Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 21, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this winter storm warning at Oct 5, 2011, 5:34 AM MDT for 4 counties in Utah; 17 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 6, 2011, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 20 hr. 2 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
- Oct 5, 2011, 5:34 AM MDT (11:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 6, 2011, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2011, 8:16 PM MDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
All 21 counties
Archuleta County, CO, Delta County, CO, Dolores County, CO, Eagle County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Hinsdale County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Ouray County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, San Juan County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, Daggett County, UT, Grand County, UT, San Juan County, UT, Uintah County, UT
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 11:00 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | Skyway, CO | 6 INCHES AT THE RADAR GARAGE AT SKYWAY... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING |
| Oct 6, 2:28 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | Douglas Pass, CO | 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ICY SPOTS ON TOP. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 1215 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
544 WWUS45 KGJT 051134 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 534 AM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAN JUAN AND WEST ELK MOUNTAINS IN WESTERN COLORADO...AND THE EASTERN UINTA AND LA SAL/ABAJO MOUNTAINS IN UTAH...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. INITIALLY THE SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 10000 FEET...BUT AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER QUICKLY TO NEAR MOUNTAIN BASES BY THURSDAY EVENING. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET...HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WHERE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. WHEN THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES...A SUDDEN BURST OF HEAVY WET SNOW FOR TWO TO SIX HOURS MAY OCCUR WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SUCH AS HIKERS AND HUNTERS SHOULD MAKE PLANS FOR DRAMATIC WEATHER CHANGES ON THURSDAY. RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES TO AROUND FREEZING COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW AND BLUSTERY WINDS ARE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR HYPOTHERMIA. MOTORISTS DRIVING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FAST CHANGES WITH RAIN CHANGING OVER TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. HEAVY SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE SLUSHY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. TRAVELING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BECOME CHALLENGING IF ONE IS NOT PREPARED FOR THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. VISIT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. COZ012-018-019-UTZ023-028-051945- /O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0017.111006T0600Z-111007T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0021.111006T0600Z-111007T1200Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS... MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 534 AM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL FLUCTUATE INITIALLY BE NEAR 10000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...BUT WILL RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET. 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. && $$ COZ004-009-010-013-051945- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.A.0017.111006T0600Z-111007T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...SKYWAY...ASPEN... VAIL...SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 534 AM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE AROUND 10000 LATE TONIGHT...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CUOCO
5 follow-up statements
153 WWUS45 KGJT 051945 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 145 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 FEET... A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO... BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH...AND THEN FOR THE OTHER MOUNTAIN AREAS BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. INITIALLY THE SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 10000 FEET...BUT AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER QUICKLY TO NEAR MOUNTAIN BASES BY THURSDAY EVENING. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WHERE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. WHEN THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES...A SUDDEN BURST OF HEAVY WET SNOW FOR TWO TO SIX HOURS MAY OCCUR WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SUCH AS HIKERS AND HUNTERS SHOULD MAKE PLANS FOR DRAMATIC WEATHER CHANGES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES TO AROUND FREEZING COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW AND BLUSTERY WINDS ARE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. MOTORISTS DRIVING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FAST CHANGES WITH RAIN CHANGING OVER TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. HEAVY SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE SLUSHY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH SNOWPACKED ROADS ABOVE THE 10000 FOOT LEVEL. TRAVELING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AT BEST IF ONE IS NOT PREPARED FOR THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. VISIT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. COZ009-013-060345- /O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0017.111006T0600Z-111007T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KGJT.WS.W.0021.111006T1200Z-111007T1200Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 145 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON SOUTHERN AND WESTERN EXPOSURES. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE AROUND 10000 LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAINS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-060345- /O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0017.111006T0600Z-111007T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KGJT.WS.W.0021.111006T1200Z-111007T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS 145 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 40. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE AROUND 10000 LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-018-019-UTZ023-028-060345- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.111006T0600Z-111007T1200Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS... MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 145 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL FLUCTUATE INITIALLY BE NEAR 10000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...BUT WILL RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ010-060345- /O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0017.111006T0600Z-111007T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.111006T1200Z-111007T1200Z/ GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS 145 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE AROUND 10000 LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ003-017-UTZ025-060345- /O.NEW.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.111006T1800Z-111007T1200Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK 145 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE LOWERING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING DOWN TO ABOUT THE 7000 FOOT LEVEL. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
097 WWUS45 KGJT 060135 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 735 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 FEET... A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO... BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH...AND THEN FOR THE OTHER MOUNTAIN AREAS BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. INITIALLY THE SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 10000 FEET...BUT AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER QUICKLY TO NEAR MOUNTAIN BASES BY THURSDAY EVENING. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL START LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WHERE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. WHEN THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES...A SUDDEN BURST OF HEAVY WET SNOW FOR TWO TO SIX HOURS MAY OCCUR WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SUCH AS HIKERS AND HUNTERS SHOULD MAKE PLANS FOR DRAMATIC WEATHER CHANGES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES TO AROUND FREEZING COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW AND BLUSTERY WINDS ARE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. MOTORISTS DRIVING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FAST CHANGES WITH RAIN CHANGING OVER TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. HEAVY SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE SLUSHY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH SNOWPACKED ROADS ABOVE THE 10000 FOOT LEVEL. TRAVELING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AT BEST IF ONE IS NOT PREPARED FOR THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. VISIT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. COZ012-018-019-UTZ023-028-060945- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.111006T0600Z-111007T1200Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS... MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 735 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL FLUCTUATE INITIALLY WITH ELEVATIONS AROUND 10000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...BUT WILL RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARRIVE AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ009-013-060945- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.111006T1200Z-111007T1200Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 735 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON SOUTHERN AND WESTERN EXPOSURES. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE AROUND 10000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAINS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARRIVE AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-060945- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.111006T1200Z-111007T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS 735 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 40. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE AROUND 10000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARRIVE AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ010-060945- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.111006T1200Z-111007T1200Z/ GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS 735 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE AROUND 10000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ003-017-UTZ025-060945- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.111006T1800Z-111007T1200Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK 735 PM MDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE LOWERING TO AROUND 7000 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
524 WWUS45 KGJT 060937 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 337 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE AFFECTING WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH TODAY WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 FEET... A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO... THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN TODAY. INITIALLY THE SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 10000 FEET...BUT AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER QUICKLY TO NEAR MOUNTAIN BASES BY THIS EVENING. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WHERE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. WHEN THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES...A SUDDEN BURST OF HEAVY WET SNOW FOR TWO TO SIX HOURS MAY OCCUR WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SUCH AS HIKERS AND HUNTERS SHOULD MAKE PLANS FOR DRAMATIC WEATHER CHANGES TODAY. RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES TO AROUND FREEZING COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW AND BLUSTERY WINDS ARE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. MOTORISTS DRIVING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FAST CHANGES WITH RAIN CHANGING OVER TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. HEAVY SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE SLUSHY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH SNOWPACKED ROADS ABOVE THE 10000 FOOT LEVEL. TRAVELING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AT BEST IF ONE IS NOT PREPARED FOR THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. VISIT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. COZ012-018-019-UTZ023-028-061745- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111007T1200Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS... MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 337 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL FLUCTUATE INITIALLY WITH ELEVATIONS AROUND 10000 FEET THIS MORNING...BUT WILL RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARRIVE AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ009-013-061745- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.111006T1200Z-111007T1200Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 337 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON SOUTHERN AND WESTERN EXPOSURES. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE AROUND 10000 FEET THIS MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAINS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARRIVE AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-061745- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.111006T1200Z-111007T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS 337 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 40. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE AROUND 10000 FEET THIS MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARRIVE AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ010-061745- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.111006T1200Z-111007T1200Z/ GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS 337 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE AROUND 10000 FEET THIS MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ003-017-UTZ025-061745- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.111006T1800Z-111007T1200Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK 337 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE LOWERING TO AROUND 7000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CUOCO
477 WWUS45 KGJT 061823 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1223 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE AFFECTING WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH TODAY WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 FEET... A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO... THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS...WITH THE SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY LOWERING THROUGH THIS EVENING. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SUCH AS HIKERS AND HUNTERS SHOULD MAKE PLANS FOR DRAMATIC WEATHER CHANGES TODAY. RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES TO AROUND FREEZING COMBINED WITH HEAVY WET SNOW AND BLUSTERY WINDS ARE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. MOTORISTS DRIVING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVELING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AT BEST FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THIS FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. VISIT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. COZ012-018-019-UTZ023-028-070230- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111007T1200Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS... MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 1223 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE LOWERING TO ALL MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ COZ009-013-070230- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111007T1200Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 1223 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON SOUTHERN AND WESTERN EXPOSURES. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE LOWERING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAINS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-070230- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111007T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS 1223 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 40. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE LOWERING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CHALLENGING AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ010-070230- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111007T1200Z/ GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS 1223 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. BETWEEN 7000 TO 9000 FEET...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE LOWERING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ003-017-UTZ025-070230- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111007T1200Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK 1223 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL. * SNOW LEVEL...WILL BE LOWERING TO AROUND 7000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...RIDGES...AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH LOWER VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
742 WWUS45 KGJT 070216 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 816 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 COZ004-009-012-013-018-019-UTZ023-028-070330- /O.CAN.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111007T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...SKYWAY... CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE... OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS... MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 816 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA AND ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UNDER 2 INCHES. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ003-010-017-UTZ025-070330- /O.CAN.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111007T1200Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS... RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK 816 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING...WITH ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 1:45 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Grand, Uintah | 31 hr |
| Oct 5, 8:33 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Mesa | 87 min |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in Utah, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
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.