Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this winter storm warning at Jan 7, 2016, 11:15 PM MST for San Juan County, Utah; 4 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 18 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2016, 11:15 PM MST (06:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2016, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Dolores County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, San Juan County, UT
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 6 | Durango, CO | AS OF 1030PM |
| Jan 8, 4:17 AM MST | SNOW 6 | Monticello, UT | HIGHER AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OUTSIDE OF TOWN. |
| Jan 8, 5:22 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Nw Arriola, CO | STORM TOTAL SINCE 2200 PM ON JANUARY 7. |
| Jan 8, 7:30 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 1 S Durango, CO | STORM TOTAL SINCE LAST NIGHT. |
| Jan 8, 8:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 1 Wsw Cortez, CO | STORM TOTAL SINCE LAST NIGHT AT 2115 PM. |
| Jan 8, 9:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Valley Of The Gods, UT | 24 HOUR TOTAL. SNOW HAS ENDED. BLOWING SNOW. |
| Jan 8, 9:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9.4 | 1 Wsw Cortez, CO | |
| Jan 8, 1:28 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | Cortez, CO | SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE THURSDAY EVENING JAN 7. SNOW HAS SINCE STOPPED. |
| Jan 8, 2:24 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Bayfield, CO | SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE THURSDAY EVENING JAN 7. 8 INCHES BY 11 AM AND ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES SINCE 11 AM. |
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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 795 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
265 WWUS45 KGJT 080615 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1115 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016 UTZ022-081415- /O.UPG.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160108T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0002.160108T0615Z-160108T2100Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH- 1115 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST FRIDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITY OF...BLANDING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVEL AROUND 5000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ021-081415- /O.UPG.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.WS.W.0002.160108T0615Z-160109T0000Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER- 1115 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ019-UTZ028-081415- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- 1115 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO... HESPERUS... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ACROSS EXPOSED TERRAIN. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG HIGHWAY 550 AND HIGHWAY 160. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ022-023-081415- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- 1115 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD... IGNACIO...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ UTZ029-081415- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160108T2100Z/ CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- 1115 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY MID EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK IN SNOW OR SLUSH. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
904 WWUS45 KGJT 080729 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1229 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 COZ022-081530- /O.UPG.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- 1229 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ021-081530- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER- 1229 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ UTZ022-081530- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T2100Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH- 1229 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITY OF...BLANDING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVEL AROUND 5000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ019-UTZ028-081530- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- 1229 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO... HESPERUS... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ACROSS EXPOSED TERRAIN. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG HIGHWAY 550 AND HIGHWAY 160. 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. && $$ COZ023-081530- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- 1229 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITY OF...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ UTZ029-081530- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160108T2100Z/ CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- 1229 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY MID EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK IN SNOW OR SLUSH. 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. && $$
315 WWUS45 KGJT 081102 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 402 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 COZ021-022-090000- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- 402 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK... MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH SOME AREAS SEEING A FOOT OR MORE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND SNOW AND ICE PACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ UTZ022-082100- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T2100Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH- 402 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITY OF...BLANDING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH SOME AREAS SEEING A FOOT OR MORE. * SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVEL AROUND 5000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND SNOW AND ICE PACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ019-UTZ028-090000- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- 402 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO... HESPERUS... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ACROSS EXPOSED TERRAIN. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG HIGHWAY 550 AND HIGHWAY 160. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ023-090000- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- 402 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITY OF...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ UTZ029-082100- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160108T2100Z/ CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- 402 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY MID EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK IN SNOW OR SLUSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
538 WWUS45 KGJT 081347 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 647 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 COZ021-022-082200- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- 647 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK... MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH A FEW AREAS SEEING A FOOT OR MORE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...TRAVELING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND SNOW AND ICE PACKED ROADS. 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. && $$ UTZ022-082100- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T2100Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH- 647 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITY OF...BLANDING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH SOME AREAS SEEING A FOOT OR MORE. * SNOW LEVEL...WHILE SNOW LEVELS WILL HAVE DROPPED INTO THE VALLEY BOTTOMS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED BELOW 5000 FEET. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...TRAVELING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND SNOW AND ICE PACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ COZ019-UTZ028-082200- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- 647 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO... HESPERUS... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG HIGHWAY 550 AND HIGHWAY 160. 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. && $$ COZ023-082200- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- 647 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE CITY OF...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ UTZ029-082100- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160108T2100Z/ CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- 647 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND FOG. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK IN SNOW OR SLUSH. 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. && $$
842 WWUS45 KGJT 082042 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 142 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 UTZ022-082145- /O.CAN.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160108T2100Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT 142 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WHILE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ UTZ029-082145- /O.CAN.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160108T2100Z/ CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- 142 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ COZ021-022-090000- /O.CON.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS... DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO 142 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THIS AFTERNOON... DIMINISHING AROUND 5 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED. * VISIBILITIES...LOOK FOR REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BY SLIPPERY IN SNOW OR SLUSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ COZ019-UTZ028-090000- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 142 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... DIMINISHING AROUND 5 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITIES...LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ COZ023-090000- /O.CON.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY 142 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THIS AFTERNOON... DIMINISHING AROUND 5 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS IN SNOW OR SLUSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$
423 WWUS45 KGJT 082358 WSWGJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 458 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 COZ021-022-090100- /O.EXP.KGJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- 458 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ONLY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM. $$ COZ019-UTZ028-090100- /O.EXP.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- 458 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM. $$ COZ023-090100- /O.EXP.KGJT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160109T0000Z/ SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- 458 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ONLY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 7, 9:30 PM MST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 9:30 PM MST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
930 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 920 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016
UPDATED TO SLOW THE ARRIVAL OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST UTAH AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO. IN ADDITION...CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY
FOR THE EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS WHICH WAS ADDED IN ERROR.
UPDATE ISSUED AT 900 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016
DENSE FOG HAS EXPANDED OVER THE EASTERN UINTA BASIN IN NORTHEAST
UTAH AND DOWN INTO THE DELTA AREA OF WEST-CENTRAL COLORADO.
CONSEQUENTLY...HAVE EXPANDED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORIES INTO THOSE
AREAS.
UPDATE ISSUED AT 545 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016
A FAIRLY EXTENSIVE DENSE FOG DEVELOPED OVER THE GRAND VALLEY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOWMELT AND COOLING TEMPERATURES RESULTED IN
SATURATION. HERE AT KGJT...VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN A QUARTER
MILE AND A SPOTTER NEAR MACK REPORTED VISIBILITY FROM 100 TO 300
FEET. ITS UNLIKELY THAT FOG WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT AND THEREFORE
HAVE ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR THE GRAND VALLEY THROUGH 11
AM FRIDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 247 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016
THE AREA OF SNOW HAS SHIFTED TO NORTHWEST COLORADO THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH THE ANTICIPATED BREAK ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN UTAH
AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO. WE WENT AHEAD AND UPGRADED OUR WINTER
STORM WATCHES TO WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR OUR SOUTHERN
ZONES AND ADDED AREAS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH. SNOW WILL AGAIN INCREASE
ALONG OUR SOUTHERN BORDER THIS EVENING AS THE NEXT WAVE
APPROACHES. THE BEST ENERGY WILL MOSTLY STAY SOUTH OF THE
UT/CO BORDER...BUT IT WILL SKIM OUR SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA.
THEREFORE THE FAVORED AREA WILL AGAIN BE OVER THE ABAJO MTNS...THE
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MTNS AND SOUTH. THIS SYSTEM IS JUST A LITTLE
COLDER...SO HAVE KEPT THE ADVISORY FOR UT ZONE 22 ABOVE 5000 FEET.
MODELS ARE INDICATING A CONVERGENCE ZONE SETTING UP OVER THE
SOUTHERN VALLEYS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK FRIDAY. EXPECTING
SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES OVERNIGHT
WITHIN THIS BAND WHICH SETS UP.
H7 CLOSED LOW WILL BE DIRECTLY OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AT DAYBREAK
HAVING PUSHED WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION INTO ARCHULETA CO AND OVER
THE SAN JUANS BY LATE MORNING. THE CLOSED LOW WILL MOVE EAST
RAPIDLY THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AND REACH SE COLORADO BY FRIDAY
EVENING. THOUGH A FEW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY EVENING IN
NORTHERLY FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...SHOWERS WILL RAPIDLY
DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 247 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016
NORTHWEST FLOW DOMINATES ON SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ATTEMPTS TO
BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN. RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND A LOCAL H5 VORT
MAX WILL ENHANCE ACTIVITY OVER THE MEEKER TO CRAIG TO STEAMBOAT
CORRIDOR AND STEAMBOAT TO VAIL SATURDAY MORNING...AND REACH ASPEN
BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. THIS LOOKS LIKE A SUB-ADVISORY EVENT WITH
GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THESE AREAS.
THERE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN A SIGNATURE FOR A WAVE MOVING THROUGH
SUNDAY BUT NOW MUCH DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO ENTRAIN INTO THE
LOW TO MID LEVELS AND HINDER ANY MAJOR SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM
OCCURRING. THE NAM...GFS...AND SREF ARE TRYING TO KEEP A LIGHT
SNOW EVENT IN THE FORECAST LATER IN THE DAY ON SUNDAY FOR THE
HIGHEST TERRAIN...BUT IT IS VERY MINIMAL AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE MUCH IF ANY SNOW.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN EARLY NEXT WEEK KEEPING CONDITIONS
DRY AND UNSEASONABLY COOL. THE PROTECTED VALLEYS WILL SEE LOW
TEMPERATURE PLUMMET AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK AND INVERSIONS REDEVELOP. THE NEXT WEATHER MAKER IS FAR ON
THE HORIZON...POTENTIALLY A SYSTEM NEXT FRIDAY TAKING A SIMILAR
TO RECENT TIMES' FOUR CORNERS STORM TRACK.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 930 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016
LOW STRATUS AND FOG WILL LINGER IN MOST VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY LIFR
CONDITIONS PERSISTING FOR A TIME IN THE GRAND VALLEY...PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST COLORADO AND THE EASTERN UINTA BASIN OF NORTHEAST UTAH.
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO
BRINGING WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A
MONTICELLO TO TELLURIDE TO ALAMOSA LINE THROUGH 00Z/SAT. THERE
WILL BE SCATTERED ACTIVITY NORTH OF THIS LINE...BUT MAINLY FOR THE
CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS. CONDITIONS IMPROVE AFTER 00Z...THOUGH
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE DIVIDE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH MIDNIGHT RESULTING IN OBSCURATION OF PEAKS AND RIDGES.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ006.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR COZ019-021>023.
UT...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY FOR UTZ024.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR UTZ028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM MST FRIDAY FOR UTZ022-029.
&&
UPDATE...NL
SHORT TERM...EH/JAM
LONG TERM...JAM
AVIATION...NLHazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 10:27 AM MST, 12 hours 48 minutes before
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 5:29 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GJT | Daggett, Grand, Uintah | 18 hr |
Nearby
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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.