THE NEXT WINTER STORM AND ITS ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY. INITIALLY TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM ENOUGH TO PRODUCE VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW...HOWEVER AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE SNOW IS EXPECTED EVEN IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...MOST LIKELY WINTER HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE NEEDED WITH THIS STORM.
GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY...BUT WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING. DAYTIME HIGHS ON SATURDAY ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COLDER THAN ON FRIDAY.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH THE NEXT COLD STORM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE MONDAY.
HUNTERS AND OTHER PEOPLE PURSUING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP APPRISED OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST. SNOWFALL AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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