A STRONG WINTER-LIKE STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO AND UTAH
BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
STORM WILL SWEEP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT REACHING
THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF UTAH AND COLORADO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MILD TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN SNOW BEING
CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET INITIALLY. HOWEVER...A MUCH
COLDER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT CAUSING
THE SNOW LEVEL TO LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES SHORTLY AFTER ITS
PASSAGE. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY
BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
NEAR ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
* TIMING...3 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE EASTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST UTAH. 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
ELKHEAD MOUNTAINS...THE PARK AND GORE RANGES...AND THE FLAT
TOPS.
* SNOW LEVEL...STARTING NEAR 9000 FEET LOWERING TO MOUNTAIN
BASES BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH SWITCHING TO NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH
AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 MILES IN SNOW...DROPPING TO AS LOWS AS
ONE MILE OR LESS IN HEAVIER SNOW.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME WET...SLUSHY...AND ICY
CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS
TEMPERATURES FALL TUESDAY NIGHT ROADS MAY BECOME SNOWPACKED
AND ICY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
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