR DUE TO ICE JAMS.
THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAMS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE RIVERS
COMPLETELY FREEZE OVER...OR UNTIL WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN TO
MELT ICE AND ASSIST WITH BREAKING UP THE ICE JAM.
$$
BROOKS
