000 AWUS43 KGLD 021130 AWSGLD AREA WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 430 AM MST MON FEB 2 2004 SNOWFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS THE TRI STATE REGION BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MOST AREAS RECEIVED ONLY A LIGHT DUSTING OF AN INCH OR TWO...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR NORTON AND GRAHAM COUNTIES. TEMPERATURES REMAINED IN THE 20S THROUGHOUT THE DAY. OVERNIGHT...SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY FREEZING FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. AT 4 AM MST (5 AM CST) TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 2 BELOW IN HILL CITY TO 16 ABOVE IN YUMA. OUTLOOK... SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM CANADA. TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL IN THE HIGH PLAINS TO AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ELSEWHERE. FOR TUESDAY EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS WITH NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BE GATHERING STRENGTH OVER THE ROCKIES DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF WESTERN KANSAS...EASTERN COLORADO...AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST IN WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ JDK