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Posted on: December 17, 2012

[ARCHIVED] WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT

WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM
10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS REACHING 30
INCHES ON SOUTHWEST TO WEST FACING ASPECTS ABOVE 9000 FEET.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...STRONG WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 60 MPH WILL POSSIBLE ON MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND EXPOSED AREAS.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES
AND EXPOSED AREAS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AS ADVERSE WINTER
CONDITIONS DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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