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Thursday, February 23, 2012 5:28 AM - ...WINTER STORM WARNING MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY DENVER METRO AREA UNTIL 8 AM... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PALMER DIVIDE AND SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS UNTIL 11 AM... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW SINKING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DENVER METRO AREA AND PALMER DIVIDE THIS MORNING. THIS SNOW WILL COME TO AN END LATER THIS MORNING WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING RAPIDLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THAT AREA BY MID MORNING. MEANWHILE...IN THE MOUNTAINS...HEAVY SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS THERE WILL ALSO IMPROVE SOMEWHAT BY THE NOON HOUR...ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN THE HIGH COUNTRY THIS MORNING...AND EARLY MORNING COMMUTERS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A SLOW AND HAZARDOUS COMMUTE ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-70. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED FOR THE FRONT RANGE AND ADJACENT PLAINS. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AS ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL ALSO BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE PLAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ANY REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WILL BE APPRECIATED.