Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Grand Junction, CO

000 
WWUS45 KGJT 301700
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1000 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.VERY MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF A STORM
SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW AND WIND TO THE MOUNTAINS
OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER
VALLEYS AS WELL. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO. THE
STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE MOVING EAST OUT OF OUR AREA BY SUNDAY
MORNING.

COZ019-302330-
/O.CON.KGJT.BZ.W.0001.071130T1900Z-071202T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
1000 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ARE
EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL OCCUR ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES...WHERE LOCAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT...LEADING TO INCREASING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND NOON
SATURDAY...WHEN WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS UP
TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 10...000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
SATURDAY.

FOLKS PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
SHOULD PLAN TO LEAVE EARLY TODAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL...BUT IF YOU
MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...
STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

COZ009-012-018-302330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.071130T1900Z-071202T1200Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
1000 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

AREAS OF SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TODAY...BECOMING
WIDESPREAD OVER THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUING
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO
3 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN
ONE MILE ...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ017-UTZ028-302330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.071130T1900Z-071202T1200Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1000 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TODAY...BECOMING
WIDESPREAD ABOVE 7500 FEET OVER THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
WILL THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT ABOVE 7500 FEET. RAIN AND SNOW WILL OCCUR BELOW 7500 FEET.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ023-302330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.071201T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
1000 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY MIDDAY
TODAY...AND THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7000 TO 7500 FEET BEFORE
LOWERING SATURDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 10 TO
20 INCHES WILL OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...CREATING AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ014-302330-
/O.NEW.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.071130T1900Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
1000 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD IN THE UPPER GUNNISON VALLEY TODAY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND INCREASE TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
POSSIBLE. 

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

COZ003-004-010-013-UTZ023-025-302330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0010.071201T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN
1000 AM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE TODAY
AND THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET
BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

AS/MC/TL

000 
WWUS45 KGJT 302243
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
343 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.VERY MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL TRACK OVERHEAD AND BRING WIDESPREAD
SNOW AND WIND TO THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER VALLEYS AS WELL. MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE MOVING EAST OUT OF
OUR AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING.

COZ003-004-010-013-UTZ023-025-010630-
/O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0010.071201T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KGJT.WS.W.0008.071201T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN
343 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVERNIGHT
AND THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD SATURDAY AND INTENSIFY SATURDAY NIGHT.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE
8000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ019-010630-
/O.CON.KGJT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
343 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY ABOVE 8500 TO 9000 FEET. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES...WHERE LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5
FEET ARE POSSIBLE.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING THIS TONIGHT...LEADING
TO INCREASING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND NOON SATURDAY...WHEN WIND
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS UP TO 70 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.

FOLKS PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
SHOULD PLAN TO LEAVE EARLY TODAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL...BUT IF YOU
MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...
 STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

COZ009-012-018-010630-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
343 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

AREAS OF SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...BECOMING
WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY
AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST
SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOVE 8500 FEET. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1
TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN
ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ017-UTZ028-010630-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
343 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...BECOMING
WIDESPREAD ABOVE 7500 FEET OVER THE COURSE OF THE EVENING. SNOW
WILL THEN CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
ABOVE 8000 FEET. RAIN AND SNOW WILL OCCUR BELOW 8000 FEET.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ023-010630-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.071201T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
343 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THIS EVENING...AND THEN
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 7000 TO 7500 FEET BEFORE LOWERING SATURDAY. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES WILL OCCUR ABOVE 7500
FEET BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...CREATING AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ005-010630-
/O.EXB.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.071201T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY
343 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD IN THE UPPER GUNNISON VALLEY. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS AND 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

COZ014-010630-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
343 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

RAIN AND SNOW WILL START TO FORM LATE TONIGHT WITH MAINLY SNOW
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL DOWN STARTING
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL TURN TO SNOW AND INCREASE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

AS

000 
WWUS45 KGJT 010443
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
943 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.VERY MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL TRACK OVERHEAD AND BRING WIDESPREAD
SNOW AND WIND TO THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A LAYER OF WARM AIR ALOFT
WILL KEEP SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 9000 FEET FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT...BEFORE
COLDER AIR ARRIVES ON SATURDAY AND ALLOWS SNOW LEVELS TO DROP. RAIN
AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER VALLEYS AS WELL
STARTING MIDDAY SATURDAY. SOME OF THE COLDER VALLEYS NEAR VERNAL
UTAH AND EAGLE COLORADO WILL EXPERIENCE SNOWFALL AS COLD AIR
REMAINS TRAPPED IN THESE VALLEYS. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS
ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO WHERE FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. THE STORM IS
EXPECTED TO BE MOVING EAST OUT OF OUR AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING.

COZ019-011245-
/O.CON.KGJT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
943 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 9500 FEET TONIGHT...BEFORE LOWERING
TO AROUND 8000 FEET ON SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. 
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES...WHERE LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ABOVE 10000 FEET.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH SATURDAY...
LEADING TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN THROUGH NOON SATURDAY...WHEN WIND GUSTS UP TO 55
MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000
FEET LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.

FOLKS PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
SHOULD PLAN TO LEAVE EARLY TODAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL...BUT IF YOU
MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...
  STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

COZ003-004-010-013-UTZ023-025-011245-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN
943 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 9000 FEET. THE SNOW LEVELS WILL
LOWER ON SATURDAY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES. THE
SNOW WILL THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD AND INTENSIFY SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE
FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ009-012-018-011245-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
943 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...AS SNOW LEVELS
SLOWLY DROP TO AROUND 9000 FEET. THE SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP ON
SATURDAY TO AROUND 7500 FEET AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA.
THE SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL WILL
BE ABOVE 9000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ARE
EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN
ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ017-UTZ028-011245-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
943 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...AS SNOW LEVELS
SLOWLY DROP TO AROUND 9000 FEET. THE SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP ON
SATURDAY TO AROUND 7500 FEET AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA.
THE SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL WILL
BE ABOVE 9000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ023-011245-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
943 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 7500 FEET TONIGHT...BEFORE
LOWERING TO 6500 FEET ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN
EXCESS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES WILL OCCUR ABOVE 7500 FEET BY LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...CREATING AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ014-011245-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
943 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

RAIN AND SNOW WILL START TO FORM LATE TONIGHT WITH MAINLY SNOW OVER
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL DOWN STARTING
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL TURN TO SNOW AND INCREASE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

COZ005-011245-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY
943 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE ABOVE 7500
FEET...BUT WILL LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. THE
SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

TGJT

000 
WWUS45 KGJT 010543
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1043 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.VERY MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL TRACK OVERHEAD AND BRING
WIDESPREAD SNOW AND WIND TO THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A LAYER OF WARM
AIR ALOFT WILL KEEP SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 9000 FEET FOR MUCH OF
TONIGHT...BEFORE COLDER AIR ARRIVES ON SATURDAY AND ALLOWS SNOW
LEVELS TO DROP. RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE
HIGHER VALLEYS AS WELL STARTING MIDDAY SATURDAY. SOME OF THE
COLDER VALLEYS NEAR VERNAL UTAH AND EAGLE COLORADO WILL
EXPERIENCE SNOWFALL AS COLD AIR REMAINS TRAPPED IN THESE VALLEYS.
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO WHERE FLASH
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE MOVING EAST OUT
OF OUR AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING.

COZ001-002-008-UTZ024-011500-
/O.NEW.KGJT.HS.W.0006.071201T0543Z-071202T1200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...VERNAL...
JENSEN...BALLARD
1043 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES TONIGHT...BEFORE
COLDER AIR ARRIVES ON SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES AREA EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

COZ019-011500-
/O.CON.KGJT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
1043 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 9500 FEET TONIGHT...BEFORE
LOWERING TO AROUND 8000 FEET ON SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
OCCUR ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES...WHERE LOCAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ABOVE
10000 FEET.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH SATURDAY...
 LEADING TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN THROUGH NOON SATURDAY...WHEN WIND GUSTS UP TO
55 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE
10000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.

FOLKS PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
SHOULD PLAN TO LEAVE EARLY TODAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL...BUT IF YOU
MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...
   STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

COZ003-004-010-013-UTZ023-025-011500-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN
1043 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 9000 FEET. THE SNOW LEVELS WILL
LOWER ON SATURDAY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES. THE
SNOW WILL THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD AND INTENSIFY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE
FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH
WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN
PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ009-012-018-011500-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
1043 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...AS SNOW LEVELS
SLOWLY DROP TO AROUND 9000 FEET. THE SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP ON
SATURDAY TO AROUND 7500 FEET AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA.
THE SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL WILL
BE ABOVE 9000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET
ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN
ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ017-UTZ028-011500-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1043 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...AS SNOW LEVELS
SLOWLY DROP TO AROUND 9000 FEET. THE SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP ON
SATURDAY TO AROUND 7500 FEET AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA.
THE SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL WILL
BE ABOVE 9000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ023-011500-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
1043 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 7500 FEET TONIGHT...BEFORE
LOWERING TO 6500 FEET ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN
EXCESS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES WILL OCCUR ABOVE 7500 FEET BY LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...CREATING AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ014-011500-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
1043 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

RAIN AND SNOW WILL START TO FORM LATE TONIGHT WITH MAINLY SNOW
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL DOWN STARTING
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL TURN TO SNOW AND INCREASE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

COZ005-011500-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY
1043 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE ABOVE
7500 FEET...BUT WILL LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY MIDDAY
SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

JDC

000 
WWUS45 KGJT 011151
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
451 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...MAJOR PRECIPITATION EVENT CONTINUES TO UNFOLD TODAY...

.AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL RACE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING HELPING TO LOWER SNOW LEVELS AND BRINGING AN INCREASE IN
PRECIPITATION AND WIND. COLDER AIR WILL THEN MOVE IN LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT AS THE MAIN UPPER STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION. AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST
COLORADO...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

COZ008-012000-
/O.CAN.KGJT.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.WW.Y.0001.071201T1151Z-071202T1200Z/
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE
451 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SUNDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

COLD AIR TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS WITH WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL RESULT IN
AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE THIS MORNING...MIXED IN
WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW. AS THE WARM AIR ALOFT DEPARTS AND
COLDER AIR ARRIVES LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL
TURN TO ALL SNOW BY EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN END TONIGHT WITH TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ANTICIPATED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

COZ023-011300-
/O.CAN.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
451 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

WARM AIR WILL RESULT IN RAIN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...WITH RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING ALL SNOW BY EVENING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS...HOWEVER...WILL ONLY BE 2 TO 4 INCHES...AND THUS
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.

$$

UTZ024-012000-
/O.EXT.KGJT.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071202T0000Z/
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD
451 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES THIS MORNING...BEFORE
COLDER AIR ARRIVES LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AREA EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

COZ019-012000-
/O.CON.KGJT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
451 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY...WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING FROM
AROUND 9000 FEET PRIOR TO SUNRISE TO AROUND 8000 FEET BY MIDDAY. SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3
FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING
SLOPES...WHERE LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 FEET ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY ABOVE 10000 FEET.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE COMMON TODAY... LEADING TO
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIDESPREAD AND
EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN
THIS MORNING...WHEN WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS UP TO
70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000 FEET THIS MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL...BUT IF YOU
MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...
STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

COZ001-002-012000-
/O.CON.KGJT.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER
451 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES TONIGHT...BEFORE
COLDER AIR ARRIVES ON SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES AREA EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

COZ003-004-010-013-UTZ023-025-012000-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN
451 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 9000 FEET. THE SNOW LEVELS WILL
LOWER ON SATURDAY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES. THE
SNOW WILL THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD AND INTENSIFY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE
FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH
WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN
PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ009-012-018-012000-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
451 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIME THIS MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS DROP
TO AROUND 7500 FEET BY MIDDAY. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL WILL BE
ABOVE 9000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ARE
EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN
ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ017-UTZ028-012000-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
451 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS DROP
TO AROUND 7500 FEET BY MIDDAY. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOVE
9000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ014-012000-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
451 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW
THEN CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

COZ005-012000-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY
451 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME ALL SNOW AS COLDER
AIR MOVES IN THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT
BEFORE ENDING BY SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

JAD

000 
WWUS45 KGJT 011953
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1253 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...MAJOR PRECIPITATION EVENT CONTINUES THE REST OF TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO RACE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON...HELPING TO LOWER SNOW LEVELS AND CONTINUE TO
BRING PRECIPITATION AND WIND TO THE AREA. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN
LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE MAIN UPPER STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
THE REGION. AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST
COLORADO...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE...THROUGH SLOWLY
DECREASE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT.

COZ019-020400-
/O.CON.KGJT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
1253 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH SNOW LEVELS
LOWERING TO 7500 TO 8000 FEET BY SUNSET. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR
ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES...WHERE LOCAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ABOVE 10000 FEET.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE COMMON TODAY...CAUSING 
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER
MILE OR LESS. WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...WHEN WIND GUSTS UP TO 55
MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000
FEET.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL...BUT IF YOU
MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...
 STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

UTZ024-020000-
/O.CON.KGJT.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071202T0000Z/
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD
1253 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES TODAY...BEFORE COLDER
AIR ARRIVES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AREA EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

COZ001-002-020400-
/O.CON.KGJT.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER
1253 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
CHANGE TO WIDESPREAD SNOW AROUND SUNSET. THE SNOWFALL WILL BECOME 
HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AREA EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

COZ003-004-010-013-UTZ023-025-020400-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN
1253 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...
WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 9000 FEET. THE SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER THIS 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...REACHING THE VALLEY FLOORS LATE TONIGHT
AS THE COLDEST AIR ARRIVES. THE SNOW WILL THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD
AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF
ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH
WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN
PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ009-012-018-020400-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
1253 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIME THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
AS THE SNOW LEVEL DROPS TO AROUND 7500 FEET BY SUNSET. THE GREATEST
SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOVE 9000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM
1 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN
ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ017-UTZ028-020400-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1253 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS
SNOW LEVELS DROP TO AROUND 7500 FEET BY SUNSET. THE GREATEST
SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOVE 9000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10
TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ014-020400-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
1253 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW
CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

COZ005-020400-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY
1253 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...THEN
END SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

COZ008-020400-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE
1253 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SUNDAY. 

COLD AIR TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS WITH WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL RESULT
IN AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE THIS MORNING...MIXED
WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW. AS THE WARM AIR ALOFT DEPARTS AND
COLDER AIR ARRIVES BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL
TURN TO ALL SNOW BY EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN END TONIGHT WITH TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ANTICIPATED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

CUOCO

000 
WWUS45 KGJT 020008
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
508 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...MAJOR PRECIPITATION EVENT CONTINUES THE REST OF TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO RACE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON...HELPING TO LOWER SNOW LEVELS AND CONTINUE
TO BRING PRECIPITATION AND WIND TO THE AREA. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE
IN LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE MAIN UPPER STORM SYSTEM MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION. AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE...THROUGH
SLOWLY DECREASE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT.

UTZ024-020700-
/O.EXB.KGJT.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071202T0700Z/
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD
508 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES AREA EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

COZ019-020815-
/O.CON.KGJT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
508 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 7500 FEET
THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES...WHERE LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4
FEET ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ABOVE 10000 FEET.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE COMMON...CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
THIS EVENING...WHEN WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS
UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000 FEET.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL...BUT IF YOU
MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...
  STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

COZ001-002-020815-
/O.CON.KGJT.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER
508 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE
MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES AREA EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

COZ003-004-010-013-UTZ023-025-020815-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN
508 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT... WITH SNOW
LEVELS REACHING THE VALLEY FLOORS BY MID EVENING. THE SNOW WILL
THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET
BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ009-012-018-020815-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
508 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...AS SNOW LEVELS
DROP TO AROUND 6500 FEET. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOVE
9000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ARE
EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ017-UTZ028-020815-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
508 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE GREATEST
SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOVE 9000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10
TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ014-020815-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
508 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. 

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

COZ005-020815-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY
508 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...ENDING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

COZ008-020815-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE
508 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SUNDAY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ANTICIPATED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

TGJT

000 
WWUS45 KGJT 020700
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1200 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...STORM TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT...

.THE FINAL PIECE OF A STRONG STORM THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT RAIN
AND SNOW TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO MOVE TO THE EAST BY
SUNDAY MORNING. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT AS THE
PRECIPITATION ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST.

UTZ024-020800-
/O.CAN.KGJT.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071202T0700Z/
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD
1200 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
HEAVY SNOW WARNING. 

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE EASTERN UINTA BASIN. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS MAY STILL PERSIST FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT..

$$

COZ001-020800-
/O.CAN.KGJT.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR
1200 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
HEAVY SNOW WARNING. 

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF COLORADO.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY STILL PERSIST...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL
NOT BE SIGNIFICANT.

$$

UTZ023-025-028-020800-
/O.CAN.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1200 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY
STILL PERSIST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT.

$$

COZ019-021200-
/O.CON.KGJT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
1200 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES...WHERE LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ABOVE 10000 FEET.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE COMMON...CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
THIS EVENING...WHEN WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED.
WINDS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000 FEET.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL...BUT IF YOU
MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...
   STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

COZ002-021200-
/O.CON.KGJT.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER
1200 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AREA EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

COZ003-004-010-013-021200-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE
1200 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THE SNOW
WILL THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET
BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN
ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ009-012-018-021200-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
1200 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...AS SNOW LEVELS
DROP TO AROUND 6500 FEET. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOVE
9000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ARE
EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ017-021200-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK
1200 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
THE GREATEST SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOVE 9000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

COZ014-021200-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
1200 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

COZ005-021200-
/O.CON.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY
1200 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...ENDING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

COZ008-021200-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE
1200 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SUNDAY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ANTICIPATED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

JAD

000 
WWUS45 KGJT 021132
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
432 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...SNOW ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING...

.THAT LAST OF THE STORM THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND SNOW
TO WESTERN COLORADO WAS MOVING INTO THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE
EARLY THIS MORNING DRIER AIR AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

COZ019-021245-
/O.CAN.KGJT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
432 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

SNOW AND WIND HAVE DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE.
AREAS OF SNOW WILL STILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS.

$$

COZ002-021245-
/O.CAN.KGJT.HS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER
432 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
HEAVY SNOW WARNING. 

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST COLORADO. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS MAY STILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL
NOT BE SIGNIFICANT.

$$

COZ003-004-009-010-012-013-017-018-021245-
/O.CAN.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...
TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
432 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOW AND WIND HAVE DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE.
AREAS OF SNOW WILL STILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN TWO INCHES.

$$

COZ005-014-021245-
/O.CAN.KGJT.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...
GUNNISON...CIMARRON
432 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
SNOW ADVISORY.  AREAS OF SNOW WILL STILL PERSIST EARLY
THIS MORNING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS.

$$

COZ008-021245-
/O.CAN.KGJT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE
432 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A FEW AREAS OF SNOW WILL STILL PERSIST
EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS.

$$

JAD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
807 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION
THIS WEEKEND...

.UPDATE...FORECASTERS CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO RISE WITH THIS STORM
AS VERY MOIST SUBTROPICAL AIR CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTHWARD INTO THE
SOUTHWESTERN STATES. BRAND NEW 00Z MODEL RUNS CONTINUE BEING VERY
AGGRESSIVE WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER MOST OF OUT MOUNTAINS...WITH
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 HIT THE HARDEST STARTING
MIDDAY FRIDAY AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SEE LITTLE REASON
TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE WATCH AS WARNING LEVEL SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR
WITH THIS STORM. POTENTIAL FOR OVER FOUR FEET OF SNOW NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE SOUTHWEST SAN JUANS...WHERE 24
HOURS OF MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG JET DYNAMICS
BRING US OUR HEAVIEST SNOWS IN QUITE SOME TIME.  ALSO TAKING NOTE
THAT THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE JUST A TAD COLDER THAN EARLIER
THINKING...AND WILL NEED TO WATCH THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU REGION FOR
LATE PERIODS...AS NEW NAM KICKING OUT SIX PLUS INCHES FOR THOSE
AREAS.  THIS WILL BE A DYNAMIC STORM AND THINGS WILL BE CHANGING
FAIRLY QUICKLY...SO THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE REGION ARE
URGED TO MONITOR THE FORECASTS CLOSELY.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)...
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT ON A MAJOR PRECIPITATION EVENT THIS WEEKEND. AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND AN UPPER
LOW OFF THE COAST OF BAJA WILL MERGE TOGETHER AND BRING WIDESPREAD
MOUNTAIN SNOW AND LOWER ELEVATION RAIN AND SNOW TO EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO.

THE BAJA LOW WILL EJECT INLAND FRIDAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR
CORNERS AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WHILE ADDITIONAL
ENERGY DIGS SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST. STRONG LARGE SCALE ASCENT
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS A LEFT
EXIT AND RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION UPPER JET COUPLE DEVELOPS OVER THE
AREA. STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL ADD A ROBUST OROGRAPHIC COMPONENT
TO THE FORCING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL BE HARDEST HIT BY THIS STORM. ADDITIONALLY...A
SURFACE LOW IS PROGGED TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
SATURDAY ALONG A BAROCLINIC ZONE ENHANCING LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE.
SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS OF 2 TO 3 FEET
LOOK REASONABLE BY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS AREAS FAVORING SOUTHWEST
FLOW. COLD AIR POOLED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AND SNOW LEVELS ARE AREAS
OF CONCERN WITH THIS RELATIVELY WARM SUBTROPICAL AIRMASS BEING
TRANSPORTED TOWARD THE AREA. AFTER THE BAJA WAVE EJECTS ACROSS THE
AREA THE COLDER UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH FLOW VEERING TO THE WEST PROVIDING BETTER
OROGRAPHIC FORCING FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WHILE COLD ADVECTION
INCREASES.

WINTER STORM WATCHES HOISTED FOR ALL MOUNTAIN AREAS WITH THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT...AND ALL WATCHES EXTENDING
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HAVE INCLUDED PAGOSA SPRINGS AREA IN A
WINTER STORM WATCH AS WELL AND NEXT COUPLE OF SHIFTS WILL NEED TO
TAKE A HARD LOOK AT SNOW LEVELS AND POTENTIAL HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS
HIGHER VALLEYS AS THIS SYSTEM TAKES SHAPE AS WELL AS THE EASTERN
UINTA BASIN. WILL ALSO NEED TO WATCH FOR RUNOFF CONCERNS ACROSS THE
FOUR CORNERS AREA WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL EXISTS
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
UPPER LEVEL LOW IS POISED TO TRACK OVER THE FOUR CORNERS SATURDAY
EVENING ENDING UP JUST EAST OF THE DIVIDE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
EXPECT ALL SNOW DURING SATURDAY NIGHT WITH COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
DECREASING STARTING EARLY SUNDAY FROM WEST TO EAST. WITH THE TROUGH
TRACKING OVERHEAD SATURDAY NIGHT INCREASED POPS...QPF AND SNOW
AMOUNTS...BLENDING BETWEEN GFS AND NAM FOR PLACEMENT AND AMOUNTS OF
POP AND QPF. NORTHWEST FLOW KEEPS SHOWERS LINGERING OVER THE MTNS. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD OVER THE REGION. A WEAK
SHORTWAVE SKIRTS OVER THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE CWA SUNDAY NIGHT BUT
SHOULD BE FAIRLY DRY WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MTNS OF CO. TEMPS WARM AS THE RIDGE DOMINATES
THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK ALTHOUGH THE HIGH MTN VALLEYS COULD HAVE
TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS SET UP...THEREFORE KEPT THE COOLER TREND FOR
THOSE LOCATIONS. THE RIDGE RETROGRADES WEST MID WEEK AND ALLOWING
FLOW TO TURN NORTHWESTERLY. THE RIDGE PULLS FARTHER WEST AS THE NEXT
TROUGH DIGS FROM THE PAC NW TO THE INTER MTN WEST IN THE EXTENDED...
TRENDED POPS IN THE UPWARD DIRECTION.

&&

AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED TO
BROKEN MID CLOUD DECK RESIDING OVER THE AREA IN WARM ADVECTION.
LOCAL MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE IN LIGHT
SNOW LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOWERING CLOUD DECK FRIDAY WITH AREAS
OF RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING THROUGH THE DAY. MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS AND
VSBY INCREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON IN RAIN AND SNOW...WITH THE BULK OF THE LESS THAN VFR
CONDITIONS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

&&

.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.CO...WINTER STORM WARNING FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT
        FOR ZONES 9/12/17/18/19.
      WINTER STORM WARNING FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT FOR ZONE 23.
      WINTER STORM WATCH FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT FOR ZONES
        3/4/10/13.

.UT...WINTER STORM WARNING FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT
        FOR ZONE 28 ABOVE 8500 FT.
      WINTER STORM WATCH FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT FOR ZONES
        23/25.

UPDATE...JDC
SHORT TERM.....TAL
LONG TERM......AS
AVIATION.......TAL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
824 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-301245-
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
824 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE PAGOSA SPRINGS AREA FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR
THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A STRONG AND MOIST STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE
HIGH COUNTRY ABOVE 8500 FEET...EXPECT 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW OVER THE
MOUNTAINS...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH
COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND SHOULD STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS ON
THIS DEVELOPING STORM BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
GRAND JUNCTION WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT OR LISTENING TO
NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

TGJT