AVALANCHE WATCH
Issue Date: 1212 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 715 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

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AVALANCHE WATCH
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
1211 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.
...AVALANCHE WATCH BULLETIN FOR THE ELK MOUNTAINS NORTH AND SOUTH OF
THE DIVIDE AND THE RUBY MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO...
THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER HAS ISSUED AN AVALANCHE
WATCH FOR THE ELK MOUNTAINS NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE DIVIDE AND THE
RUBY MOUNTAINS.
HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ARE FORECASTED TO HIT THE MOUNTAINS
SURROUNDING GUNNISON, CRESTED BUTTE, AND ASPEN LATE IN THE DAY ON
MONDAY, WITH THE STORM CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW
COMBINED WITH A WEAK EARLY SEASON SNOWPACK WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS
AVALANCHE CONDITIONS. HUMAN TRIGGERED AND NATURAL AVALANCHES ARE
LIKELY IN STEEP WINDY AREAS WHERE MORE THAN 1 FOOT OF STORM SNOW HAS
ACCUMULATED.
AN AVALANCHE WATCH MEANS THAT IF THE WEATHER FORECAST VERIFIES,
NATURAL AVALANCHES AND HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY.
BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS IN THESE REGIONS. SAFE BACK COUNTRY TRAVEL WILL REQUIRE
ADVANCED AVALANCHE SKILLS AND PROPER EQUIPMENT.
THIS WATCH IS VALID THROUGH 9AM TUESDAY. WE WILL UPDATE THIS TO AN
AVALANCHE WARNING IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THIS STATEMENT IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO PERSONS USING THE
BACKCOUNTRY OUTSIDE DEVELOPED SKI AREA BOUNDARIES. WHEN NECESSARY
SKI AREAS USE AVALANCHE CONTROL METHODS WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES.
FOR ADDITIONAL AVALANCHE INFORMATION...CALL...970-482-0457 IN FORT
COLLINS...719-520-0020 IN COLORADO SPRINGS...970-668-0600 IN SUMMIT
COUNTY...719-395-4994 IN BUENA VISTA...970-247-8187 IN
DURANGO...970-920-1664 IN ASPEN...303-275-5360 IN DENVER.  OR VISIT
OUR WEB PAGE AT AVALANCHE.STATE.CO.US
TRAUTMAN
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
2009-10 WATCH 2-1
$$

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.
$$

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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...
...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 HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY
TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO THE NORTHERN
COLORADO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 4
TO 8 INCHES.
* THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN UTAH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING GENERATING PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA DURING
THE DAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY
NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES BY TUESDAY EVENING.
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.
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.
$$

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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY...
...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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY.
* AN APPROACHING WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE
NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 6-12 INCHES BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING.
* THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO EARLY
MONDAY MORNING POSSIBLY PRODUCING 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 30 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 SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$