WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1207 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AN APPROACHING WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE
  WEST ELK MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4- 6
  INCHES BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.
* THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING THAT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL. A
  WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT STARTING MONDAY MORNING...WITH
  1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING. IN
  ADDITION... GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN.
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.
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.
&&
$$

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 407 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM
MST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SWEEP OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT
WEEK BRINGING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST COLORADO.
* THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AT LEAST 50 MPH
WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES IN THE BLOWING SNOW.
* BY TUESDAY EVENING 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED...
FAVORING SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE.
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.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 407 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AN APPROACHING WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE
WEST ELK MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4-6 INCHES
BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.
* THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO EARLY
MONDAY MORNING THAT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL. A
WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT STARTING MONDAY MORNING...WITH 1
TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN.
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.
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.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
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ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
545 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A COLD WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WESTERN COLORADO THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAIN WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL
DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
BY SUNDAY EVENING 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED IN
THE NORTHERN...AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL...MOUNTAINS. LOCAL
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR MAINLY ON NORTH-FACING SLOPES.
A MUCH STRONGER STORM THEN ARRIVES ON MONDAY AND CONTINUES INTO
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A THIRD STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION
STARTING ON THURSDAY.
FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS SERIES OF WINTER STORMS...PLEASE
VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
.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.
$$

BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 426 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SWEEP OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK
BRINGING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST COLORADO.
* THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH MAY
RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
* BY TUESDAY EVENING 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE FAVORING
SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. LARGER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$