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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Grand Junction, CO

February 15, 201118 counties in Colorado; 4 counties in Utah

NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this high wind warning at Feb 15, 2011, 3:00 PM MST for 18 counties in Colorado; 4 counties in Utah. It took effect at Feb 16, 2011, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 7 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2011, 3:00 PM MST (22:00 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2011, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 17, 2011, 12:00 AM MST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Junction, CO
All 22 counties

Archuleta County, CO, Delta County, CO, Dolores County, CO, Eagle County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Hinsdale County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Ouray County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, San Juan County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, Daggett County, UT, Grand County, UT, San Juan County, UT, Uintah County, UT

The radar

The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 16, 6:39 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Telluride, COMESONET REPORTED WIND GUST OF 58 MPH NEAR TELLURIDE SKI RESORT CAETL
Feb 16, 7:32 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 673 Wsw Red Mountain Pass, COMESONET REPORTED WIND GUST OF 67 MPH NEAR RED MOUNTAIN PASS
Feb 16, 11:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 10510 Wnw Crested Butte, COWIND GUST OF 105 MPH AT CRESTED BUTTE 10 WNW...3 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 51 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-02-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2183 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

495 
WWUS75 KGJT 152200
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
300 PM MST TUE FEB 15 2011

...WIND AND SNOW RETURN TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY...

.A COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
BY LATE WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG OVER
UTAH AND COLORADO MOUNTAINS AS THE STORM WORKS INTO THE GREAT
BASIN. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTH EARLY
THURSDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION AND
DIMINISH WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 COMBINING WITH MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL
TO PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

COZ003-004-009-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-161000-
/O.NEW.KGJT.HW.W.0001.110217T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
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-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
LA SAL AND ABAJO 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...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
300 PM MST TUE FEB 15 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...5 PM MST WEDNESDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE ABOVE
  8500 FEET ELEVATION. 

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE RESTRICTED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN
  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
052 
WWUS75 KGJT 160357
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
857 PM MST TUE FEB 15 2011

...WIND AND SNOW RETURN TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY...

.A COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
BY LATE WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG OVER
UTAH AND COLORADO MOUNTAINS AS THE STORM WORKS INTO THE GREAT
BASIN. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTH EARLY
THURSDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION AND
DIMINISH WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 COMBINING WITH MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL
TO PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

COZ003-004-009-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-161300-
/O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0001.110217T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
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-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
LA SAL AND ABAJO 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...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
857 PM MST TUE FEB 15 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...5 PM MST WEDNESDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE ABOVE 
  8500 FEET ELEVATION. 

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE RESTRICTED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES 
  IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

&&

$$
909 
WWUS75 KGJT 161229
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
529 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...STRONG WINDS TODAY AND THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A WINTER STORM FOR
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.A PACIFIC STORM CURRENTLY ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG OVER UTAH AND COLORADO
MOUNTAINS AS THE STORM WORKS INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THE WIND PRECEDES A
WINTER STORM THAT WILL IMPACT EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FORECAST...OR
VISIT THE GRAND JUNCTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT.

COZ010-012-018-019-162030-
/O.CAN.KGJT.HW.W.0001.110217T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.110217T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...
LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
529 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
MST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...5 PM MST THIS EVENING UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ABOVE 8500 FEET
  ELEVATION. STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000 FEET.

* IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE
EXTRA CAUTION. 

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

&&

$$

COZ003-004-009-013-017-UTZ023-025-028-162030-
/O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0001.110217T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-FLATTOPS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
SKYWAY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
529 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...5 PM MST THIS EVENING UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE ABOVE
  8500 FEET ELEVATION.

* IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

&&

$$

COZ001-002-UTZ022-027-029-162030-
/O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.110216T1900Z-110217T0400Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS
529 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...NOON TODAY UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE
EXTRA CAUTION. 

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

&&

$$
940 
WWUS75 KGJT 161956
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1256 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A WINTER STORM
FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.A PACIFIC STORM CURRENTLY OVER THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE
GREAT BASIN AND INTER-MOUNTAIN REGION TONIGHT. AS THE STORM
APPROACHES...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER
EASTERN UTAH AND THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND
PRECEDES A WINTER STORM THAT WILL IMPACT EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FORECAST...
OR VISIT THE GRAND JUNCTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT.

COZ003-004-009-013-017-UTZ023-025-028-170515-
/O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0001.110217T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-FLATTOPS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
SKYWAY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1256 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...5 PM MST THIS EVENING UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE ABOVE 
  8500 FEET ELEVATION. 

* IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

&&

$$

COZ001-002-UTZ022-027-029-170400-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110217T0400Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS
1256 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

&&

$$

COZ010-012-018-019-170515-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.110217T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...
LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
1256 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...5 PM MST THIS EVENING UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ABOVE 8500 
  FEET ELEVATION. STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

&&

$$
093 
WWUS75 KGJT 170313
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
813 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A WINTER
STORM FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.A PACIFIC STORM CURRENTLY OVER THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE
GREAT BASIN AND INTER-MOUNTAIN REGION TONIGHT. AS THE STORM
APPROACHES...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER
THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. THE WIND PRECEDES A WINTER STORM
THAT WILL IMPACT EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FORECAST...
OR VISIT THE GRAND JUNCTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT.

COZ001-002-UTZ022-027-029-170415-
/O.CAN.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110217T0400Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS
813 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY TONIGHT BUT BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


$$

COZ003-004-009-013-017-UTZ023-025-028-170700-
/O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-FLATTOPS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
SKYWAY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
813 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* TIMING...REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE
  ABOVE 8500 FEET.

* IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

COZ010-012-018-019-170700-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...
LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
813 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ABOVE 8500 
  FEET ELEVATION. STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
125 
WWUS75 KGJT 170422 AAA
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
922 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A WINTER STORM FOR TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY...

.A PACIFIC STORM CURRENTLY OVER THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE
GREAT BASIN AND INTER-MOUNTAIN REGION TONIGHT. AS THE STORM
APPROACHES...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE
COLORADO MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. THE WIND PRECEDES A WINTER STORM
THAT WILL IMPACT EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FORECAST...
OR VISIT THE GRAND JUNCTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT.

COZ003-004-009-013-017-UTZ023-025-028-170700-
/O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-FLATTOPS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
SKYWAY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
922 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* TIMING...REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE 
  ABOVE 8500 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

COZ010-012-018-019-170700-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...
LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
922 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ABOVE 8500 
  FEET ELEVATION. STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
978 
WWUS75 KGJT 170651
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1151 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

COZ003-004-009-013-017-UTZ023-025-028-170800-
/O.EXP.KGJT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-FLATTOPS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
SKYWAY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...MANILA...
DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1151 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT.

WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT BUT BELOW
HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA.

$$

COZ010-012-018-019-170800-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110217T0700Z/
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...OURAY...TELLURIDE...
LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
1151 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT.

WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT BUT BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA.

$$

JAD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Feb 15, 4:43 AM MST, 10 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 4:43 AM MST, 10 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
443 AM MST TUE FEB 15 2011

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BACK FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST TODAY WITH
INCREASING THICKNESS VALUES PROMISING ANOTHER WARM DAY. HOWEVER
AFTERNOON CLOUD COVER SHOULD ALSO INCREASE AND MAY HOLD BACK TEMPS
FROM REACHING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THE UINTA VALLEY AND THE NWRN
VALLEYS OF COLORADO ALONG WITH THE GUNNISON BASIN STILL REMAIN
PROBLEMATIC...EXPECT A LITTLE WARMER TEMPS THAN YESTERDAY BUT ITS
DOUBTFUL THEY WILL BREAK INVERSIONS. CLDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A
PREFRONTAL WEAK SHORT WAVE RACES RAPIDLY OVER THE REGION FROM THE
WEST. PERHAPS A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS COULD DEVELOP MAINLY OVER THE SRN
MTNS AROUND 12Z WED...BUT THEY WILL BE VERY ISOLATED IN NATURE. CLOUD
COVER WILL KEEP OVERNIGHT TEMPS MILD.

PREFRONTAL WARM ADVECTION FORCING BEGINS TO INCREASE WED AS LONG
WAVE TROF BEGINS TO DEVELOP OFF THE NW COAST. AS A RESULT CLDS WILL
INCREASE AS MOISTURE IS DRAWN UP FROM THE SOUTH AND SPECIFIC
HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO CLIMB. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN QUITE MILD AS
SWRLY FLOW CONTINUES AND THE SNOW LEVEL SHOULD BE AT OR ABOVE 8000
FEET. ADDITIONALLY THE NOSE OF A 120KT JET CORE MOVES INTO THE
REGION BY AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL RESULT IN BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY
CONDITIONS IN EXPOSED MTN LOCATIONS AND PASSES. MDLS STILL HAVING
SOME PROBLEMS RESOLVING TIMING OF MORE WIDESPREAD PCPN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE GFS IS THE OUTLIER DEVELOPING PCPN ABOUT 12 HRS FASTER
THAN THE OTHER MDLS. WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOW AND
CONTINUE THE STRONG WORDING IN THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED SPS. ALL MDLS DO
AGREE THAT WE REMAIN IN A PREFRONTAL AIRMASS WITH NEUTRAL TO WARM AIR
ADVECTION PATTERN.

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
PATTERN CHANGE INDICATED FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS THE MEAN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ORIENTED ALONG 130W SHIFTS
INLAND DURING THE PERIOD. SOME SPREAD IN SOLUTIONS BEGINNING AS
EARLY AS THURSDAY...SO DID NOT MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE
GOING FORECAST.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY: MODELS A BIT DIVIDED ON COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH
NAM A BIT SLOWER THAN THE GFS SOLUTION. THE SLOWER NAM SOLUTION
MATCHED WELL WITH THE 12Z/14 RUN OF THE ECMWF BUT THE LATEST EC NOW
MATCHING THE GFS. EXPERIENCE WITH THESE WEST COAST SYSTEMS FAVORS
THE SLOWER NAM...SO BOOSTED HIGHS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
CWFA TO ACCOUNT FOR SLOWER TIMING. WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION...
MODELS WERE IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION
CHANCES DURING THE DAY. LARGE SCALE UPGLIDE EARLY IN THE DAY GIVES
WAY TO SURFACE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVERLAID BY
MID-LEVEL VORTICITY ADVECTION AND DIVERGENCE ALOFT DURING THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION...THOUGH
LOWER VALLEYS LIKELY TO REMAIN TOO WARM FOR SNOW. OVERRUNNING REGIME
BEGINS AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO FRIDAY IMPACTING
MAINLY THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO DURING THIS
PERIOD.

SATURDAY-MONDAY: OVERRUNNING INTENSIFIES SATURDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST DEEPENS AND MOVES INLAND. STRONG
DIFFLUENCE AND DIVERGENCE ALOFT COMBINED WITH 7H SPECIFIC HUMIDITY
BETWEEN 3.5 TO 4 G/KG POINT TO A WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION EVENT AND
THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. TEMPERATURES FAVOR RAIN IN
THE LOWER VALLEYS. LATEST EC AND GFS SHOW THE UPPER TROUGH MOVING
INTO THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN SATURDAY NIGHT...DRIVING ANOTHER COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE REGION FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. AS THE
TROUGH DRIFTS OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY EXPECT HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.
SYSTEM FINALLY SHIFTS EAST OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT...THOUGH RESIDUAL
MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE WESTERLY OROGRAPHIC FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO
GENERATE SNOWFALL INTO MONDAY. MODELS HINT AT SHORTWAVE RIDGE MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING SNOW SHOWERS.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...LOCAL HAZE OR FOG IN THE UINTAH BASIN
WILL PERSIST...WITH OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT
AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

&&

.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...NONE.
UT...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...MC
LONG TERM....NL
AVIATION.....TGJT
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 5:45 AM MST, 9 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 AM MST TUE FEB 15 2011

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-161300-
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-
545 AM MST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHANGE IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION HERALDING THE BEGINNING OF
UNSETTLED WEATHER WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS...BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY.

SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...EXPECT UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH PERIODS OF
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS...OCCASIONALLY DRIFTING OVER THE VALLEYS.
COOLER WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW SEASONAL NORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

TGJT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 2:59 PM MSTBlizzard WatchGJTArchuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 7 more14 hr
Feb 15, 2:59 PM MSTWinter Storm WatchGJTEagle, Garfield, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt14 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.