Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this winter storm warning at Jan 15, 2012, 1:49 PM MST for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 15, 2012, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 30 hr. 16 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, 2012, 1:49 PM MST (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 15, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2012, 12:00 AM MST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Archuleta County, CO, Delta County, CO, Dolores County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Hinsdale County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, San Juan County, CO, San Miguel County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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 16, 5:53 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 18 Nne Durango, CO | 24 HOUR OBSERVATION ... SNOW SO FAR FROM THIS STORM |
| Jan 16, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 2 Nw Cortez, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 16, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 3.3 | 5 Ene Dolores, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 16, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 3.8 | 9 Nnw Pagosa Springs, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 16, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 1 Nnw Marble, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 16, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 10 Nne Durango, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 16, 7:23 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 12 Ene Columbine Pass, CO | 0.35 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT... 24 HOUR OBSERVATION... BLOWING SNOW SW17G37MPH |
| Jan 16, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 3.8 | 1 Wsw Bayfield, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 16, 8:08 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 5 W Pagosa Springs, CO | PRESENTLY SNOWING LIGHTLY... NO WIND |
| Jan 16, 9:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Silverton, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL SO FAR WITH STORM |
| Jan 16, 9:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | Molas Pass, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL...SO FAR WITH THIS STORM. WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.45 INCHES. |
| Jan 16, 9:00 AM MST | SNOW 8.5 | Coal Bank Pass, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL...SO FAR WITH STORM. WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.7 INCHES. |
| Jan 16, 9:42 AM MST | SNOW 3.1 | 1 Wsw Cortez, CO | |
| Jan 16, 11:49 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 1 S Trimble, CO | ACCUMULATION IN THE LAST 4.5 HOURS. 7.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 12 HOURS. 5.5 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Jan 16, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 6.5 | 2 Ese Hesperus, CO | 0.61 SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT. BREAKS IN CLOUDS NOTED. |
| Jan 16, 5:45 PM MST | SNOW 7 | 1 Wnw Durango, CO | ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR. CURRENTLY NOT SNOWING. ROADS ARE WET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 2183 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
353 WWUS45 KGJT 152049 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 149 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TWO QUICK MOVING PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRST IN THIS SERIES OF STORMS WILL PUSH OUT OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND BRING INCREASING MOISTURE AND SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE REGION. SNOW DEVELOPS THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO AND LIFTS NORTHWARD WITH THE MOISTURE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...CONTINUING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING. A SECOND SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING A QUICK BURST OF SNOW MAINLY TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND ANOTHER SURGE OF COLDER AIR. DRIER WEATHER RETURNS BY TUESDAY. COZ019-160500- /O.UPG.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.120116T0100Z-120117T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0001.120116T0100Z-120117T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 149 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS 550...160 AND 145 THROUGH THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL ALL BE IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. 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. && $$ COZ012-160500- /O.UPG.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.120116T0100Z-120117T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0001.120116T0700Z-120117T0700Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 149 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST MONDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WEST ELK MOUNTAINS WEST OF CRESTED BUTTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ009-017-018-160500- /O.EXT.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.120116T0700Z-120117T0700Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 149 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST MONDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS 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. && $$ COZ004-010-013-160500- /O.EXT.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.120116T1300Z-120117T0700Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 149 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST MONDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL LOOKS TO FALL DURING THE LATE MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 9500 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...AFFECTING AVON EAST TO THE SUMMIT OF VAIL PASS...AND STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO RABBIT EARS PASS. PLAN EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AS HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ022-023-160500- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.120116T0700Z-120117T0100Z/ ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO... PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY 149 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS UNTIL MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED WHICH WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
296 WWUS45 KGJT 160442 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 942 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TWO FAST-MOVING PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRST IN THIS SERIES OF STORMS WILL PUSH OUT OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND BRING INCREASING MOISTURE AND SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE REGION. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO AND LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...CONTINUING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING. A SECOND SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING A QUICK BURST OF SNOW MAINLY TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND ANOTHER SURGE OF COLDER AIR. DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN BY TUESDAY. COZ019-161245- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 942 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS 550...160 AND 145 THROUGH THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL ALL BE IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. 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. && $$ COZ012-161245- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0001.120116T0700Z-120117T0700Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 942 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST MONDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WEST ELK MOUNTAINS WEST OF CRESTED BUTTE. 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. && $$ COZ009-017-018-161245- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.120116T0700Z-120117T0700Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 942 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST MONDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ004-010-013-161245- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.120116T1300Z-120117T0700Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 942 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST MONDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL LOOKS TO FALL DURING THE LATE MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 9500 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...AFFECTING AVON EAST TO THE SUMMIT OF VAIL PASS...AND STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO RABBIT EARS PASS. PLAN EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AS HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ COZ022-023-161245- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.120116T0700Z-120117T0100Z/ ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO... PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY 942 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS UNTIL MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED WHICH WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CUOCO
445 WWUS45 KGJT 161018 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 318 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TWO FAST-MOVING PACIFIC STORMS AFFECT MUCH OF WESTERN COLORADO TODAY AND BRING SOME MUCH NEEDED SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS. THE FIRST IN THIS SERIES OF STORMS WILL WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHWEST COLORADO DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY...LEADING TO AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE VALLEYS SOUTH OF THE SAN JUAN RANGE. THIS AREA OF ENHANCED SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID EVENING. A SECOND SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING A QUICK BURST OF SNOW TO THE NORTHERN VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AS THIS NORTHERN SYSTEM DRIVES A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA WHICH WILL BRING IN A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE NEW WEEK. COZ022-023-161830- /O.UPG.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO... PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY 318 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. MAINLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATER AFTERNOON HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED WHICH WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ COZ019-161830- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 318 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BEFORE LETTING UP IN INTENSITY BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS 550...160 AND 145 THROUGH THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL ALL BE IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-161830- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 318 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BY THE MID EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WEST ELK MOUNTAINS WEST OF CRESTED BUTTE. 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. && $$ COZ021-161830- /O.EXB.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.120116T1100Z-120117T0100Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS 318 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS MORNING...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ009-017-018-161830- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 318 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BY THE MID EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS 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. && $$ COZ004-010-013-161830- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.120116T1300Z-120117T0700Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 318 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 9500 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...AFFECTING AVON EAST TO THE SUMMIT OF VAIL PASS...AND STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO RABBIT EARS PASS. PLAN EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AS HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
908 WWUS45 KGJT 161238 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 538 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TWO FAST-MOVING PACIFIC STORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF WESTERN COLORADO TODAY AND BRING SOME MUCH NEEDED SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS. THE FIRST IN THIS SERIES OF STORMS WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHWEST COLORADO DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY LEADING TO AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO INCLUDE THE VALLEYS SOUTH OF THE SAN JUAN RANGE AND THE UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY. THIS AREA OF ENHANCED SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID EVENING. A SECOND SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING A QUICK BURST OF SNOW TO THE NORTHERN VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AS THIS NORTHERN SYSTEM DRIVES A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA WHICH WILL BRING IN A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE NEW WEEK. COZ019-162045- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 538 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BEFORE LETTING UP IN INTENSITY BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS 550...160 AND 145 THROUGH THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL ALL BE IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. 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. && $$ COZ012-162045- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 538 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BY THE MID EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WEST ELK MOUNTAINS WEST OF CRESTED BUTTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ022-023-162045- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO... PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY 538 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. MAINLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATER AFTERNOON HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED WHICH WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ COZ007-008-014-162045- /O.EXA.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA... GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 538 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BY THE MID EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 50 NEAR GUNNISON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ009-017-018-162045- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 538 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BY THE MID EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS 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. && $$ COZ004-010-013-162045- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.120116T1300Z-120117T0700Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 538 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 9500 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...AFFECTING AVON EAST TO THE SUMMIT OF VAIL PASS...AND STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO RABBIT EARS PASS. PLAN EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AS HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ021-162045- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS 538 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS MORNING... BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS 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. && $$
485 WWUS45 KGJT 162020 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 120 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 COZ019-170100- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 120 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BEFORE LETTING UP IN INTENSITY BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHWAYS 550...160 AND 145 THROUGH THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL ALL BE IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-170430- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 120 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BY THE MID EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WEST ELK MOUNTAINS WEST OF CRESTED BUTTE. 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. && $$ COZ022-023-170100- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO... PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY 120 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED WHICH WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ009-017-018-170430- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 120 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BY THE MID EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS 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. && $$ COZ004-010-013-170430- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 120 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 9500 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...AFFECTING AVON EAST TO THE SUMMIT OF VAIL PASS...AND STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO RABBIT EARS PASS. PLAN EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AS HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ021-170100- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS 120 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS 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. && $$ COZ007-008-014-170430- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA... GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 120 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BY THE MID EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 50 NEAR GUNNISON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
082 WWUS45 KGJT 170051 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 551 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 COZ019-170200- /O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 551 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 8 PM...BUT ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ COZ022-023-170200- /O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO... PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY 551 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 8 PM...BUT ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ COZ021-170200- /O.EXP.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0100Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS 551 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 8 PM...BUT ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ COZ012-170700- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 551 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WEST ELK MOUNTAINS WEST OF CRESTED BUTTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ009-017-018-170700- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 551 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY NEAR MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS 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. && $$ COZ004-010-013-170700- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 551 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 9500 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...AFFECTING AVON EAST TO THE SUMMIT OF VAIL PASS...AND STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO RABBIT EARS PASS. PLAN EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AS HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ007-008-014-170700- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA... GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 551 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 50 NEAR GUNNISON. 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. && $$ CUOCO
157 WWUS45 KGJT 170453 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 953 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 COZ007-008-014-170600- /O.CAN.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA... GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 953 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALL SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS ENDED...WITH ONLY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. $$ COZ012-170700- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 953 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WEST ELK MOUNTAINS WEST OF CRESTED BUTTE. 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. && $$ COZ009-017-018-170700- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 953 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOMING LIGHTER IN INTENSITY NEAR MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ004-010-013-170700- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 953 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ABOVE 9500 FEET. * VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED...AFFECTING AVON EAST TO THE SUMMIT OF VAIL PASS...AND STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO RABBIT EARS PASS. PLAN EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AS HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
698 WWUS45 KGJT 170700 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1200 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 COZ012-170800- /O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 1200 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE COLD FRONT HAS CROSSED THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LEAVING SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN ITS WAKE. ANY APPRECIABLE ACCUMULATION HAS ENDED SO THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ COZ009-017-018-170800- /O.EXP.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 1200 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE COLD FRONT HAS CROSSED THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LEAVING SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN ITS WAKE. ANY APPRECIABLE ACCUMULATION HAS ENDED SO THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ COZ004-010-013-170800- /O.EXP.KGJT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0700Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 1200 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE COLD FRONT HAS CROSSED THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LEAVING SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN ITS WAKE. ANY APPRECIABLE ACCUMULATION HAS ENDED SO THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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, 10:06 AM MST, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 10:06 AM MST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1006 AM MST SUN JAN 15 2012
.SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
SPLIT FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE WEST COAST WITH A PAIR OF LOWS
SITTING OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN OREGON.
THIS FLOW WILL BEGIN TO CONVERGE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND CENTRAL
ROCKIES LATER TODAY AS BOTH THESE SYSTEMS PUSH INLAND. THE NORTHERN
STREAM JET IS MUCH STRONGER THANKS TO SOME FAIRLY COLD AIR DROPPING
IN BEHIND THE TROF. THE SOUTHERN JET HAS THE TROPICAL MOISTURE
TAP WHICH WILL BE NOSING INTO OUR SOUTHERN CWA HELPING BOOST SNOW
PRODUCTION AS ENERGY FROM BOTH LOWS PROVIDE UPWARD MOTION. LOW
LEVEL DEW POINTS ALREADY RESPONDING ACROSS THE FAR DESERT SOUTHWEST
BUT THE MAIN PUSH OF MOISTURE LOOKS TO BE ARRIVING TO THE NORTHERN
BAJA REGION.
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS OUR CWA TODAY
AS THE LEFT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE SUB TROPICAL JET PUSHES INTO THE
4 CORNERS REGION. THE MOISTENING OF THE UPPER LAYERS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL SIGNAL THE BEGINNING OF A GRADUAL TOP DOWN
SATURATION PROCESS WHICH WILL HIT HIGH GEAR THIS EVENING AS
ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE INCREASES AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING PAIR OF
LOWS. MODELS ARE STILL IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE
UPCOMING DOUBLE SHOT OF SNOW...THE FIRST COMING TO THE SOUTH EARLY
THIS EVENING AND SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY
THE LATE EVENING HOURS. 295-300K THETA SURFACES CONTINUE TO SHOW
THE ADVERTISED 3 G/KG MOISTURE SURGE PUSHING INTO WESTERN COLORADO
AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON
THEN SWEEP EASTWARD AS FLOW VEERS TO THE WEST AHEAD OF THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC SYSTEM. FAVORABLE MOIST OROGRAPHIC FLOW WILL AID
SNOW PRODUCTION IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FAVORED RANGES IN
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES BEING FAVORED.
CURRENT HEADLINES LOOK ON TRACK. STILL SOME SPREAD IN MODEL
OUTPUT SNOW TOTALS SO CONFIDENCE NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO TARGET ANY
UPGRADES ATTM BUT NAM IS STILL HINTING AT SOME IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS
IN THE WEST ELKS. BOTH GFS/NAM ALSO HINTING AT A MID LEVEL FRONT
BAND AROUND 700-750MB EXTENDING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS FROM
DRO TO CEZ AS THE INDIRECT CIRCULATION OF THE UPPER JET MOVES
OVERHEAD. BUFKIT PROFILES SHOW SATURATED PROFILE CAPABLE OF AT
LEAST MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THE BULK OF THE MORNING HOURS SO HAVE
DECIDED TO ADD ZONES 22/23 TO THE ADVISORIES.
THE FOCUS FOR SNOW WILL SHIFT TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY AS FLOW BECOMES MORE
WESTERLY. THE UPPER TROF WILL BE PUSHING INTO CENTRAL UTAH
INCREASING THE LARGE SCALE ASCENT OVER WESTERN COLORADO...FOLLOWED
BY INCREASING LAPSE RATES AS H5 TEMPERATURES NEAR -30C MOVE
OVERHEAD. THOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE DECREASING THE ADDED CONVECTIVE
NATURE TO THE SNOW AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE FROM THE COLD FRONT
PASSAGE WILL BE ENOUGH TO BRING MODERATE SNOW TO THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN ZONES. THE
NORTHERN VALLEYS LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AT THE
MOMENT BUT WILL HAVE SOME GUSTIER WINDS FROM THE CAA BEHIND THE
FRONT AND UPCOMING SHIFTS CAN RE-EVALUATE THE THREAT AND NEED FOR
ADDITIONAL HEADLINES.
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
BIG CHANGES ON THE HORIZON AS LATEST STORM MOVES ACROSS THE PLAINS
AND COLD AIR PLUNGES DOWN FROM THE NORTH. STRONG COLD AIR
ADVECTION WILL KEEP HIGH TEMPS MUCH COLDER THAN PREVIOUSLY SEEN SO
FAR THIS SEASON. BY WEDNESDAY THOUGH...H7 WINDS BECOME MORE W TO
SWRLY ALLOWING TEMPS TO SLOWLY WARMUP THROUGH THE PERIOD.
AS FAR AS THE CHANGES MENTIONED...GFS 5-WAVE INDICATES SOMEWHAT
ZONAL FLOW OVER WRN US EVOLVING INTO A LONG WAVE TROF THRU LONG
TERM AND BEYOND. THE TROF WILL CAUSE MANY IMPULSES...SOME WEAK
SOME STRONG...TO MOVE OVER PAC NW AND EVENTUALLY MOVE OVER OUR
CWA. THE GFS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT OVER LAST FEW DAYS WITH THIS SO
CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO GROW WITH EACH MODEL SOLN. THE FIRST OF
SEVERAL IMPULSES WILL PUSH THROUGH WED EVENING WITH NOT MUCH
RESPITE THRU SATURDAY AS THESE IMPULSES KEEP MOVING OVER THE
REGION. NOT MUCH CHANGE WITH LATEST RUNS EITHER SO A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WX ESPECIALLY FOR NRN...AND TO A LESSER
EXTENT...CENT MTNS IS EXPECTED. IN FACT...EXPECT BKN TO OVC SKIES
WED THRU SATURDAY FOR MOST AREAS WITH OFF AND ON SNOWFALL FOR
MAINLY THE NRN AND CENT MTNS. AT THIS POINT...TOO EARLY TO REALLY
NAIL DOWN ANY SPECIFICS BUT AFTER ALL IS SAID AND
DONE...POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR SOME DECENT SNOW AMTS FOR HIGHER
TERRAIN.
TEMPS THRU THE PERIOD WILL INCREASE DAY BY DAY REACHING 5 TO 10
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY THE END OF THE WEEK. SUFFICE TO SAY...A BUSY
WEEK OF WEATHER COMING UP AFTER A RELATIVELY CALM START TO THE
WINTER SEASON.
&&
.AVIATION /FOR 18Z TAF ISSUANCE/...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE
DEEPER MOISTURE ARRIVES THIS EVENING...LOWERING CIGS AND BRINGING
IN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE
HIGH COUNTRY AFTER 06Z WITH KPSO...KDRO AND KTEX SEEING MVFR AND
POSSIBLY IFR CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW CIGS AND VIS IN HEAVIER SNOW
SHOWERS. DETERIORATING CONDITIONS SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AROUND 12Z MONDAY MORNING. MTN TOPS WILL BECOME
OBSCURED OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST
MONDAY FOR ZONES 009-012-017>019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST MONDAY
FOR ZONES 004-010-013-022-023.
UT...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...15
LONG TERM....TGR
AVIATION.....JDCHazardous weather outlook, Jan 15, 5:50 AM MST, 7 hours 59 minutes before
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
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.