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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
312 PM MDT SUN OCT 25 2009
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ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
312 PM MDT SUN OCT 25 2009
..STRONG STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
A STRONG AND COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST UTAH BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST
UTAH LATER TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT AND SUDDEN WEATHER CHANGES
WILL OCCUR AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW
WILL INCREASE IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
VALLEYS. LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE WIDESPREAD ON WEDNESDAY AND TEMPERATURES
MUCH COLDER. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE COMMON IN THE MOUNTAINS.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
MOUNTAIN PASSES. VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE ABOVE 5000 FEET...MAY
EVEN SEE THEIR FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON WITH THIS STORM.
UNSETTLED AND COLDER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY ALTHOUGH AREAL
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS WILL BE LESS.
PEOPLE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS...OR TRAVELING
OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY CONDITIONS
AND SNOW PACKED HIGHWAYS BY WEDNESDAY. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT OR FAVORITE
MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATES.
TGJT
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