WINTER STORM WARNING remains in effect through Sunday for San Juan Mtns. 8-18" more snow expected

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1224 PM MST FRI NOV 14 2014

.PRECIPITATION IS BEGINNING TO INCREASE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AS WELL AS A BAND OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS I-70 FROM DEBEQUE AND EAST. WEATHER RADAR INDICATES THE NEXT BATCH OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION TRACKING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH. SNOW AND RAIN WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS IT REACHES THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO THIS EVENING.


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NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...
SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
1224 PM MST FRI NOV 14 2014

..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
MODERATE SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH RATES IN EXCESS OF
INCH PER HOUR. EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES.

* WINDS...ABOVE 9500 FEET...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH.

* IMPACTS...ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL HAVE ICY AND SNOWPACKED
CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATIONS OF SNOW...FOG...AND DRIFTING AND
BLOWING SNOW OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL CHALLENGING
DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY.

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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WINTER STORM WARNING for upper elevations of San Juan Mtns #cowx #hunting

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From: EWARN-

Date:2014/11/01 15:36 (GMT-07:00)

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Subject: DENWSWGJT

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WSWGJT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
336 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014

..WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE COLORADO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH...

.A STRENGTHENING PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. INITIALLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP SNOW
ACCUMULATION ABOVE ABOUT 9500 FEET. COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY
NIGHT AND THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO AROUND 8000 FEET. STILL...
THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 9500 FEET.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL FOCUS INITIAL
SNOWFALL ON SOUTH-FACING SLOPES. AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST AND MOVE THE HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE
NORTHWEST AND NORTH-FACING SLOPES.

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GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
FLATTOPS-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO
336 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014

..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY ABOVE 9500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 9500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE
  IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS
  EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE.

* SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY AROUND 9500 FEET...BUT WILL DROP BELOW
  8000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...
  SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND DECREASING SUNDAY NIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED.
  BACK COUNTRY ROADS TRAVELED BY HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR
  ENTHUSIASTS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO MUDDY AND ICY
  CONDITIONS.

  THE INTENSITY OF EARLY SEASON STORMS SUCH AS THIS CAN TAKE
  PEOPLE BY SURPRISE. PLEASE PREPARE FOR WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS
  IF YOU PLAN ANY TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY THROUGH
  MONDAY.

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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CUOCO

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