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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
316 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES THROUGH
TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR
SOUTHERN NEVADA.

NVZ018-019-100700-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0005.100209T2316Z-100210T1800Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
316 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE.

* TIMING...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY
  SNOW THROUGH EARLY THEN SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND
  PERSISTENT OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MID MORNING
  WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET AFTER 10 PM.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES AT 5000 FEET AND 6 TO
  12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...AND MAY BE
  IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...INCLUDE HIGHWAY 160
BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. &&

$$


Hazardous Weather Outlook


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
353 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

NVZ013-035-037-101200-
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
353 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NEVADA...NORTH
CENTRAL NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THIS
EVENING WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF
NORTHERN NYE...EXTREME SOUTHERN LANDER AND EUREKA...AND SOUTHERN
WHITE PINE COUNTIES. UP TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE LOCALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND SOME SOUTHERN FACING SLOPES OF CENTRAL NEVADA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.

$$

ROOD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
626 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

UTZ001>011-WYZ021-101400-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
626 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST
WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH PATCHY MORNING VALLEY FOG IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. FOG WILL RETURN FOR THE HIGHER NORTHERN
VALLEYS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RETURN TO NORTHERN UTAH LATE IN THE
WEEK. A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE HIGH
PRESSURE...BRINGING SPOTTY LIGHT SNOW TO FAR NORTHERN UTAH FRIDAY
AND AGAIN SATURDAY. MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS AND MILD TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED HEADING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

$$

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
626 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

UTZ012>016-019>021-517-518-101400-
CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
626 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN UTAH.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SPREAD LIGHT SNOW...
WITH LIGHT RAIN AT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS...INTO SOUTHWEST UTAH
THIS MORNING. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL SLOWLY WORK NORTH AND EAST
LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

LINGERING LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN
UTAH WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RETURN TO UTAH
LATE IN THE WEEK....AND REMAIN THE DOMINATE FEATURE ACROSS
SOUTHERN UTAH INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
615 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

AZZ004>018-037>040-100700-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-KAIBAB PLATEAU-COCONINO PLATEAU-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
BLACK MESA AREA-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
615 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN
GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

PATCHY DENSE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
MOGOLLON RIM...WILL LATER DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. WIDELY SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...ESPECIALLY FROM
FLAGSTAFF TO THE NORTH AND WEST. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS MAY BE
BRIEFLY HEAVY...AND COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE MAIN POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL BE FOCUSED ON
AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET ALONG THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS...WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL
TOTALS ELSEWHERE SHOULD GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO 1 TO 3 INCHES OR
LESS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-101245-
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
545 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MIDWEEK...WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS ON WEDNESDAY.

A STRONGER STORM COULD BRING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TO THE HIGH
MOUNTAIN PASSES OF NORTHEAST UTAH...AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO
...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...DUE TO INCREASING SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

$$

JAD/CJC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
255 AM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ014>017-020>022-100800-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
255 AM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 /355 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY...THEN HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING
TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

$$

MORGAN

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
255 AM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

NVZ018-019-100800-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
255 AM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT AT 8 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY...THEN HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

$$

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