URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
934 AM MST MON FEB 6 2012
.A QUICK MOVING SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH COLORADO TODAY BRINGING
SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS AND TO PORTIONS OF THE
ADJACENT LOWER VALLEYS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE DURING THE
MORNING HOURS...BUT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE
HIGH COUNTRY THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
PLAINS.
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SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
934 AM MST MON FEB 6 2012
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH LATE MORNING
BEFORE GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
A FEW GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY.
* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE
SNOWFALL.
* IMPACTS...AREA ROADS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BE SNOW PACKED
AND ICY CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG
HIGHWAY 550.
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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
746 AM MST MON FEB 6 2012
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FLAMING GORGE-ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-
746 AM MST MON FEB 6 2012
AREAS OF FOG WILL PERSIST IN PORTIONS OF SWEETWATER COUNTY
SURROUNDING FLAMING GORGE...GREEN RIVER AND ROCK SPRINGS. PORTIONS
OF I80 WILL EXPERIENCE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY BELOW ONE HALF
MILE AT TIMES BETWEEN ROCK SPRINGS AND LITTLE AMERICA...PORTIONS OF
WY 430 AND 530 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 191 WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED. THE FOG
WILL LIFT BY NOON. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN THESE AREAS AS SUDDEN
REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY MAY OCCUR...DRIVE WITH YOUR HEADLIGHTS ON
AND REDUCE SPEED.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
540 AM MST MON FEB 6 2012
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LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
540 AM MST MON FEB 6 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE WESTERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 70. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN AND
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 9 INCHES
TODAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.
THE VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO...INCLUDING DURANGO AND PAGOSA
SPRINGS...WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. FOR THESE VALLEY
LOCATIONS...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
OVER THE WESTERN COLORADO HIGH COUNTRY. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT...HOWEVER
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION.
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