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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

White Christmas???

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING... THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION... POTENTIALLY 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS REACHING 30 INCHES ON SOUTHWEST TO WEST FACING ASPECTS ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS... WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH OVER 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 MAY BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AS ADVERSE WINTER CONDITIONS DEVELOP TONIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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