Special Weather Stmt from the NWS in SLC this afternoon

[Admin]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
335 PM MDT FRI NOV 5 2010

UTZ001>010-015-517-WYZ021-061200-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
335 PM MDT FRI NOV 5 2010

...BIG CHANGE TO THE WEATHER PATTERN BEGINS SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED AS OF LATE WILL RAPIDLY
GIVE WAY TO WETTER AND MUCH COOLER WEATHER BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF WINTER-LIKE STORMS WILL TRACK INTO
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH AT THAT TIME BRINGING HEAVY MOUNTAIN
SNOW AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TO THE VALLEY AREAS BY MONDAY
MORNING. COOLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
ALLOW SNOW LEVELS TO FALL RAPIDLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH SNOW
MIXING WITH RAIN POSSIBLE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE VALLEYS
OF NORTHERN UTAH.

THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD PREPARE
FOR A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. ALL HIGH
ELEVATION SEASONAL MOUNTAIN ROADS REMAIN OPEN AND WILL DETERIORATE
RAPIDLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH SOME POTENTIALLY BECOMING
IMPASSABLE DURING THE DAY.

THE COLD AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THE
WEEK. TWO MORE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT PRIMARILY
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH...WITH THE NEXT IN THE SERIES ARRIVING
WEDNESDAY.

 

[Admin]

Yeah, baby -- the first of those 3 storms is now predicted to dump 15-30"! \/

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
342 PM MDT SAT NOV 6 2010

...TURNING COLDER WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...

.THE WARM AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN THIS
PAST WEEK HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST. THIS SHIFT WILL ALLOW A SERIES
OF INCREASINGLY COLDER PACIFIC SYSTEM TO DROP INTO UTAH FROM THE
NORTHWEST DURING THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PORTIONS OF THE COMING WEEK.
THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL REACH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...AND WILL
AFFECT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SECOND PACIFIC
STORM SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW FOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

UTZ007>009-070500-
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WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA...BRIGHTON...
HANNA
342 PM MDT SAT NOV 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN RANGE AND THE WESTERN UINTA
RANGE IN NORTHERN UTAH

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE
WASATCH RANGE EAST OF THE OGDEN AND SALT LAKE CITY AREAS

* TIMING: THE FIRST OF TWO STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH THE THE WASATCH
RANGE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL REACH THE WESTERN
UINTAS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 9000 FEET LATE SUNDAY EVENING WILL
LOWER TO NEAR 8000 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS
WILL DROP RAPIDLY MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH
RANGE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND
GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: MANY HIGH ELEVATION PASSES REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME. A
NUMBER OF THESE ROADWAYS WILL BE CLOSED BY THE HEAVY SNOW. THE
REMAINING ROADWAYS WILL HAVE SEVERE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS DUE TO
THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A MIXTURE OF
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

 

[Admin]

.SYNOPSIS...THE FIRST OF TWO PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT UTAH TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SECOND...SOMEWHAT WEAKER
SYSTEM WILL REACH UTAH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

HAVE SOME CONCERN ABOUT PRECIPITATION RATES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. SOME SITES ALREADY REPORTING CLOSE TO AN
INCH OF WATER. ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL HAS NOT BEEN THAT SIGNIFICANT THUS
FAR...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW LEVELS...DECREASING SNOW
DENSITY AND INCREASING DYNAMICS SHOULD RESULT IN MORE SIGNIFICANT
SNOW RATES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PARTICULARLY IN THE
COTTONWOODS. WILL UPGRADE THE ADVISORY IN THIS ZONE TO A
WARNING.

UTZ008-090100-
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/O.NEW.KSLC.WS.W.0012.101108T1724Z-101109T1900Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTA...BRIGHTON
1024 AM MST MON NOV 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
SNOW IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHERN WASATCH MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO 22 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ALONG THE WEST FACING
SLOPES OF WASATCH MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE SALT LAKE CITY AREA.

* TIMING: SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY
MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY DECREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 7000 FEET LATE THIS MORNING WILL
DROP DRAMATICALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT.

* IMPACTS: MANY HIGH ELEVATION PASSES REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME. A
NUMBER OF THESE ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED BY THE HEAVY
SNOW.

 

[Skidog]

yeah but its useless to you since you wont get out and ski it...

:stir: :sabre fight:

 

[Admin]

You're right, I won't. Gotta go to the office tomorrow, but I'm hoping to get out and sample the goods lift-served this weekend.

 

[socal]

Looks like this one was a bust, only maybe 9 inches or so. Reading the weather discussions it seems like there's another decent shot coming tomorrow and then the weekend looks unsettled. I'm hoping for a decent base, I couldn't help myself and booked a flight out on 12/10 a week or so ago. I'll be back for Christmas too.

 

[Admin]

15 inches at Alta's Collins snow plot fell from this one. Very wet and dense. It wasn't so much of a bust as it was wetter than expected.

 

[Marc_C]

At this point in the season, it's just what we want.

 

[socal]

At this point in the season, it's just what we want.

Completely agree, just not sure where you saw 15 inches (would be nice though).

Alta Guard shows .69 inches of water in 24 hrs. Alta-Collins says .54. Then again, snowbird says 15 inches in 48 hrs so I guess I'm just missing the water from Sunday night into Mon? Guess that makes sense.