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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
320 PM MST THU NOV 12 2009
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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 AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...
SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD...
TRAPPERS LAKE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...
OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...
CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
320 PM MST THU NOV 12 2009
..ANOTHER STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND
ANOTHER STRONG WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED BEGIN IMPACTING THE REGION
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...HARD ON THE HEELS OF THE STORM MOVING INTO THE
AREA TONIGHT. THE CURRENT STORM PROMISES TO BRING SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL TO MOUNTAIN AREAS AND FAVORED VALLEY LOCATIONS
AS WELL. THIS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF WINTER STORM WARNINGS
FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWEST PLATEAU FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS
OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS
WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS SOUTH AND EAST
OF CRAIG ALONG WITH THE PLATEAUS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
THE BREAK BETWEEN THE FIRST STORM AND THE NEXT WILL BE FROM 6 TO
12 HOURS FOR MOST LOCATIONS...THOUGH THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS TO THE SOUTH ARE UNLIKELY TO SEE ANY
BREAK IN SNOWFALL. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING AND HAS
BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FROM THE
SECOND WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND MAY RANGE
FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE STORMS MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT.
TGJT
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