WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 128 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING STRONG MOUNTAIN WINDS AND
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO...
.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO THIS MORNING. ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE REGION. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES AREA EXPECTED THIS MORNING ALONG INTERSTATE 70 FROM RIFLE
COLORADO TO GREEN RIVER UTAH. AFTERNOON SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST
IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. IN ADDITION...
GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS MORNING
PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST COLORADO
MOUNTAINS. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE IN THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL SWITCH TO
NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON AS COLD AIR POURS OVER THE
REGION.
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GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...
RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...
CARBONDALE...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...
GUNNISON...CIMARRON...GATEWAY...NUCLA...BLANDING...BLUFF...
MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
127 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY AND CONTINUE
  TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8
  INCHES.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 30 MPH WILL GENERATE LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW...TODAY.
* UTAH STATE POLICE HIGHLY DISCOURAGE UNNECESSARY TRAVEL TONIGHT
  ALONG INTERSTATE 70 FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO GREEN RIVER
  DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES.
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.
&&
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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 128 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING STRONG MOUNTAIN WINDS AND
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO...
.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO THIS MORNING. ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE REGION. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES AREA EXPECTED THIS MORNING ALONG INTERSTATE 70 FROM RIFLE
COLORADO TO GREEN RIVER UTAH. AFTERNOON SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST
IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. IN ADDITION...
GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS MORNING
PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST COLORADO
MOUNTAINS. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE IN THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL SWITCH TO
NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON AS COLD AIR POURS OVER THE
REGION.
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GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...
SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
127 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION TODAY WILL
  CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL
  RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW...
  TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND DIMINISH LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON.
* BY THIS EVENING 16 TO 30 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED
  WITH FAVORED SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES RECEIVING ACCUMULATIONS
  OF UP TO 3 FEET. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING WILL OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 545 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...WITH STRONG WINDS CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. NUMEROUS WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND
BLIZZARD WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. PLEASE
VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO. WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH...
ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING
AREAS.
THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
ALTHOUGH UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS SERIES OF WINTER STORMS...PLEASE
VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT THOUGH
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WIND GUSTS OR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 913 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY
TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SWEEP OVER THE REGION BRINGING
WIDESPREAD SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...TO MUCH OF WESTERN
COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST UTAH BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUING
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LOWER VALLEYS OF WESTERN COLORADO AND
EASTERN UTAH MAY SEE RAIN...OR A RAIN-SNOW MIX MONDAY AFTERNOON
WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
WILL LIKELY OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
* SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS COULD SEE AS MUCH AS ONE
FOOT OF NEW 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.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 220 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SWEEP OVER THE REGION BRINGING
WIDESPREAD SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...TO MUCH OF WESTERN
COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST UTAH BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LOWER VALLEYS OF WESTERN
COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH MAY SEE RAIN...OR A RAIN-SNOW MIX
MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY EVENING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING.
* SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS COULD SEE AS MUCH AS ONE
FOOT OF NEW SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW THAT WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$