Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 21, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this winter storm warning at Nov 15, 2013, 4:40 AM MST for 16 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 15, 2013, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 48 hr. 42 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
- Nov 15, 2013, 4:40 AM MST (11:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 15, 2013, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2013, 11:00 AM MST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
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, Moffat County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, San Juan County, CO, San Miguel County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 2.1 | 1 Se Steamboat Springs, CO | 2.1 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR TODAY. CURRENTLY SNOWING MODERATELY. |
| Nov 15, 10:30 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Snowmass, CO | LIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING |
| Nov 15, 10:35 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Lake City, CO | LIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING |
| Nov 15, 10:45 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Crested Butte, CO | STORM TOTAL SO FAR TODAY |
| Nov 15, 11:23 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 2 Se Mount Crested Butt, CO | |
| Nov 16, 4:46 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Sw Swamp Angel, CO | 9 TO 10 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 16, 4:51 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 Wsw Lizard Head Pass, CO | 7 TO 12 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 16, 4:53 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Coal Bank Pass, CO | 10 TO 12 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 16, 4:54 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 9 Ene Elk Park, CO | 10 TO 12 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 16, 4:55 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Ne Molas Pass, CO | 10 TO 12 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 16, 4:59 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 5 Nw Gothic, CO | 8 TO 9 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 16, 5:38 AM MST | SNOW 1 | Carbondale, CO | SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT AT THE 6800 FOOT LEVEL. |
| Nov 16, 6:50 AM MST | SNOW 6 | Silverton, CO | 8 TO 12 ON THE PASSES |
| Nov 16, 8:30 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Coal Bank Pass, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WITH WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.85 INCHES. |
| Nov 16, 8:30 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Molas Pass, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WITH WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.8 INCHES. |
| Nov 16, 8:34 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Gunnison, CO | |
| Nov 16, 9:45 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Powderhorn, CO | VIA FACEBOOK...LOCATION IS AT 9000 FEET. A LOT OF WIND DRIVEN SNOW WITH EVENT. |
| Nov 16, 10:33 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 2 Wsw Telluride, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
| Nov 16, 10:39 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 S Sapinero, CO | 5 MILES SOUTH OF HWY 50 BETWEEN MONTROSE AND GUNNISON ON THE ALPINE PLATEAU |
| Nov 16, 10:42 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Rico, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 7 INCHES AT 8800 FT MSL. |
| Nov 16, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 3 N Kebler Pass, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL AT IRWIN STUDY PLOT |
| Nov 16, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Taylor Park, CO | ESTIMATED BETWEEN 8 AND 10 INCHES. WIND AFFECTED. |
| Nov 16, 6:56 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Hayden, CO | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL |
| Nov 16, 10:45 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Crested Butte, CO | GUSTY WIND BLOWN SNOW |
| Nov 17, 5:37 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Coal Bank Pass, CO | 10 TO 12 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 17, 5:38 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 16.5 | Grand Mesa, CO | 14 TO 16.5 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 17, 5:49 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 12 Nnw Bowie, CO | 5 TO 9 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 17, 5:51 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 4 Sw Independence Pass, CO | 6 TO 9 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 17, 5:53 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13.5 | 3 N Mcclure Pass, CO | 10 TO 13.5 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 17, 5:54 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 22.5 | 5 Nw Gothic, CO | 12 TO 22.5 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 17, 5:55 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 13 Ene Mount Crested Bu, CO | 10 TO 15 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 17, 6:01 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 4 Nnw Hahns Peak, CO | 12 TO 18 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 17, 6:03 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 22.5 | 14 N Hahns Peak, CO | 15 TO 22.5 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 17, 6:04 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 30 | 5 W Mount Zirkel, CO | 24 TO 30 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 17, 6:07 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 7 Nnw Rabbit Ears Pass, CO | 8 TO 15 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 17, 6:10 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13.5 | 9 Nnw Trapper Lake, CO | 10 TO 13.5 INCHES EST. |
| Nov 17, 6:14 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Gunnison, CO | 5 INCHES ON THE GROUND... WINDY AND DRIFTY |
| Nov 17, 7:32 AM MST | SNOW 7 | 7 N Carbondale, CO | 48 HOUR AMOUNT |
| Nov 17, 8:33 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Crested Butte, CO | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER 48 HOURS. |
| Nov 17, 8:57 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Coal Bank Pass, CO | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER 48 HOURS WITH WATER EQUIVALENT OF 1.6 INCHES. |
| Nov 17, 8:57 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 18.5 | Molas Pass, CO | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER 48 HOURS WITH WATER EQUIVALENT OF 1.9 INCHES. |
| Nov 17, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 2 Wsw Telluride, CO | 24 HOUR 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2323 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
482 WWUS45 KGJT 151140 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 440 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 COZ012-019-151945- /O.UPG.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.131115T1800Z-131116T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0021.131115T1800Z-131117T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 440 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...AND BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL RE-INTENSIFY BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 12000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET. ABOVE 12000 FEET GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ009-013-151945- /O.EXA.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.131115T1800Z-131116T0900Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 440 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...AND BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET. STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHEST RIDGES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ018-151945- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.131115T1800Z-131116T0900Z/ NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 440 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...AND BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 12000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET. ABOVE 12000 FEET GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
9 follow-up statements
264 WWUS45 KGJT 151950 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1250 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 COZ012-019-160400- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 1250 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL RE- INTENSIFY BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET. ABOVE 12000 FEET GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ009-013-018-160400- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131116T0900Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-FLATTOPS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE... OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 1250 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL RE-INTENSIFY BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET OVERNIGHT. WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
154 WWUS45 KGJT 152115 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 215 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 COZ013-160515- /O.UPG.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131116T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KGJT.WS.W.0021.131115T2115Z-131117T1800Z/ FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 215 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL RE-INTENSIFY BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...AND BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BE VULNERABLE TO WIND GUSTS OVER THE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-160515- /O.EXB.KGJT.WS.W.0021.131115T2115Z-131117T1800Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS 215 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY EARLY THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. A LULL IN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT WILL RE-INTENSIFY BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET. ABOVE 12000 FEET GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BE VENERABLE TO WIND GUSTS OVER THE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ012-019-160515- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 215 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL RE- INTENSIFY BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET. ABOVE 12000 FEET GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ017-160515- /O.EXB.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK 215 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ALONG THE UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU MAINLY ABOVE 9000 FEET. AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL RE-INTENSIFY BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET OVERNIGHT. WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ014-160515- /O.EXB.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.131116T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 215 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL AND MOISTURE INCREASES. AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL RE-INTENSIFY BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR GUNNISON AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER BLUE MESA AND CERRO SUMMIT PASSES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ003-160515- /O.EXB.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.131116T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RIO BLANCO 215 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY EARLY THIS EVENING. AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL RE-INTENSIFY BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ009-018-160515- /O.EXT.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 215 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT ABOVE 8000 FEET. AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL RE-INTENSIFY BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH PASSES AND ABOVE 1200O FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 9000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
717 WWUS45 KGJT 160451 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 951 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 COZ012-019-161300- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 951 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY. SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET. ABOVE 12000 FEET GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. 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. && $$ COZ004-010-013-161300- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 951 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A BREAK IN THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW INCREASES SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET. ABOVE 12000 FEET GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BE VENERABLE TO WIND GUSTS OVER THE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ009-017-018-161300- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 951 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT ABOVE 8000 FEET. AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH PASSES AND ABOVE 1200O FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 9000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ014-161300- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 951 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. AFTER A LULL SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR GUNNISON AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER BLUE MESA AND CERRO SUMMIT PASSES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ003-161300- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RIO BLANCO 951 PM MST FRI NOV 15 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...AFTER A LULL LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW INCREASES SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ABOVE 9000 FEET 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
314 WWUS45 KGJT 161133 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 433 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 COZ012-019-162145- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 433 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...BUT WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-162145- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 433 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. SNOW INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BE VENERABLE TO WIND GUSTS OVER THE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ009-017-018-162145- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 433 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...ONLY LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 8000 FEET TODAY FALLING TO MOUNTAIN BASES TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ABOVE 9000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ014-162145- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 433 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...ONLY LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR GUNNISON AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER BLUE MESA AND CERRO SUMMIT PASSES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ003-162145- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RIO BLANCO 433 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...ONLY LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. SNOW INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 9000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET TODAY...FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
913 WWUS45 KGJT 162144 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 244 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 COZ012-019-170545- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 244 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ COZ004-010-013-170545- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 244 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BE VENERABLE TO WIND GUSTS OVER THE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ009-017-018-170545- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 244 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 8000 FEET TODAY FALLING TO MOUNTAIN BASES TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ014-170545- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 244 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR GUNNISON AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER BLUE MESA AND CERRO SUMMIT PASSES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ003-170545- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RIO BLANCO 244 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 9000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET TODAY...FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
149 WWUS45 KGJT 170012 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 512 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 COZ012-019-170815- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 512 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-170815- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 512 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BE VENERABLE TO WIND GUSTS OVER THE PASSES. 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. && $$ COZ005-170815- /O.EXA.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 512 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...MOSTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN TAPERING OFF. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...ESPECIALLY FROM STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO CLARK. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE VALLEY FLOORS. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AND FOG AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WET ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ009-017-018-170815- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 512 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 8000 FEET TODAY FALLING TO MOUNTAIN BASES TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ014-170815- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 512 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR GUNNISON AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER BLUE MESA AND CERRO SUMMIT PASSES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ003-170815- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RIO BLANCO 512 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 9000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 9000 FEET TODAY...FALLING TO THE MOUNTAIN BASES AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
420 WWUS45 KGJT 170500 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1000 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 COZ012-019-171300- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE... SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 1000 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-171300- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 1000 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE FREQUENT...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BE VENERABLE TO WIND GUSTS OVER THE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ009-017-018-171300- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 1000 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 8000 FEET TODAY FALLING TO MOUNTAIN BASES TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ014-171300- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 1000 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR GUNNISON AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER BLUE MESA AND CERRO SUMMIT PASSES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH POSSIBLE OVER CERRO SUMMIT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES ABOVE 9000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ003-171300- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RIO BLANCO 1000 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...BUT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL STAY SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ005-171300- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 1000 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARDS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...ESPECIALLY FROM STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO CLARK. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE VALLEY FLOORS. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AND FOG AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WET ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
113 WWUS45 KGJT 171124 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 424 AM MST SUN NOV 17 2013 COZ019-171230- /O.CAN.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS 424 AM MST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOWFALL IN THE SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS IS QUICKLY COMING TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EARLY MORNING. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ003-009-014-017-018-171230- /O.CAN.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...GUNNISON... CIMARRON...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY 424 AM MST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL IN THE FAR WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO IS QUICKLY COMING TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EARLY MORNING. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ012-171800- /O.EXT.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 424 AM MST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ004-010-013-171800- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 424 AM MST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...SNOW THIS MORNING...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BE VENERABLE TO WIND GUSTS OVER THE PASSES. 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. && $$ COZ005-171800- /O.EXT.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 424 AM MST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARDS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...ESPECIALLY FROM STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO CLARK. * SNOW LEVEL...AT THE VALLEY FLOOR. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...WET ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
278 WWUS45 KGJT 171747 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1047 AM MST SUN NOV 17 2013 COZ012-171900- /O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE 1047 AM MST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. THOUGH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ COZ004-010-013-171900- /O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 1047 AM MST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. THOUGH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ COZ005-171900- /O.EXP.KGJT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY 1047 AM MST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. THOUGH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ CUOCO
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 Nov 15, 4:13 AM MST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 4:13 AM MST, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
413 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 413 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013
THE FORECAST CONTINUES TO BE CHALLENGING THROUGH THE NEXT 48
HOURS. TWO FAST MOVING SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL SWEEP OVER OUR
AREA...THROUGH THE BASE OF A LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE REGION.
THE FIRST WAVE HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHERN NV EARLY THIS MORNING
AND WILL CONTINUE TO SWING TO THE SOUTHEAST...AND INTO UT BY THIS
AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE TROUGH THE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN
OVER OUR FORECAST AREA. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE WILL BE
AUGMENTED AS THE SOUTHWEST FLOW PICKS UP MOISTURE THAT HAS MOVED
OVER AZ EARLY THIS MORNING. AS THE INCREASED MOISTURE SPREADS
INTO OUR FORECAST AREA...AN AREA OF ISENTROPIC LIFT AND FAVORABLE
OROGRAPHICS WILL FOCUS ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING OVER THE
MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE SAN JUANS. IN ADDITION TO
THIS...A LEADING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH WILL REACH
NORTHEAST UT LATE THIS MORNING WITH SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE UINTA
MOUNTAINS AS WELL. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AS THE TROUGH APPROACHES. MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL BECOME
WIDESPREAD...WITH AREAS OF RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. THE BEST ACTION
WILL BE DURING THE EVENING AS THE TROUGH AXIS PASSES OVERHEAD.
RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN THE NORTHERN AND HIGHER VALLEYS
AS WELL. ACTIVITY WILL THEN DIMINISH FROM THE NORTHWEST BEHIND
THIS WAVE LATE TONIGHT. THIS BREAK OR LULL WILL GENERALLY TAKE
PLACE BETWEEN 3AM AND 9AM SAT MORNING.
THEN ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO RAMP UP AGAIN LATER SAT MORNING WITH
SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP THE PHASE AS SNOW OR MIXED IN MANY OF THE
VALLEYS THROUGH THE DAY. THE FLOW STAYS MORE WESTERLY ON SAT AS
THIS WAVE SWINGS THROUGH THE BASE OF THE LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE
REGION. THE GRADIENT WILL BE VERY TIGHT WITH 700 MB WINDS PROGGED
TO REACH 50 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY LATE MORNING...AND THEN IN THE
VALLEYS DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS ALOFT MIX INTO THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL BE A CONCERN IN THE BLOWING
SNOW. FOR MORE INFORMATION...READ THE LONG TERM DISCUSSION AS THIS
EVENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AREAS WHERE THE BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS WILL
BE MINIMIZED. THOSE ARE THE SOUTHWEST SAN JUANS...AND THE WEST ELK
AND SAWATCH RANGES IN THE GUNNISON AREA. IN THESE AREAS...THE
MOISTURE DOES NOT HAVE MUCH OF A CHANCE TO ERODE AFTER THE FIRST
SYSTEM PASSES LATE TONIGHT AND BEFORE IT AGAIN INCREASES AHEAD OF
THE NEST WAVE EARLY SAT. ALSO THE SLOPES IN THESE TWO ZONES WILL
REMAIN OROGRAPHICALLY FAVORED AS THIS AREA WILL ALSO HOLD ONTO
MORE OF A SOUTHWEST COMPONENT TO THE WIND AS SAT/S WAVE
APPROACHES. THEREFORE I UPGRADED THE ADVISORIES FOR THESE
LOCATIONS TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND EXTENDED THE DURATION
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THEN BOTH THE FLATTOPS AND THE GRAND MESA DO
WELL IN SOUTHWEST FLOW SO ADDED THEM TO THE ADVISORY. BUT FEEL
THAT THESE TWO MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL SEE ENOUGH OF A BREAK TO KEEP
THE SAME TIMING AS THE NORTHWEST SAN JUANS...WHICH WILL BE IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 413 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS AS
THE TROUGH AXIS FINALLY PUSHES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY
EVENING. LINGERING MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
THROUGH SUNRISE SUNDAY. AFTER 12Z SUNDAY...WARM AIR ADVECTION
BEGINS TO STABILIZE THE AIRMASS WHILE CONVERGENCE ALOFT BRINGS
DRYING. AS A RESULT...SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END AROUND MIDDAY.
DRY ZONAL FLOW SETS UP FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
RECOVERING TO NEAR NORMAL BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FORECAST LESS
CLEAR AT MIDWEEK AS DIFFERENCES APPEAR IN THE ECMWF AND GFS
SOLUTIONS. BOTH DEVELOP A SHALLOW TROUGH WHICH BRUSHES THE NORTH
WEDNESDAY. GFS A BIT DEEPER...SO QPF FIELD ENCOMPASSES PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTH. ANOTHER HIGHER AMPLITUDE WAVE IS PROGGED TO IMPACT
THE REGION THURSDAY...THOUGH TIMING OFF BETWEEN THE EC AND GFS
WITH LATTER SOLUTION MORE PROGRESSIVE BUT BOTH SEEMED TO SIGNAL
WETTER/COOLER CONDITIONS. GIVEN HOW MODELS STRUGGLED WITH THE
LATEST PAIR OF SYSTEMS DISINCLINED AT THIS POINT TO MAKE ANY
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES IN LATER PERIODS...ESPECIALLY WHEN
TRANSITIONING FROM FAST...ZONAL FLOW.
GIVEN ZONAL PATTERN...EXPECT TEMPERATURES SHOULD CONTINUE NEAR
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR INTO THURSDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 413 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013
SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...PRIOR TO 15Z VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
REGION. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATION BEFORE 18Z WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA
STAYS DRY. PRECIPITATION INCREASES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH
SNOW BECOMING WIDESPREAD IN ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS RESULTING IN
EXTENSIVE OBSCURATION. HIGHER ELEVATION AIRPORTS HAVE A GOOD
CHANCE OF EXPERIENCING MVFR CIGS IN RAIN THROUGH ROUGHLY 03Z.
AFTER MID-EVENING RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AND IFR
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS A RESULT. EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO DECREASE
OVERNIGHT. AIRPORTS EAST OF KCAG TO KRIL TO KCEZ LINE MAY SEE IFR
CONDITIONS IN RADIATION FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM MST
SATURDAY FOR COZ009-013-018.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY
FOR COZ012-019.
UT...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...EH
LONG TERM...NL
AVIATION...NLHazardous weather outlook, Nov 14, 5:45 AM MST, 22 hours 55 minutes before
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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.