Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
312 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS
312 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM
THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT MONDAY.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE
  HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE ELKHEAD MOUNTAINS AND RABBIT
  EARS PASS ABOVE 9000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING TO NEAR THE MOUNTAIN BASES LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH AT RIDGE TOP.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND
  FOG.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT SLUSHY TO SNOW PACKED ROADS ABOVE 9000 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
444 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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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-
444 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND
HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 9000 FEET...ALTHOUGH NO
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING MAY OCCUR WITH THE STORMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL
ALSO DROP TO NEAR 8000 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH SOME
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. DRY AND
WARMER CONDITIONS RETURN TUESDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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