Hazardous Weather Outlook
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
607 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2014

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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-
607 AM MST TUE MAR 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
WILL BE BE OVER THE PARK AND GORE RANGES AND THE FLAT TOP
MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES VAIL PASS ON INTERSTATE 70 AND THE GRADE
TO RABBIT EARS PASS ON HIGHWAY 40. LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE EASTERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO MOUNTAINS.

SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS ACROSS NORTHWEST
COLORADO AND AROUND 7000 TO 7500 FEET FOR SOUTHWEST COLORADO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE A COLD
FRONT ARRIVES ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE
COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
FLURRIES MAY LINGER INTO SATURDAY OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

.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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