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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
600 AM CST WED JAN 1 2003

THIS OUTLOOK COVERS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT FROM SOUTHWEST 
TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA.

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER EASTERN COLORADO EARLY THIS 
MORNING WILL BEGIN SPREADING PRECIPITATION INTO THE REGION TONIGHT.  
THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW BUT IS 
EXPECTED TO QUICKLY TURN TO ALL SNOW.  AS WITH MOST WINTER STORMS 
THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE DETAILS... 
INCLUDING EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR.  CONCERNED 
INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS 
ON THIS POTENTIAL STORM SYSTEM.

FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM...SEE THE LATEST 
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...STLWSWSTL (WWUS43 KSTL).

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY...TAPERING TO 
FLURRIES FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  WHEN THE 
STORM HAS CONCLUDED...6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.  HOWEVER... 
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OR OTHER 
WINTER WEATHER AS IT OCCURS.

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