Winter Storm Warning 18, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

000 
WWUS45 KSLC 190520
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1020 PM MST THU DEC 18 2008

...A COLD WINTER STORM HEADED FOR NORTHERN UTAH...

.A COLD AND MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN
UTAH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH LATE FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT AS IT CROSSES THE AREA. AS THIS FRONT MOVES
SOUTH OF THE AREA...A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL LINGER
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ADDITIONALLY...
AS A VERY COLD AIRMASS MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT SALT LAKE...LAKE
EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWNWIND ACROSS DAVIS AND
NORTHERN SALT LAKE COUNTIES.

UTZ007-008-191330-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.081219T0700Z-081220T1900Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
1020 PM MST THU DEC 18 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH NOON SATURDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PASSES
THROUGH THE AREA.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN
UTAH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD CAN BE
EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH
THE AREA LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SNOW WILL
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND BECOME VERY HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY
MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AS THIS FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH THE AREA...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.


$$

UTZ002>004-006-191330-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.A.0020.081219T1600Z-081220T1900Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
1020 PM MST THU DEC 18 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MST FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MST FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR THE WASATCH FRONT AS WELL AS THE
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN
EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE
BENCHES...AS WELL AS AREAS SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE.

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA
DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...AND WILL LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BAND
OF HEAVY SNOW. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ALONG
AREA ROADWAYS...AND RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
MUCH OF THIS SNOW MAY BE OCCURRING ACROSS SALT LAKE AND UTAH
COUNTIES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...
WHICH WOULD HAVE A VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE EVENING
COMMUTE.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS AREAS JUST EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE
GREAT SALT LAKE...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVY
SNOWFALL.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW...
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND/OR STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

000 
WWUS45 KSLC 191235
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
535 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...COLD WINTER STORM FOR NORTHERN UTAH...

.A COLD AND MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND FAR NORTHERN VALLEYS THIS MORNING THEN BECOME
WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA 
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH SNOW CONTINUING IN THE
NORTHWESTERN VALLEYS AND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTH.
ADDITIONALLY...AS A VERY COLD AIRMASS MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT SALT
LAKE...LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWNWIND ACROSS DAVIS
AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES.

UTZ002>004-006-192045-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0020.081219T1600Z-081220T1900Z/
/O.EXB.KSLC.WS.W.0018.081219T1500Z-081221T0100Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
535 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH FRONT AS WELL AS THE WASATCH
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH. 

SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ACROSS
THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG THE BENCHES...AS WELL AS AREAS SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT
LAKE.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL
DEVELOP THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS IN THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT THEN DROP OFF.

THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA DURING
THE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...AND WILL LIKELY BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW. RAPID ACCUMULATIONS WILL
OCCUR ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...AND RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL CROSS SALT LAKE AND UTAH
COUNTIES DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...AND WILL HAVE A
VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE EVENING COMMUTE.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THE DAY SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT
SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING
ACROSS AREAS JUST EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT
LAKE...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WIND IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ001-192045-
/O.EXB.KSLC.WS.W.0018.081219T1500Z-081221T0100Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-
535 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE CACHE VALLEY OF NORTHERN
UTAH. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH THIS MORNING THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS. THESE
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THE DAY SATURDAY AND
COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE
CAUTION. 

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ009-192045-
/O.EXA.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081220T1900Z/
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
535 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
NOON SATURDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE RIDGES THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN
UTAH THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW
WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY THIS EVENING BUT THESE SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT AND THE DAY SATURDAY...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WIND IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ007-008-192045-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081220T1900Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
535 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
NOON SATURDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL
BLOW ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES TODAY AS A COLD FRONT PASSES
THROUGH THE AREA.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN
UTAH THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE
MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR FROM ABOUT LATE MORNING
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ALONG THE COLD FRONT. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE
SHOWERY THIS EVENING BUT THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT TONIGHT AND THE DAY SATURDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WIND IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ005-010-WYZ021-192045-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WW.Y.0010.081219T1500Z-081221T0100Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
535 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY.

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...
THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. 

SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST DESERTS AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES
OVER THE WASATCH PLATEAU. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE IDAHO BORDER EARLY THIS MORNING AND
SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE MORNING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES
THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL REACH SOUTHWEST WYOMING BY LATE MORNING
AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHWEST DESERT BY LATE TODAY BUT WILL
LOCALLY PERSIST ALONG THE IDAHO BORDER AND NORTH OF THE GREAT SALT
LAKE THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE BULK OF THE SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING AND OVER THE WASATCH
PLATEAU WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SNOW SHOWERS ALSO
PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY. 

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WILL PERSIST FOR
A BRIEF PERIOD BEHIND IT. WINDS COULD PERSIST LONGER ACROSS
SOUTHWEST WYOMING AND OVER THE WASATCH PLATEAU. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

000 
WWUS45 KSLC 191606
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
906 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...COLD WINTER STORM FOR NORTHERN UTAH...

.A COLD AND MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS
NORTHERN UTAH NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS MORNING...THEN SPREAD
ACROSS AREAS FURTHER SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. A COLD AND
UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY WITH SNOW CONTINUING IN THE NORTHWESTERN VALLEYS AND
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTH. ADDITIONALLY...AS A VERY
COLD AIRMASS MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT SALT LAKE...LAKE EFFECT
SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWNWIND ACROSS DAVIS AND SALT LAKE
COUNTIES.

UTZ001>004-006-200015-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
906 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH FRONT AS WELL AS THE WASATCH
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH.

SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ACROSS
THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG THE BENCHES...AS WELL AS AREAS SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT
LAKE.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL
DEVELOP THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS IN THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS. THESE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SALT LAKE AND UTAH VALLEYS...WHICH WILL
RESULT IN SLICK AREAS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. AS THE FRONT SHIFTS
THROUGH THE AREA...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST BUT REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. 

THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE OGDEN AREA BETWEEN 10 AND
11 AM...BEFORE MOVING INTO SALT LAKE CITY AROUND NOON...AND THE
PROVO AREA BY 2PM. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT
AS IT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. RAPID ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR
ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...AND RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THE DAY SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT
SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING
ACROSS AREAS JUST EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE...
WHICH WOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WIND IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ007>009-200015-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081220T1900Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
906 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
NOON SATURDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE RIDGES THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN
UTAH THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS AREAS NORTH
OF I-80...THEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS AREAS FURTHER SOUTH.
THIS SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY DURING THE EVENING...WITH
PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY
SATURDAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS
FAVORED BY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WIND IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ005-010-WYZ021-200015-
/O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
906 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST SATURDAY.

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...
THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST DESERTS AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING WITH 4 TO
10 INCHES OVER THE WASATCH PLATEAU.

A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST DESERTS THIS MORNING...LIKELY REACHING THE I-80 CORRIDOR
OF WESTERN UTAH BY NOON. ADDITIONALLY...THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW
WILL REACH THE EVANSTON AREA AROUND 11 AM...THEN SPREAD INTO THE
WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON
HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHWEST DESERT
BY LATE TODAY BUT WILL LOCALLY PERSIST ALONG THE IDAHO BORDER AND
NORTH OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE BULK OF THE SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING AND OVER THE
WASATCH PLATEAU WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SNOW SHOWERS
ALSO PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY.

AS THE FRONT PASSES...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED.
THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITE-
OUT CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AS WELL AS OTHER AREA
ROADWAYS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION
WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

000 
WWUS45 KSLC 191942
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1242 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...COLD WINTER STORM FOR NORTHERN UTAH...

.A COLD AND MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON...SPREADING INTO THE
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT AND WASATCH PLATEAU THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAIN OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING IN THE
NORTHWESTERN VALLEYS AND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTH.
ADDITIONALLY...AS THIS COLD AIRMASS MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT SALT
LAKE...LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWNWIND ACROSS DAVIS
AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

UTZ001>004-006-200345-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
1242 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH FRONT AS WELL AS THE WASATCH
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH.

VALLEY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH UPWARDS OF 8 INCHES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS. LOCALLY GREATER ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE
BENCHES...AS WELL AS AREAS SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE.

A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WASATCH FRONT THROUGH THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS...AND SPREAD SOUTH
INTO UTAH COUNTY DURING THIS TIME. RAPID ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...AND RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THE DAY SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT
SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
ACROSS AREAS JUST EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE...
WHICH WOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WIND IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ007>009-200345-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081220T1900Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
1242 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
NOON SATURDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE OF
NORTHERN UTAH THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND SPREAD EAST
INTO THE WESTERN UINTAS DURING THIS TIME. THIS SNOW WILL BECOME
MORE SHOWERY DURING THE EVENING... WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. THE GREATEST
ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS FAVORED BY WEST
NORTHWEST WINDS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WIND IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ005-010-WYZ021-200345-
/O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
1242 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...
THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST DESERTS AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING WITH 4 TO
10 INCHES OVER THE WASATCH PLATEAU.

A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...AND
SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO THE WASATCH PLATEAU DURING THIS TIME. 

THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHWEST DESERT BY
LATE TODAY BUT WILL LOCALLY PERSIST ALONG THE IDAHO BORDER AND
NORTH OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE BULK OF THE SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING AND OVER THE
WASATCH PLATEAU WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SNOW SHOWERS
ALSO PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY.

THIS SNOWFALL WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY ALONG INTERSTATE
80...AS WELL AS OTHER AREA ROADWAYS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS
AFTERNOON...AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION
WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

000 
WWUS45 KSLC 192217
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
317 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...COLD WINTER STORM FOR NORTHERN UTAH...

.A COLD AND MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE REGION THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WASATCH FRONT INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AS
WELL AS ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH. A
COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING IN THE
NORTHWESTERN VALLEYS AND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTH.
ADDITIONALLY...AS THIS COLD AIRMASS MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT SALT
LAKE...LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWNWIND ACROSS DAVIS
AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

UTZ007>009-200630-
/O.EXT.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
317 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
NOON SATURDAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
AREAS FAVORED IN WEST NORTHWEST FLOW. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WASATCH AND
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THIS SNOW
WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY DURING THE EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF
SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WIND IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ001>004-006-200630-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
317 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH FRONT AS WELL AS THE WASATCH
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH.

VALLEY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH UPWARDS OF 8 INCHES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS. LOCALLY GREATER ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE
BENCHES...AS WELL AS AREAS SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE.

A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING. THESE SHOWERS
WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS ALONG THE BENCHES OF THE WASATCH FRONT.

LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS AREAS JUST EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT
SALT LAKE... WHICH WOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WIND IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ005-010-WYZ021-200630-
/O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
317 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST SATURDAY.

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...
THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST DESERTS AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING WITH 4 TO
10 INCHES OVER THE WASATCH PLATEAU.

A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WASATCH PLATEAU
AND BOOK CLIFFS AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO TAPER TO SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF UTAH...AS WELL
AS SOUTHWEST WYOMING BY EARLY EVENING. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE MOST
NUMEROUS ACROSS FAR NORTHERN UTAH NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER...AS WELL
AS ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

000 
WWUS45 KSLC 200518
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1018 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...COLD WINTER STORM FOR NORTHERN UTAH...

.A COLD AND MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL
REMAIN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH PERIODS OF SNOW
CONTINUING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WASATCH FRONT AND ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTH. ADDITIONALLY...AS THIS COLD AIRMASS
MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT SALT LAKE...LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE DOWNWIND ACROSS DAVIS AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

UTZ005-200630-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
1018 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERTS AND
MOUNTAINS.

WHILE OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH...AREAL COVERAGE WILL BE SPOTTY AND
ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE 1 INCH OR LESS.


$$

UTZ001>004-006-201300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
1018 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH FRONT AS WELL AS THE WASATCH
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH.

ADDITIONAL VALLEY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. LOCALLY GREATER ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG THE BENCHES...AS WELL AS AREAS SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT
LAKE.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO
THE DAY SATURDAY. THE SHOWERS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS ALONG THE
BENCHES OF THE WASATCH FRONT.

LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS AREAS JUST EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE
GREAT SALT LAKE...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVY
SNOWFALL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WIND IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ007>009-201300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
1018 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
NOON SATURDAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
AREAS FAVORED IN WEST NORTHWEST FLOW.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY SATURDAY.

LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS AREAS EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT
SALT LAKE...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WIND IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ010-WYZ021-201300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
1018 PM MST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
SATURDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS AND
SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHWEST WYOMING WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE WASATCH PLATEAU.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK
CLIFFS AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY
SATURDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION
WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

000 
WWUS45 KSLC 201220
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
520 AM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

UTZ003-004-008-201330-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
520 AM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS...THE
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT AND THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80.

SNOW HAS EITHER TAPERED OFF OR ENDED IN THESE AREAS AS OF EARLY
SATURDAY. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TODAY
ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE BENCHES. LITTLE
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH AN INCH OR
SO ON THE BENCHES AND 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

SNOW WILL END IN ALL AREAS BY THIS EVENING.

$$

UTZ010-WYZ021-201330-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
520 AM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS
AND FOR SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED AT TIMES IN THESE AREAS TODAY BUT ANY
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS.

$$

UTZ001-002-006-202030-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
520 AM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT AND THE CACHE
VALLEY AS WELL AS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH.

ADDITIONAL VALLEY SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
NORTH OF I-80. LOCAL GREATER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
BENCHES...AS WELL AS AREAS EAST OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE.

PERIODS OF GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY WITH SNOWFALL RATES PICKING UP FROM TIME TO TIME IN HEAVIER
BANDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TO THE EAST OF
THE GREAT SALT LAKE...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVY
SNOWFALL. 

SNOW WILL END BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ007-009-202030-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
520 AM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND WESTERN
UINTA MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY. THE
GREATEST ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS FAVORED IN
WEST NORTHWEST FLOW AND TO THE EAST OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THESE MOUNTAIN AREAS THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY THEN END EARLY THIS EVENING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS EAST OF THE
GREAT SALT LAKE...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

000 
WWUS45 KSLC 201700
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1000 AM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

UTZ001-002-006-210100-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
1000 AM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM MST THIS EVENING.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT AND THE CACHE
VALLEY AS WELL AS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH.

ADDITIONAL VALLEY SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
NORTH OF I-80. 

PERIODS OF GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TO THE EAST OF THE
GREAT SALT LAKE...WHICH WOULD RESULT LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL. SNOW
WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE
OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. KEEP
A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

UTZ007-009-210100-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
1000 AM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST THIS EVENING.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND WESTERN
UINTA MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS
FAVORED IN WEST NORTHWEST FLOW AND TO THE EAST OF THE GREAT SALT
LAKE.

PERIODS OF GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TO THE EAST OF THE
GREAT SALT LAKE...WHICH WOULD RESULT LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL. SNOW
WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS IS OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE
CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

$$

ROGOWSKI

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000 
WWUS45 KSLC 202248
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
348 PM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

...NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO THE EARLY WORK WEEK...

.FAST ON THE HEELS OF THE LAST SNOW STORM...IS A DEVELOPING STORM
SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO DROP SOUTHEAST INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST EARLY
MONDAY...AND INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS
WILL TRANSPORT PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE GREAT BASIN BEGINNING
SUNDAY NIGHT...LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY WORK WEEK.

UTZ006-007-009-210700-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.WS.A.0021.081222T0500Z-081223T2300Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
348 PM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND WESTERN
UINTA MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...AS WELL AS THE WASATCH
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE TO NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE
MOUNTAINS...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
INITIALLY ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES WILL BE FAVORED FOR
HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. NORTHWEST SLOPES ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME THE FAVORED SLOPES SOMETIME MONDAY NIGHT...LASTING THROUGH
THE DAY TUESDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF
NEW SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

UTZ001-002-210700-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081221T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.WS.A.0021.081222T0500Z-081223T0500Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
348 PM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR THE CACHE VALLEY AND NORTHERN
WASATCH FRONT OF NORTHERN UTAH FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SNOW IN EXCESS
OF SIX INCHES SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE TO NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP SUNDAY NIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF AN EXCESS
OF SIX INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACROSS THE CACHE VALLEY AND NORTHERN
WASATCH FRONT SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

UTZ008-210700-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WS.A.0021.081222T0500Z-081223T2300Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
348 PM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW SUNDAY
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE
MOUNTAINS...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
INITIALLY ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES WILL BE FAVORED FOR
HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. NORTHWEST SLOPES ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME THE FAVORED SLOPES SOMETIME MONDAY NIGHT...LASTING THROUGH
THE DAY TUESDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF NEW
SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WASATCH MOUNTAINS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

WYZ021-210700-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WS.A.0021.081222T0500Z-081223T0500Z/
SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
348 PM MST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR SOUTHWEST WYOMING FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF SNOW IN EXCESS OF SIX INCHES SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP SUNDAY NIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF AN EXCESS
OF SIX INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1000 AM MST THU DEC 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A MOIST UPPER LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A COLDER LOW WILL DIVE SOUTH FROM THE
WASHINGTON COAST AND SEND A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

.DISCUSSION...MORNING OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS AND WATER VAPOR IMAGERY
DEPICT AN UPPER LOW TREKKING ACROSS CENTRAL UT. A BAND OF PRECIP
WITHIN THE DEFORMATION ZONE NORTH OF THIS LOW SPREAD AS FAR NORTH
AS THE SALT LAKE VALLEY THIS MORNING...WHILE WRAP AROUND PRECIP ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. IR SATELLITE LOOP DEPICTS WARMING CLOUD
TOPS WITHIN DEFORMATION AXIS SUGGESTING LIFT IS WEAKENING...AND AS
THIS LOW CONTINUES EAST AWAY FROM THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON...ANTICIPATE PRECIPITATION TO QUICKLY END FROM WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE STATE. HAVE DROPPED GOING WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ACROSS SOUTHWEST/WEST CENTRAL UT AS WELL AS UTAHS DIXIE...AND
SHOULD BE ABLE TO FURTHER TRIM HEADLINES AROUND NOON OR SO.

ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO AN UPPER LOW NOTED OVER THE PUGET SOUND
REGION. AS THIS LOW DROPS SOUTH...THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO PUSH INTO NORTHERN UT DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.
ANTICIPATE A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW TO ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT AS IT
PUSHES SOUTHWARD THROUGH NORTHERN UT. ADDITIONALLY...POST FRONTAL
ENVIRONMENT APPEARS FAVORABLE FOR OROGRAPHIC SNOWFALL TO PERSIST
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AND 700MB TEMPS
WOULD SUPPORT A THREAT FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL SOUTHEAST OF THE
GSL AND OTHER UNFROZEN BODIES OF WATER SUCH AS BEAR LAKE AND UTAH
LAKE. WILL LIKELY NEED TO ADDRESS FRIDAY SYSTEM WITH HEADLINES IN
AFTERNOON PACKAGE ONCE ONGOING SYSTEM DEPARTS THE FORECAST AREA.

&&

.AVIATION... SNOW CONCERNS IN THE SHORT TERM WILL RAPIDLY DISSIPATE
FROM THE NW-SE THROUGH 17Z AT THE SALT LAKE TERMINAL. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT NORTHERLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
MORNING...BUT SHOULD GRADUALLY TREND SOUTHERLY AGAIN BETWEEN 18-20Z.
CIGS SHOULD BEGIN TO SCATTER AT 18Z AS WELL...WITH VFR PREVAILING
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 PM THURSDAY FOR UTZ020-UTZ518.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM THURSDAY FOR UTZ004-UTZ006-
     UTZ011-UTZ012-UTZ013-UTZ014-UTZ021.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM THURSDAY FOR UTZ008-UTZ009-
     UTZ010-UTZ517.

WY...NONE.

&&

SEAMAN/MERRILL

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
650 AM MST THU DEC 18 2008

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-191300-
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-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-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
650 AM MST THU DEC 18 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND FAR SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL BUT THE NORTHWESTERN
CORNER OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE MORNING THEN TAPER OFF IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT THE
LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN UTAH BEFORE IT ENDS. SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY WITH THIS SNOW.

THE NEXT STORM WILL START TO SPREAD SNOW AND LOWER ELEVATION RAIN
INTO NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THIS NEXT STORM WILL SEND A COLD FRONT SOUTH THROUGH THE OUTLOOK
AREA ON FRIDAY BEGINNING IN THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
REACHING SOUTHERN UTAH FRIDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE
WITH THIS FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND IN
THE NORTHWESTERN VALLEYS. GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT
WITH STRONG SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF IT AND STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND
IT.

THE FRONT WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

A NEW STORM IS FORECAST TO BEGIN SPREADING SNOW BACK INTO THE

NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW AND LOW
ELEVATION RAIN EXPECTED MONDAY.

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

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