Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Grand Junction, CO

292 
WWUS45 KGJT 180518
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1118 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY OVER
EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN UTAH LATE
TONIGHT AND INTO WESTERN COLORADO ON SUNDAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY
WINDS IN MANY AREAS WILL PRECEDE THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. THE
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH EASTERN UTAH AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND THEN TO NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY NOON ON
SUNDAY.

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE USHERED IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...ALONG
WITH SNOWFALL AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AS HIGH AS
9000 FEET AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT BUT WILL QUICKLY FALL TO
MOUNTAIN BASES AND HIGH VALLEYS SHORTLY AFTER THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE FRONT AND WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT...THOUGH SOME LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH MONDAY.

THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET
OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. MOST OTHER WESTERN COLORADO AND
EASTERN UTAH MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOME LOWER ELEVATION AREAS IN
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO PICK UP SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THOUGH NOT QUITE AS MUCH AS THE UINTA OR SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS.

UTZ023-181330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T0600Z-120319T2100Z/
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN
1118 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE
  EASTERN UTAH MOUNTAINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED AS
  THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING BUT MAY ALSO OCCUR
  WITH CONVECTIVE SHOWERS INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS FAVORED ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES IN THE WESTERN PART OF 
  DAGGETT COUNTY. 

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 8000 TO 9000 FEET AND 
  LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 
  50 MPH...THOUGH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR 
  THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

UTZ025-028-181330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T0600Z-120320T0000Z/
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1118 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT. MODERATE TO 
  HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY 
  MORNING BUT MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH CONVECTIVE SHOWERS THROUGH 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  FAVORED ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES. 

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 8000 TO 9000 FEET AND 
  LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE TOMORROW 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 
  50 MPH...THOUGH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR 
  THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ019-181330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
1118 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
6 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY 
  MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING EXPOSURES. 
  HOWEVER...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN WITH THE FRONTAL 
  PASSAGE LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 
  THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOW RATES MAY EXCEED AN INCH PER 
  HOUR. CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MAY ALSO LEAD TO INCREASED SNOW RATES 
  INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. 

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET THEN 
  WILL BE LOWERING TO MOUNTAIN BASES BEHIND FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 
  TO 65 MPH THOUGH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR 
  THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ018-181330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T1500Z-120320T0600Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
1118 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MID MORNING ON 
  SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE 
  AREA AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. 
  SNOW RATES MAY EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MAY ALSO INFLATE 
  SNOWFALL RATES INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 T0 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. 

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE INITIALLY NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN LOWERING TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 
  TO 65 MPH AT TIMES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... THOUGH 
  SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO 
  WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ017-181330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T1800Z-120320T0600Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK
1118 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED 
  TO BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY 
  EVENING. CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MAY INFLATE SNOWFALL RATES INTO 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 T0 14 INCHES ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 
  TO 55 MPH AT TIMES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... THOUGH 
  SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO 
  WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ009-012-181330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T1800Z-120320T0600Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE
1118 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED 
  TO BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY 
  EVENING. CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MAY INFLATE SNOWFALL RATES INTO 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 T0 14 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 
  TO 55 MPH AT TIMES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... THOUGH 
  SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO 
  WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ022-023-181330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T2100Z-120319T1800Z/
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
1118 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO
NOON MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED 
  TO BEGIN AROUND MID AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO 
  PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

COZ003-010-013-181330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.120318T1800Z-120320T0600Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE
1118 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 
  MIDDAY ON SUNDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 
  TO 55 MPH AT TIMES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... THOUGH 
  SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO 
  WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ020-021-181330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.120318T2100Z-120319T1800Z/
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...
MANCOS
1118 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO
NOON MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MID 
  AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH 
  MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ014-181330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.120319T0000Z-120320T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
1118 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO
6 AM MDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 6 PM 
  ON SUNDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

466 
WWUS45 KGJT 180857
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
257 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION TODAY OVER EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND
INTO WESTERN COLORADO TODAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS IN MANY AREAS WILL
PRECEDE THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
REACH EASTERN UTAH THIS MORNING AND THEN PUSH INTO WESTERN
COLORADO BY MIDDAY AND THEN TO NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY
EARLY THIS EVENING.

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE USHERED IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...ALONG
WITH SNOWFALL AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AS HIGH AS
9000 FEET AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT BUT WILL QUICKLY FALL TO
MOUNTAIN BASES AND HIGH VALLEYS SHORTLY AFTER THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE FRONT AND WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
...THOUGH SOME LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO RECEIVE HEAVY
SNOWFALL THROUGH MONDAY.

THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET
OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. MOST OTHER WESTERN COLORADO AND
EASTERN UTAH MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOME LOWER ELEVATION AREAS IN
SOUTHWEST COLORADO ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO PICK UP SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS...THOUGH NOT QUITE AS MUCH AS THE UINTA OR SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS.

UTZ023-181800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T2100Z/
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN
257 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN UTAH
  MOUNTAINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THE COLD FRONT
  MOVES THROUGH THIS MORNING BUT MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH CONVECTIVE
  SHOWERS INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS FAVORED ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES IN THE WESTERN PART OF 
  DAGGETT COUNTY. 

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 8000 TO 9000 FEET AND 
  LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 
  50 MPH...THOUGH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR 
  THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

UTZ025-028-181800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
257 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED AS THE
  COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS MORNING BUT MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH
  CONVECTIVE SHOWERS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  FAVORED ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES. 

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 8000 TO 9000 FEET AND
  LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50
  MPH...THOUGH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR
  THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ019-181800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
257 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING
  ACROSS THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING EXPOSURES. HOWEVER...THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE THIS
  MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WHEN SNOW
  RATES MAY EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR. CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MAY ALSO
  LEAD TO INCREASED SNOW RATES INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. 

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET THEN 
  WILL BE LOWERING TO MOUNTAIN BASES BEHIND FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH
  THOUGH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND
  ALSO WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ018-181800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T1500Z-120320T0600Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
257 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING...WITH THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED AROUND MIDDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
  THROUGH. SNOW RATES MAY EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING. CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MAY ALSO INFLATE SNOWFALL RATES
  INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE INITIALLY NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN LOWERING TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH AT
  TIMES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...THOUGH SOME HIGHER
  GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO WITH THE
  FRONTAL PASSAGE.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ017-181800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T1800Z-120320T0600Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK
257 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO
  BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
  CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MAY INFLATE SNOWFALL RATES INTO MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH AT
  TIMES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... THOUGH SOME HIGHER
  GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO WITH FRONTAL
  PASSAGE.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ009-012-181800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T1800Z-120320T0600Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE
257 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO
  BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
  CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MAY INFLATE SNOWFALL RATES INTO MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 14 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH AT
  TIMES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... THOUGH SOME HIGHER
  GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO WITH FRONTAL
  PASSAGE.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ022-023-181800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T2100Z-120319T1800Z/
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
257 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO
  BEGIN AROUND MID AFTERNOON...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

COZ003-010-013-181800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.120318T1800Z-120320T0600Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE
257 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY
  ...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 
  TO 55 MPH AT TIMES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... THOUGH 
  SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO 
  WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ020-021-181800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.120318T2100Z-120319T1800Z/
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...
MANCOS
257 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MID
  AFTERNOON...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ014-181800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.120319T0000Z-120320T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
257 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 6 PM
  TODAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

901 
WWUS45 KGJT 181633
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1033 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION TODAY OVER EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND
INTO WESTERN COLORADO TODAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS IN MANY AREAS
WILL PRECEDE THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO REACH PUSH INTO WESTERN COLORADO BY MIDDAY AND THEN
TO NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE USHERED IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...ALONG
WITH SNOWFALL AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AS HIGH AS
9000 FEET AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT BUT WILL QUICKLY FALL TO
MOUNTAIN BASES AND HIGH VALLEYS SHORTLY AFTER THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE FRONT AND WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THOUGH SOME LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH MONDAY.

THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET
OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. MOST OTHER WESTERN COLORADO AND
EASTERN UTAH MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOME LOWER ELEVATION AREAS IN
SOUTHWEST COLORADO ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO PICK UP SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS...THOUGH NOT QUITE AS MUCH AS THE UINTA OR SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS.

UTZ023-190045-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T2100Z/
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN
1033 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN UTAH
  MOUNTAINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY BEHIND THE
  COLD FRONT...BUT MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH CONVECTIVE SHOWERS INTO
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS FAVORED ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES IN THE WESTERN PART OF 
  DAGGETT COUNTY. 

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 8000 FEET AND LOWER TO
  MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS TODAY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50
  MPH...THOUGH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR
  THUNDERSTORMS AND ALSO WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

UTZ025-028-190045-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1033 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TODAY
  BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BUT MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH CONVECTIVE
  SHOWERS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  FAVORED ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES. 

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 8000 FEET AND LOWER TO
  MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH... 
  THOUGH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS 
  AND ALSO WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ019-190045-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
1033 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS BEGUN IN MANY
  LOCATIONS...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN WITH THE FRONTAL
  PASSAGE TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WHEN
  SNOW RATES MAY EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR. CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MAY
  ALSO LEAD TO INCREASED SNOW RATES INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. 

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET THEN
  WILL BE LOWERING TO MOUNTAIN BASES BEHIND AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH WITH
  LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ018-190045-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
1033 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS BEGUN IN MANY
  LOCATIONS...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN WITH THE FRONTAL
  PASSAGE TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WHEN
  SNOW RATES MAY EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR. CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MAY
  ALSO LEAD TO INCREASED SNOW RATES INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. 

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE INITIALLY NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN LOWERING TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH WITH
  LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ017-190045-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T1800Z-120320T0600Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK
1033 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED 
  TO BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 
  CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MAY INFLATE SNOWFALL RATES INTO MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 8000 FEET...
  THEN WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH
  LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ009-012-190045-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T1800Z-120320T0600Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE
1033 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED 
  TO BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 
  CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MAY INFLATE SNOWFALL RATES INTO MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 14 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH LOCALLY
  STRONGER GUSTS.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ022-023-190045-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.120318T2100Z-120319T1800Z/
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
1033 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED 
  TO BEGIN AROUND MID AFTERNOON...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST 
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

COZ003-010-013-190045-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.120318T1800Z-120320T0600Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE
1033 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY
  AND...IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO
  55 MPH WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ020-021-190045-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.120318T2100Z-120319T1800Z/
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...
MANCOS
1033 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MID 
  AFTERNOON...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ014-190045-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.120319T0000Z-120320T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
1033 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 6 PM 
  TODAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE A TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

415 
WWUS45 KGJT 182114
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
314 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER HAS RETURNED TO THE REGION...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM HAS SPREAD SNOWFALL TO MOST MOUNTAIN
AREAS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY
EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...RAIN OR SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. ANY LOWER ELEVATION RAINFALL
WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT.

THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY
BEFORE PUSHING TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS
STILL EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WHERE STORM
TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE MONDAY. MOST OTHER
WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOME
LOWER ELEVATION AREAS IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
PICK UP SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THOUGH NOT QUITE AS MUCH
AS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

UTZ023-190515-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T2100Z/
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN
314 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON
  SOUTH FACING SLOPES IN THE WESTERN PART OF DAGGETT COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH...THEN WEST ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON
  ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

UTZ025-028-190515-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
314 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON
  SOUTH FACING SLOPES.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...
  THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON
  ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ019-190515-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
314 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS DECREASING LATER TONIGHT TO 10 TO 15 MPH
  WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH...THEN WEST ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON
  ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ018-190515-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
314 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH 
  WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON
  ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ017-190515-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK
314 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES MAINLY ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT
  LEVEL...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH...THEN WEST
  ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON
  ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ009-012-190515-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE
314 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 14 INCHES.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH...THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON
  ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ022-023-190515-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T1800Z/
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
314 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS
  ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

COZ003-010-013-190515-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE
314 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO 50 MPH WILL BE DECREASING TONIGHT
  TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST ON
  MONDAY AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ020-021-190515-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120319T1800Z/
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...
MANCOS
314 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
MONDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS
  ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ014-190515-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.120319T0000Z-120320T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
314 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO 45 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 30 MPH
  THIS EVENING...THEN DOWN TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS
  ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

304 
WWUS45 KGJT 190514
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER HAS RETURNED TO THE REGION...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM HAS SPREAD SNOWFALL TO MOST MOUNTAIN
AREAS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT...WHICH HAS PUSHED INTO EASTERN COLORADO. RAIN AND SNOW HAS
BEEN FALLING AT LOWER ELEVATIONS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL BE
CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AS TONIGHT PROGRESSES.

THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY
BEFORE PUSHING TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY WITH THE PRECIPITATION
BECOMING MORE SHOWERY I NATURE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS STILL
EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WHERE STORM TOTALS
OF 1 TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE MONDAY. MOST OTHER WESTERN
COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOME LOWER
ELEVATION AREAS IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO PICK UP
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THOUGH NOT QUITE AS MUCH AS THE
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

UTZ023-191315-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T2100Z/
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 
  INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS 
  ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES IN THE WESTERN PART OF DAGGETT COUNTY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH...THEN WEST ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 
  MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED 
  ON ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

UTZ025-028-191315-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON 
  SOUTH FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH... THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 15 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED 
  ON ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ019-191315-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 
  THROUGH MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS DECREASING LATER TONIGHT TO 10 TO 15 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH...THEN WEST ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 20 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED 
  ON ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ018-191315-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH 
  WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED 
  ON ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ017-191315-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES MAINLY ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT 
  LEVEL...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH...THEN 
  WEST ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 15 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED 
  ON ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ009-012-191315-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 14 INCHES.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH...THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 20 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED 
  ON ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ022-023-191315-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T1800Z/
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH 
  MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS 
  ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

COZ003-010-013-191315-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE NEAR 9000 FEET... 
  THEN WILL LOWER TO MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* WINDS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO 50 MPH WILL BE DECREASING 
  TONIGHT TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...THEN WEST TO 
  SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT 
  OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ020-021-191315-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120319T1800Z/
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...
MANCOS
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
MONDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS 
  ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ014-191315-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120320T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO 45 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 20 MPH
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND REDUCED TO 
  A 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS 
  ROADS BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

219 
WWUS45 KGJT 191050
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
450 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TODAY...

.FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT OF YESTERDAY...THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH
ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY AND TONIGHT MAINTAINING
SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND IN MANY VALLEYS. DUE TO THE
SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL SHOW
HIGH VARIABILITY BETWEEN LOCATIONS. THE TROUGH WILL BE MOVING OFF TO
OUR EAST BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BE
LESS TODAY...SWITCHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST EARLY TODAY TO NORTHWEST
BY THIS EVENING.

UTZ023-191900-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T2100Z/
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN
450 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS
  TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TODAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES IN THE
  WESTERN PART OF DAGGETT COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.
  GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON ICY AND SNOW
  PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

UTZ025-028-191900-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
450 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS
  TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES TODAY. TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON ICY AND SNOW
  PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ019-191900-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
450 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY. TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE GREATEST
  AMOUNTS ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST THIS
  AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET THIS MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON ICY AND SNOW
  PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ018-191900-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
450 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH
  THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH
  THIS EVENING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ANTICIPATED.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET
  THIS MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON ICY AND SNOW
  PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ017-191900-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK
450 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS
  EVENING MAINLY ABOVE 8000 FEET. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14
  INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED ABOVE 8000 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON ICY AND SNOW
  PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ009-012-191900-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE
450 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH
  THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES
  ANTICIPATED.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON ICY AND SNOW
  PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ022-023-191800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T1800Z/
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
450 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...UP TO 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND
  SNOW PACKED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

COZ003-010-013-191900-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE
450 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ANTICIPATED.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST THIS
  AFTERNOON AND NORTHWEST THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON ICY AND SNOW
  PACKED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ020-021-191800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120319T1800Z/
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...
MANCOS
450 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TODAY...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH NOON TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND
  SNOW PACKED IN PLACES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

COZ014-191900-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120320T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
450 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY AND PERSISTING
  INTO TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE GREATER AMOUNTS
  MAINLY OVER CERRO SUMMIT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 1O TO 15
  MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND
  SNOW PACKED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

JAD

799 
WWUS45 KGJT 191521
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
921 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TODAY...

.THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO TODAY AND TONIGHT MAINTAINING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS AND SOME VALLEYS. DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THE
SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL SHOW HIGH VARIABILITY
BETWEEN LOCATIONS. THE TROUGH WILL BE MOVING OFF TO OUR EAST BY
TOMORROW MORNING. THE GREATEST STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. 

UTZ025-028-191630-
/O.CAN.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
921 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SOME CONVECTIVE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON POSSIBLY
DROPPING ANOTHER TWO TO THREE INCHES BEFORE THE TROUGH HAS MOVED
OVERHEAD. THE CHANCE FOR WARNING AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL HAS ENDED SO
THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

UTZ023-191630-
/O.CAN.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T2100Z/
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN
921 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SOME CONVECTIVE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON POSSIBLY
DROPPING ANOTHER TWO TO THREE INCHES BEFORE THE TROUGH HAS MOVED
OVERHEAD. THE CHANCE FOR WARNING AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL HAS ENDED SO
THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

COZ009-012-017-191630-
/O.CAN.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK
921 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SOME CONVECTIVE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON POSSIBLY
DROPPING ANOTHER TWO TO THREE INCHES BEFORE THE TROUGH HAS MOVED
OVERHEAD. THE CHANCE FOR WARNING AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL HAS ENDED SO
THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

COZ003-010-013-191630-
/O.CAN.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE
921 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SOME CONVECTIVE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON POSSIBLY
DROPPING ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW BEFORE THE TROUGH
HAS MOVED OVERHEAD. THE CHANCE FOR ADVISORY AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL
HAS ENDED SO THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

COZ014-191630-
/O.CAN.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120320T1200Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON
921 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SOME CONVECTIVE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON POSSIBLY
DROPPING ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW BEFORE THE TROUGH
HAS MOVED OVERHEAD. THE CHANCE FOR ADVISORY AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL
HAS ENDED SO THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

COZ019-192330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
921 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS...THROUGH TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY. TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE GREATEST
  AMOUNTS ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST THIS 
  AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON ICY AND SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ018-192330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
921 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH
  THIS EVENING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES
  ANTICIPATED.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ABOVE 10000 
  FEET THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON ICY AND SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ022-023-191800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T1800Z/
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
921 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...UP TO 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW EXPECTED 
  THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND 
  SNOW PACKED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

COZ020-021-191800-
/O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120319T1800Z/
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...
MANCOS
921 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TODAY...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH NOON TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND 
  SNOW PACKED IN PLACES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

540 
WWUS45 KGJT 191911
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
111 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TODAY...

.THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO TODAY AND TONIGHT MAINTAINING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS AND SOME VALLEYS. DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THE
SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL SHOW HIGH VARIABILITY
BETWEEN LOCATIONS. THE TROUGH WILL BE MOVING OFF TO OUR EAST BY
TOMORROW MORNING. THE GREATEST STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

COZ019-200000-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
111 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS...THROUGH TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY. TOTAL 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE 
  GREATEST AMOUNTS ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST THIS 
  AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ABOVE 10000 FEET THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON ICY AND SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

COZ018-200315-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
111 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 
  INCHES ANTICIPATED. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ABOVE 10000 
  FEET THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON ICY AND SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

605 
WWUS45 KGJT 192350
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
550 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

.THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING ACROSS
MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THE
SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL SHOW HIGH
VARIABILITY BETWEEN LOCATIONS. THE TROUGH WILL BE MOVING OFF TO
OUR EAST BY TOMORROW MORNING.

COZ019-200100-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
550 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

CONVECTIVE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
HOWEVER...ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE.

$$

COZ018-200600-
/O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
550 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH
  THIS EVENING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES
  ANTICIPATED.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED ON ICY AND SNOW 
  PACKED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

896 
WWUS45 KGJT 200607
WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1207 AM MDT TUE MAR 20 2012


COZ018-200715-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY
1207 AM MDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE DECREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL LIKELY PERSIST THE
LONGEST IN THE UNCOMPAHGRE GORGE AREA...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDER 2 INCHES. THUS...THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WAS
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT.

$$

JAD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1145 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)

ISSUED AT 352 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

MODELS CONSISTENT IN BRINGING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PACIFIC
STORM INTO THE GRT BASIN TODAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE FLOW ALOFT
ALONG WITH TIGHTENING THE P-GRADS WHICH WILL CAUSE WINDY CONDITIONS
OVER MOST OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CURRENT
WIND ADVISORY LOOKS PRETTY GOOD AND HIGHLIGHTS WHERE WINDS WILL BE
THE STRONGEST BUT STILL FEEL OTHER LOCATIONS WILL BE NEAR OR MEET
ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...EXPANDED THE WIND ADVISORY TO INCLUDE ALL
BUT THE EASTERN MOST VALLEYS OF THE CWA. MOISTURE WILL ALSO BE
INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND LI AND LTG INDICES INDICATE THE
POSSIBILITY OF ISOLD TSTMS OVER THE SAN JUANS AND FLATTOPS. AS
REQUESTED BY THE LAND MANAGERS...A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN
EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING MAINLY BELOW 7500 FEET.
MILD TEMPS WILL ALSO PERSIST ONE MORE DAY BEFORE A DRAMATIC
CHANGE. LASTLY EXPECT A RATHER DUSTY AFTERNOON AS WINDS PICK UP
ACROSS THE REGION AND LIFT DUST IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

TONIGHT THE BAROCLINIC BAND WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND THE
NAM 12 HINTS AT EMBEDDED WEAK VORT CENTERS ALONG WITH INCREASING
MOISTURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED MOSTLY RAIN SHOWERS
BREAKING OUT ACROSS ERN UT AND THE SAN JUANS...INCREASING TO
LIKELY CATEGORY BY 12Z SUNDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AOB 10000
FEET MSL TONIGHT.

.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 352 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

MADE VERY MINOR CHANGES TO LONG-TERM FORECAST AS MODELS CONTINUE
TO REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT INCREASING CONFIDENCE LEVEL. EVERYTHING ON
TRACK FOR AN EVENTFUL END TO THE WEEKEND AS STRONG COLD FRONT AND
UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVES ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY. AHEAD OF
FRONT...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE USHERING IN
WARM...MOIST AIR KEEPING ATMOSPHERE RELATIVELY UNSTABLE. IN
ADDITION...PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE VERY TIGHT ALLOWING GUSTY
WINDS TO CONTINUE POSSIBLY REACHING HIGHER VALUES THAN SEEN TODAY.

THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE CROSS ERN UT BY NOON SUNDAY AND THE REST OF
THE CWA BY SUNDAY EVENING. AS FRONT PROGRESSES EWRD..ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED WITH MAIN THREATS BEING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...QUICK
BURST OF RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...VALLEY
LOCATIONS WILL SEE RAIN SHOWERS WITH A RAIN/SNOW MIX FOR THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. KEPT WATCHES IN PLACE TO ENABLE DAY SHIFT TO
NAIL DOWN WHEN RAIN WILL SWITCH OVER TO SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS AND
ISSUE WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES AS NEEDED. THAT BEING SAID...ERN
UINTAS AND SAN JUANS WILL SEE 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW WHEN ALL IS
SAID AND DONE WHILE ROAN/TAVAPUTS AND CENTRAL MTNS MAY SEE UP TO A
FOOT OF NEW SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE HEAVIEST SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING AS FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND SFC
FORCING SET UP.

WHILE FRONT WILL HAVE MOVED OVR CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY MONDAY
MORNING...THE UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL REMAIN OVER OUR AREA ALLOWING
SNOWSHOWERS TO CONTINUE WITH SOME ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. IN
FACT...THIS UNSETTLED PATTERN WILL PERSIST THRU TUESDAY MORNING
PROLONGING SNOWFALL AND ISOLATED SHOWERS FOR MUCH OF THE REGION.

HIGH PRESSURE STILL EXPECTED TO BUILD IN WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1145 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

DRIFTING MID TO HIGH CLOUDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL
KEEP VFR CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS THE CWA. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL
BE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE
COMMON OVER THE LOWER TERMINAL SITES WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH
IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AND 60 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THIS
WILL LEAD TO MECHANICAL TURBULENCE OVER AND IN THE LEE OF RIDGES.
SOME BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IS
POSSIBLE WITH MAY BRING SOME REDUCTION TO VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE
MTJ-GJT AND VEL TERMINAL SITES. WITH THE APPROACHING STORM
RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT AND MAY EVENTUALLY
MAKE IT TO THE SURFACE BY SUNRISE ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING FRONT. CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON THE
INCREASE WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL MOST
LIKELY BRING LOWERING CLOUD BASES WITH MFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT
TIMES THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. CLOUDS WILL ALSO BEGIN TO
OBSCURE THE MOUNTAIN TOPS AS MOISTURE AND LIFT INCREASES THROUGH
THE MORNING.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 352 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

A RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
MOST OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST UT AND WRN CO.

A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE STRENGTH OF SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
TODAY WITH CONTINUED LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MOST ELEVATIONS BELOW
7000-7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. COORDINATION
WITH LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES INDICATED THAT FUELS BELOW 7000-7500
FEET AND NOT UNDER SNOW WERE GENERALLY AVAILABLE FOR RAPID FIRE
GROWTH GIVEN THE EXPECTED LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS.

&&

.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ200-202-203-
     207-290-292.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ001-002-006>008-
     011-020-021.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR COZ009-012-017-018.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR COZ019.

UT...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR UTZ429-430-
     442>444.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR UTZ023-025-028.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR UTZ022-024-027-029.

&&

SHORT TERM...JRP
LONG TERM....15
AVIATION...15

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
558 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-181200-
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-
558 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

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

...WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
COZ001-002-006>008-011-020-021...

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
COZ200-202-203-207-290-292...

...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR COZ009-012-017-018...

...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR COZ019...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS UTAH AND COLORADO ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD
OF A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TOMORROW. AS SUCH...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MANY ZONES
ACROSS BOTH UTAH AND COLORADO. HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO BE LOW TODAY
AND WITH THE STRONG WINDS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. DUE
TO THIS...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOME CO AND UT
ZONES AS INDICATED ABOVE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT APPROACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA TOMORROW...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 AND EASTERN UINTA 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.