Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this winter storm warning at Jan 15, 2011, 4:56 AM MST for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 16, 2011, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for 51 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
- Jan 15, 2011, 4:56 AM MST (11:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2011, 6:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2011, 9:00 AM MST
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Eagle County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:56 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 7:57 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Red Cliff, CO | MODERATE SNOW WITH WIND GUST TO 62 MPH AT BASE OF COPPER MOUNTAIN RESORT. |
| Jan 17, 8:13 AM MST | SNOW 3.8 | Steamboat Springs, CO | 24HR SNOWFALL... WATER EQUIV 0.85 INCHES |
| Jan 18, 6:48 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 2 N Avon, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
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 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1261 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
377 WWUS45 KGJT 151156 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 456 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...SERIES OF BACK-TO-BACK DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS UP AND OVER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEST ELK RANGE WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO FROM CRAIG TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS MAY RECEIVE HEAVY SNOWFALL AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ004-010-013-152000- /O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 456 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL SATURDAY NIGHT... SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WITH HIGHER DRIFTS...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-152000- /O.NEW.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 456 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ002-005-152000- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER... STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 456 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL SATURDAY NIGHT... SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND YAMPA. * WINDS...OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY... CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
16 follow-up statements
945 WWUS45 KGJT 151208 CCA WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 505 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...SERIES OF BACK-TO-BACK DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS UP AND OVER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEST ELK RANGE WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO FROM CRAIG TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS MAY RECEIVE HEAVY SNOWFALL AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ004-010-013-152030- /O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ /O.COR.KGJT.WS.W.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 505 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL SATURDAY NIGHT... SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WITH HIGHER DRIFTS...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-152030- /O.NEW.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 505 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ002-005-152030- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER... STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 505 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL SATURDAY NIGHT... SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND YAMPA. * WINDS...OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY... CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
534 WWUS45 KGJT 152004 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 104 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS UP AND OVER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEST ELK RANGE WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO FROM CRAIG TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS MAY RECEIVE HEAVY SNOWFALL AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ004-010-013-160415- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 104 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL SATURDAY NIGHT... SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WITH HIGHER DRIFTS...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-160415- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 104 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ002-005-160415- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER... STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 104 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL SATURDAY NIGHT... SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND YAMPA. * WINDS...OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY... CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CJC
413 WWUS45 KGJT 152224 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 324 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES...WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEST ELK RANGE WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO FROM CRAIG TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS MAY RECEIVE HEAVY SNOWFALL AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ004-010-013-160700- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 324 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL TONIGHT... SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WITH HIGHER DRIFTS...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-160700- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 324 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ002-005-160700- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER... STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 324 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL TONIGHT... SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND YAMPA. * WINDS...OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY... CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CJC
404 WWUS45 KGJT 152355 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 455 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TOMORROW THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEST ELK RANGE WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO FROM CRAIG TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS MAY RECEIVE HEAVY SNOWFALL AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ005-160100- /O.CAN.KGJT.WS.A.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 455 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. $$ COZ004-010-013-160800- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 455 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL TONIGHT...SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WITH HIGHER DRIFTS POSSIBLE. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ002-160800- /O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER 455 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL TONIGHT... SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AREAS. * WINDS...OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ012-160800- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 455 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
162 WWUS45 KGJT 160002 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 502 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TOMORROW THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEST ELK RANGE WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO FROM CRAIG TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS MAY RECEIVE HEAVY SNOWFALL AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ004-010-013-160815- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 502 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL TONIGHT...SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WITH HIGHER DRIFTS POSSIBLE. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST- FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ005-160815- /O.EXA.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 502 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL TONIGHT... SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AREAS. * WINDS...OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ002-012-160815- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER... CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 502 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF SPURT OF SNOWFALL TONIGHT... SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AREAS. * WINDS...OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
444 WWUS45 KGJT 160815 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 115 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE WEST ELK AND SAWATCH RANGES WILL SEE A BIT LESS SNOW WITH TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO FROM CRAIG TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WILL RECEIVE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AS WELL WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ004-010-013-161615- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 115 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL REDEVELOP EARLY TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 FEET WITH DRIFTS TO 3 FEET OR MORE LIKELY. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY THROUGH MONDAY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-161615- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 115 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL REDEVELOP EARLY TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY THROUGH MONDAY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS THROUGH THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ002-161615- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER 115 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL REDEVELOP EARLY TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PERIODICALLY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AREAS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 MPH FOR TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ005-161615- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.110116T1300Z-110118T1300Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 115 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL REDEVELOP EARLY TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER FOOTHILL AREAS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH FOR TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TGJT
123 WWUS45 KGJT 161553 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 853 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE WEST ELK AND SAWATCH RANGES WILL SEE A BIT LESS SNOW WITH TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO FROM CRAIG TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WILL RECEIVE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AS WELL WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ004-010-013-170000- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 853 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL REDEVELOP EARLY TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 FEET WITH DRIFTS TO 3 FEET OR MORE LIKELY. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY THROUGH MONDAY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-170000- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 853 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL REDEVELOP EARLY TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY THROUGH MONDAY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS THROUGH THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ002-170000- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER 853 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL REDEVELOP EARLY TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PERIODICALLY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AREAS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 MPH FOR TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ005-170000- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 853 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL REDEVELOP EARLY TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER FOOTHILL AREAS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH FOR TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CJC
786 WWUS45 KGJT 162221 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 321 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE WEST ELK AND SAWATCH RANGES WILL SEE A BIT LESS SNOW WITH TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO FROM CRAIG TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WILL RECEIVE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AS WELL WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ004-010-013-170700- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 321 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND IS WILL CONTINUE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 FEET WITH DRIFTS TO 3 FEET OR MORE LIKELY. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY THROUGH MONDAY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-170700- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 321 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY THROUGH MONDAY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS THROUGH THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ002-170700- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER 321 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE PERIODICALLY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AREAS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 MPH FOR TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ005-170700- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 321 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER FOOTHILL AREAS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH FOR TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CJC
000 WWUS45 KGJT 170701 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1201 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET THAT HAS MOVED OVER THE NORTH AND CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL THAT BEGAN ON SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE ANOTHER 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE WEST ELK AND SAWATCH RANGES WHERE LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED WILL SEE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HIGHER VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO FROM CRAIG TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ004-010-013-171515- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 1201 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES BRINGING STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET WITH DRIFTS TO 3 FEET OR MORE LIKELY. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-171515- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 1201 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 TO 12 INCHES. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS THROUGH THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ002-171515- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER 1201 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE PERIODICALLY THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AREAS. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 MPH FOR TODAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ005-171515- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 1201 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER FOOTHILL AREAS. * WINDS...WEST THROUGH NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH FOR TODAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
004 WWUS45 KGJT 171139 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 439 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET THAT HAS MOVED OVER THE NORTH AND CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL THAT BEGAN ON SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 9 INCHES WILL FALL TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WEST ELK AND SAWATCH RANGES WILL SEE LESS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ002-171245- /O.CAN.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER 439 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WARM AIR HAS MOVED OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO EARLY THIS MORNING DRIVING TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING IN THE MIDDLE YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS. THEREFORE PRECIPITATION THERE HAS FALLEN IN THE FORM OF RAIN. WHILE COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE IN LATER THIS MORNING WITH SNOW AGAIN DEVELOPING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. $$ COZ004-010-013-171945- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 439 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...AT TIMES HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-171945- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 439 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS THROUGH THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ005-171945- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 439 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST THROUGH NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN THROUGH TODAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY... CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
373 WWUS45 KGJT 171532 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 832 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET THAT HAS MOVED OVER THE NORTH AND CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL THAT BEGAN ON SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 9 INCHES WILL FALL TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WEST ELK AND SAWATCH RANGES WILL SEE LESS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ004-010-013-172345- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 832 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...AT TIMES HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ006-007-011-171900- /O.NEW.KGJT.ZR.Y.0001.110117T1532Z-110117T1900Z/ GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS... MONTROSE 832 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING TOWARD NOON. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SUFFICIENT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SLEET WILL OCCUR TO MAKE PAVEMENTS EXTREMELY SLICK. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE ICY UNTIL THE AFTERNOON WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING TO ALLOW THE ICE TO MELT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ012-172345- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 832 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS THROUGH THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ005-172345- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 832 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST THROUGH NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN THROUGH TODAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY... CAUSING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
114 WWUS45 KGJT 171744 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1044 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET THAT HAS MOVED OVER THE NORTH AND CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL THAT BEGAN ON SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 9 INCHES WILL FALL TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WEST ELK AND SAWATCH RANGES WILL SEE LESS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ006-007-011-171845- /O.CAN.KGJT.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110117T1900Z/ GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS... MONTROSE 1044 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD LIGHT FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED AS THE PRECIPITATION HAS DECREASED LATE IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES AT MANY AREAS HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING. $$ COZ005-171845- /O.CAN.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 1044 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED FOR TODAY WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH ONE INCH OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE. $$ COZ004-010-013-180200- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 1044 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...AT TIMES HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-180200- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 1044 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS THROUGH THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
499 WWUS45 KGJT 180108 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 608 PM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET THAT HAS MOVED OVER THE NORTH AND CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL THAT BEGAN ON SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE WEST ELK AND SAWATCH RANGES WILL SEE LESS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ004-010-013-180915- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 608 PM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...AT TIMES HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES BY TOMORROW MORNING. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-180915- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 608 PM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS THROUGH THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
584 WWUS45 KGJT 180853 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 153 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET THAT HAS MOVED OVER THE NORTH AND CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL THAT BEGAN ON SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM CRESTED BUTTE NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE PARK...FLATTOPS AND ELK RANGES WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE WEST ELK AND SAWATCH RANGES WILL SEE LESS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ004-010-013-181300- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 153 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...AT TIMES HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY TOMORROW MORNING. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-181300- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 153 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. EXPECT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS THROUGH THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
027 WWUS45 KGJT 181147 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 447 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET THAT HAS MOVED OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE PRODUCE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS INTO THE MORNING. BY LATE THIS MORNING ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THIS MORNING SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET OR LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. COZ012-181300- /O.CAN.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 447 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS. WHILE SOME AREAS OF SNOW MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ COZ004-010-013-181600- /O.EXT.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1600Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 447 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES BY 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ALL ROADS THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL BE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. THIS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
493 WWUS45 KGJT 181601 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 901 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011 COZ004-010-013-181715- /O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T1600Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 901 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF CONSIDERABLY AND WILL END THIS MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL STILL PERSIST OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING VAIL PASS ON INTERSTATE 70. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER EXPOSED AREAS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES THROUGH THE DAY...CAUSING LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HIGHWAYS MAY STAY PARTIALLY SNOWPACKED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 15, 4:27 AM MST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 4:27 AM MST, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
427 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
FOG HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS SOME OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN
COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE MID-
MORNING HOURS. THE AIRPORT AT VERNAL HAS REPORTED VISIBILITY DOWN
TO 1/4 MILE...BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY LOCALIZED AS REPORTED
BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. OTHERWISE CLOUDS WILL
CONTINUE TO PASS OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY...WITH SOME
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...MAINLY
ALONG THE DIVIDE.
BEGINNING TONIGHT...AN ENERGETIC STREAM OF MOISTURE WILL BE CARRIED
BY STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS OVER THE WEST COAST RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE...THEN TO THE SOUTHEAST AND OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS
WILL BRING A RATHER PROLONGED PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION TO THE FORECAST
AREA...FAVORING THE NORTH...ESPECIALLY THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
WHILE A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...THE MOISTURE BEGINS TO
INCREASE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
AS THE FIRST JET STREAK PASSES OVERHEAD. HOWEVER SNOWFALL STILL
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE. THEN ON SUNDAY ANOTHER
STRONGER JET CORE WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH. AT THE SAME TIME
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN PROVIDING AMPLE FUEL FOR THE STRONG
OROGRAPHICS. SUNDAY IS JUST THE START OF AN ACTIVE 48 HOURS AS A
SERIES OF IMPULSES CONTINUE TO SWEEP OVER THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN MILD...WITH RAIN OR MIXED PHASE
PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE VALLEYS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
HAVE GONE AHEAD AND UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO WARNINGS FOR
THE PARK...GORE...ELK AND FLATTOPS RANGES. THEN ALSO HOISTED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WEST ELKS AND THE MOUNTAINS TO THE
EAST OF GUNNISON. FOR NOW WILL LET THE WATCH RIDE FOR THE UPPER AND
MIDDLE YAMPA RIVER BASIN AS THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN
TIMING AND SNOW AMOUNTS.
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN VALLEYS
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
LITTLE CHANGE NEEDED TO THE GOING FORECAST AS MODELS REMAINED
CONSISTENT IN DEPICTING A PERIOD OF PROLONGED SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PER PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...EVENT
IS LARGELY OROGRAPHIC IN NATURE AS NORTHWEST FLOWING 7H WINDS WILL BE
QUITE STRONG AND LAPSE RATES FAIRLY STABLE. HOWEVER...SOME DYNAMIC
FORCING INDICATED AS WELL...MOST NOTABLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
MONDAY NIGHT AS VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE DRIVES A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
REGION. WATCHES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO WARNINGS FOR THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND AN ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST ELK AND SAWATCH
RANGES IN ANTICIPATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH LIKELY TO RECEIVE ACCUMULATING SNOW...THOUGH
NAM AND GFS DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY ON AMOUNTS SO WILL CONTINUE THE
WATCH FOR NOW AND ALLOW LATER SHIFTS TO ANALYZE FURTHER.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE QUICKLY FADES THE LAST HALF OF NEXT WEEK AS THE
ECWMF AND GFS MODELS DIFFERED WITH A PACIFIC TROUGH DROPPING INTO THE
WEST TUESDAY NIGHT-WEDNESDAY. 12Z ECWMF CONTINUED TO DIG THE TROUGH
SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN EVENTUALLY CLOSING OFF A LOW IN THE
VICINITY OF SRN CA. 12Z GFS HELD TO ITS IDEA OF AN OPEN WAVE
SWEEPING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AT MIDWEEK. BOTH MODELS
INDICATED A PREFERENCE FOR W-NW FLOW THU-FRI...SO WILL MAINTAIN
PRECIP FCST NEAR CLIMATOLOGY FEATURING A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MTNS...FAVORING THE NORTH...UNTIL A CLEARER PICTURE DEVELOPS.
TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE IN GENERAL THROUGH THE PERIOD AS
CLOUDS AND PASSING DISTURBANCES HELP WEAKEN VALLEY INVERSIONS.
&&
.AVIATION...
LOW STRATUS AND FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE UINTA BASIN...NORTHWEST
COLORADO...THE CENTRAL VALLEYS AND THE GUNNISON BASIN DURING THE
MORNING HOURS. CLOUDS AND FOG WILL RESULT PRIMARILY IN MVFR CIGS
AND VSBY...THOUGH AREAS OF IFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MIDDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER MOUNTAIN AREAS NORTH AND
EAST OF A KASE-KEEO-KCAG LINE THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN SCATTERED
MVFR CIGS AND VSBY. AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT SPREADING INTO THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
BY SUNDAY MORNING.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY FOR
ZONES 004-010-013.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR ZONES 002-005.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY
FOR ZONE 012.
UT...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...EH
LONG TERM....NL/JAD
AVIATION.....NLHazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 5:45 AM MST, 23 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 545 AM MST FRI JAN 14 2011 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-151245- 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 FRI JAN 14 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN COLORADO TODAY...DECREASING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FLURRIES TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL AT BEST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION STARTING SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO...FROM VAIL PASS NORTH TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL ALSO FALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS IN WESTERN COLORADO AND OVER THE EASTERN UTAH MOUNTAINS...ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS GREAT. THE VALLEYS WILL WARM UP AND CAN EXPECT A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION WITH RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 4:56 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Delta, Gunnison, Moffat, Montrose, Rio Blanco, Routt | 72 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.