2 products issued by NWS for: Durango CO
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 227 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024 COZ002-007-008-021-022-060600- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-240506T0600Z/ Central Yampa River Basin-Debeque to Silt Corridor- Central Colorado River Basin-Four Corners/Upper Dolores River- Animas River Basin- Including the cities of Craig, Hayden, Meeker, De Beque, New Castle, Mesa, Parachute, Rifle, Silt, Eagle, Edwards, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, Cortez, Dove Creek, Mancos, Durango, Bayfield, and Ignacio 227 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Yampa River Basin, Debeque to Silt Corridor, Central Colorado River Basin, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River and Animas River Basin. * WHEN...Until midnight MDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. People, especially those with respiratory illnesses, heart disease, the elderly, and children are recommended to stay indoors and avoid prolonged outdoor exercise or heavy exertion due to wind-blown dust. && $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 445 AM MDT Sun May 5 2024 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-061045- 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-Flat Tops-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- 445 AM MDT Sun May 5 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Colorado, southwest Colorado, west central Colorado, east central Utah, northeast Utah and southeast Utah. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Expect very strong winds through this evening ahead of a strong low pressure system approaching from the west. Gusts to 65 mph are forecast in the valleys with gusts up to 80 mph in the mountains. A High Wind Warning remains in effect from 6 AM through midnight tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The strong low pressure system and its attendant cold front will bring widespread precipitation and much cooler temperatures as it moves through tonight into Monday. Accumulating mountain snow is likely, particularly in the central and northern Colorado mountains where 5 to 10 inches of snow with locally higher amounts is expected. In the wake of the storm, cool and unsettled weather likely persists through most of next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected today or tonight, however spotters are encouraged to report excessive wind or any observed wind related damage to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction $$