WWUS45 KGJT 091033
WSWGJT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
433 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013
..POWERFUL EARLY WINTER STORM TAKES AIM AT THE WESTERN COLORADO
MOUNTAINS...
.A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND
WIND TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. THIS STORM WILL HIT THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN EXPAND NORTHEAST WITH SNOW REACHING THE
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL BE A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY ON...AND ON THE LOWER SLOPES...WITH
RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. ALSO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ON THURSDAY.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...BEGINNING BETWEEN
10000 AND 11000 FEET BUT LOWERING TO 9500 FEET OVERNIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO 7500 FEET ON THURSDAY...WITH
CONVECTIVE BURSTS DRIVING SNOW LOWER AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS WILL
EXIST ABOVE TIMBERLINE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. THIS
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND MAY CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE.
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NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...
SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
433 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
MDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW MAINLY ABOVE 8000
FEET. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 10000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVEL...10000 TO 11000 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY
EVENING...LOWERING TO 9500 FEET OVERNIGHT. THEN FALLING TO
AROUND 7500 FEET ON THURSDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL BE
COMMON AT THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE...WITH
LOCAL GUSTS REACHING 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME WEST 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.
* VISIBILITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT POOR VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE.
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AT TIMES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
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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LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
433 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY.
* TIMING...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...MAINLY ABOVE 8000
FEET.
* SNOW LEVEL...10000 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...LOWERING TO 8500
FEET OVERNIGHT. THEN FALLING TO AROUND 7500 FEET EARLY THURSDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON
OVER EXPOSED PEAKS AND RIDGES...WITH LOCAL GUSTS REACHING 45 TO
55 MPH THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND BECOME WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT POOR VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...
ESPECIALLY OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR AT TIMES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.
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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GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...
MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE
433 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013
..WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
* TIMING...FROM WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT THROUGH MIDNIGHT THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...
MAINLY ABOVE 8000 FEET. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE
10000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVEL...10000 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...LOWERING TO
9500 FEET OVERNIGHT...THEN FALLING TO AROUND 7500 FEET ON
THURSDAY.
* WINDS...STRONG WINDS WILL EXIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL BE
COMMON AT THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE...WITH
LOCAL GUSTS REACHING 50 TO 60 MPH.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT POOR VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND WIND...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE.
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL...
SNOWMASS
433 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013
..WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* TIMING...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE
9000 FEET IS WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.
* SNOW LEVEL...AROUND 9500 FEET...LOWERING TO AROUND 7500 FEET
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE
COMMON AT THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE TIMBERLINE...WITH
GUSTS REACHING 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND DIMINISH
THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...POOR VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SNOW AND
WIND...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ABOVE
TIMBERLINE. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
MAY OCCUR THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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