AVALANCHE WARNING
Issue Date: 839 AM MST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 945 AM MST WED DEC 09 2009
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AVALANCHE WARNING
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
839 AM MST WED DEC 09 2009
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.
...AVALANCHE WARNING TERMINATED FOR THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS OF
COLORADO ...
HEAVY SNOW FELL ON A WEAK EARLY SEASON SNOWPACK. HIGH WINDS FORMED
DENSE, REACTIVE WIND SLABS ON A VARIETY OF ASPECTS AND ELEVATIONS.
NUMEROUS NATURAL AVALANCHES RAN DURING THE STORM. NATURAL AVALANCHE
ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED. THE AVALANCHE DANGER IS CONSIDERABLE...WHICH
MEANS HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE PROBABLE ON ALL STEEP SLOPES.
THERE IS NO SCHEDULED UPDATE AT THIS TIME.
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 COLORADO.GOV/AVALANCHE
LOGAN
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER
2009-10 WARNING 1-2
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 610 AM MST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 545 AM MST THU DEC 10 2009 ..WINTER WEATHER WILL IMPACT WESTERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS THROUGH
TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
GUSTY WINDS...LIGHT SNOW...AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST
ACROSS MOST MOUNTAIN RANGES THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL WILL
CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS
FROM STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO THE SAN JUANS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SNOW WILL END BY THURSDAY...BUT PATCHY ICE FOG IS POSSIBLE IN VALLEYS
AND BASINS RESTRICTING VISIBILITY.
CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. BUT YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REPORT ANY STRONG WIND GUSTS OR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 325 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST WED DEC 09 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL IMPACT WESTERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT BRUNT OF THE WINTER STORM HAS ENDED...
.SNOW AND WIND HAS TAPERED OFF CONSIDERABLY FROM THIS MORNING
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. BUT GUSTY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
TRAVELERS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
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WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...
OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
325 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN
OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER MOUNTAIN
PASSES AND EXPOSED RIDGES.
* SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT AND FAVOR NORTHWESTERN SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS. LOCALIZED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 5 INCHES.
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.
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