Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this winter storm warning at Apr 13, 2012, 2:58 AM MDT for 18 counties in Colorado; 4 counties in Utah. It took effect at Apr 14, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 54 hr. 16 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2012, 2:58 AM MDT (08:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 54 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
All 22 counties
Archuleta County, CO, Delta County, CO, Dolores County, CO, Eagle County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Hinsdale County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Ouray County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, San Juan County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, Daggett County, UT, Grand County, UT, San Juan County, UT, Uintah County, UT
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 10:49 AM MDT | SNOW 4.5 | Red Mountain Pass, CO | 24HR SNOWFALL... DRIFTS UPTO 1 FOOT DEEP. |
| Apr 14, 2:00 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | Silverton, CO | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Apr 14, 7:15 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | 3 Sw Hog Park Reservoir, CO | WHISKEY PARK SNOWTEL ELEVATION 8950 FEET. 10 TO 1 SNOW RATIO WITH .2 SWE. |
| Apr 15, 6:00 AM MDT | SNOW 8.3 | Snowmass, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL AT SNOWMASS SKI AREA...48 HOUR TOTAL 9.5 INCHES |
| Apr 15, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 3.1 | 1 E Mesa, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL...WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.22 INCHES |
| Apr 15, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4.8 | 1 Wnw Vail, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL...WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.40 INCHES |
| Apr 15, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | 6 N Crested Butte, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL...WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.40 INCHES |
| Apr 15, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | Gothic, CO | 24 HR SNOWFALL |
| Apr 15, 7:39 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 4 Nne Cedaredge, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
| Apr 15, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 5.5 | Collbran, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL...WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.51 INCHES |
| Apr 15, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 8 | Black Cyn Vis Cntr, CO | 24 HR SNOWFALL |
| Apr 15, 10:03 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Monument (Highway 550), CO | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Apr 15, 10:03 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Monument (Highway 550), CO | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Apr 15, 10:03 AM MDT | SNOW 7.5 | Coal Bank Pass, CO | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Apr 15, 10:03 AM MDT | SNOW 9 | Molas Pass, CO | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Apr 15, 10:03 AM MDT | SNOW 10.5 | Red Mountain Pass, CO | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 51 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1051 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
072 WWUS45 KGJT 130858 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 258 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO... .A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WORK INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THEN DEEPEN AS IT DIGS TO NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS ON SATURDAY. DEEP MOISTURE IN SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL STREAM OVER THE REGION. WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW AVERAGE...SNOW MAY FALL AS LOW AS 5000 FEET. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ABOVE 7000 FEET FAVORING THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO ON SUNDAY. MOISTURE WILL STILL WRAP AROUND THE LOW SHIFTING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. LATE DAY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL. COZ003-009-012-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-132130- /O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0007.120414T0600Z-120416T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0009.120414T0600Z-120416T0600Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE... TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 258 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW FALLING FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION... 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING TO MOUNTAINS BASES TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. * VISIBILITY...UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-132130- /O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0007.120414T1800Z-120416T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0009.120414T1800Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 258 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF OVER TWO FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTH ON SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COLTON
12 follow-up statements
759 WWUS45 KGJT 132010 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 210 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND... .A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS WORKED INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS IT DIGS TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TOMORROW. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL ALLOW MOISTURE TO STREAM INTO THE AREA. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE FOUR CORNERS SUNDAY AND TRAVEL NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS COLORADO ON SUNDAY. AS THIS OCCURS...MOISTURE WILL WRAP AROUND THE LOW SHIFTING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. COZ003-009-012-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-140415- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.120414T0600Z-120416T0600Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE... TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 210 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW FALLING TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION... 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...9000 FEET LOWERING TO 7000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-140415- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.120414T1800Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 210 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTH ON SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
738 WWUS45 KGJT 132150 CCA WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 335 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 CORRECTED WORDING IN THE OVERVIEW SECTION ...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THIS WEEKEND... .A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS IT DIGS TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A MOIST UNSTABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS COLORADO SATURDAY NIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS...MOISTURE WILL WRAP AROUND THE LOW AND SHIFT THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. A SECOND DISTURBANCE FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL KEEP SNOWFALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. COZ003-009-012-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-140600- /O.COR.KGJT.WS.W.0009.120414T0600Z-120416T0600Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE... TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 335 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW FALLING TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION... 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...9000 FEET LOWERING TO 7000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-140600- /O.COR.KGJT.WS.W.0009.120414T1800Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 335 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTH ON SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
039 WWUS45 KGJT 132200 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 400 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 CORRECTED WORDING IN THE OVERVIEW SECTION ...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THIS WEEKEND... .A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS IT DIGS TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A MOIST UNSTABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS COLORADO SATURDAY NIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS...MOISTURE WILL WRAP AROUND THE LOW AND SHIFT THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. A SECOND DISTURBANCE FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL KEEP SNOWFALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. COZ003-009-012-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-140600- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.120414T0600Z-120416T0600Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE... TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 400 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW FALLING TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION... 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...9000 FEET LOWERING TO 7000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-140600- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.120414T1800Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 400 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTH ON SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
763 WWUS45 KGJT 140531 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1131 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 CORRECTED WORDING IN THE OVERVIEW SECTION ...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THIS WEEKEND... .A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS IT DIGS TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A MOIST UNSTABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS COLORADO SATURDAY NIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS...MOISTURE WILL WRAP AROUND THE LOW AND SHIFT THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. A SECOND DISTURBANCE FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL KEEP SNOWFALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. COZ003-009-012-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-141345- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.120414T0600Z-120416T0600Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE... TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 1131 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW FALLING TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION... 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...9000 FEET LOWERING TO 7000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-141345- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.120414T1800Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 1131 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTH ON SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
007 WWUS45 KGJT 141008 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 408 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THIS WEEKEND... .A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BE MOVING EAST TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY. DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW OUT AHEAD THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE REGION TODAY. THESE MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. A SECOND WEAKER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM LATE SUNDAY...KEEPING SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. COZ003-009-012-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-142130- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0600Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE... TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 408 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW FALLING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING TO 7000 FEET BY TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-142130- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.120414T1800Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 408 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTH ON SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
923 WWUS45 KGJT 141938 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 138 PM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS REACHED JUST WEST OF THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL START TURNING NORTHEASTWARD AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. FLOW REMAINS FROM THE SOUTHWEST ALLOWING PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO CONTINUE STREAMING INTO THE AREA. MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS HAVE BROUGHT WIDESPREAD SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS TO MANY LOCALES WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ALSO PRESENT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW. A SECOND WEAKER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BY SUNDAY EVENING KEEPING SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. COZ003-009-012-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-150600- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0600Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE... TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 138 PM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW FALLING THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING TO 7000 FEET BY TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-150600- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 138 PM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTH ON SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
424 WWUS45 KGJT 150543 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1143 PM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL LIFT NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. DEEP MOISTURE ROTATING AROUND TO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A SECOND WEAKER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BY SUNDAY EVENING KEEPING SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. COZ003-009-012-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-151345- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0600Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE... TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 1143 PM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-151345- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 1143 PM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
304 WWUS45 KGJT 150923 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 323 AM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL LIFT NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY. DEEP MOISTURE ROTATING AROUND TO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A SECOND WEAKER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT KEEPING SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. COZ003-009-012-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-152130- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0600Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE... TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 323 AM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-152130- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 323 AM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES TODAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
360 WWUS45 KGJT 151428 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 828 AM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .THE STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT CAUSED WIDESPREAD SNOW AND RAIN YESTERDAY IS NOW EXITING COLORADO AND ENTERING WESTERN NEBRASKA. HOWEVER...MOISTURE ROTATING AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A SECOND WEAKER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT KEEPING SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. UTZ023-025-028-151530- /O.CAN.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0600Z/ EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 828 AM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOWFALL HAS ALL BUT ENDED FOR EASTERN UTAH THIS MORNING THOUGH ANOTHER WEAK WAVE WILL CAUSE SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATER TODAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE WITH THIS NEXT DISTURBANCE. BECAUSE OF THESE REASONS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ003-009-012-017>019-152230- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0600Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE... TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 828 AM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-152230- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 828 AM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES TODAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
304 WWUS45 KGJT 152040 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 240 PM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .THE STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT CAUSED WIDESPREAD SNOW AND RAIN YESTERDAY HAS NOW EXITED COLORADO AND HAS MOVED TO WESTERN NEBRASKA. HOWEVER...MOISTURE ROTATING AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE ALONG WITH CONVECTION CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS IN COLORADO. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AFTER THAT...A SECOND WEAKER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE IN KEEPING SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. COZ003-009-012-017>019-160600- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0600Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE... TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 240 PM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY UNDER CONVECTIVE SHOWERS WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-160600- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 240 PM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES TODAY UNDER WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. * VISIBILITY...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
920 WWUS45 KGJT 160539 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1139 PM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SNOW WINDING DOWN... .THE STRONG PACIFIC STORM THAT BROUGHT HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THE REGION TONIGHT. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. COZ003-009-012-017>019-160645- /O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0600Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE... TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 1139 PM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT WITH ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 2 INCHES. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT. $$ COZ004-010-013-161200- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 1139 PM MDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES THE REST OF TONIGHT UNDER WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. * VISIBILITY...UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
364 WWUS45 KGJT 161132 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 532 AM MDT MON APR 16 2012 COZ004-010-013-161245- /O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T1200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 532 AM MDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT THIS MORNING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Apr 13, 2:47 AM MDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 2:47 AM MDT, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
247 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 220 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012
ENERGY EJECTING OUT OF THE BASE OF A LONG WAVE TROUGH SITUATED
ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL BE PASSING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION...WITH FOCUS OVER
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE REGION. SYSTEM IS A TAD BIT SLOWER IN THE
LATEST 06Z RUN AND HAVE SHAVE POPS BACK A NOTCH...ESPECIALLY FOR
THE MORNING HOURS AS WE DEAL WITH WEAK SUBSIDENCE IN THE WAKE OF
LAST EVENINGS ACTIVITY. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL REMAIN ON THE COOL
SIDE OF NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF SEASON.
CONFIDENCE INCREASING THAT SIGNIFICANT EARLY SPRING SNOW WILL BE IN
PLACE ACROSS A MAJORITY OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF OUR CWA BY MONDAY
MORNING. THE WATCH CURRENTLY IN PLACE WILL BE REPLACED BY WARNINGS.
DUE TO MANY FACTORS SUCH AS LOWER ELEVATION GROUND TEMPERATURE AND
TIMING OF STRONGER LIFT DURING THE DAY TIME HOURS CONFIDENCE NOT AS
HIGH OVER THE VALLEYS SO THESE WILL BE DEFERED TO LATER SHIFT...BUT
ATTM THE BEST POTENTIAL WOULD SEEM TO BE ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO.
TONIGHT THE MAIN UPPER LOW...CURRENTLY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
COAST...WILL BE DIGGING THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS A PIECE OF
THE PACIFIC JET REFORMS OVER THE 4 CORNERS AREA. THIS WILL HELP PULL
MOISTURE UP FROM THE NORTHERN BAJA REGION WITH A DECENT FETCH SHOWN
IN THE TRANSPORT VECTORS NEAR THE 300K SURFACE. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW
THAT DEVELOPS OVER OUR CWA AHEAD OF THE LOW OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA
TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO FAVORABLE OROGRAPHIC SNOW OVER MANY SOUTH
FACING SLOPES THROUGH SUNRISE. HOWEVER THE SOUTHERN SAN JUANS LOOK
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE JET AND EXPECT THE
BEST ACCUMULATIONS TO START OUT HERE. ON SATURDAY THE MAIN CORE OF
THE PACIFIC JET WILL BE ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROF AND FORCE THE
LOW TOWARD THE 4 CORNERS REGION BY EARLY EVENING. AS A RESULT STRONG
LARGE SCALE ASCENT WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST OUT OF ARIZONA INTO
CENTRAL COLORADO AND ALLOW SNOW LEVELS TO FALL DUE TO THE STRONG
UPWARD MOTION. THE POTENT PV LOBE ASSOCIATED WITH THE JET WILL ALSO
BE NOSING INTO OUR CWA DURING THE AFTERNOON...CREATING SOMEWHAT OF A
DRY SLOT BUT ALSO ENHANCING THE CONDITIONAL INSTABILITY. THIS
CONVECTION WILL ALSO PUSH SNOW LEVELS DOWNWARD AND LEAD TO AREAS OF
HEAVIER QPF. THOUGH THIS DRY SLOT MAY LEAD TO SOME BREAKS AND
SUNSHINE THE INSTABILITY WILL QUICKLY FILL IN AND DECIDED TO TREND
TEMPERATURES DOWNWARD ON SATURDAY MORE IN LINE WITH THE COOLER MET
GUIDANCE.
THE UPPER LOW WILL BE SHIFTING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN SATURDAY
NIGHT AND INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
TURN THE OROGRAPHIC FLOW TO THE NORTH AND WRAP MOISTURE BACK TOWARD
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS. THIS IS WHEN THE NORTHERN LOW
ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DO BETTER AS MODELS HAVE ALSO BEEN
CONSISTENTLY HINTING AT LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
COLORADO/WYOMING BORDER. THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES WILL ALSO BE MORE
FAVORABLE FOR THE SNOW TO ACCUMULATE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
WARMER LOW LEVEL AIR MOVING IN SUNDAY WILL NOT BE AS FAVORABLE FOR
SNOW ACCUMULATION AS TEMPERATURES LOOK TO WARM SOME 5 DEGREES OVER
SATURDAY. COLD AIR ALOFT HOWEVER SHOULD KEEP A STRONG CONVECTIVE
NATURE TO THE PRECIPITATION AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SHOULD STILL
SEE SOME DECENT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THOUGH FAVORED ALONG NORTH
FACING SLOPES.
SUNDAY NIGHT NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE SETTING THOUGH DRYING OUT. QG
FIELDS SHOW A WEAK WAVE DROPPING THROUGH THIS FLOW SO EXPECT ANY
RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE OROGRAPHICS WILL KEEP SNOW GOING
OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...WITH THE FLAT TOPS LOOKING TO DO WELL
THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 220 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012
THE NEW WORK WEEK STARTS OFF WITH WEAK TRANSITORY RIDGE SLIDING
THROUGH ON MONDAY...BRINGING DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS TO THE
AREA. HOWEVER...ANOTHER QUICK MOVING SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE
NORTH LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THAT WILL LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THEN ANOTHER
RETURN TO DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY WITH SHRTWV
RIDGING...FOLLOWED BY YET ANOTHER WEAK TROUGH ON THURSDAY THAT
WILL AGAIN FOCUS ON THE NORTHERN ZONES. NO MAJOR PRECIPITATION
EVENTS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MODERATING
BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL READINGS OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST
AREA.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 220 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING BEFORE THE
NEXT SURGE OF PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE FAVORED OVER THE MOUNTAINS...THOUGH AIRPORTS ACROSS THE
REGION FACE AN INCREASING CHANCE OF EXPERIENCING MVFR CIGS AND/OR
VSBY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. STRONG AND UNPREDICTABLE OUTFLOW WINDS
IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT LOW
LEVEL MECHANICAL TURBULENCE.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR COZ003-009-012-017>019.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY FOR
COZ004-010-013.
UT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR UTZ023-025-028.
&&
SHORT TERM...JDC/15
LONG TERM...JDC
AVIATION...JDCHazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 6:42 AM MDT, 20 hours 16 minutes before
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
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Utah, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.