Wind Advisory 7, NWS Grand Junction, CO

274 
WWUS75 KGJT 170453
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1053 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

.A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND SATURDAY AND WILL CAUSE GUSTY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF IT ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN INTO
WESTERN COLORADO. DAYTIME MIXING AND A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN THE STRONGER WINDS BEING REALIZED AT THE
SURFACE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED FROM SOUTHEAST UTAH TO NORTHWEST COLORADO.

COZ001-002-UTZ022-027-029-171300-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.120317T1900Z-120318T0200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS
1053 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND SUNSET. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 
  45 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT 
  TIMES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG 
  WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

CUOCO

824 
WWUS75 KGJT 170822
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
222 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND WILL CAUSE GUSTY SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF IT ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO
WESTERN COLORADO. DAYTIME MIXING AND A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN THE STRONGER WINDS BEING REALIZED AT THE
SURFACE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED FROM SOUTHEAST UTAH TO NORTHWEST COLORADO.

COZ006>008-011-020-021-UTZ024-171630-
/O.EXA.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.120317T1900Z-120318T0200Z/
GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...
RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...
CARBONDALE...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...
NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...VERNAL...JENSEN...
BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT
222 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND SUNSET.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 
  45 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT 
  TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG 
  WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

COZ001-002-UTZ022-027-029-171630-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.120317T1900Z-120318T0200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS
222 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND SUNSET.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 
  45 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT 
  TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG 
  WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

389 
WWUS75 KGJT 171622
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1022 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING INLAND TODAY AND WILL HELP PRODUCE GUSTY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF IT ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN INTO
WESTERN COLORADO. DAYTIME MIXING AND A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN THE STRONGER WINDS BEING REALIZED AT THE
SURFACE DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND
SUNSET. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN NEAR SUNRISE
ON SUNDAY AS THE SURFACE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM
APPROACHES...THEN PASSES THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO. ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SUNDAY...AND THIS PRODUCT
WILL BE UPDATED OR RE-ISSUED AS NECESSARY.

COZ001-002-006>008-011-020-021-UTZ022-024-027-029-180200-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.120317T1900Z-120318T0200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-
DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT...
PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...
CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA...
CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...
VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT...MOAB...
CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
1022 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
  TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND
  SUNSET.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45
  MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT 
  TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG 
  WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

519 
WWUS75 KGJT 172126
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
326 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

.A PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TREK TOWARD EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO OVERNIGHT. THIS MAY KEEP SOME LOWER ELEVATIONS ON
THE BREEZY TO WINDY SIDE OVERNIGHT...BUT THE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD ABATE AROUND SUNSET. STRONG WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO RE-DEVELOP AGAIN NEAR SUNRISE TOMORROW AS A
SURFACE FRONT APPROACHES...THEN PASSES THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO

THE VALLEY AREAS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO WESTWARD
TO THE CANYON AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL UTAH WILL SEE WINDS INCREASE
TO 20 TO 35 MPH AROUND SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE MORE SOUTHERLY...SWITCHING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND WEST BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS
SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE...BUT MAY APPROACH
55 MPH WITH PASSING SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. 

COZ006-011-UTZ027-180530-
/O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/
GRAND VALLEY-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...
CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS
326 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING THEN AGAIN
FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY.

* TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH BE ON THE DECREASE AROUND SUNSET...THEN REDEVELOP NEAR
  SUNRISE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT
  TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS MAY ALSO REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO A FEW MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ON SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR
  VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS
  WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THIS EVENING.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

COZ001-002-180530-
/O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T1500Z-120320T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER
326 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM THIS EVENING THEN AGAIN
FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS
  AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE MID
  MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT
  TIMES THIS EVENING. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX MAY BRING LOWERED
  VISIBILITIES TO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG 
  WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

COZ007-008-020-021-UTZ022-024-029-180200-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/
DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...
GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GATEWAY...NUCLA...
CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...
VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT
326 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE 
  TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 
  SUNSET. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT 
  TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG 
  WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

642 
WWUS75 KGJT 172135
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
335 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

.A PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TREK TOWARD EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO OVERNIGHT. THIS MAY KEEP SOME LOWER ELEVATIONS
ON THE BREEZY TO WINDY SIDE OVERNIGHT...BUT THE WIND GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD ABATE AROUND SUNSET. STRONG
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RE-DEVELOP AGAIN NEAR SUNRISE TOMORROW AS A
SURFACE FRONT APPROACHES...THEN PASSES THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO

THE VALLEY AREAS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO WESTWARD
TO THE CANYON AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL UTAH WILL SEE WINDS INCREASE
TO 20 TO 35 MPH AROUND SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.
WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE MORE SOUTHERLY...SWITCHING TO
THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
GUSTS SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE...BUT MAY
APPROACH 55 MPH WITH PASSING SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.

COZ006-011-UTZ027-180545-
/O.EXT.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T1200Z-120319T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/
GRAND VALLEY-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...
CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS
335 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 45 MPH BE ON THE DECREASE AROUND SUNSET...THEN REDEVELOP 
  NEAR SUNRISE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT 
  TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS MAY ALSO 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ON SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG 
  WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

RE-ISSUED FOR CORRECT ENDING TIME ON SUNDAY EVENING

&&

$$

COZ001-002-180545-
/O.EXT.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T1500Z-120319T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER
335 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS 
  AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE 
  MID MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT 
  TIMES THIS EVENING. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX MAY BRING LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES TO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG 
  WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

RE-ISSUED FOR CORRECT ENDING TIME ON SUNDAY EVENING

$$

COZ007-008-020-021-UTZ022-024-029-180200-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/
DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...
GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GATEWAY...NUCLA...
CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...
VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT
335 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE 
  TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 
  SUNSET. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT 
  TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG 
  WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

RE-ISSUED FOR CORRECT ENDING TIME ON SUNDAY EVENING

$$

855 
WWUS75 KGJT 180150
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
750 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

COZ006-011-UTZ027-181000-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T1200Z-120319T0000Z/
GRAND VALLEY-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...
CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS
750 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THE
  WIND ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM
  MDT. 

  ON SUNDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH WILL REDEVELOP NEAR SUNRISE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
  FROM THE WEST.

* WINDS...SUNDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR
  SHOWERS.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT
  TIMES. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A
  FEW MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ON SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR
  VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS
  WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

COZ001-002-181000-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T1500Z-120319T0000Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER
750 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THE
  WIND ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM
  MDT. 

  ON SUNDAY...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
  DURING THE MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUNDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
  45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT
  TIMES. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX MAY BRING LOWERED VISIBILITIES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG 
  WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

COZ007-008-020-021-UTZ022-024-029-180300-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/
DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...
GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GATEWAY...NUCLA...
CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...
VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT
750 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THUS THE WIND
ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT.

$$

CUOCO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1108 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 359 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

LITTLE CHANGE IS SEEN THIS MORNING IN THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC
PATTERN WITH A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST WHICH IS
PROVIDING A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER OUR REGION. OTHERWISE
EARLY THIS MORNING...BANDS OF CLOUDS CAN BEEN SEEN ON THE IR IMAGERY
OVER NV AND WRN UT. THESE BANDS HAVE BEEN THINNING AND DISSIPATING
SOME AS THEY WORK EASTWARD INTO OUR CWA AND EXPECT NO DIFFERENCE
TODAY. SO WE WILL SEE ANOTHER UNUSUALLY WARM DAY WITH VARIABLE
AMOUNTS OF MID AND HIGH CLOUDS. WINDS ALOFT STILL IN THE LIGHT TO
MODERATE CATEGORY WITH THE STRONGEST H7 WINDS (UP TO 30KTS) OVER
THE NW PLATEAU COUNTRY. WITH THE STRONG HEATING AND RESULTING HIGH
MIXING HEIGHTS SURFACE WINDS HAVE BEEN A BIT BREEZY AT TIMES
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE A BIT TONIGHT AS P-GRADS BEGIN TO
TIGHTEN IN RESPONSE TO WEST COAST TROF BEGINNING TO SHIFT EWRD.
THIS LIKELY TO KEEP THE ATMS MIXED A LITTLE LONGER AND POSTPONE
THE DECOUPLING PROCESS. IN COMBINATION WITH WARM ADVECTION EXPECT
OVERNIGHT LOWS TO BE PRETTY MILD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 359 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

VERY ACTIVE WX IN STORE OVER LONG-TERM AS A DEEP AMPLIFYING TROF
COMES ASHORE SATURDAY.  THIS DEEPENING TROF IS IN RESPONSE TO A
STRONG JET THAT WILL DIG DOWN FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA PROVIDING
AMPLE SUPPORT FOR A STRONG COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE.  BEFORE THE
SYSTEM MOVES INTO CWA THOUGH...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE
THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY CAUSING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH SOME HIGHER TERRAIN SEEING WIND GUSTS
OVER 60 MPH.  ANTICIPATE SOME BLOWING DUST SATURDAY ACROSS ERN
UT/WRN WITH SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE.  ALSO EXPECT
CLOUDS TO BE ON THE INCREASE FROM W TO E SATURDAY BUT ONLY SOME
MID-HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS EXPECTED.

BY SUNDAY MORNING...JET CONTINUES TO DIG DOWN LARGE AMPLITUDE TROF
AS IT SLOWLY BECOMES NEGATIVELY TILTED.  WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF
THE SW ALLOWING PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO BE TRANSPORTED OFF THE PAC
OCEAN AS INDICATED BY MOISTURE TRANSPORT VECTORS.  EXAMINATION OF H7
AND H5 TEMPS ALSO INDICATES SOME CAA ALOFT WHILE SFC WAA CONTINUES
INDICATING DECENT DIFFERENTIAL ADVECTION WHILE CREATING ATMOSPHERIC
INSTABILITY. SKEW-T AND CROSS-SECTIONS ALSO SHOULD MID LEVEL LAPSE
RATES ON THE ORDER OF 9 TO 10 C/KM SO GOOD ALIGNMENT THERE. WITH
ALL THIS INSTABILITY PRESENT...EXPECT SOME THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AS
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND COLLIDES WITH THIS UNSTABLE AIR MASS.
QG SFC PRESSURE TENDENCY CLEARLY SHOWS FROPA FOR ERN UT BY NOON
SUNDAY...THE GRAND VALLEY BY MID-AFTN AND THE ROCKIES BY EARLY
EVENING.

AS ONE WOULD EXPECT...SNOW LEVELS AHEAD OF FRONT WILL BE HIGH BUT
ONCE COLD FRONT MOVES THRU THEY SHOULD DROP QUICKLY.  LEVELS SUNDAY
MORNING WILL BE APPROX 8.5 TO 9K FT BUT WILL DROP TO MTN BASES BY
SUNDAY NIGHT.  MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT PRODUCING NEARLY 20
INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE SAN JUANS AND LESSER AMOUNTS (6 TO 12 INCHES)
FOR THE REMAINING MOUNTAINS IN THE CWA. CAVEAT TO THAT IS NRN MTNS
THAT LOOKS TO MISS OUT ON MOST OF THE SNOW WITH ONLY A FEW INCHES
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. UNSETTLED WX CONTINUES THRU MONDAY NIGHT AS
UPPER LEVEL TROF SLOWLY MOVES THRU WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAINS. BY TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN FORCING NEXT SYSTEM MOVING INTO PAC NW TO OUR N THOUGH IT WILL
TILT HIGH PRESSURE TO ITS SIDE.

TEMPS WILL BE CONSIDERABLY COOLER SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE
SUNNY SKIES MAKE A RETURN WEDNESDAY AS TEMPS GRADUALLY WARM DAY BY
DAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1108 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

VFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

THE MAIN AVIATION CHALLENGE WILL BE GUSTY SURFACE WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNSET...AFTER WHICH THE ATMOSPHERE DECOUPLES AS
VALLEY INVERSIONS BEGIN TO FORM. OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...THE
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN STRENGTHENING ALOFT TONIGHT. A WIND
SPEED SHEAR LAYER IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING AGOVE RIDGETOPS FOR
MOUNTAIN AIPORTS...AS AIRCRAFT LIFT OUT OF THE PROTECTED VALLEYS.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...MC
LONG TERM....TGR
AVIATION...JAD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
628 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-171230-
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
628 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
THAT WILL MOVE THE REGION ON SUNDAY. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND
JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. ONCE THE FRONT HAS PASSED...SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS WHILE THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND PLATEAUS ACROSS THE AREA
WILL SEE BETWEEN 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

LINGERING SNOWSHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN BRINGING SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.