WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING SUNDAY...LASTING INTO MONDAY. IN
ADDITION TO SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED ON INTERSTATE 70 WEST OF THE SAN RAFAEL
SWELL...INTERSTATE 15 ESPECIALLY FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO CEDAR
CITY...AND INTERSTATE 80.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE WEATHER WILL
DETERIORATE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS COLD FRONT. GUSTY WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE STORM WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS MANY AREAS BY MONDAY MORNING.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW LOCALLY FROM TOOELE
INTO THE SALT LAKE VALLEY DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT SUNDAY AND LASTING
INTO MONDAY MORNING. IF THE LAKE EFFECT BAND DEVELOPS...IT WOULD
PROLONG TRAVEL IMPACTS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALLS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE MOUNTAIN AREAS
WITH THIS STORM. FAVORED WESTERN VALLEY LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE
MOUNTAINS ARE ALSO PRONE TO SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL WITH THIS
WEEKENDS STORM. CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...THE
INTERNET..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS APPROACHING
STORM.